Background
Wijasuriya, Donald Earlian Kingsley was born on November 22, 1934 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Son of James Robert Solomon and Florence Mabel Cecilia (De Silva) Wijasuriya.
Wijasuriya, Donald Earlian Kingsley was born on November 22, 1934 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Son of James Robert Solomon and Florence Mabel Cecilia (De Silva) Wijasuriya.
Bachelor of Arts, University Ceylon, 1959. American Library Association, Library. Association United Kingdom, 1962, F.L.A., 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, LoughboroughU., United Kingdom, 1980.
Association of the Library. Association of Australia (ALAA), Australian Library.
Association, 1984.
Assistant library University Malaya, Kuala Lampur, 1964—1969, deputy library, 1970—1972. Deputy director general The National Library Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1972—1983, acting director general, 1983—1986, director general, 1986—1989. Associate Library. Association Australia, Australian Library.
Association, 1984; managing director Library. Information Development Consultant, since 1990. Consultant United Nations Educational, Papua New Guinea, 1990, Indonesia, 91, Nepal, 92.
Rufus Putnam visiting professor Center International Studies Ohio University, 1992.
Member Malaysian Library. Association (president 1972, 73, 75), Congress of Southeast Asian Libraries (chairman of the executive board 1978-1981), Australian Library. Association, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization National Association of Malaysia (honorary secretary), Library.
Association United Kingdom, International Federation of Library.
Associations and Institutions (chairman regional standing committee for Asia and Oceania 1988-1991, chairman division regional activities 1989-1991. Clubs: National Subang Golf, Portuguese Dickson Yacht.
Married Annette Jayatilaka, April. Children: Rohan, Rienzie, Renan.