Roadmap 2020
Objective 1
Document, preserve and digitally archive ethnography and knowledge bases such as dialects, belief systems, myths, rituals, folklore, games, indigenous medicine, law and administrative systems, technologies and arts of mainstream and marginalized communities.
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Objective 1.1 |
Cultural Memory |
Dialects, Religions, Beliefs, Myths, Rituals, Festivals, Folklore, Oral Histories etc | |
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Objective 1.2 |
Traditional Science, Technology, Law and Crafts |
Astrology, Maritime Technology, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Education, Law, Crafts etc | |
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Objective 1.3 |
Traditional Arts and Activities |
Dance, Music, Drama, koothu, Games etc | |
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Objective 1.4 |
Ethno Medicine and Herbalism |
Traditional Medicinal knowledge and practices | |
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Objective 1.5 |
Home |
Foods and Beverages, Dress and Ornaments, Furniture, Household equipment, Decoration | |
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Objective 1.6 |
Kinship and Social Structure |
Kinship, Family Histories, Caste System | |
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Objective 1.7 |
Villages and Communities |
Villages, Towns, Cities and Community Profiles | |
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Objective 1.8 |
Organizations |
Schools, Temples, Churches, Mosques, Theatre, Libraries | |
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Objective 1.9 |
Historical and Archaeological Objects |
Historical Sites, Archaeological Sites, Traditional Building Architecture | |
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Objective 1.10 |
Landscape, Environment and Biodiversity |
Environment, Flora, Fauna | |
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Objective 1.11 |
Ethnography |
Ethnography | |
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Objective 1.12 |
Events and Festivals |
Document Art, Cultural, Literary events and Festivals on regular basis | |
Objective 2
Engage in and support preservation and digital archiving of written, print, multi-media and electronic resources related to Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities.
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Objective 2.1 |
Archive of Print Documents |
Books, Magazines, Journals, Newspapers, Booklets, Reports, Souvenirs, Felicitations, | |
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Objective 2.2 |
Manuscripts Archive |
Ola leaf, Letters, Diaries and other hand written documents | |
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Objective 2.3 |
Multimedia Archives |
Audio, Video, Photos and Images, Maps, Drawings | |
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Objective 2.4 |
Web and Electronic Resources Archives |
Web News Archive, Web Site / Blog, Electronic Resources | |
Objective 3
Provide knowledge and information services to ensure free and open access thereby support educational, research and development endeavors related to Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities
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Objective 3.1 |
Information Architecture |
Portals | |
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Objective 3.2 |
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Classification (Keywords, Subject headings, Dewey Decimal Classification) | |
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Objective 3.3 |
Collection Management |
Ongoing Collection Development (Ithazhaham, Vaasihasaalai) | |
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Objective 3.4 |
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Special Collections (Muslim Archive, Upcountry Archive, Dalit Archive, Women Archive) | |
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Objective 3.5 |
Dataset Development |
Dataset - Bibliography (both archived and non-archived), Communities and Villages, Organizations, Who’s Who | |
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Objective 3.9 |
Virtual Learning Environments |
Educational Resources, Virtual Learning Environment | |
Objective 4
Build communities of practice, processes, technologies and standards of archival, library information sciences through communication, networking and collaboration.
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Objective 4.1 |
Research Support |
Technical and Financial support for the individuals or groups for engaging in documentation | |
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Objective 4.2 |
Collaboration |
Organizations engaged in preservation, Academic Institutions, Research Institutions, Publishers | |
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Objective 4.3 |
User Communities |
Foster User Communities | |
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Objective 4.4 |
Conference, Seminars and Workshops |
Annual Conference and seminars | |
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Objective 4.5 |
Publications |
Books, Translations, Journals and Magazines | |
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Objective 4.6 |
Information Commons |
Foster Open Access publishing, Creative Commons, Open Media and OpenCourseWare | |
