{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2020-08-16T09:01:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T09:01:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/library\/manatunga\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;147&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3D%26user%3DK2RpskEAAAAJ|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Reserach Gate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FSubhashani_Manatunga|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">PKS Manatunga, currently serves as a Senior Assistant Librarian (Grade II) at the Main Library, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mrs.\u00a0 Manatunga graduated from the University of Colombo with a first Class for BSc Special Degree in Plant Biotechnology and obtained Sir Nigel Ball Award for Botany in the year 2004.\u00a0 In 2013, she obtained a Masters in Information Systems Management from the University of Colombo. She joined the Library University of Colombo in 2006 as an Assistant Librarian and promoted to Senior Assistant Librarian Grade11 in 2013. Her research interests are in the areas of Information\u00a0Behaviour, Information Literacy and Knowledge Management.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She\u00a0 serves as a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo and was a Co-coordinator of the \u00a0Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management Programme in year 2015\/2016 &amp; 2016\/2017. At the moment she was appointed as the Temporary Student Counselor of the Main Library(2018-2020).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BSc Special Degree in Plant Biotechnology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"> <\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Masters in Information Systems Management <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"> <\/p><p class=\"where\"> Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> Now<\/span><span> 2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Assistant Librarian<\/h4><p>Main Library, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> Now<\/span><span> 2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p> Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> 2020<\/span><span> 2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Student Counselor<\/h4><p>Main Library, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> 2017<\/span><span> 2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Co-coordinator<\/h4><p>Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management Programme, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> 2018<\/span><span> 2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Conference Secretary <\/h4><p>National Conference of University Librarians Association (NACULA)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>General Secretary <\/h4><p>University Librarians Association (ULA) of Sri Lanka <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee Member <\/h4><p>Faculty Club, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> 2017<\/span><span> 2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member <\/h4><p>Annual Research Symposium Committee, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member <\/h4><p>Web and IT committee, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span> 2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member <\/h4><p>Faculty board, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> Now<\/span><span> 2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>University Librarians Association<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Non corporate member<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Library Association<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;147&#8243; 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