Abstract:
The Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan Faculty of Performing and Visual Arts (SPRFPVA)
Library is one of the seven branch libraries under the Library system of the University of
Jaffna, serving over 700 students and 70 staff members. Despite having a collection of 1,500
non-book materials (such as CDs and DVDs) related to musicology, the library's existing
infrastructure and technological facilities were insufficient, rendering these valuable resources
largely inaccessible. Furthermore, the library lacked an appropriate space where students and
faculty could effectively engage with resources, particularly for learning from live
performance recordings and accessing online storage. These gaps in accessibility necessitated
the establishment of ‘Musicology Corner’ at the SPRFPVA Library project, which aimed to
enhance the infrastructure, thereby enabling the effective use of these resources. The project
was funded with LKR 16.53 million from the Kandiah Karthigasen Tamil Music Trust Fund,
with the primary objective of transforming the library into a more conducive environment for
accessing and utilizing non-book materials.
