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 |
Religions, Semiotics, Beliefs, Myths, Rituals, Festivals, Folklore | |
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Objective 1.2 |
Architecture & Design |
Traditional Architecture, Town Planning and Urban Design, Designs, Iconography and Art History, Pottery | |
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Objective 1.3 |
Traditional Science & Technology |
Astrology, Maritime Technology, Agriculture, Irrigation, Weaving Technology, Metalworking, Mathematics | |
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Objective 1.4 |
Traditional Law & Society |
Mercantile Heritage, Education, Law, Philisophy | |
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Objective 1.5 |
Home & Life style |
Foods and Beverages, Furniture, Household equipment, Decoration, Dress and Ornements | |
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Objective 1.6 |
Arts and Activities |
Dance, Music, Drama, Games, Drawings and Paintings, Cinema | |
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Objective 1.7 |
Ethno Medicine |
Indigenous Medicine, Siddha Medicine, Herbal Plants | |
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Objective 1.8 |
Social Structure, Genealogy and Kinship |
Kinship, Family Histories, Gender relations, Caste System, Biographies, Anthroponym | |
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Objective 1.9 |
Archaeology & History |
Historical Sites, Archaeological Sites, Numismatics, Paleography, Epigraphy, Layers of History | |
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Objective 1.10 |
Linguistics and Literature |
Dialects, Corpus, Ancient Literature, Colonial Literature, Post-colonial Literature, Lexicography | |
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Objective 1.11 |
Ethnography and Race Relations |
Ethnography, Displacements, Diaspora, Migration, Social Changes | |
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Objective 1.12 |
Villages and Communities |
Villages, Towns, Cities, Communities | |
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Objective 1.13 |
Organizations and Institutions |
Educational Institutions, Religious organizations, Theaters, Libraries, Societies and Associations, Media organizations | |
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Objective 1.14 |
Landscape, Environment and Biodiversity |
Cartography, Geography, Toponym, Environment, Flora, Fauna | |
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Objective 1.15 |
Events |
Arts events, Cultural events, Literary events | |
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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Memoirs, Posters, Leaflets, Invitations, Factsheets, Dissertations and Abstracts | ||
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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, Classification (Keywords, Subject headings, Dewey Decimal Classification) | |
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Objective 3.2 |
Collection Management |
Ongoing Collection Development (Ithazhaham, Vaasihasaalai) | |
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Special Collections (Muslim Archive, Upcountry Archive, Dalit Archive, Women Archive) | ||
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Objective 3.3 |
Dataset Development |
Bibliography, Communities and Villages, Organizations, Who’s Who | |
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Objective 3.4 |
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 | |
