Resources available to scholars: Reference library of 7,500 books and 60 periodical titles with a special collection on naval history. N.M. Perera Centre 106 Dr. N.M. Perera Mawatha (Cotta Road.), Colombo 8 Phone: +94-11-2691890 Email: [email protected] Manager: Mr. A. Attanapola Acting librarian: Kalani Omaya Subasinghe Library: 20,000 books on politics, labor law, economics, trade unions, Marxism, and human rights. The library holds copies of the Ceylon Hansard, and offers photocopying facilities. It is open Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 4:30 PM, closed on holidays. Services: The centre also sponsors lectures and has a small publications program.