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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \"\"NILIS Research Symposium is an annual event of the NILIS, University of Colombo. This year, the NILIS Research Symposium (NRS 2021) will be virtually held on\u00a024th January 2022<\/b> starting from 9.30 am onwards in online mode. It is available free of charge<\/strong> for presenters and participants.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\nThis year’s theme is Cultural Heritage: Bridging the Past, Present, and Future Through Libraries, Museums, and Archives.<\/b> You may download the full program from here<\/a>. Last year (2020), it was conducted under the theme \u201cChallenges and Opportunities for Libraries in the New Normal<\/em>\u201d. The Abstract Book of the NRS2020 can be downloaded here<\/a>. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Program” tab_id=”1642947109662-0a9e5a20-e48f”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n

Download the complete program<\/p>\r\n

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Please download the final proceedings now!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cultural Heritage” tab_id=”1631574923651-bbf9e34b-71ba”][vc_column_text]This is an introduction to the main symposium theme, \u201cCultural Heritage: Bridging the Past, Present and Future Through Libraries, Museums, and Archives\u201d.<\/p>\r\n

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Cultural heritage includes the sites, things, and practices a society regards as old, important, and worthy of conservation. The subject is of increasing popularity among scholarly communities too (Brumann, 2015).<\/p>\r\n

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Cultural heritage is the legacy that we receive from the past, experienced in the present, and transmit to future generations. The economic and legal definitions of the word refer to the concept of \u2018cultural property\u2019 (Pelegrini, 2008).<\/p>\r\n

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In general, cultural heritage is people\u2019s memories, both individual and shared (Baker, 2013a).<\/p>\r\n

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What is included?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Moonstone, a stepping stone into ancient temples from Sri Lanka<\/p>\r\n

It includes the inheritance of both the physical artifacts as well as intangible attributes of society. Physical artifacts include works of art, literature, music, archaeological and historical artifacts, as well as buildings, monuments, and historic places. The intangible attributes comprise social customs, traditions, and practices often grounded in aesthetic and spiritual beliefs and oral traditions (Willis, 2014). Most of the time, these artifacts are unique. They are also irreplaceable.<\/p>\r\n

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Colorful Pottery from India<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\nSmall artifacts such as sculptures, pottery, coins, armor, paintings, etc., are preserved in museums and art galleries. Buildings, monuments, and historic places are often subject to preservation orders and regulation by the government to ensure their survival for future generations. However, survival is not devoid of challenges. Apart from human and natural factors affecting the conservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, there are socio-economic factors; mainly being the readiness of people and governments to pay for the cost (Willis, 2014).<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nIntangible cultural heritage includes cultures, customs, beliefs, rites, rituals, ceremonies, indigenous knowledge, social customs and traditions, arts, crafts, music, political and ideological beliefs that influence culture and behavior, history, practices concerning the natural environment, religious traditions, food and drink, and traditional clothing. In the modern world, the concept can further be expanded to scientific traditions, language, sports, calendars, cybercultures in the digital world, and emerging new cultures which will become the heritage of the future (Baker, 2013b).<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nDemonstration of cultural heritage in Libraries, Museums, and Archives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nThe memory of the past and contested history have not been discussed much in the field of library science, whereas museum studies and archival science is filled with the discourse on these aspects (Baker, 2013a). Traditionally, cultural heritage institutions exhibited physical artifacts and documented knowledge. However, with intangible cultural heritage becoming a mainstream form of cultural heritage, it is being demonstrated in various other ways.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\nCultural heritage specialists now employ novel educational venues such as national parks, museums, popular literature, film and television, music, and various multimedia formats (Jameson, 2008) to disseminate knowledge and generate enthusiasm among the general public.<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCultural heritage institutions play an important role in preserving and providing access to cultural heritage materials. Hence, digitization for conservation and digitization for access has become a necessary function. Information professionals must occupy the tools and practices of digitization in order to capture, preserve, and disseminate cultural heritage for the future. Decisions on in-house or outsourced digitization, costs, staffing, collaboration, benchmarking, quality assessment, and content management systems must be determined, based on what is most cost-effective and beneficial for the host institution (Note, 2011b).<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nRelated issues: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\nContested history and conflicting narratives, cultural imperialism, memory, identity, censorship, multiculturalism, repatriation of human remains in museums, inclusion, exclusion, nationalism and national identity, cultures of practice in museums, archives and libraries, moral rights to cultural heritage, intellectual property, privacy, and data security issues, ethical use of information, the role of communications media in the representation of cultural heritage, and critical thinking applied to cultural heritage are issues relating to the protection of cultural heritage (Baker, 2013b).<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nBaker, K. (2013a). 1\u2014Exploring cultural heritage in the context of museums, archives and libraries. In K. Baker (Ed.), Information Literacy and Cultural Heritage (pp. 1\u201339). Chandos Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-1-84334-720-0.50001-5 Baker, K. (2013b). 5 – Information literacy and cultural heritage: A proposed generic model for lifelong learning. In K. Baker (Ed.), Information Literacy and Cultural Heritage (pp. 117\u2013133). Chandos Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-1-84334-720-0.50005-2 Brumann, C. (2015). Cultural Heritage. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) (pp. 414\u2013419). Elsevier. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-08-097086-8.12185-3 Jameson, J. H. (2008). INTERPRETATION OF ARCHAEOLOGY FOR THE PUBLIC. In D. M. Pearsall (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Archaeology (pp. 1529\u20131543). Academic Press. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-012373962-9.00423-4 Note, M. (2011a). 4\u2014Photographic image collection management. In M. Note (Ed.), Managing Image Collections (pp. 87\u2013106). Chandos Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-1-84334-599-2.50004-0 Note, M. (2011b). 6\u2014Digitization. In M. Note (Ed.), Managing Image Collections (pp. 135\u2013161). Chandos Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-1-84334-599-2.50006-4 Pelegrini, S. (2008). WORLD HERITAGE SITES, TYPES AND LAWS. In D. M. Pearsall (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Archaeology (pp. 2215\u20132218). Academic Press. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-012373962-9.00323-X Willis, K. G. (2014). Chapter 7\u2014The Use of Stated Preference Methods to Value Cultural Heritage. In V. A. Ginsburgh & D. Throsby (Eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture (Vol. 2, pp. 145\u2013181). Elsevier. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-444-53776-8.00007-6[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”About NILIS” tab_id=”1631573420498-c03092cb-0cfa”][vc_column_text]National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) is an educational institution attached to the University of Colombo, located within the main University premises. NILIS has close contacts with the local and regional partners with common interests and is a well-established higher education and research institution in Sri Lanka. It conducts Postgraduate (from Postgraduate Diploma to MPhil and Ph.D.), and Higher Diploma, Diploma, and Advanced Certificate courses in Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF) levels 2-12. NILIS was established in 2003 by a government ordinance published in 1999 under sections 18 and 24 of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Partners” tab_id=”1631575227387-f2679b03-5758″][vc_column_text] The NILIS Research Symposium is organized in partnership with the following organizations and institutions.<\/p>\r\n

