Mrs. Sureni Weerasinghe

Educational /professional Qualifications

• Masters in Library and Information Science (MLS) - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2017).
• B.Sc (First Class Honours) – Mathematics Special, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2009)

Positions held (Selected)

• Branch Librarian- Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Library
• Acting Branch Librarian - Engineering Library, Dental Library. Science Library
• Assistant Librarian- Cataloguing Division/ Main Library, Reader Services Division/ Main Library
• Temporary Lecturer, Department of Mathematics , Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya (2009-2011, 2013)

Scholarships / Awards

• University award for academic excellence 2008/2009

Membership

• Member of University Librarians Association

Research Interests (Research Fields/ Projects)

• User acceptance of technology /Information systems, Citation analysis, Cataloguing and classification, Digital library

Research Publications (Selected)

• Weerasinghe, S. and Hindagolla, M.C.B. (2018). Technology acceptance model and social network sites (SNS): a selected review of literature. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication (Emerald Publishing), 67(3), 142-153, https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-09-2017-0079
• Weerasinghe, Sureni and Hindagolla, M. (2017). Technology Acceptance Model in the domains of LIS and education: A review of selected literature. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 1582. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1582.
• Weersinghe, S. (2017). Citation analysis of Library and Information Science (LIS) research output for collection development. Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka. 20(1), 1-18. doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/jula.v20i1.7893
• Weerasinghe, S. (2016). Application of Bradford’s law to LIS research: Citation study of the Journal of the University Librarians’ Association of Sri Lanka. Indian Journal of Information Science and Services (IJISS),10 (1). 48-54.
• Weersinghe, S. (2016). A review of the possibility in applying game theory to libraries. Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka. 19(2), 100–115. doi: http://doi.org/10.4038/jula.v19i2.7889
• Vithana, D.P.C. and Weerasinghe, S. (June 2017). Broadening the access to information: Enhancing code of ethics for LIS professionals in Sri Lanka. In Proceedings of National Conference of University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka (NACULA) (pp.19-25). University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka.
• “Construction of Costas Sequences and Costas Arrays “ - Proceedings of Peradeniya University Research Session (PURSE), 2010.