• Use of digital information resources and digital assistive devices by the undergraduates with visual impairments 

  Lankathilake, M.A.; Ramanan, T. (University of Colombo, 2023)

  Visual impaired undergraduates (VIUs) mostly rely on digital information resources (DIR) for accomplishing academic tasks with the help of assistive devices and technologies (ADT). Despite the availability of latest ...
• Identification of Information Needs of Local Herbal Industry Using Critical Success Factors Approach 

  Abeysekara, K.H.T.; Gamage, Ruwan (Sri Lanka Library Association, 2013)

  Aim of this study was to identify information needs of local herbal industry through identifying CSFs pertaining to the local herbal industry. This was a qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with ...
• Use of GIS Technology as a Tool for Locating Public Libraries 

  Siyambalapitiya, S.C.D.; Gamage, Ruwan (University of Vocational Technology, 2021)

  Due to its versatile nature, GIS provides a vast platform for the managers in decision making. GIS can be used in the management of public libraries too. Public libraries play a major role in the development process by ...
• Public Librarians in Sri Lanka in Demand for Career Networks 

  Gamage, Ruwan (Association for Information Science & Technology, 2022)

  As per the official records, Sri Lanka has 170 public libraries across the Western Province of Sri Lanka (Statistical Handbook on Libraries in Sri Lanka, 2018), which is one of the nine provinces and the most socio-econ ...
• A Study on the Difference Between AI-Generated and Human-Expert-Generated Default Cataloging Frameworks 

  Gamage, Ruwan; Wanigasooriya, P. (National Library of Sri Lanka, 2023)

  This research distinguishes Arificial Intelligence (AI) and human expert generated default cataloging frameworks used in metadata entry into library catalogs. The National Library of Sri Lanka has initiated to build a ...

• Use of digital information resources and digital assistive devices by the undergraduates with visual impairments 

  Lankathilake, M.A.; Ramanan, T. (University of Colombo, 2023)

  Visual impaired undergraduates (VIUs) mostly rely on digital information resources (DIR) for accomplishing academic tasks with the help of assistive devices and technologies (ADT). Despite the availability of latest ...
• Identification of Information Needs of Local Herbal Industry Using Critical Success Factors Approach 

  Abeysekara, K.H.T.; Gamage, Ruwan (Sri Lanka Library Association, 2013)

  Aim of this study was to identify information needs of local herbal industry through identifying CSFs pertaining to the local herbal industry. This was a qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with ...
• Use of GIS Technology as a Tool for Locating Public Libraries 

  Siyambalapitiya, S.C.D.; Gamage, Ruwan (University of Vocational Technology, 2021)

  Due to its versatile nature, GIS provides a vast platform for the managers in decision making. GIS can be used in the management of public libraries too. Public libraries play a major role in the development process by ...
• Public Librarians in Sri Lanka in Demand for Career Networks 

  Gamage, Ruwan (Association for Information Science & Technology, 2022)

  As per the official records, Sri Lanka has 170 public libraries across the Western Province of Sri Lanka (Statistical Handbook on Libraries in Sri Lanka, 2018), which is one of the nine provinces and the most socio-econ ...
• A Study on the Difference Between AI-Generated and Human-Expert-Generated Default Cataloging Frameworks 

  Gamage, Ruwan; Wanigasooriya, P. (National Library of Sri Lanka, 2023)

  This research distinguishes Arificial Intelligence (AI) and human expert generated default cataloging frameworks used in metadata entry into library catalogs. The National Library of Sri Lanka has initiated to build a ...
• Health Information Crisis during COVID-19 in the South Asian Region: Challenges, Experiences, Resilience, and Collaborative Efforts 

  Gala, B.; Islam, Md. A.; Gamage, Ruwan; Agarwal, N.K. (Association for Information Science & Technology, 2022)

  The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is as much an information war as it is a medical war. Members from South Asia and the Asia Pacific countries share their experiences and challenges faced with collaborative ...
• Contribution of Sri Lanka to the Library and Information Science in the Maldives: A Review 

  Gamage, Ruwan; Riyaz, A. (University of Colombo, 2022)

  Maldives is a small country in the SAARC region, with a population of less than 400,000. According to the Maldives Library Association, the country had 294 libraries in 2012. Literature reveals that qualified LIS ...
• JavaScript tools for online information retrieval 

