Dr. (Mrs.) P.C.D.S. Gunasekera

Educational /professional Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Library & Information Science (PhD ) / Bharathidasan University/ India
• Masters in Library & Information science(MLS)/University of Colombo / Sri Lanka.
• BSc.(Special) Hons. University of Sri Jayawardanapura / Sri Lanka.

Positions held (Selected)

• Senior Assistant Librarian ( Gr.I)

Membership & Awards (Selected)

• Fellow member of Sri Lanka Library Association (FSLLA)
• Member of University Librarians Association

Research Interests (Research Fields/ Projects)

• User Studies
• Bibliometric Studies
• Collection Development
• Information Seeking Behavior
• Institutional Repositories and Digital Libraries

Research Publications (Selected)

• Existing Collection Development Practices in University Libraries in Sri Lanka, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol. 7, December 2003, pp. 05-17
• Library reference service and the new developments: Reference process and the recent changes, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol.8, December 2004,PP 13-20
• Towards effective and efficient library service: Measuring criteria for library performance” Vidyarathi, vol.1, 2006,PP 122-133
• Challenges for the collection developers in the information age: An academic library perspective, Accountancy Journal published by the Wayamba University, Vol.4, December 2006,PP 37-42
• An attitudinal user survey in University libraries: A case study of Wayamaba University “, Sri Lankan Journal of Librarianship and Information Management, Vol.1, January-June 2006,PP 104-119
• Library and information science literature in Sri Lanka: A bibliometric study, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol. 12, 2008,PP 17-48
• Assessing Library Collection: A case study at University of Peradeniya, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol. 13, 2009, PP 115-130
• Students Usage of an academic library: A User Study at University of Peradeniya Library, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol.14, 2010, PP 43-60
• Styles of bibliographical citations: Sri Lanka Library Review, Sri Lanka Library Review.vol.24, 2010,PP 95-106
• Information needs and usage pattern of Undergraduates: Comparative study, Information Age, vol.5 (3-4),July –December 2011 , PP 20-25
• Library usage pattern of the faculty members in the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: A user survey, SRELS Journal of Information management, Vol.49,No.5, October 2012 ,PP 501-510
• විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයීිය පුස්තකාලය භාවිතය වර්ධනය කිරීමෙහිලා පාඨක අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන්වල ඇති වැදගත්කම, (Transliterated title: Importance of user education programmes in University libraries for enhancing library use), Sambavana, Vol.6, No.1,January-June 2012, PP 19-38
• Citation analysis of Master theses: As a tool for collection development in academic libraries, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol 17, No.2, July 2013, PP 96-111
• Perceptions of libraries and information resources: An academic library perspective, Sri Lanka Library Review, Vol.28, June 2014, PP 15-24
• මහජන පුස්තකාලය මගින් සමාජයට ඉටුවන ආර්ථික හා සමාජ කාර්යභාරය මිනිය හැක්කේ කෙසේද? (Transliterated title: How to measure social and economical benefits of the public libraries) Sambavana, Vol.8 No.2, July-December 2014, pp 67-81
• Study of Referencing Pattern and Characteristics of Citations in Economics Theses, SRELS Journal of Information Management, vol 52(6), December 2015, pp 441-449
• Use of Library Services and Information Seeking Methods of Postgraduate Students in the University of Peradeniya: A Case Study, Sri Lanka Library Review, Vol.30,2016,pp 70-84
• Characteristics of Citations in Sociology and Economics Postgraduate Theses: A Comparative Study, Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, Vol 19, No.2, April 2016, PP 82-99
• සංඛ්‍යාංක යුගයේ දැනුම කළමනාකරුවෙකු ලෙස වර්තමාන පුස්තකාලයාධිපතිවරු සතු කාර්යභාරය (Transliterated title: Librarians role as a knowledge Manager in the digital age, Sambavana, Vol.9 No.1, January-June 2015/2016,pp 170-177
• Motivational Factors for Faculty contribution towards Institutional Repositories and their Awareness of Open Access Publishing, SRELS Journal of Information Management, vol.54(3), June, 2017, pp 147-153
