3rd ICLIM - 2019
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Item A Survey on the Sri Lankan Black Magical Cultural Heritage: a Study based on Deniyaya and Pallegma Villages in the Southern Province(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Heshini, K.G.J.The similar term for the traditional knowledge is the indigenous knowledge which can be described as an art that reflects the vernacular or the hereditary or the indigenous knowhow, ideas and practices, belief systems of each other over time in a particular community living in a particular region or location. Therefore this study belongs to knowledge management. When it comes to local knowledge, it can be classified in to two parts. Namely tangible heritage and intangible heritage. The intangible heritage is threatened with the decadence of such a knowledge system owing to the people’s ignorance of the value of such a knowledge system. Man's complex lifestyles, attitudes and the influence of modern knowledge systems have made it impossible to keep up this valuable indigenous knowledge system or intangible cultural heritage. Therefore, the root of human society is getting closer to the extremes and miss-practices of the human society. In Sri Lanka, this intuitive knowledge is mentioned with the knowledge of the invisible knowledge of agriculture, local medicine, folklore and folk literature, religious practices, or chemistry, and rite and rituals including belief system related the gods. The objectives of this study are to identify indigenous knowledge practices in the area of black magical heritage prevailing in Sri Lanka with a special reference to two selected villages in the Southern Province to identify the attitudes of people towards such practices and to study factors affecting the popularity towards the practices. The research method to be used is an ethnographic study or culture based study and the sample includes two villages in Southern province called Deniyaya and Pallegam. Research approach is a qualitative study covering qualitative data. For primary data collection, a survey is carried out covering two villages in the sample with communities using black magical knowledge practices and belief systems through a participatory observation and conducting interviews. The analyzed data will be presented through tabulation and interpretation of qualitative dataItem A Critical Review on the Organization of Knowledge Contained in the Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Sri Lanka: a Study based on Librarian’s Perspectives(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Piyarathana, Rev. L.Organization of knowledge has a long history. Bibliographers were the early organizers of knowledge. From ordinary books to modern day e books are also belong to various types of knowledge organization tools and techniques. These tools and techniques can be named as the knowledge containers too. While authors claim the very content of such knowledge organization tools and techniques, the librarians, documentarists are the expert who compile information guides like bibliographies, catalogs, indexes, and directories etc. which are categorized as secondary to tertiary sources. The objectives of the paper is to make a critical review the organization of knowledge contained in the Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Sri Lanka in the bibliographers or librarian’s perspectivesItem Study of Indigenous Knowledge which is Concerning the Shanthikarma Mentioned in Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Sri Lanka(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Nishanthi, M.When looking at how a society or a group of people is aware of the knowledge of life, it becomes evident that the word 'indigenous' derives its most important meaning from the term indigenous knowledge. One of the most important elements of a sentence is the adjective, so the word 'indigenous' probably has a value equal to or even more than the main term. Knowledge is spoken not because of knowledge but because it is called indigenous knowledge. Across the world, special attention is focused not on knowledge but indigenous knowledge. It must be acknowledged, therefore, that the word and the idea of the indigenous are of great importance. Indigenous knowledge, rather than traditional knowledge, is a cultural heritage of every human society. Thus, indigenous knowledge is a system of knowledge that is specific to a particular geographical area. That is, the knowledge possessed by the people living within a certain geographical area or region is the traditional knowledge or indigenous knowledge. The intangible knowledge of the Sri Lankan community is undergoing some changes in the current social transformation paradigm. The ancient rhetoric of ancient society, which is relevant to the intuitive knowledge of the past, is nowadays used sparingly. The ‘Shanthikarma’ one of the ancient traditional rituals of ancient society, which is relevant to the intuitive knowledge of the past, are nowadays used slightly. It is therefore of great importance to study the Shanthikarma of the Sri Lankan community as they are lost in the present societyItem An Analysis into the Understanding of University Students in the Knowledgebase on the Palm Leaf Manuscripts(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Neththasinghe, N.; Nishanthi, M.; Premarathna, M.With the advancement of technology in the world, discoveries have emerged. This has resulted in many changes in the local and foreign education sectors. When it came to local education, it was clear that the indigenous qualities we inherited from the ancestors of the past should be preserved in an era of decaying age. In this case, particular attention was paid to the nationally highly valued Palm Leaf Manuscripts which anyone is not paying attention nowadays. The Palm Leaf Manuscripts contain a wealth of local knowledge related to various subject areas. The research investigates whether Sri Lankan university students were aware of Palm Leaf Manuscripts. It examined the students' understanding of why Palm Leaf Manuscripts are a locally valued heritage that should be preserved. The contribution of students from the Department of History and Archeology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was obtained for this purpose. Students were provided with a questionnaire to collect the data needed for the research. Data analysis showed that they had a general understanding of Palm Leaf Manuscripts.Item Role of Libraries in the Conservation and Management of Indigenous Knowledge: a study based on Palm Leaf Manuscript Study and Research library(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Kumarasingha, A.P.Palm leaf manuscript is one of the oldest medium of writing in Sri Lanka it is also the major source for writing and painting in South and Southeast Asian countries including Nepal, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia Though palm leaf writing was practiced since the ancient times its precise origin is still unclear The diversified areas related to the indigenous knowledge called traditional knowledge are the Agriculture, Medicine and Health practices, Astrology, Architecture, Education, Language, Religion, Art and Culture and Literature. The set of people's knowledge of the attitudes, merit, creativity, ethics, customs, beliefs, technology, technique, art and literature pertaining to particular native culture and society is commonly referred to as the fundamental aspect of the indigenous knowledge.There are large collections of palm-leaf manuscripts available in libraries, museums and temples in Sri Lanka and it is a traditional practice to keep the enshrine books, manuscripts and other precious materials in temples, which are the centers of Buddhism in ancient Ceylon Comparison with the process of producing writing materials in other ancient civilizations, Sri Lankan palm leaf manuscript producing method can be highly appreciated as our ancestors have used an excellent method to produce them by using two types of palms: Palmyra and talipot. Mainly two techniques are used to write on leaves: writing with a pen or brush and incising with a pointed metal stylus. Most palm leaf manuscripts are incised not written. When comparing with present works of art, it is shown that the ancient authors have referred Buddha’s life or Buddhism to narrate even their literary creations