{"id":383,"date":"2026-03-25T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/national-library.local\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:47:07","slug":"discover","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLSL\/discover\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"383\" class=\"elementor elementor-383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e89d7ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e89d7ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3efe51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3efe51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLSL\/\">Homepage<\/a> &gt; discover\t\t\t\t\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-337171f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"337171f\" 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-e4d3f80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d3f80\" 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-d23e484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d23e484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfc96c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cfc96c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bdbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3bdbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0425d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0425d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92c78a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a92c78a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acquisition Policy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfb6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bfb6e8\" 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>According to the Acquisition Policy priority is given to the following areas.<\/p><ul><li>Publications published in Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Publications on Sri Lanka, published in foreign countries.<\/li><li>Publications by Sri Lankans published in foreign countries.<\/li><li>General reference sources.<\/li><li>Other reference sources which are especially needed for research but cannot afford to purchase <br \/>by other libraries (Secondary sources).<\/li><li>Publications pertaining to Library and Information Science.<\/li><li>Main books on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.<\/li><li>Deposit copies of Sri Lankan publications received under the Printers and Publishers Ordinances <br \/>of 1885 and 1839 (amended in 1976).<\/li><li>Books relevant to SAARC region.<\/li><li>Ola-leaf manuscripts and rare books.<\/li><li>Collections of eminent scholars.<\/li><li>Electronic databases.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b36308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b36308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3b125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b3b125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361cf59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"361cf59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff87d9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff87d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82a07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c82a07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collections<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc997ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc997ad\" 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>See the collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLSL\/collection\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a072918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a072918\" 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>Collection Development Policy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4d64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb4d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fc65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"28fc65a\" 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\/NLSL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collection-Development-Policy_Sinhala.pdf\">\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-far-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M369.9 97.9L286 14C277 5 264.8-.1 252.1-.1H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v416c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V131.9c0-12.7-5.1-25-14.1-34zM332.1 128H256V51.9l76.1 76.1zM48 464V48h160v104c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h104v288H48zm250.2-143.7c-12.2-12-47-8.7-64.4-6.5-17.2-10.5-28.7-25-36.8-46.3 3.9-16.1 10.1-40.6 5.4-56-4.2-26.2-37.8-23.6-42.6-5.9-4.4 16.1-.4 38.5 7 67.1-10 23.9-24.9 56-35.4 74.4-20 10.3-47 26.2-51 46.2-3.3 15.8 26 55.2 76.1-31.2 22.4-7.4 46.8-16.5 68.4-20.1 18.9 10.2 41 17 55.8 17 25.5 0 28-28.2 17.5-38.7zm-198.1 77.8c5.1-13.7 24.5-29.5 30.4-35-19 30.3-30.4 35.7-30.4 35zm81.6-190.6c7.4 0 6.7 32.1 1.8 40.8-4.4-13.9-4.3-40.8-1.8-40.8zm-24.4 136.6c9.7-16.9 18-37 24.7-54.7 8.3 15.1 18.9 27.2 30.1 35.5-20.8 4.3-38.9 13.1-54.8 19.2zm131.6-5s-5 6-37.3-7.8c35.1-2.6 40.9 5.4 37.3 7.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Collection Development Policy_Sinhala<\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7265067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7265067\" 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\/NLSL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collection-Development-Policy_Tamil.pdf\">\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-far-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M369.9 97.9L286 14C277 5 264.8-.1 252.1-.1H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v416c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V131.9c0-12.7-5.1-25-14.1-34zM332.1 128H256V51.9l76.1 76.1zM48 464V48h160v104c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h104v288H48zm250.2-143.7c-12.2-12-47-8.7-64.4-6.5-17.2-10.5-28.7-25-36.8-46.3 3.9-16.1 10.1-40.6 5.4-56-4.2-26.2-37.8-23.6-42.6-5.9-4.4 16.1-.4 38.5 7 67.1-10 23.9-24.9 56-35.4 74.4-20 10.3-47 26.2-51 46.2-3.3 15.8 26 55.2 76.1-31.2 22.4-7.4 46.8-16.5 68.4-20.1 18.9 10.2 41 17 55.8 17 25.5 0 28-28.2 17.5-38.7zm-198.1 77.8c5.1-13.7 24.5-29.5 30.4-35-19 30.3-30.4 35.7-30.4 35zm81.6-190.6c7.4 0 6.7 32.1 1.8 40.8-4.4-13.9-4.3-40.8-1.8-40.8zm-24.4 136.6c9.7-16.9 18-37 24.7-54.7 8.3 15.1 18.9 27.2 30.1 35.5-20.8 4.3-38.9 13.1-54.8 19.2zm131.6-5s-5 6-37.3-7.8c35.1-2.6 40.9 5.4 37.3 7.