• Social Science Scholars perceptions towards Open Access and Institutional Repositories, PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences,Vol.3 (2) , pp. 2244-2259, November 2017, DOI-https://dx.doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2017.32.22442259
• Management Scholars Perception towards Open Access Publishing and their Self Archiving Practices, IALA Journal (A biannual research Journal of Academic Library Association) ,vol.6 (1 & 2) ,January-December 2018, pp 415-423
• Assessment of self-archiving in digital repositories: is there any differences between science and agriculture scholars ,SRELS Journal of Information Management, vol.55(5), October,2018 pp 237-246 doi.org/10.17821/srels/2018/v55i5/120853
• Exploring first year undergraduate students’ information literacy skills: Experience at the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka , SRELS Journal of Information Management, vol.55(6), December, 2018, pp.309-314 doi.org/10.17821/srels/2018/v55i6/131122
• Electronic information seeking behavior of Postgraduate students in University of Peradeniya, Chamani Gunasekera & R.Balasubramani. SRELS Journal of Information Management, Vol 56(4), August 2019, p.206-210, DOI: DOI: 10.17821/srels/2019/v56i4/142471
• Study of Information Seeking Pattern of School Teachers in Sri Lanka with respect to Curriculum Planning. Chamani Gunasekera; R.Balasubramani; and J, Arumugam (2019) Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 2861. URL: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/2861
• Understanding Professional Information Needs of School Teachers in Sri Lanka and Identifying Factors Trigger for their Information Needs. Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani (2019) Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). URL:https://digitalcommons. unl. edu/ libphilprac/3456
• Information Seeking Pattern of School Teachers in Sri Lanka: Discovering the Associate Factors, Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani, (2020) Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). URL: https://digitalcommons.unl. edu/libphilprac1/3417
• Library usage pattern of school teachers in Sri Lanka: problems and issues. Gunasekera, C. and Balasubramani, R.(2020.) Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka, 23(1), pp.19–36. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jula.v23i1.7964
• Information Sources and Channels Utilized Pattern of Sri Lankan School Teachers in Information Seeking, Chamani Gunasekera , R. Balasubramani and P. Baskaran. (2020) Gedrag & Organisatie Review - 33(2). DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.37896/GOR33.02/023
• Information seeking process of graduate School teachers in Sri Lanka, Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani, (2020) Sri Lanka Library Review, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2020, pp 1-23
• Use of Information and Communication Technologies by School Teachers in Sri Lanka for Information Seeking, Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani (2020). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 3979. https://digitalcommons. unl.edu/libphilprac/3979/
• Use of Information Communication Technology by School Teachers in Information Provision: An analysis of Sri Lankan perspective, Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani (2020). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4152. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4152
• Challenges Faced by School Teachers when Seeking Information: How Barriers be Addressed. Chamani Gunasekera and Dr. R.Balasubramani, (2020) Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4415. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu / libphilprac/4415
• Modelling of Information Seeking Behaviour of School Teachers in Sri Lanka. Chamani Gunasekera and Balasubramani, R.(2021)Library Philosophy & Practice,5244.https://digitalcommons. unl.edu/ lib phil prac/ 5244
• E-Resource Usage of Undergraduate Students at University of Peradeniya: A User Survey, Chamani Gunasekera, Champa Alahakoon and Harshani Dissanayake, (2021) Sri Lanka Library Review, 35 (2) June 2021 , 84-111, DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sllr.v35i2.45/
• Information Resources Usage and Information Literacy Skills of School Teachers in Sri Lanka: a Survey, Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani, (2022). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 6793. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/6793

