Mrs. H.M.K.K. Dehigama

Educational /professional Qualifications

• MSc (Library and Information Science) (2008)- University of Kelaniya / Sri Lanka
• MAIS, NISCAIR, New Delhi, India (2006) - Postgraduate Diploma (Archaeology)
• Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology (1998)- University of Kelaniya /Sri Lanka
• B.A. (Hons.) (Archaeology) (1997) - University of Peradeniya /Sri Lanka

Positions held (Selected)

• Branch Librarian - Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya , Sri Lanka.
• Branch Librarian - Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Peadeniya, Sri Lanka.
• Visiting Lecturer (2007) - Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka.
• Editor/ Coordinating Editor and Annotator - ABIA Art and Archaeology Index for South and Southeast Asia Project in collaboration with Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, Central Cultural Fund and International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) Netherlands.

Membership & Awards (Selected)

• SAARC Scholarship Awarded to follow Associateship in Library and Information Science in NISCAIR, New Delhi- 2004
• Prof. P.Leelananda Prematillake and Dr. Nanda Prematillake award for best student of Archaeology- awarded at the Convocation Holden in Peradeniya - 1997

Research Interests (Research Fields/ Projects)

• Library Automation
• Digital Libraries
• Conservation and Preservation of cultural heritage

Research Publications (Selected)

• M.P. Satija and Kanchana Dehigama, Role of Consortia in Library Cooperation, Journal of The M. P. Young ,Librarian Association 2008, 1(1).
• K. Dehigama, (Annotator), (2002), in Raven, Ellen and Lasschuijt, Helga, (eds.) ABIA South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index; Volume Two Part II, Brill , Leiden.
• K. Dehigama (Annotator) (2002) in Raven, Ellen and Lasschuijt, Helga, (eds.) ABIA South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index; Volume Two Part I, Brill , Leiden.
• K. Dehigama, (2001),Jetavana Kautukagaraye Pabalu, (Beads of Jetavana Museum), Sanskrutika Puranaya, p. 27-30.
• K.Dehigama, (2001), Limits of Interpretation of Art and Archaeology, Paper presented at the International Seminar Limits of Interpretation of Art and Archaeology, Yogjakarta, Indonesia 2001 August.