Open Day on Library and Information Studies

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Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) will hold its first ever Open Day on 30 October at the premises of the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka, 275/75, Prof. Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha, off Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for prospective students who are awaiting results in GCE (A/L), parents, current employees, and all those who are willing to join libraries and information centres. All participants will be able to have hands-on experience of what SLLA is planning for the year 2016/2017 in the field of Library and Information Studies in Sri Lanka.

The Library Association

SLLA is the only professional association in Sri Lanka awarding the Chartered Membership in Library and Information Science. It is a locally and internationally recognised institution in this fast growing discipline. Library and Information Science is no longer about cataloging books arranged on shelves and looking after them. It is about educating and guiding readers for effective information search, and assisting them to gather required information in no time.

SLLA’s professional Diploma course; Diploma in Library and Information Science (DIPLIS) caters the ever changing needs of the information workforce by being the premier LIS education institution in the country. That is why new subject units such as information and knowledge management, library automation and digital libraries are added to the syllabus, making continuous improvement.

DIPLIS is conducted in six regional centers in six provinces around the country, and is conducted in distance mode too. These courses are conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English.

What is Open Day?

Open Day is the perfect opportunity for you to discover the course on Library and Information Science. On the SLLA Open Day, you can speak to our academic faculty and get to know what libraries are, and what librarians and information managers do.

The Open Day provides an opportunity to hear how rewarding the student experience is at the SLLA and to ask questions on how you might be able to make the most of your time by joining as a student.

You will also get an opportunity to face a walk in interview to get selected to the next batch of students, and therefore can bring your academic and professional certificates along with you.

The SLLA Open Day will naturally be a pleasing experience and a rewarding opportunity, the first step towards starting over a great career.