Publications in Conference Proceedings

• How the Academics use the library: A user survey of the Faculty of Arts at University of Peradeniya. Chamani Gunasekera and R. Liyanage, Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions (PURSE) 2010, Vol .15, Part II , PP 862-864
• Information use in sociology research: A case study at the Library, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2013 , Edited by H. K.Kaul, Deep Singh and Sangeetha Kaul , DELNET: New Delhi, India, December 2013, PP 100-119
• The evaluation of library materials by the Undergraduates: a case study at University of Peradeniya , Pradeepa Wijetunge and Chamani Gunasekera, Proceedings of 11th National Conference in Library and Information science (NACLIS 2014) held at Galadari Hotel, Colombo on 19th June 2014, PP 36-41
• Use of information sources by social science scholars: Implications for library, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society (ICOLIS 2014) held on 4-5 November 2014 in Malaysia, PP 61-76
• A study of information seeking behavior of academic Sociologists through a citation analysis at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Innovative Librarianship: Adapting to digital Realities, Proceedings of 10th International CALIBER- 2015, held on 12-14 March 2015 at Himachal Pradesh University , Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, PP 21-32
• Prior experiences of the new entrants in using the school library: with special reference to Management students, University of Peradeniya, Pradeepa Wijetunge and Chamani Gunasekera, Proceedings of International Conference on Library and Information Science (ICLIS 2015), Challenges for information professionals and LIS services in the 21st century held on 17- 18th September 2015 at Galadari Hotel, PP 79-85
• Information seeking activities of graduate school teachers: A case Study, Proceedings of 05th International Symposium 2015 (IntSym2015) held on 7th and 8th December 2015 at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, pp 88-91
• Masters Students in education and their electronic resources usage: A case study at the University of Peradeniya. Proceedings of the International Conference on “ Re-engineering of library resources and services: challenges and opportunities” (ICRLRS 2016) held on 5-6th Feb.2016 at the Annamalai University, India, pp 5-7
• Insights into information seeking behavior of public school teachers: A case study at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, The Proceeding s of the 8th Shanghai International Library Forum (Silf 2016), Libraries: Enabling Progress held on 6-8th July 2016 at the Shanghai National Library, Shanghai, China, pp 269-280
• Faculty Awareness and Knowledge about Open Access and Institutional Repositories: a Case Study at University of Peradeniya, Proceeding of the 12th National Conference on Library and Information Studies (NACLIS ) 2016 , “Marching towards excellence: Contributions of LIS professionals in building a better society” held on 23rd June 2016 at the Sri Lanka Foundation, pp 44-56
• The Search for Electronic Information by Postgraduate Students of the Department of Education, University of Peradeniya: A Study, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Humanities and the Social Science (ICHSS)-2016, “Unleashing minds to create a sustainable future”, held on 27-28 July 2016 at the faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya ,pp 347-349
• Institutional Repositories and Scholarly Publishing: Assessing Faculty Awareness and Contribution at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored International Conference on Knowledge Resources and Library Technologies (ICKRLT 2017)held on 24-25th February 2017 at the Bharathidasan University, India, pp 671-674
• A study of the usage of electronic journal databases by undergraduates of selected health science libraries of University of Peradeniya, H.N.K. Dissanayake, C. Gunasekera and C.N. K. Alahakoon, Proceedings of National Conference of University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka (NACULA-2017) “Information for sustainable development” pp 36-49
• Responses of Health Sciences Faculties to Open Access Publishing: a Survey Conducted in the University of Peradeniya, Proceedings of 13th National Conference on Library and Information Science (NACLIS 2017) “ Social impact of librarianship: Scholarship towards sustainable development goals” pp 19-32
• Academics Scholarly publishing trends and their knowledge towards the open access publishing: Experiences at University of Peradeniya, Proceedings of International conference on the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ICHSS) -2017, “ Knowledge, Diversity and Harmony” held on 28-29 July 2017, At the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya , pp 249-252
• Self archiving practices of university academics: special emphasis on the social science and humanity scholars in the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Symposium Proceedings of 4th Annual Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (ARSSSH) 2017 held on 20 December 2017 at Hilton Colombo Residencies (Jaic Hilton), Colombo, pp 217-220
• Self archiving behaviour of university academics: is there any difference between humanities and engineering scholars, proceedings of International Symposium on Emerging Trends in Education and Library and Information Science (LibSym 2018), “ Re- Engineering to Align with Transitioning Educational & Technological Paradigm” held on 9-10 August, 2018 At Library Network, Eastern university of Sri Lanka, pp 199-209
• Information Resources Usage and Information Seeking Behaviour of School Teachers in Sri Lanka , Chamani Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani , Proceedings of the International Conference on Transforming Academic Libraries: Vision 2030 (ICTAL 2030) held on 15-16 November 2019 at Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India
• Identifying Information needs of school teachers in Sri Lanka and factors affect for their information needs, C. Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani , Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management (ICLIM) -2019 on Digital Transformation and Reinvention of Future Ready Libraries held on 26-27 November 2019 at University of Kelaniya
• Investigating Information Literacy Skills of School Teachers in Sri Lanka as an Effective Factor for Information Seeking , 5th International Conference of Uwa Wellassa University (IRCUWU2021) “ exploring potentials in Challenging Periods” 1-2 July 2021 at Uwa Wellassa University, Badulla, , Paper ID IRCUWU2021-205
• Use of school libraries by teachers for teaching purposes: A survey conducted in Sri Lanka, International Conference of Library and Information Management (ICLIM 2021) organized by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya

