Promoting the knowledge of Archeology and its related disciplines

Appropriating, improving, upgrading and disseminating the knowledge of Archeology and its related disciplines.

Producing the knowledge that required to study the text, to conduct field research and to engage with relevant practices of Archeology.

PGIAR - Library

The library also commenced its basic functions simultaneously with the Institute. Owing to the indefatigable courage and effort of Professor Senake Bandaranayake the library has managed to establish itself as an eminent abode of knowledge-production on Archeology.

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The library is open for the readers from 9.00 am to 4.00 pmThe library is open seven days of the week except on government’s holidays.

The library owns a collection of approximately 20,000 books on Archeology and related disciplines.

Classification and Cataloguing

The library be in receipt of 20 regular journals and owns bound volumes of 2000 journals.

The library owns approximately a collection of 4000 documents of Archeology and allied disciplines.

Readers find one inch / kilo meter / land consumption maps issued by Survey Department of Sri Lanka in this collection.

Arrangements been done on regular basis to acquire videos portraying Archeology and culture of Sri Lanka and South Asia.

Readers find valuable old Ola-leaf manuscripts in this collection. Arrangements have been made to widen the collection by adding more.

Basic reports done on various excavations and investigations initiated by PGIAR. They are issued for the consumption of readers with the consent of researchers who have prepared those relevant reports.

This rare unique collection cannot be found in another institute in Sri Lanka.

Collection of dissertations presented in relation to the courses conducted by the PGIAR. MA, MSc and PhD dissertations are among them. Photocopying is not permitted.

Stanley Abeysinghe Collection, P.E.P Deraniyagala Collection, Senake Bandaranayake Collection, Anjalendran Collection, R L Brohier Collection are among them.

New Acquisitions

The library prepares and release a catalogue of new acquisitions periodically as a special service. The purpose is to inform the library user about the updated collection. This service is also can be obtained through email.

Book List

Our Services

PGIAR library offers a wide range of services for internal students as well as external students and researchers.

Journal Index

Newspaper Clippings

Photocopy

ebook and Digital Copying

Book Sales

Book

Membership

Members of the library are provided only with the reference facility.
Membership forms can be obtained from the library.
Library-users should renew the membership when it is lapsed.
Students attached to the Post Graduate Institute of Archeology should submit their institutional identity card along with the membership form endorsed by the librarian’s signature and official library frank.

Rules and Regulations

Internal Membership

Academic Membership

Academic membership of the library is open for the permanent academic staff of the PGIAR. They are entitled to borrow six books for a period of three months.

Non-academic Membership

Members of the non-academic staff of the PGIAR are entitled to borrow three books for a period of one month.

Student Membership

Students who have been registered to follow study-courses of the PGIAR can be obtained the membership free of charge. Students are not permitted to borrow books. Students should renew their membership on yearly basis.

Membership Form

External Membership

University Academic Staff

Members of the academic staff of universities can obtain membership of the library free of charge.

University Students

University students can obtain membership in the library free of charge. It is compulsory to produce a letter of introduction attested by the head of the department of the respective university.

Researchers

Readers who are inspired to read Archeology or engaged in research can use the library free of charge only for the very first day. They should pay a membership fee of Rs 500/- per month if they continue.

Membership Form

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The Library

Postgraduate Institute of Archeology

407, Bauddhaloka Mawatha

Colombo 7

Call us

011 699623 / 011 2694151 ext. 231

email

libpgiar@kln.ac.lk