Lunchtime talk 13th program
13th Lunchtime talk program will be conducted on Monday 26th August 2024. Please visit the following link for details on previous programs. Medical Library: Lunch Time Talk
Webinar on ‘Time management with Google Calendar’
A one-hour webinar was conducted on 14th August 2024 by Dr. Theja Kuruppu Arachchi to introduce how the Google Calendar can be used to manage day-to-day events effectively. The participants for the webinar were the academic staff members at the University of Ruhuna Library.
Library training program for SLLA students
A two-week training program was held from 29th July 2024 to 9th August 2024 at the main library, University of Ruhuna. The participants were diploma in library and information science students from the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA). All the library divisions including Acquisition, Cataloging, Classification, and Reader Services, and their functions were introduced. The…
workshop on information retrieval techniques, reference management and academic writing
A workshop on information retrieval techniques, reference management and academic writing will be held on 7th August 2024 from 3.00 p.m. onwards via Zoom. The students of Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Ruhuna are invited. You can join with the below Zoom link👇🏻 https://vcr.learn.ac.lk/rooms/g9h-a05-vl6-dq7/join
Awareness workshop on database searching and installing VPN
A one-day workshop on ‘database searching and installing VPN’ was held on 31st July 2024 at the main library, University of Ruhuna. The participants were the library information assistants at the University of Ruhuna Library. Dr. Theja Kuruppu Arachchi, a Senior assistant librarian at the Main Library was the resource person. Participants were acquainted with…
Awareness workshop on user registration and authority control
A two-day workshop on ‘user registration and authority control’ was held on 25th and 26th July 2024 for the library information assistants at the University of Ruhuna Library. Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi, the librarian of the University of Ruhuna was the resource person. The workshop was held at the main library.
A motivational speech on reading books
A motivational speech for the scouting students of the Rahula College Matara was held on 22nd July 2024. The speech on the value of reading books and library usage was done by Mr. U.A. Lal Pannila (Deputy Librarian) and Mrs. Sakunthala Senevirathna (Senior Assistant Librarian) of the University of Ruhuna.
Commenced of the library orientation programme for the first-year students of FHSS
The library orientation programme commenced on 27th March 2024 for the new intake of students 2023/2024 academic year, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. The following academic staff members from the library contributed to the lectures. Mr. U. A. Lal Pannila – Deputy Librarian Mrs. Sakunthala Senevirathna – Senior Assistant Librarian Mr. J….
Awareness Session on Turnitin (Similarity Detection) Platform
An awareness session was held on 31.01.2024 at 2.00 pm on the Turnitin platform subscribed by University of Ruhunu to detect plagiarism of scholarly works. Theme: Awareness Session on Turnitin (Similarity Detection) Platform Resource Person: Mr. Thilina Madushanka, Assistant Librarian/ Administrator for Turnitin, University of Ruhuna. During the session, the following areas were covered….
A fond farewell to Ms. Umani Bogahawatta
Mrs. Umani Bogahawatta, who joined the library at the University of Ruhuna in September 1992, marked a long journey in her career and retired in November 2023. Before joining the University of Ruhuna Library, she also had seven years of work experience at the University of Peradeniya. Throughout her tenure, she became a remarkable…