Dr. Pradeepa Wijetunge
The Library, University of Colombo
Publications
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Digital information resource preferences of undergraduates: with special reference to three health science faculties of University of Peradeniya.
Published in Abstract Form
Proceedings: Peradeniya University International Research Sessions Vol. 18, 4-5 July 2014, p. 83
Publication year: 2014
Digital information resource preferences of undergraduates: with special reference to faculties of agriculture, arts, engineering, and science of University of Peradeniya
Published in Abstract Form
Proceedings: Peradeniya University International Research Sessions Vol. 18, 4-5 July 2014, p. 84
Publication year: 2014
Difficulties in the information-related research tasks encountered by the undergraduates: a case study of third year science undergraduates of University of Colombo
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
University Librarians Association Annual Sessions, pp. 27.
Publication year: 2014
Cry for help: the urgency for research skills training for undergraduates of University of Peradeniya
Published in Abstract Form
Proceedings: Peradeniya University International Research Sessions Vol. 18, 4-5 July 2014, p. 92
Publication year: 2014
A review of information literacy initiatives in the Sri Lanka public universities
Book Chapters
IN Kritavedi: Festchrift for Senior Professor Piyadasa Ranasinghe. Ed. By Rev. L. Piyarathan, W.A. Weerasooriya and R.D. Ananda Tissa. pp.427- 441. 2014
Publication year: 2014
Role of the University Librarian in the Knowledge Economy: where we are today and where we should move towards
Other Publications
Paper written upon the request of the Standing Committee of Library and Information Studies (SCOLIS), UGC, Sri Lanka in 2012 to elucidate the role of the university librarians.
Publication year: 2012
Recruiting the best: using Emotional Intelligence as a selection criterion
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of LIPS 2012. Leadership and Professionalism for new age libraries. 16-17 March 2012. Ed. By P.K. Jain …et.al. pp.183-190.
Publication year: 2012
Organizational storytelling as a method of tacit-knowledge transfer
Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journal articles
International Information & Library Review. 44, pp. 212-223.
Publication year: 2012
Knowledge and Skills required by the academic staff of university libraries
Other Publications
Paper written upon the request of the Standing Committee of Library and Information Studies (SCOLIS), UGC, Sri Lanka in 2012 to identify the knowledge and skills of the contemporary university librarians, in continuation to the paper on Role of the University Librarian in the Knowledge Economy: where we are today and where we should move towards
Publication year: 2012
Information Literacy Common Curriculum for undergraduates
Other Publications
Developed for the Standing Committee of Library and Information Studies University Grants Commission Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2012
Assessing Knowledge Management Maturity level of a university library: a case study from Sri Lanka
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Librarianship, 3, (2012), pp. 349-356.
Publication year: 2012
Work-related stress among the University Librarians of Sri Lanka
Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journal articles
Journal of the University Librarians’ Association. 16(1), pp.85-95
Publication year: 2012
Mobile-web based library services: challenges and opportunities for librarians
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
IN Changing Library Strategies for the New Generation of Users: NILIS Symposium 2012 Proceedings. Ed. By Gamage, Ruwan; Wijayaratne, Anusha; Samaradiwakara, Manoja; Punchihewa, Nishan. NILIS.Colombo. pp- 67-73
Publication year: 2012
Information Literacy common curriculum for undergraduates
Published in Abstract Form
Presented at the annual research colloquium of the University Librarians’ Association. 23rd March 2012.
Publication year: 2012
Knowledge Audit in a university library
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of the 8th National Conference of the Sri Lanka Library Association. 28th June 2011. Ed. By Shivanthi Weerasinghe and Wathmanel Senevirathne Colombo. SLLA. 2011. pp.20-35.
Publication year: 2011
Information-seeking behaviour and issues of agriculture undergraduates of University of Peradeniya
Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journal articles
Journal of the University Librarians’ Association 18(2), 2014. pp. 1-25
Publication year: 2011
Fifty years of LIS education in Sri Lanka: a retrospective examination.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Sri Lanka Library Review. Vol. 25 2011. pp.1-14.
Publication year: 2011
Capturing organisational stories as a method of transferring significant tacit knowledge – I
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the University Librarians’Association of Sri Lanka. 16-17 August 2011. Ed. By Chaminda Jayasundera and Sajeewani Somaratne. 2011. pp.233-250.
Publication year: 2011
Will Folksonomy replace traditional classification of information on the web
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Sri Lanka Library Review Vol. 24. 2010. pp.55-60
Publication year: 2010
Transforming Undergraduates into Lifelong Learners through Information Literacy
Published in Abstract Form
Presented at the 5th SLAIHE conference. 05th April 2010.
Publication year: 2010
Quality Assurance of the LIS education in Sri Lanka: an institutional review
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of the 28thConference of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). 2010. Ed. By Jagtar Singh and Trishanjit Kaur. Patiala. Punjab University for IATLIS. pp.46-59.
Publication year: 2010
Information Literacy
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Paper presented at the 7th National Conference of the Sri Lanka Library Association. 2010.
Publication year: 2010
Selection of students to LIS education programmes in Sri Lanka and some related issues
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of the 27th Conference of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). 25-27 November 2009. Ed. By Jagtar Singh and Trishanjit Kaur. Patiala. Punjab University for IATLIS. 2009. pp.66-77.
Publication year: 2009
Knowledge audit as a tool for planning more appropriate education and training for university library assistants
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Paper presented at the Symposium of the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences, University of Colombo on 20th March 2009.
Publication year: 2009
A systematic approach for human resource development through a knowledge audit
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital. 27- 28 February 2009. Ed. By Surindra Batra. New Delhi. Allied. 2009. pp. 72-83.
Publication year: 2009
A descriptive analysis of current LIS education providers and programmes in Sri Lanka
Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journal articles
Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science. 14(2), pp. 117-134.
Publication year: 2009
Redesigning Sri Lankan LIS Education Programmes for the emerging information profession
Book Chapters
IN Prof. M.P. Satija felicitation volume. Ed. By Jagtar Singh, Indervir Malhan and Trishanjit Kaur. New Delhi. Ess Ess. pp. 581-597. 2009.
Publication year: 2009
A critical evaluation of the curriculum development strategy of the LIS education programs in Sri Lanka
Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journal articles
Library Review. 58(9), 2009. pp. 670-684
Publication year: 2009
Information Literacy – the stepping-stone to Knowledge Economy
Conference paper presentations / workshop attended
Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge for All: role of libraries and Information Centres. Ed. By Muttayya Koganuramath …[et.al.]. Mumbai. Sita. 2008. pp. 873-880.
Publication year: 2008