Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
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IPS Support Services__LibraryDe-selecting <strong>of</strong> JournalsAs the Library spends a large amount <strong>of</strong> its budget on purchasing journals, it is important to evaluate the realuse <strong>of</strong> these journals for determining the cost-effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the process. With the aim <strong>of</strong> comparingrelative usage <strong>of</strong> journals with their costs, Librarycollected usage data from January to DecemberAcquisitions2004 which is useful for selecting and de-selecting1992-<strong>2005</strong>journal titles depending on their usage.14,000Electronic DatabasesLibrary continued to provide access to EBSCO and6,000Blackwell-synergy databases with the generous 4,000support <strong>of</strong> International Network for the 2,000Availability <strong>of</strong> Scientific Publications (INASP) and01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14Programme for the Enhancement <strong>of</strong> ResearchSeries1 Series2Information (PERI) funded by SAREC and MicroImpacts <strong>of</strong> Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies(MIMAP) programme supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. Inaddition, Library continued its subscription to JSTOR database.Enhancing ServicesAs stated in the previous report, the Library intranet was redesigned with introductory tutorials and guidesto enhance users’ information on literacy skills. A test version was launched in October <strong>2005</strong>.The demand for using the Library from the outside research community was also notably increased and nearly85 researchers personally visited the library.During the year, the library staff participated at various conferences, and meetings. The Librarian presenteda poster on ‘Rising from the Rubble - Tsunami Affected Libraries in <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>’ at the 71 st World LibraryInformation Congress, Oslo, Norway, 14-18 August <strong>2005</strong>. She also delivered a speech at the Chartered <strong>Institute</strong><strong>of</strong> Library and Information Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, London, 25 August <strong>2005</strong>. It is worthwhile to note that during the71st World Library and Information Congress and International Federation <strong>of</strong> Library Associations andInstitutions (IFLA) General Council held in Oslo, the Librarian was elected as the Secretary to the RegionalStanding Committee <strong>of</strong> Asia and Oceania (RSCAO). This is the first time that a <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>n was elected to thisposition.12,00010,0008,000Priorities for the Coming YearLibrary will focus on developing ‘Digital Library’ using open source s<strong>of</strong>tware to utilize existing provision <strong>of</strong>electronic resources to its users.PersonnelPremila Gamage, Manoja Botheju, Dilrukshi Ariyaratne and Chamari Yapa34__________ <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong>