Ishvari Corea
Ishvari Corea (4 June 1925 – 14 May 2019) was a Sri Lankan librarian. She served as Chief Librarian of the Colombo Public Library for 27 years.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Corea was born in Araliyagaha Walauwa in Bandaragama; she was the fourth of five children of Don Bernard Wijesinghe Kannanagara and Beatrice Wijewardana Jayasekara.[2] She attended Visakha Vidyalaya in Colombo and the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya.[1] She graduated in 1949 with a degree in Sinhala.[2]
After graduating from university, she taught at Visakha Vidyalaya for a short time, then joined the Colombo Public Library as deputy librarian in 1950. In 1959–60 she studied for a postgraduate qualification from the School of Librarianship and Archives of the University of London and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (formerly the Library Association, UK).[1]
In 1961 Corea was appointed Chief Librarian of Colombo Public Library in 1961, a position she held for 27 years.[2] Corea also helped establish the Sri Lanka Library Association, and served as its president.[1]
Publications[edit]
- Corea, I. (1975). Libraries and people: Colombo Public Library, 1925–1975. Colombo: Colombo Public Library.[3]
- Corea, I. (1978). A manual for public libraries in Sri Lanka. Colombo: Colombo Public Library.[4]
- Corea, I. (1993). Encyclopaedia of information and library science. New Delhi: Akashdeep Publishing House.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Corea was married to C. V. S. Corea, a homeopathic practitioner.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Ishvari Corea: a towering figure in library service". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ a b c d "Ishvari Corea : Librarian par excellence". Sunday Observer. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Corea, Ishvari (1975). Libraries and people: Colombo Public Library, 1925-1975. Colombo: Colombo Public Library. OCLC 417603730.
- ^ Corea, Ishvari (1978). A manual for public libraries in Sri Lanka. Colombo: Colombo Public Library. OCLC 5333539.
- ^ Corea, Ishvari (1993). Encyclopaedia of information and library science. New Delhi: Akashdeep Publishing House. OCLC 61906542.