Research Papers Presentations at National and International Research Conferences/ Symposia

• Collection Development practices in university library: A study, Proceedings of the National Conference on Library and Information Science (NACLIS), June 2004 at BMICH, Colombo
• Assessing library collection: Case study at University of Peradeniya. Achievers Colloquium organized by University Librarians Association, 2008, SLFI, Colombo
• How the Academics use the library: A user survey of the Faculty of Arts at University of Peradeniya. Peradeniya University Research Sessions (PURSE) 2010
• Citation analysis as an aid for collection development of academic libraries, University Librarian Association of Sri Lanka – Annual Research Sessions, Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna University, 07th August 2013
• Information use in sociology research: A case study at the Library, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, National convention on knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2013) held on 11.12. 2013 at Hotel Clerks Amer, Jaipur, India
• Use of information sources by social science scholars: Implications for library, 5th International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society (ICOLIS 2014) held on 4-5 November 2014, the Boulevard Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Use of library and information resources by academic sociologist in the University of Peradeniya, University Librarians Academic Sessions 2014 ( ULA ) held at University of Ruhuna on 6th February 2015
• A study of information seeking behavior of academic Sociologists through a citation analysis at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 10th International CALIBER-2015 held on 12-14 March 2015 at Himachal Pradesh University , Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Prior experiences of the new entrants in using the school library: with special reference to Management students, University of Peradeniya, International Conference on Library and Information Science (ICLIS 2015) held on 17- 18th September 2015 at Galadari Hotel, Colombo
• A comparison of referencing patterns of sociology and economics scholars in University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: a citation analysis of postgraduate theses, Peradeniya University International research Sessions ( iPURSE) held on November 6-7, 2015 at University of Peradeniya
• Information seeking activities of graduate school teachers: A case Study, 05th International Symposium 2015 (IntSym2015) held on 7th and 8th December 2015 at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
• Masters Students in education and their electronic resources usage: A case study at the University of Peradeniya. International Conference on “Re-engineering of Library resources and services: challenges and opportunities” (ICRLRS 2016) held on 5-6th Feb.2016 at the Annamali University, India
• Insights into information seeking behavior of public school teachers: A case study at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, The Proceeding s of the 8th Shanghai International Library Forum (Silf 2016), Libraries: Enabling Progress held on 6-8th July 2016 at the Shanghai National Library , Shanghai, China
• Faculty Awareness and Knowledge about Open Access and Institutional Repositories: a Case Study at University of Peradeniya, Proceeding of the 12th National Conference on Library and Information Studies (NACLIS ) 2016 , Marching towards excellence: Contributions of LIS professionals in building a better society held on 23rd June 2016 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute
• The Search for Electronic Information by Postgraduate Students of the Department of Education, University of Peradeniya: A Study, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Humanities and the Social Science (ICHSS)-2016, Unleashing minds to create a sustainable future, held on 27-28 July 2016 at the faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
• Academics Scholarly publishing in the University of Peradeniya: A case study, Proceedings of the Annual Research Sessions of ULA ( ARSULA-2016) held at University of Colombo on 2nd September 5, 2016, PP 15-16
