BIOGRAPHY IN BRIEF

Dr. Ruwan Gamage is currently a Senior Lecturer at the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has 22 years of experience in the university sector as an academic.

Dr. Gamage obtained BSc. degree from the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Masters in Library & Information Science from the University of Colombo, and Doctor of Philosophy from Wuhan University, P.R. China.

He is a Fellow of the Sri Lanka Library Association and a member of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka. He was elected the Chair of the South Asia Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). He has contributed over 30 publications in Library Science, Information Management, IT Literacy, and several other LIS-related themes. He also held the esteemed position of President of the Sri Lanka Library Association during 2020/2021.

One of his greatest contributions to the field of Library and Information Sciences is the introduction of the Sri Lanka Library Friends e-discussion group, which will celebrate its 20th birthday in 2023.

Personal Goal of Dr. Ruwan Gamage:

…People struggle to search for the right information at the right time. Finding information is not easy, because the world is full of fake, inaccurate, and inappropriate information. Therefore my goal is to make these functions easier where people find the theories I express, techniques I innovate, things I teach, and the way I guide helps them to ‘find’ what they ‘need’…

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • PhD 2008

    Doctor of Library Science

    School of Information Management, Wuhan University, PR China

  • MLS 2001

    Master in Library and Information Science

    Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • BSc. 1997

    BSc in Biological Sciences

    Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Positions Held

  • Present2012

    Senior Lecturer

    National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS), University of Colombo

  • 31st March 20171st January 2017

    Research Fellow

    Tsukuba University, Japan.

  • 20122000

    Senior Assistant Librarian

    University of Moratuwa Library, Sri Lanka

  • 19981998

    Publicity Officer

    National Science Foundation