Rising from the Ashes

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Rising from the Ashes

• By
• Nalini D. S. Wijayanayaka
• Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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Terrorist Bomb Attack31st January 1996
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Irreparable Losses

• Collection over 100,000 books, reports, journals,
  pamphlets, research papers
• Died 6 personnel including 4 Professional
  Librarians and Disabled 2 other Staff Members
• Rs. 50 MN Equipment Furniture
• Rs. 18,000 MN Building

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Efforts in Rebuilding

• Recruitment of Library Staff 5
• Collection Development - Donation IMF, WB, Asia
  Foundation
• Local Libraries, Private Collections
• Consultancy - World Bank
• Aid - Modernisation Rebuilding Project US
  250,000

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Our Progress

• 1996 Continued services from CBSL Training
  College at Rajagiriya.
• 1997 January shifted to WTC 35th floor on
  rent.
• 1998 Implementation of Modernisation project.
• 1999 September shifted to the permanent
  building 9th floor of tower 1,2,3.
• 2000 Staff Training UK ,USA, India
  Thailand.
• 2001 Strengthening Links, Networking

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LIBSYS SYSTEM
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Library Information Network
NT Server
Library Database
CD Net Server
CD Net Tower

Application Server
FIREWALL
Overseas
Home Users
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Our Strategies in Satisfying Information Needs

• Collection Building Reference material, Journals
  and Printed Books (14,000), Reports (7300),
  CD-ROMs (766), Periodicals (201)
• Internet surfing (5 Internet lines for LIC)
• Browsing Library Databases (Books, Reports,
  Articles etc )
• Access On-line services newsletters, e-journals,
  news services free and subscribed
• Joined world wide Networks - Central Bank Library
  Network, UK
• Access Economics and Banking Network
  (EbankLibNetSL) in Sri Lanka
• Quick Dissemination via e-mail, e-publications
• Team Work

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Current Awareness Services

• E-Publications
• Current Contents
• List of Recent Additions
• Selected Abstracts
• Web Alert
• Article Alert Service
• Banking Around the World
• News Paper Article Service ( Foreign/ Local )

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EBankLibNetSL

• Economic and Banking Library Network of Sri
  Lanka, connected via E-Mail, with 16 Libraries in
  the country.

• Active Members
• Central Bank of Sri Lanka
• Institute of Policy Studies
• Development Financial Cooperation of Ceylon
• National Development Bank
• Bank of Ceylon
• National Institute of Business Management
• Center for Development Information
• University of Sri Jayewardenapura

• National Library Documentation Center
• Export Development Board
• Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka
• Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
• Dept. of Census Statistics
• Peoples Bank
• World Bank Office Colombo
• Institute of Bankers

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