• Understanding faculty contribution for the Institutional Repository: A case study at University of Peradeniya, First International Conference on Library and Information Management (ICLIM) 2016 held at University of Kelaniya on 21-23rd October, 2016
• Attitudes of academics towards self-archiving: A situational analysis of the University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions ( iPURSE) held at University of Peradeniya on November 4-5, 2016
• Institutional Repositories and Scholarly Publishing: Assessing Faculty Awareness and Contribution at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored International Conference on Knowledge Resources and Library Technologies (ICKRLT 2017) held on 24-25th February 2017 at the Bharathidasan University, India
• Attitudes and Knowledge of Social Science Scholars towards Institutional Repositories: Experiences in University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka , 17th International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH) held at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) , Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand on 18-19 July 2017
• Academics Scholarly publishing trends and their knowledge towards the open access publishing: Experiences at University of Peradeniya , International conference on the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ICHSS) -2017, “ Knowledge, Diversity and Harmony” held on 28-29 July 2017, At the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
• Self archiving practices of university academics: special emphasis on the social science and humanity scholars in the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, 4th Annual Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (ARSSSH) 2017 held on 20 December 2017 at Hilton Colombo Residencies (Jaic Hilton), Colombo,
• Management Scholars Perception towards Open Access Publishing and their Self Archiving Practices, International Conference on Knowledge Resources and Technologies in Higher Education (KRTHE 2018) held on 16-17 February, 2018 at Dharamamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty’s Hindu College, Chennai, India.
• Use of ICT by school teachers in information provision: An analysis of Sri Lankan perspective, MANLIBNET 2018 International Conference on Emerging trends in Librarianship: Role of libraries in learning environment held at Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, India on 10-12 December 2018
• Information Resources Usage and Information Seeking Behaviour of School Teachers in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the International Conference on Transforming Academic Libraries: Vision 2030 (ICTAL 2030) held on 15-16 November 2019 at Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India , pp 323-327
• Identifying Information needs of school teachers in Sri Lanka and factors affect for their information needs, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management (ICLIM)-2019 on Digital Transformation and Reinvention of Future Ready Libraries held on 26-27 November 2019 at University of Kelaniya
• Identifying Information needs of school teachers in Sri Lanka and factors affect for their information needs, C. Gunasekera and R. Balasubramani , Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management (ICLIM) -2019 on Digital Transformation and Reinvention of Future Ready Libraries held on 26-27 November 2019 at University of Kelaniya
• Investigating Information Literacy Skills of School Teachers in Sri Lanka as an Effective Factor for Information Seeking , 5th International Conference of Uwa Wellassa University (IRCUWU2021) “ exploring potentials in Challenging Periods” 1-2 July 2021 at Uwa Wellassa University, Badulla
• Use of school libraries by teachers for teaching purposes: A survey conducted in Sri Lanka, International Conference of Library and Information Management (ICLIM 2021) organized by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya

Book Chapters (published)

