AISLS Promotes Sri Lankan Research Capability in Development and Environmental Issues

In March 2012, the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies provided 28 Sri Lankan university and research institute libraries with copies of the electronic Social Science Library, which was compiled and donated by the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University.  This library, in the form of CDs and pin drives, includes 3,500 full text articles and over 10,000 abstracts. AISLS staff are visiting recipient institutions to provide training in the library's use. Since Sri Lankan libraries can afford very few subscriptions to US and international journals, this new resource has enhanced greatly their resources in these important fields.