A Case study of Computer facilities among Public Libraries in Sri Lanka: Special reference with Tsunami reconstructed Public Libraries in South Coastal area
J.M.S Dilinika
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2000.
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Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v6n4/ijisv6n4_2.pdf
Abstract:
In 2004 Tsunami struck the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, destroying millions of property and displacing over half
a million people. Due to the Tsunami 65 public libraries in coastal area were damaged. The government of Sri Lanka and
nongovernmental associations had launched several rehabilitation projects to recover the infrastructure facilities in affected
libraries. But, some of the development strategies in these projects are debatable. Though there was lot of reconstructed
projects operated to facilitate the tsunami affected public libraries in south coastal areas, there are no sufficient computer
facilities provided for them. Main objective of the research was to identify the availability of computer facilities among tsunami
reconstructed public libraries in Sri Lanka. The data for the study gathered from the total population of tsunami affected
public libraries in south coastal area in the island. Research indicates that majority of the sample didnâ€™t have computer
facilities to carry out library services related work. There were many issues identified as causes for this situation. Solutions
recommended for this problem are, need sufficient computer facilities for libraries, government should take policy decision to
develop the infrastructures of Tsunami reconstructed libraries and need a policy initiative to maximize ICT applications in
libraries.