• Interdisciplinary differences on awareness and usage of Institutional repositories and self-archiving practices of academic scholars in the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in the book titled on New Horizons of librarianship in knowledge society. Edited by Amit Kumar and Vinod Kumar Singh, New Delhi: Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, 2017, pp 25-49. ISBN 81-7019-589-2
• Bibliometric Overview of Library and Information Science Research in Sri Lanka: Content analysis in the book titled on Contemporary approach in bibliometric studies. Edited by Dr. N.O. Natarajan, New Delhi: Write & Print Publications, 2018, pp 20-33. ISBN 978-93-87214-13-2
• Chamani Gunasekera, An Investigating of Continuing Professional Development Practices of University Librarians in Sri Lanka in the book titled on Essays & Reminiscences: A Felicitation in Honour of NTSA Senadeera, Published by University of Peradeniya Library, 2021, pp 145-164. ISBN 978 624 5709 0104

Awards. Scholarships and Trainings

• Awarded a scholarship from Indian High Commission to participate a training prgramme on Digital library practices and information technology application for knowledge management conducted by Fluid control research institute, Kerala, India in 2010
• Awarded a scholarship from SAARC Documentation Centre to participate a training on Bibliometrics analysis organized by SAARC development board at the Pondicherry University, India in 2015

Teaching Appointments

• Appointed as a Session Writer – BA in Library and Information Studies programme in the Open University of Sri Lanka
• Appointed as a lecturer in the Higher/ Diploma in Library and Information Science (HDIPLIS/ DIPLIS) in the Sri Lanka Library Association
• Appointed as a lecturer in the Diploma in Library and Information Services in the Centre for Distance and Continuing Education (CDCE) , University of Peradeniya

Appointment of Reviewer Panels & Editorial Boards

• Served as a member of the editorial board of the Journal of University Librarian Association of Sri Lanka (JULA) for the years 2014/2015 and 2016/2017
• Served as a member of the editorial board of the Sri Lanka Library Review published by Sri Lanka Library Association from 2021 to 2023
• Served as a member of the referee panel of Annual research Session conducted by the University Librarian Association of Sri Lanka in 2016
• Served as a reviewer of the ULA Academic Sessions in 2014
• Served as a reviewer of the International Conference on Information Science (ICIS 2015) organised by National Institute of Library and Information science, University of Colombo in 2015
• Served as a reviewer of the International Peradeniya University Research Sessions (iPURSE) in 2016
• Served as a reviewer of the International Conference on the Humanities and the Social sciences (ICHSS) in 2016
• Served as a reviewer of the National Conference of University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka (NACULA 2017), Organized by University Librarians Association in 2017
• Served as a reviewer of the International Conference of University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka (ICULA – 2018) Organized by University Librarians Association in 2018
• Served as a reviewer of the Journal of University Librarian Association of Sri Lanka (JULA) in 2020 and 2022
• Served as a reviewer of the Sri Lanka Library Review published by Sri Lanka Library Association from 2020 to 2023

University and National Contributions

• Served as a resource person of various workshops and training programmes conducted by the Department of Local Government, Central province, and the Library Services Board- Central Province for library professionals.
• I have been serving as a lecturer in the Higher/Diploma in Library and Information Science conducted by Sri Lanka Library Association since 2010.

• Hold the following posts in the Sri Lanka Library Association

  • Convener of the Academic Libraries Group - 2016/2017
  • Convener of the Professional Development Group - 2016/2017
  • Convener of the Professional Development Group - 2017/2018
  • Member of the Academic Libraries Group - 2014/2015
  • Member of the Academic Libraries Group - 2017/2018
• Served as the of Director Board member of Central Province National Library services Board by representing the President/ SLLA from 2016 to 2020

Research Supervision

• I have been serving as a supervisor of the MPhil/PhD at the National Institute of Library & Information science (NILIS) , University of Colombo
• I have been serving as a supervisor of the project of the DIPLIS programme while four research projects were completed under my supervision successfully and two projects are carried out under my supervision right now.