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South Asia Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)<\/b> \"\" ASIS&T-SA (https:\/\/www.asist.org\/chapters\/saasist\/<\/a>) is the leading South Asian community of academics and practitioners in the field of information science and a part of the worldwide ASIS&T community. The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is the only professional association that bridges the gap between information science practice and research. For nearly 80 years, ASIS&T has been leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information.<\/p>\r\n

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National Library of Sri Lanka (NLSL)<\/b> \"National The National Library of Sri Lanka (http:\/\/www.natlib.lk<\/a>) is mainly a research and reference library. It is the main library and information center in Sri Lanka. The current collection size is over 1,000,000 volumes. It is one of the deposit libraries in Sri Lanka and thus has a rich collection of local and international publications. Conservation and preservation of cultural heritage is one of the major objectives of the NLSL.<\/p>\r\n

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Sri Lanka National Archives (SLNA)<\/b> \"Sri The vision of the Sri Lanka National Archives (http:\/\/www.archives.gov.lk<\/a>) is the effective management and preservation of documentary heritage to protect national identity, accountability, and memory. It systematically manages and preserves evidential records of public authorities and preserve private archives that reflect the history and culture of the nation. The objectives & functions of the SLNA are set out in the National Archives Act No.48 of 1973 and National Archives (Amendment) Act No.30 of 1981.<\/p>\r\n

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Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL)<\/b> \"Royal RASSL (https:\/\/www.royalasiaticsociety.lk<\/a>) is the oldest academic institution in Sri Lanka. It was established on 7 February 1845, paralleling the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland to further oriental research as the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. The Society played a major role in the establishment of national institutions including the Colombo National Museum, Department of Archaeology, Department of National Archives, Department of Meteorology, Department of Statistics, the University of Ceylon, Historical Manuscripts Commission, and the Sinhalese Dictionary. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Program Committee” tab_id=”1631575317251-d9fe4171-f9de”][vc_column_text] Symposium Advisor<\/b>: Dr. Pradeepa Wijetunga, Director – NILIS, University of Colombo Symposium Chair<\/b>: Dr. Ruwan Gamage, Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Library and Information Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Symposium Co-Chair<\/b>: Dr. Bhakti Gala, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat, India. Program Committee:<\/b><\/p>\r\n