Library Acquisitions in 2025

Item Type

Number Received

Source

Category

Amount Spent
(Rs.)

Purchases

Exchange

Donations

Gifts

Local

Foreign

Books

3370

528

-

2842

-

3232

138

5,694,362.59

Journals

254

0

26

228

-

161

75

0

Newspapers

1007

979

-

28

-

1007

-

72,420.00

Audiovisual Materials

51

-

-

51

-

51

-

0

Electronic Resources

19

19

-

-

18

1

650,045.34

Other (e.g., Maps,
Manuscripts, etc.)

165

-

-

165

-

165

-

0

Total

4866

1526

26

3314

0

4634

214

6,416,827.93

Library Collections and Reference Lending Statistics – 2025

Library

Books

Journals

Newspapers

Audiovisual Materials

Electronic Resources

Other
(e.g., Maps, Manuscripts, etc.)

Grand Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Reference

Lending

Total

Main Library

132683

276195

408878

15962

0

15962

1021

0

1021

28

0

28

1

0

0

1543

0

1543

151238

276195

427432

Agriculture

18117

28895

47012

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18117

28895

47012

AHS

1548

2606

4154

41

0

41

0

0

0

66

0

66

0

0

0

498

0

498

2153

2606

4759

Dental Sciences

1619

1637

3256

43

0

43

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1662

1637

3299

Engineering

28501

32810

61311

483

0

483

0

0

0

100

0

100

438

0

438

0

0

0

29522

32810

62332

Medical

13688

7470

21158

14047

0

14047

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

0

18

0

0

0

27753

7470

35223

Science

18702

18642

37344

10621

87

10708

0

0

0

0

0

0

230

0

230

18

0

18

29571

18729

48300

Vet. Medicine

6572

2200

8772

12

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1610

0

1610

8194

2200

10394

Total

88747

370455

591885

41209

87

41296

1021

0

1021

194

0

194

687

0

686

3669

0

3669

268210

370542

638751

Collection Usage Statistics – 2025

Item Type Number Circulated Number Accessed Online Number Used in Reference Consultations

Books

47396

4

52716

Journals : Printed journals

-

-

16091

Newspapers

-

-

14

Audiovisual Materials

-

-

-

Electronic Resources : Databases

-

-

JSTOR : Search_Regular

-

13142

-

Total_Item_Investigations

-

13416

-

Total_Item_Requests

-

6351

-

Electronic Resources : Other

-

168

-

Other (e.g., Maps, Manuscripts, etc.)

-

-

1916

Total

47396

33081

70737

Notes: Number Circulated: Refers to the number of physical items borrowed by library users.
Number Accessed Online: Refers to the number of times digital materials (e.g., e-books, online databases) were accessed.
Number Used in Reference Consultations: Refers to the usage of materials within the library for reference purposes without being checked out.


Library Usage Statistics for Physical Visits by Library Users in 2025

Type of the Visitor

Number of Visits

Visits of registered users of the Library

128389

Visits of staff and students of other universities

Staff

Students

6

107

Visits of outside scholars and researchers

39

Visits, Orientation Programs, and Training Sessions Conducted by the Library for External Participants in 2025

Type of the Visit

Number of Schools Visits / Programmes / Training Sessions Conducted

Number of Participants

School Visits

121

9802

Visits of Library Science Students (SLLA/University of Kelaniya/NILIS/University of Peradeniya)

2

128

Visits of Teacher Trining Schools

1

105

Distribution of Readers – 2025

Library

Undergraduate Students

Postgraduate Students

Permanent Academic Staff

Temporary Academic Staff

Academic Support Staff

Administrative Staff

Clerical & Similar Grades

Below Grades

Other (e.g., Alumni, Visiting Scholars)

Total

Main Library

9064

2748

460

269

173

77

643

645

42

14121

Agriculture Library

1343

729

112

5

0

0

5

0

0

2194

AHS Library

1045

0

65

30

0

0

4

0

0

1144

Dental Library

827

0

57

82

0

0

0

0

0

966

Engineering Library

2276

1421

152

143

12

0

22

0

0

4026

Medical Library

1720

60

229

130

1

1

0

0

42

2183

Science Library

2685

1300

140

167

1

0

6

0

0

4299

Vet. Medicine Library

596

0

46

26

0

2

0

0

0

670

Total

19556

6258

1261

852

187

80

680

645

84

29603

Allocation of Funds for the Library – 2025

Library

Amount Allocated (Rs.)

Personnel Costs

Materials and Supplies

Equipment and Technology

Facilities Maintenance

Other Expenses

Book Allocation

Total

Main Library ( Faculty of Arts))

1,796,634.27

1,796,634.27

Main Library (Faculty of Management)

526,432.96

526,432.96

Agriculture Library

737,318.50

737,318.50

AHS Library

595,215.17

595,215.17

Dental Library

501,294.30

501,294.30

Engineering Library

951,695.54

951,695.54

Medical Library

844,856.16

844,856.16

Science Library

971,247.82

971,247.82

Vet. Medicine Library

435,305.28

435,305.28

Book Binding

640,000.00

640,000.00

Other (Pease Specify)

Allocation to purchase goods and equipment for Main Library and faculty libraries

8,000,000.00

Total

0

0

0

0

0

8,000,000.00

16,000,000.00