All Projects
Contents
- 1 2014
- 2 2013
- 3 2012
- 3.1 Colombo Tamil Sangam Library Digitization 2012
- 3.2 Collection Development 2012
- 3.3 Jaffna Public Library Digitization 2012
- 3.4 Digitizing Publications for Online Access
- 3.5 Panaiyolai Documentation Seminar 2012
- 3.6 Documentation and Archiving of rare endangered documents
- 3.7 Noolaham 10,000 Event
- 3.8 Muslim documentation and archiving project
- 4 2011
- 5 2010
- 5.1 Colombo Tamil Sangam Library Digitization 2010
- 5.2 Collection Development 2010
- 5.3 International Center for Ethnic Studies Digitization Project
- 5.4 Ithazhaham: Collection Development project for Magazines
- 5.5 Vaasihasalai: Collection Development project for Newspapers
- 5.6 Project Niruvanam: Data set of Tamil Organizations
- 5.7 Digitization Workshop 2010
- 6 2009
- 7 2008
- 8 2007
- 9 2006
- 10 2005
2014
2013
Veththiyar Thamilaavanam: Colombo Royal College Digitization Project
Aaram: Jaffna Hindu College Digitization Project
Tamil Documentation Conference 2013
Panaiyolai Documentation Seminar 2013
Panaiyolai, which is the easily available and most usable commodity among the Tamil speaking communities in Sri Lanka is a name of the program of Noolaham Foundation. Under this programme, many seminars and knowledge transformation exercises carry out by Noolaham Foundation. On this background, a seminar titled ‘Panaiyolai’ was organized by the Noolaham Foundation on 25 April 2013 at Vinothan Hall, Colombo Tamil Sangam. The event started at 15:00 hrs was presided by Mr.Seran Sivananthamoorthy . The first address was on the topic “Introduction to Wikipedia” by Mr.A.Ravishankar, followed by an address by Mr.M.Mayuran on the topic “Open Content”, and finally Mr.T.Kopinath delivered an address on “Creative Commons”. The event was called over at about 18:00 hrs.
Collection Development 2013
Upcountry documentation and archiving project
Archiving of the documents produced by upcountry scholars and writers is one of the programs of Noolaham Foundation. A working committee has formed to develop the documentation of upcountry documents. The committee includes senior journalists and writers such as Theliwaththai Joseph, Thilagarajah Mylvaganam (Malliyappusanthi Thilagar), Lunugala Sri, T.V.Thinakaran, M.A. Al- Azoomath, and Lenin Mathivanam. Through series of discussion and meetings convinced focusing on different methods and systems that could be devised and created for documenting up-country documents. A compact disk comprising 91 books was shared in many meeting with the relevant stakeholders. More than 150 books and other products were digitized up to the date and made available in www.noolaham.org . Mrs Radika Thinakaran, based in Hotagale is the focal person and carries out all digitizing and archiving activities.
2012
Colombo Tamil Sangam Library Digitization 2012
Collection Development 2012
Jaffna Public Library Digitization 2012
Digitizing Publications for Online Access
Panaiyolai Documentation Seminar 2012
Panaiyolai, which is the easily available and most usable commodity among the Tamil speaking communities in Sri Lanka is a name of the program concept of Noolaham Foundation. Under this programme, many seminars and knowledge transformation exercises carry out by Noolaham Foundation. On this background, a seminar on Documentation was organized by the Noolaham Foundation on 09 September 2012 Sunday at ‘Thodarpaham’ conference hall in Jaffna town. The chief purpose of the seminar was to emphasize the importance of Documentation in today’s world and to widen the knowledge of the public on the field. The event started at 9.00 a.m, openings and addressed Mr.K.Kuruparan, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Jaffna on the topic ‘The importance of documentation of the Tamil speaking societies of Sri Lanka’, followed by an address by pioneer Mr.J. Arangaraj about ‘The contemporary position of us in relation to the documentation of the Tamil speaking societies of Sri Lanka’, Mr.S.Seran, chief operating officer of the Noolaham Foundation presented his speech on ‘The documentation of the countries of the world in accordance with the international standards and norms’, and finally Mr.S.Sureshkumar, addressed about ‘The documentation through the evolution of new technologies’.
A short film titled ‘Karanthai Poo’ was displayed. Many resource persons associated with the field including Mrs.Emelda Karunaharan, Librarian of the Jaffna Public Library, Mrs. Kalpana, Librarian of the library of the Medical Faculty of the University of Jaffna and Mr. Anuraj, Director of the Uthayan online actively participated in the discussion and presented their ideas. The seminar was over by about 1.30 p.m.
Documentation and Archiving of rare endangered documents
Noolaham 10,000 Event
Muslim documentation and archiving project
2011
Colombo Tamil Sangam Library Digitization 2011
Collection Development 2011
Jaffna Public Library Digitization 2011
Digitization Workshop 2011
Introductory Events 2011
2010
Colombo Tamil Sangam Library Digitization 2010
Collection Development 2010
International Center for Ethnic Studies Digitization Project
Ithazhaham: Collection Development project for Magazines
Vaasihasalai: Collection Development project for Newspapers
Project Niruvanam: Data set of Tamil Organizations
Digitization Workshop 2010
2009
Collection Development 2009
Colombo Tamil Sangam Library Digitization 2009
Digitization Project, Colombo 2009
2008
Digitization Project, Trincomalee 2008
FrontPage Digitization Project 2008 / 2009
Digitization Project, Colombo 2008
2007
Digital Library CMS Project 2007
Womens' Education and Research Centre Digitization Project
WERC Digitization project was the first collaborative project conducted by Noolaham Foundation. The objective of this project was to digitize the publications of WERC and Dr. Selvy Thiruchandran. This project was cordinated by G. Shaseevan.
WERC provided the publications, the computer, computer maintenance, and a space in their research library to carry out the scanning. Noolaham Foundation paid for the labour and scanner. This collaboration saw 140 publications being digitized.
Volunteer Digitization Project, Colombo 2007
Digitization Project, Colombo 2007
2006
Digitization Project, Jaffna 2006
2005
Marumalarchi Digitization Project