About Me
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Phone:
0710219257 -
Email:
thanuja@kdu.ac.lk -
Experience:
29 years years
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- BSc (Special) Hons, In Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya.
- Master of Library and Information Science (MLS), University of Colombo
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Charted Librarian
Working Experience
- From 03/01/1994 to 31/08/1994 Computer Instructor, Computer Center, University of Kelaniya
- From 01/09/1994 to 31/07/2000 - Assistant Librarian, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy (KDA)
- From 01/08/2020 to 01/05/2013 - Senior Assistant Librarian Gr. II - General Sir John Kotelawela Defence University (KDU)
- From 22/11/2018 to 22/05/2021 - Acting Librarian General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) .
- From 03/05/2013 to date - Senior Assistant Librarian Gr I - General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)
- From 08/02/2001 to 31/12/2017 - Acting Librarian - General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)
- Frome 01/10/2023 to todate - Senior Assistabt Librarian Gr I - University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Professional Affiliations
Teaching Areas
Referencing and Mendeley Reference Manager
Cataloguing
Classification
ICT
Information Sources & Services
Searching Techniques
Information Sharing & Networking
Digital information needs & seeking behaviour
Information Retrieval,
Plagiarism prevention
Research Interest
Information needs & seeking behaviour
Digital libraries
Information literacy
user education
Usability Assessment
User studies
Information needs
Research ethics and academic integrity
Publications
- Ranawella TC. Rajapaksha MP. (2017) Use and User Satisfaction with Library Services and Resources at the Main Library of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. Journal of University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka; Volume 20 (2): 28-45
- Ranawella TC.(2006), An Introduction to a Library material management and security control system-Radio Frequency identification (RFID) technology. Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka; Volume 10: 29-39
- Ranawella TC. Jayasinghe TN. (2015),A Case Study to Identify Factors Affected the Optimal Utilization of Library at the Naval and Maritime Academy, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Library Review Journal published by Sri Lanka Library Association. Volume 29 (Special Issue 55th Anniversary 1961-2015); 103 � 114
- Ranawella TC. (2003),Staff Development Needs in Sri Lankan University Libraries. SILHOUETTE 2002-2003. Magazine published by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University; 134 - 138
- Ranawella TC. (2006), Identification of Requirement for University Library Building. SILHOUETTE 2015-2016 Magazine published by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University; 232-235
- Ranawella TC.(2016) Internet Use and Its Impact on Library Usage by Trainees at Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Library and Information Management (ICLIM 2016) 2016; 312 � 323
- Ranawella TC. Kanchana UDH. Rajapaksha MP.(2014), Information Sources Used by Postgraduate Students in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University: a citation analysis of theses. NILIS Research Symposium (NILIS14): organized by National Institute of Library & Information Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2014; 55-61
- Ranawella TC.(2018),Turnitin Usage and its impact on Academic Integrity and Honesty of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). 1st International Conference on Library and Information Science: from open library to open society, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand; 307- 322
- Ranawella TC. Alagaratnam V. (2017), Research Ethics and anti-plagiarism software. A study on turnitin users of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). International Conference on Knowledge Resources and Library Technologies At: Department of Library and Information Science, Barathidasan University, Rhiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India; Volume 1: 347-350
- Rajapaksha M. Ranawella TC. (2014), A survey on the use and users' satisfaction of library resources and services: a case study at the faculty of Engineering and Social Sciences, Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. 11th National Conference in Library and Information Science (NACLIS) Sri Lanka Library Association;: 28
- Factors Affecting Academic Integrity in Research: Analysis based on Turnitin Similarity Reports of Postgraduate Students of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)
- Wijayanayake A. Umathevan M. Ranawella TC.(2017), Mobile Application for University Library Management System. National Conference of University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka (NACULA 2017); 16-18
- Ranawella, TC, (2021), Impact of Librarian’s Role in Promoting Academic Integrity within the University. Virtual International Conference on Library and Information Science (VICLIS 2021) ,:10 Download
- Ranawella, TC, (2022), Factors Influencing for Utilization of the Databases at Kotelawala Defence University . Virtual International Conference on Library and Information Science VICLIS 2022,:95 Download
- Seneviratne, W.; Rajapaksha, M.P.; Kanchana, U.D.H.; Ranawella, T.C. (2023), Empowering Education in Challenging Times: Unveiling the Virtual Reading Room Initiative at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Library Through Open Access Resources, 5th International conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka (ICLIM) 2023, 2023: 186-195 Download
