Library items received during the year - 2022

Books Periodicals Total
Hard Copies Electronic Copies Local Foreign
Purchases/Subscriptions 210 - 3 0 213
Exchange - - 50 142 192  *
Gifts/Subscriptions - - 0 0 0
Donations 2114 - 109 52 2275
Deposit Collections 7812 7812
Total 10492
* 08 books & 01 journal - PGIA

Collections of Books and Bound Volumes of Periodicals (as at 31st December 2022)

Library Reference Lending Total
Books Bound Periodicals
Main Library 82504 24241 270087 376832
Agriculture Library
(including Mahailluppallama branch Library)
12078 5942 28829 46849 **
AHS Library 1309 202 2541 4052
Dental Sciences Library 1278 174 1530 2982
Engineering Library 14724 12662 33874 61260
Medical Library 15573 11973 7274 34820
Science Library 17350 10261 18426 46037
Vet. Medicine Library 4855 - 2172 7027
Total 579859
** Including books purchsed by PGIA funds

Distribution of Readers - 2022 (as at 31st December 2022)

Library Students Academic Members Aca. Support Emeritus Professors Visiting Lecturers Admin. Staff Govern. Audit Staff Senior Staff Technical Officers Clerical & Similar Grades Below Grades Total
UG PG P T P T
Main Library 5884 2581 472 166 49 102 17 14 76 6 8 646 641 10662
Agriculture Library 1392 1084 127 11 - - 1 1 - - - 2 - 2618
AHS Library 733 0 64 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 826
Dental Library 418 7 59 - - - - - - - - - - 484
Engineering Library 2180 1189 133 136 16 - - - - - - 25 - 3679
Medical Library 1696 1 304 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007
Science Library 1679 544 128 23 2 - - - - - - 5 - 2381
Vet. Medicine Library 399 - 40 7 - - - - - - - - - 446
                            23103
P-Permanent T-Temporary PG-Postgraduates UG-Undergraduates                

Library Usage - 2022 (as at 31st December 2022)

Activity

Main Library

Agriculture Library

AHS Library

Dental Library

Engineering Library

Medical Library

Science Library

Vet. Medical Library

Total

Number of Lending Items Borrowed

30065

328

456

1323

1247

1824

1236

321

36800

Number of Reference Items Borrowed (Overnight)

63

8

297

468

5

236

64

80

1221

Number of Items Used in-house

12208

574

142

-

-

N/A

917

 

13841

Total Items Borrowed & Used in-house

42336

910

895

1791

1252

2060

2217

401

51862