Bibliometric Study of Ananda Coomaraswamy: Special Reference to Sri Lankan Libraries
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Bibliometric Study of Ananda Coomaraswamy: Special Reference to Sri Lankan Libraries
R.M.Nadeeka RathnabahuAssistant Librarian
Postgraduate Institute of ArchaeologyUniversity of [email protected]
S.K. Illangarathne, Assistant Librarian, Main Library,Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, [email protected]
Manori SamarakoonAssistant Librarian
Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
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National Institute of Library and Information Science, University of Colombo@ Sri Lanka Foundation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Introduction Objectives Population & Sample Materials & Methods Limitations Results and Discussion Findings
OUT LINE
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AKC(1877-1947)
According to the Murray Fowler (1947), Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a Ceylonese philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian arts, particularly arts history and symbolism, and an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West.
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES Two main objectives of this study were to:
•Conducted a bibliometric study of Ananda Coomaraswamy • Develop a Online Data Base Management System (DBMS)
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Sri Lankan libraries were used as the population of this study and stratified random sampling technique was used to select required libraries. As a result, 13 University libraries, 05 Special Libraries, 01 National Library and 02 Public Libraries selected as a sample
POPULATION & SAMPLE
MATERIALS & METHODS
The library automation application named WinISIS Microsoft excel package was used to analysis bibliometric data
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1.1 Entry Types
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
1. Bibliometric Study
Entry Type Number of entries
Percentage (%)
AC 80 93
Others 06 07
Total 86 100
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1.2 Distribution by Location
1.3 Distribution by Year
YearNo of Entries
1904-1925 26
1926-1950 27
1951-1975 7
1976-2000 23
2001-2008 3
Name of Libraries No of
Entries
University of Peradeniya Library (UPL) 54
University of Sri Jayawardanapra Library (USJPL) 36
Jaffna University Library (JUL) 35
University of Kelaniya Library (UKL) 33
University of Ruhuna Library (URUL) 30
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SubjectsNo of
EntriesArts 34Sociology 10
1.4 Distribution by the Subjects
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2. Online Bibliography of Ananda Coomaraswamy
Official Logo of the Online Bibliography
http://www.libraryfriends.net/resources
http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/wwwisis/bisac/form.htm
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Bibliographic Data Covered by InforSys AC
•Bibliographical data of books authored by AC or edited by contemporaries
•Publishing Data of above works (ISBD)
•Names of the Libraries (Through the CODE) which can be accessible to those books within Sri Lankan Library Context. (It is covered at least one or more library for each province of SL)
•Relative Keywords
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Screens Shouts of Bibliographic Details
1.WinISIS –Off line Interface 2.GenISIS - Online Interface
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86 entries were available in twenty one (21) libraries It was found that the Library of the University of
Peradeniya houses maximum number of AC’s scholarly works
93% was represented the AC’s bibliographical data and next 7% was represented the AC’s work which were done by others
34 number of entries represented the Arts subject URLs
http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/wwwisis/bisac/form.htm / http://www.libraryfriends.net/resources/
FINDINGS
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Prof. Anura Manatunga for encouraging authors to do this type of research project, Prof. Piyadasa Ranasinghe, Prof. W.A.Weerasooriya, and Mr.J.A.Amaraweera from Dept. of LIS, University of Kelaniya and Dr. Ruwan Gamage, NILIS
National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) Sri Lankan Library Friends Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology library staff ,Rajarata University Library and Buddhist
and Pali University library staff NILIS organizing committee
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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