Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 Aims and objectives 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

National Library and Documentation Services Board

●Ελληνικά ●Español ●مصرى ●Simple English ●Suomi Edit links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Appearance Coordinates: 6°54′44.8″N 79°51′30.7″E / 6.912444°N 79.858528°E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

National Library and Documentation Services Board is the agency of the governmentofSri Lanka which helps maintains all state libraries around the country including the Colombo Library but the management of individual libraries in cities and towns are carried out by the Municipal Council.

The National Library and Documentation Services Board was established under the act No: 51 of 1998^[1] succeeding the Sri Lanka National Library Services Board which was established in 1970. The board is placed under the Ministry of Education. The present Board of Directors consists of 11 members including a full-time Chairman. The Director General is the chief executive and secretary of the Board.

Aims and objectives[edit]

To assess the need for library and documentation services among all sectors of the community and to promote the development of library and documentation services
To administer, manage and control the affairs of the National Library and Documentation Centre
To advise the authorities regarding plans, programmes and activities for the development of library and documentation services in Sri Lanka
To provide leadership for libraries of all categories in Sri Lanka, leadership in providing information to the nation and for all services.
Establishment, development and maintenance of a complete national collection of written, printed and non print media published in Sri Lanka or abroad.
Establishment and maintenance of Bibliographic and Documentation Services.
Advise the government on matters relevant to the Library and Information Science field.
Organization of human resources and Promotion of physical resources for the development of libraries in Sri Lanka.
Encourage the local book publication and promotion of reading.
Encourage utilization of Information Technology for library and information services.
Promote co-operation with the institutions and organizations at national, regional and international level related to library and information field.
Organization of library and information services respecting to the cultural identity of different groups in the society.
Provide resources and organize services needed for academic research activities.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "National Library and Documentation Services Board Act, No. 51 of 1998". NLDSB act no. 51 of 1998. National Library of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

^ "Aim and Objectives". National Library of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

External links[edit]

6°54′44.8″N 79°51′30.7″E / 6.912444°N 79.858528°E / 6.912444; 79.858528

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Library_and_Documentation_Services_Board&oldid=1098608103" Categories: ●Government agencies of Sri Lanka ●Libraries in Sri Lanka ●1998 establishments in Sri Lanka ●Government agencies established in 1998 Hidden categories: ●Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas ●Coordinates on Wikidata ●Articles with ISNI identifiers ●Articles with VIAF identifiers ●Articles with BNF identifiers ●Articles with BNFdata identifiers ●Articles with LCCN identifiers ●Articles with SUDOC identifiers ●This page was last edited on 16 July 2022, at 17:14 (UTC). ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Mobile view