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Collection Development Policy_Tamil<\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807d095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"807d095\" 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\/NLSL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collection-Development-Policy_English.pdf\">\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-far-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M369.9 97.9L286 14C277 5 264.8-.1 252.1-.1H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v416c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V131.9c0-12.7-5.1-25-14.1-34zM332.1 128H256V51.9l76.1 76.1zM48 464V48h160v104c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h104v288H48zm250.2-143.7c-12.2-12-47-8.7-64.4-6.5-17.2-10.5-28.7-25-36.8-46.3 3.9-16.1 10.1-40.6 5.4-56-4.2-26.2-37.8-23.6-42.6-5.9-4.4 16.1-.4 38.5 7 67.1-10 23.9-24.9 56-35.4 74.4-20 10.3-47 26.2-51 46.2-3.3 15.8 26 55.2 76.1-31.2 22.4-7.4 46.8-16.5 68.4-20.1 18.9 10.2 41 17 55.8 17 25.5 0 28-28.2 17.5-38.7zm-198.1 77.8c5.1-13.7 24.5-29.5 30.4-35-19 30.3-30.4 35.7-30.4 35zm81.6-190.6c7.4 0 6.7 32.1 1.8 40.8-4.4-13.9-4.3-40.8-1.8-40.8zm-24.4 136.6c9.7-16.9 18-37 24.7-54.7 8.3 15.1 18.9 27.2 30.1 35.5-20.8 4.3-38.9 13.1-54.8 19.2zm131.6-5s-5 6-37.3-7.8c35.1-2.6 40.9 5.4 37.3 7.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Collection Development Policy_English<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e95837 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e95837\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95abc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f95abc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5708826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5708826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b73e81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b73e81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c473cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c473cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Library Catalogue <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac40af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac40af\" 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 catalogue is prepared using KOHA software to compile bibliographic information about the publication collection of the National Library of Sri Lanka and make it searchable online. National Library has a vast collection of library materials in the form of print, audio-visual and electronic media. The collection which is of a high standard both qualitative and quantitative reflects the objectives of the National Library and the needs of the users. The National Library collection currently comprises of twenty seven (27) collections. The current book stock of approximately over 500 000 volumes will form the nucleus of the future national collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936d0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936d0cf\" 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><strong>What You Can Find.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1f218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d1f218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Books &amp; Periodicals<\/li>\n<li>Government Publications<\/li>\n<li>Theses &amp; Dissertations<\/li>\n<li>Index<\/li>\n<li>CD\/DVD<\/li>\n<li>Micro Film<\/li>\n<li>Manuscripts<\/li>\n<li>Palm Leaf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <br>URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/libcat.natlib.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffd5cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ffd5cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5455715 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5455715\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a4032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58a4032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7841fd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7841fd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248171f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248171f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Digital Library<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196236a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196236a\" 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>Information communication technology has revolutionized the concept of library. Each and every library is slowly digitized. Taking into consideration the modern world trend in library and information field, National Library and Documentation Services Board has taken steps to initiate a National Digital Library and Repository. The objective of the National Digital Library and Repository is to collect and maintain digital resources in the country and provide digital information to the reader community. The National Digital Library and Repository was inaugurated by Hon. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Minister of Education on 25 may 2016 in conjunction with the 26th anniversary of the National Library of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2531115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2531115\" 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><strong>Digital Collections <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9305611 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9305611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9712 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbd9712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>NLDSB Publications (Repository)<\/li><li>Government Publications<\/li><li>Books<\/li><li>Rare Book Collection<\/li><li>Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)<\/li><li>Book Projects<\/li><li>Special Collections<\/li><li>Journals<\/li><li>Research Articles, Proceedings &amp; Reports<\/li><li>Newspaper Collection<\/li><li>Newspaper Clippings<\/li><\/ol><p>URL: <a href=\" https:\/\/diglib.natlib.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a5394 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0a5394\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcac3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dcac3a\" 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=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLSL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-04-at-11.09.35.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1506\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240358e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"240358e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bff60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5bff60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b53625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b53625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfe3db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebfe3db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de67e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de67e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Union Catalogue<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55f25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55f25f\" 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 Virtual Union Catalogue of Sri Lanka serves as a centralized portal, enabling users to search and browse bibliographic records from libraries across the country. Currently, it integrates the catalogues of 25 public libraries, alongside the National Library of Sri Lanka. <br \/>Through this platform, users can conveniently search for specific book details and determine their availability in participating libraries. Furthermore, the site offers real-time updates on the status of books, ensuring accurate and timely information for its users.