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 SLLA Education Programme
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Sri Lanka Library Association founded in 1960 is the professional association for the librarians, documentation officers and information managers in Sri Lanka. It was established by the act of the parliament no. 20 of 1974. Corporate members of SLLA are designated chartered librarians by law. Professional activities of SLLA are recognized locally and internationally. It is a founder member of Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) and a member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
One of the major activities of SLLA is production of library personnel required by the country. Qualifications of SLLA are recognized by the public and private sector organization for recruitment and promotion of library personnel. SLLA is represented in governances of library related government authorities and institutions.
Main education programme of SLLA is the Diploma in Library and Information Science (DIPLIS) which is offered as a three level, 4 year course. The course is conducted in all three languages in five education centres in Colombo (S, T & E), Kandy (S), Galle(S), Jaffna (T) and Batticaloa (T). Those who completed DIPLIS are eligible to register as non-corporate members of SLLA who can apply for corporate membership after 5 years of membership. More than 75% of the library personnel in Sri Lanka are products of SLLA.
Many students at remote areas who wish to improve their profession knowledge find difficult to come to a Course centre. Due to these facts often rural and remote library personnel never get an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and render a better service to their library users. On the other hand without qualified library personnel knowledgeable in modern information systems and services the rural libraries will restrict to inefficient and ineffective service providers.
Observing this serious weakness in the library education system SLLA decided to introduce distance learning facility to library students. Distance Education Programme in Library and Information Science (DEPLIS) was initiated.
Now we offer Level I English medium as an ounline course which was funded by the Distance Education Modernization Project of the Ministry of Education. We recreuted 15 studetns fro the year 2008 and will enroll the second batch in January 2009.
Now you can apply for Level I - Click here for more information (Sinhala) (English) (Tamil) (Online) (Distance)
Download the application here
Course on Library Automation (COLA)
In addition to DIPLIS, SLLA conducts a course on library automation to enhance the skills of librarians in utilizing information technologies for dissemination and retrieval of information. Course duration is one year. The core curricula include the usage of Win ISIS for database management in libraries. The course covers the following areas in LA.
- Introduction to ICT – computers, hardware, software and network systems
- Office Automation – includes Microsoft Office programmes; MS Word, Ms Excel and MS PowerPoint
- WINISIS Basics – includes basics on developing a database using WinISIS
- WINISIS Advanced – includes developing databases using advanced features of WinISIS
- Electronic Librarianship – includes using electronic media; CD ROMs, Internet, Online Databases and basics in creating a website.
At the end of the course students are expected to do a project on developing a database using WinISIS.
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