1st ICLIM - 2016
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Item Status of Library and Information Science Course Materials in India: An Analytical Study(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Balasubramani, R.; Abu, K.S.This study analyses the course materials available in the field of library and information science in India. The study adopted analytical method and the data for the study are available in the respective websites. This study identified the websites, blogs, wikis and other tools that are providing library and information science course materials. These Web applicationshave been progressively more adopted by many onlineeducational services. Due to their effortlessness of use and swiftness of operation, theyproffer the chance for dominant information sharing and ease of collaboration. It is important to continue utilizing educational resources to boost your education. There are always variety of new skills to learn and new abilities to master, and that’s why so many library professionals continue to make use of online courses to boost up their overall knowledge. There are abundant online resources which offer online training and education and they are fundamental for enhancing your overall level of knowledge and making sure that you get the best possible skills to thrive in the field of library and information scienceThe main aim of this study is the identify and list out the course materials in the field of library and information science so that it is easier for the library professionals to make out the available course materials in the field of library and information science course materials in a single place.Item Praise or Perish: Scholarly Influence of Buddhist Commemorative Publications(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Attanayake, G.Festschrift and felicitation are comparable usage for commemorative publication. Commemorative publication is compiled with respect of recalling someone or show respect to someone. Especially in the field of academia, commemorative publications are abundantly published to offer the respect for eminent personalities who substantiallycontributed for their field of study and society. Publication of commemoration works in the field of Buddhist Studies has rapidly increased last few years in Sri Lanka. Library of Postgraduate Institute of Pali& Buddhist Studies acquired a large number of publications and consequently implemented a separate collection for effective use of them. The main purpose of this paper is to identify the scholarly influence of the articles included inthecommutation works in the field of Buddhist Studies. In total 70volumes compiled as commemoration works were examined which were kept in the library of Postgraduate Institute of Pali& Buddhist Studies, (PGIPBS) University of Kelaniya. Two hypothesis were formulated to generalization the research problem. The findings of this study were substantiated the hypothesis 1 as ‘the included articles incommemoration works are scholastic.’ This study confirms the requirement of compiling an index for the collection of commemoration volumes available in PGIPBS. This assessment will enable the librarians to plan better collection development and implement better information service for their users. Further, practical implications can be utilized to upgrade the scholarly influence of the articles too. There has been no such study done on commemoration works in the field of Buddhist Studies in Sri Lanka.