<\/p><p>The NL invites all libraries to become part of the Virtual Union Catalogue (VUC), a platform designed to benefit the entire nation. Following libraries are currently incorporated into the VUC. Libraries interested in joining the VUC are encouraged to contact the Bibliographic Control Division of the NLDSB for further details.<\/p><p>URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/unioncatalogue.dlp.gov.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb03c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cb03c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420f0f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"420f0f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad837e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ad837e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b206c81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b206c81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05ee00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c05ee00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Bibliography <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bb9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16bb9fe\" 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 Sri Lanka National Bibliography is a monthly publication that includes publications published in Sri Lanka in all three languages including Sinhala, Tamil and English, Publications about Sri Lanka published in foreign countries and bibliographic information on publications published by Sri Lankans abroad. It can also be introduced as the only authoritative publication that contains bibliographic information on publications published in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bed694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bed694\" 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><strong>1. National Bibliography of Sri Lanka (current publishing) <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8d93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8d93c\" 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>This catalogue, compiled by the Department of National Archives in 1962, has been continuously published by the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka since 1973. The forthcoming publications in the Sri Lanka National Bibliography, which has been <br \/>published monthly since the summer of 1994, are included in a separate section. Bibliographic information on printed publications, audiovisual media, the first printing of a newspaper, the first issue of a periodical, unpublished degree theses, etc., is included in the <br \/>National Bibliography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6a3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6a3d7\" 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><strong>2. Publication of the National Bibliography of Sri Lanka (Retrospective)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d2a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d2a1c\" 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>Compilation of the retrospective Sri Lanka National Bibliography is another important project launched by the National Library in 1991. The project has undertaken to compile Bibliographic information published in Sri Lanka from 1737, when printing began in Sri Lanka, to 1962.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9f534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba9f534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>1962 (Sinhala, Tamil &amp; English)<\/li><li>1737-1884 (Sinhala, Tamil &amp; English)<\/li><li>1885- 1900 (Sinhala, Tamil &amp; English)<\/li><li>1901-1910 (Sinhala &amp; English)<\/li><li>1911-1920 (Sinhala &amp; English)<\/li><li>1921-1930 (Sinhala &amp; English)<\/li><li>1901-1940 (Tamil)<\/li><li>1941-1961 ( English)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58bc73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c58bc73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29029ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29029ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4166a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4166a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c25bca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c25bca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e87f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e87f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Index<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9610e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9610e8c\" 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 indexes are specialized tools designed to provide access to the collective intellectual and cultural output of a country. Unlike a standard library index, which might only cover a single collection, a National Library often maintains indexes that span the entire nation\u2019s publications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2bc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2bc30\" 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><strong>Sri Lanka Periodical Article Index<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8753d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8753d96\" 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>This series is compiled quarterly, including bibliographic details of articles published in periodicals (Sinhala,Tamil and English) published in\u00a0 Sri Lanka.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a68ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a68ede\" 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><strong>Theses and Dissertations Index\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7962c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7962c08\" 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>A national index of all postgraduate research conducted at the country\u2019s universities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2698195 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2698195\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0026ee9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0026ee9\" 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