  Gamage, Ruwan; Dong, Hui (Emerald, 2006)

  Purpose Efficiency of server side search engines is very low in cases of slow internet connections. Therefore, this study aims to examine use of client side search tools. Design/methodology/approach A previously introduced ...
• 1911-1949 චීන ජනරජ සාහිත්‍ය එකතුව: අංකිතකරණ අත්දැකීම් 

  Gamage, Ruwan; Meng, Z.; Fei, Y. (Sri Lanka Library Association, 2008)

  වර්‍ශ 1911-1949 කාලය අතරතුර චීනයේ ප්‍රකාශයට පත් වූ පොත් පත් හැඳින්වෙන්නේ චීන ජනරජ එකතුව නමිනි. එහි තෝරාගත් කොටසක් අංකිතකරණයට (Digitize) බඳුන්කරන ලද ...
• පුස්තකාලය 2.0 මගින් සංශෝධනය වන පුස්තකාලයාධිපති කාර්යභාරය 

  Gamage, Ruwan (Sri Lanka Library Association, 2009)

  It is a long time ago that information scientists predicted Web 2.0 services and technologies are going to affect libraries. Now it's not the time to debate on pros and cons of these. The task at the moment is to explore ...
• පාඨකයන්ගේ තොරතුරු සාක්ෂරතාවය ඉහළ නැංවීම සඳහා තොරතුරු සිතියම්කරණය ඉගැන්වීම 

  Gamage, Ruwan (Sri Lanka Library Association, 2010)

  Mind mapping is a technique used for organizing information. The article describes an effort of enhancing information literacy skills of undergraduates at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
• A personal history of e- Librarianship in Sri Lanka : 2000-2004 

  Gamage, Ruwan (Professor Piyadasa Ranasinghe Foundation, 2014)

  E-librarianship can be recognized as provision of access to electronic information, making portals and Web interfaces, automating library housekeeping, and promotion of libraries using ...
• University libraries and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): aglobal perspective on practices and contributions 

  Sivalingam, K.; Gamage, Ruwan (The University of Colombo, 2023)

  This research highlights the integral role of university libraries globally in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), showcasing their strategies, initiatives, and contributions to sustainable ...
• Guardians of History: A Case Study on the Operational, Legal, and Organizational Infrastructures of the National Archives of Maldives 

  Nashfa, F.; Rafeeq, A.; Nasiha, A.; Ahmed, T.; Gamage, Ruwan (The Maldives National University, 2023)

  Established under the Archival Act 16/2011, the National Archives of Maldives (NAM) is responsible for preserving national official records and formulating archiving policies. The objectives were to understand the ...
• Addressing Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Instant Reactions of HEIs on AI Detection Tools 

  Gamage, Ruwan (The Maldives National University, 2023)

  The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, particularly AI-generated content in higher education, poses significant challenges to academic integrity. This abstract explores the insights higher educational ...
• Attention to ChatGPT research in Sri Lankan media 

  Gamage, Ruwan (The University of Colombo, 2023)

  ChatGPT has gained significant attention in Sri Lanka over past few months. However, there is a lack of understanding of which types of publications are more likely to mention research on ChatGPT...
• An Evaluation of Transport Related Government Web Sites in Sri Lanka 

  De Silva, A.P.U.; Gamage, Ruwan (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  A Website is a mirror of the institute or the company. It has to play the main role of displaying vision, mission, tasks and everything of the institutes. So that, many government institutes use Websites to disseminate ...
• A Comparative Study on the Fair Use Doctrine in Copyright Laws of Sri Lanka and Japan 

  Gamage, Ruwan (University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, 2017)

  This is a comparison on clauses regarding fair use doctrine between the Sri Lanka Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003 and the Japan Copyright Act No. 35 ofMay 14, 2014. The objective was to shed light on the Sri Lankan ...
• Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAIPMH): A Strategy for Sharing Metadata 

  Mariyapillai, J.; Gamage, Ruwan (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2019)

  There are a vast and continually growing number of information resources on the World Wide Web such as text, image, audio, video and so on. Many of these resources remain hidden from commonly used search methods, such as ...
• Current Status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) initiatives in University Libraries of Sri Lanka 

  Rathnabahu, R.M.N.; Gamage, Ruwan (FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA, 2018)

  Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) is most important for academic research and plays an esteemed role in improving university ranking at present. The objective of this study is to find out the current status of ...

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