{"id":29168,"date":"2026-02-24T14:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-conferencewp.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=29168"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:37:10","slug":"others","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/others\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29168\" class=\"elementor elementor-29168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3db0b0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3db0b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1df0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e1df0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ebac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"c1ebac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>National Library Research Symposium, 2019 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47a474 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d47a474\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5572d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5572d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54029ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54029ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2019-Conference-flyer-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29837\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28caaf2 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"28caaf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/ICNATLIB2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Conference-Proceedings-2019-.pdf\" download=\"ConferenceProceedings2019\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-download\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224 136V0H24C10.7 0 0 10.7 0 24v464c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h336c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V160H248c-13.2 0-24-10.8-24-24zm76.45 211.36l-96.42 95.7c-6.65 6.61-17.39 6.61-24.04 0l-96.42-95.7C73.42 337.29 80.54 320 94.82 320H160v-80c0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16h32c8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16v80h65.18c14.28 0 21.4 17.29 11.27 27.36zM377 105L279.1 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H256v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download \u2013 Conference Proceedings 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8541116 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8541116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc78f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbc78f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dded61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dded61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theme: \"Library, Information &amp; Documentation in a Context of Transformation\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932343b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932343b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National Library &amp; Documentation Services Board organized National Library Research Symposium 2019 (NatlibSYMPO 2019) in collaboration with the Asia &amp; Oceania section of IFLA on 31st October 2019 at the National Library premises, Colombo. NatlibSYMPO 2019 is the third in the series, which is organized annually by the Library Research Division to provide an excellent opportunity for researchers to discuss issues and challenges in the fields of Library &amp; Information Science and the Social Sciences. The theme of this year\u2019s conference, \u201cLibrary, Information and Documentation in a Context of Transformation,\u201d was chosen to address many aspects of the growing importance of libraries in the country. Mr. R. Rathnayake, Additional Secretary (School Affairs) attached to the Ministry of Education, was the Chief Guest of the symposium, while Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Chairman, Information &amp; Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) delivered the keynote address. The symposium&nbsp;<span aria-invalid=\"grammar\">cherished<\/span>&nbsp;with presentations of about twenty-one selected research papers covering a wide range of subjects relevant to the theme of the symposium. They were presented in four technical sessions chaired by experts&nbsp;<span aria-invalid=\"grammar\">in research<\/span>&nbsp;arena.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a0724 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41a0724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee78387 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee78387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c394ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c394ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" 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class=\"prelements-heading water__slide_ default animate-style1 \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\n\t            <h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>National Library Research Symposium, 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-heading-line1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5af74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb5af74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a129768 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a129768\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af213be elementor-widget 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class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-download\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224 136V0H24C10.7 0 0 10.7 0 24v464c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h336c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V160H248c-13.2 0-24-10.8-24-24zm76.45 211.36l-96.42 95.7c-6.65 6.61-17.39 6.61-24.04 0l-96.42-95.7C73.42 337.29 80.54 320 94.82 320H160v-80c0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16h32c8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16v80h65.18c14.28 0 21.4 17.29 11.27 27.36zM377 105L279.1 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H256v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download \u2013 Conference Proceedings 2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea0578 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ea0578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d588e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60d588e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0484bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0484bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theme: \"Promoting Research Culture through Knowledge Sharing\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0b4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0b4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Library Research Symposium 2018 (NatlibSYMPO 2018) was held on 23rd October 2018 under the patronage of Mr. Sunil Hettiarachchi, Secretary of the Ministry of Education. NatlibSYMPO 2018 is the second of its series which is annually organized by Library Research <br \/>Division to provide an excellent opportunity for researchers to discuss the issues and challenges relating to the fields of Library &amp; Information Science and Social Sciences. The keynote speech was delivered by Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo. Mr.Deepal Chandraratna, Chairman, Mr. W. Sunil, Director General, and the senior staff of the National Library and Documentation Services Board, along with researchers and paper presenters, participated in the inauguration ceremony. The conference theme of this year was \u201cPromoting Research Culture through Knowledge Sharing.\u201d The symposium provided an opportunity for professionals in the library and information field, as well as related disciplines, to present research papers and share knowledge. A total of 20 research papers were presented by 24 researchers on various topics. 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Delegates from India, Pakistan, Maldives, Nepal, Thailand and a large number of local library professionals participated the conference. The keynote speeches were delivered by Ms. Ngian Lek Choh, Member, IFLA Governing Board and Consultant, National Library Board, Singapore and Mr. Upali Amarasiri, former Director General of the National Library and Documentation Services Board. 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