AJLIM is a bi-annual publication of library and information science articles and is considered one of the leading journals in library and information science. This journal was launched as Vidyarthi Journal in several volumes from 2006. There, only the scholarly articles of the staff and the Department Alumni Association members consisted of this ocean's interspersion. As this AJLIM is in the age of information change, This Journal has taken a new look and expanded its content provision to the library and information field researchers.

In 1973, the Department of the Library & Information Science was established with the purpose of opening more job opportunities for graduates. Library & Information Centers provide an enormous service for the development of education and the information sector in the country as well as for the improvement of creative and Information Literacy skills among individual citizens. The principal role of this department is to supply human resources to those libraries and information centers attached to government and non - government organizations in Sri Lanka, and abroad. The department has a national as well as international reputation for the quality of its teaching, guiding, and training of students to be the highest professionals through advanced career opportunities. In a recent subject review, the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC) of the University Grants Commission awarded 6 A’s, out of a total of 8 quality indicators and this is an indication of the success of the department in terms of the quality of teaching, guiding and the expertise of the staff.