{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-02-28T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:12:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/nilis\/prasanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;110&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#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%2FPrasanna_Ranaweera|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Researcher ID&#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;][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%3Dib3uAgYAAAAJ%26hl%3Den%26oi%3Dao|||&#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]Dr Prasanna Ranaweera MLS, MA, BA, CTHE<\/p>\n<p>Senior Lecturer,<\/p>\n<p>National Institute of Library &amp; Information Sciences (NILIS)<\/p>\n<p>University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.[\/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\">MLS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1999<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Master in Library and Information Science <\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">M.A. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1993<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Master of Arts<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">B.A<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1991<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Bachelor of Arts (Honors) <\/p><p class=\"where\">Education location<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">CTHE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education<\/p><p class=\"where\">Staff Development Center, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Workshop<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Information Technology for Information Management<\/p><p class=\"where\">SAARC Documentation Center, New Delhi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Dip. 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