{"id":2722,"date":"2023-08-29T07:37:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?page_id=2722"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:24:02","slug":"member_id05","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?page_id=2722","title":{"rendered":"Member_ID05"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2722\" class=\"elementor elementor-2722\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc613da elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fc613da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308d7f1\" data-id=\"308d7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f5e7a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d1f5e7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7125eac\" data-id=\"7125eac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe4ccc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe4ccc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a56e0c\" data-id=\"6a56e0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8419eaa elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8419eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6e835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e6e835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Theja-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Theja\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ee9d0f\" data-id=\"9ee9d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f4ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1f4ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Theja Kuruppu Arachchi<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf2bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf2bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Assistant Librarian Gr. I<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c705577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-feature-list\" data-id=\"c705577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"-icon-position-left -tablet-icon-position-left -mobile-icon-position-left\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"eael-feature-list-c705577\" class=\"eael-feature-list-items square stacked \">\n\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-185fe64\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-0\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Address<\/h6\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">University of Ruhuna, \nWellamadama, \nMatara.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d4d26bc\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-1\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-volume\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Phone<\/h6\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">General      +94 412227028,       \n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-33daa66\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-2\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>E-mail<\/h6\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">tka@lib.ruh.ac.lk<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d220d37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d220d37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac70f97\" data-id=\"ac70f97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b0b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6b0b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Google_Scholar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Google_Scholar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Google_Scholar.png 225w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Google_Scholar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Google Scholar<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aabeca\" data-id=\"3aabeca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b31594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b31594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Theja-Kuruppu-Arachchi\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ResearchGate.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ResearchGate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ResearchGate.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ResearchGate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ResearchGate-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ResearchGate-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ResearchGate<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7971c83\" data-id=\"7971c83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0458b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e0458b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lk.linkedin.com\/in\/theja-kuruppu-arachchi-31903814\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/LinkedIn_icon_circle.svg.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"LinkedIn_icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/LinkedIn_icon_circle.svg.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/LinkedIn_icon_circle.svg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/LinkedIn_icon_circle.svg-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">LinkedIn<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66e586c\" data-id=\"66e586c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07033be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07033be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59172c4\" data-id=\"59172c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2798654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2798654\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cb67d1\" data-id=\"8cb67d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1803bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1803bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research interests<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efa4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5efa4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Information Seeking Behaviour<\/p>\n<p>Usability\/User experience<\/p>\n<p>information literacy<\/p>\n<p>Scholarly communication and Open Access<\/p>\n<p>Information Sources &amp; Services<\/p>\n<p>Collections and licensing<\/p>\n<p>Library Management &amp; Marketing<\/p>\n<p>People with disability and information services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb301\" data-id=\"6cbb301\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e99cc58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e99cc58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider 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She has worked as the Assistant Librarian\/Senior Assistant Librarian of the Periodicals Division of the Main Library form 2000 to 2016, Medical Faculty Library from 2002 to 2003, and of the Legal Deposit Division from 2019 to 2020. She has played a major role in introducing Information Literacy instruction to undergraduate students at the University of Ruhuna, initiating from the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences&amp; Technology in 2009\/2010 academic year, and introducing to the Faculty of Science in 2021. She has taught and coordinated Information Literacy modules in these two faculties, while also contributing for the Information Literacy teaching at the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Technology.\u00a0 She has completed a PhD degree through the QUT Australia and U of Colombo Joint PhD program. She is currently the Faculty of Science Library Coordinator, and the Senior Assistant Librarian, Acquisitions Division, Main Library.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f1c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"52f1c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Education<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0c22e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"af0c22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7983d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7983d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>PhD Queensland University of Technology, Australia and University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2023), MLS (Master of Library and Information Science), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2006), BSc. (Botany Special)(Honours), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (1999)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d5c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"51d5c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Memberships<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8626 elementor-widget-divider--view-line 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data-id=\"162510f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deddfe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deddfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"672\">\n<thead>\n<tr bgcolor=\"a19f95\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #696363; background-color: #857f7f; vertical-align: top; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"54\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=aU2F9UEAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 83.6111%; background-color: #857f7f;\" width=\"618\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=aU2F9UEAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=title\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">TITLE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:Y0pCki6q_DkC\">Web search to access health information by adults with intellectual disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>T Kuruppu Arachchi, L Sitbon, J Zhang, S Koplick, M Hoogstrate, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Online Information Review<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC\">Enhancing internet search abilities for people with intellectual disabilities in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TK Arachchi, L Sitbon, J Zhang, R Gamage, P Hewagamage<\/p>\n<p>ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) 14 (2), 1-36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:Tyk-4Ss8FVUC\">LIFT: an eLearning introduction to web search for young adults with intellectual disability in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TK Arachchi, L Sitbon, J Zhang, R Gamage, P Hewagamage<\/p>\n<p>Human-Computer Interaction\u2013INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:qjMakFHDy7sC\">Enhancing Internet Search Abilities for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\n<p>T Kuruppu Arachchi, L Sitbon, J Zhang, R Gamage, P Hewagamage<\/p>\n<p>ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing 14 (2), Article number: 10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:IjCSPb-OGe4C\">Enhancing access to eLearning for people with intellectual disability: Integrating usability with learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TK Arachchi, L Sitbon, J Zhang<\/p>\n<p>Human-Computer Interaction-INTERACT 2017: 16th IFIP TC 13 International\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C\">Technological innovations in university libraries in Sri Lanka: strategies improve library services and satisfy changing user requirements<\/a><\/p>\n<p>T Kuruppu Arachchi, WRG de Silva<\/p>\n<p>University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:UeHWp8X0CEIC\">Library automation: strategies for library human resource management<\/a><\/p>\n<p>T Arachchi, WRG De Silva<\/p>\n<p>Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC\">A STUDY ON MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN SRI LANKA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>T Kuruppu Arachchi<\/p>\n<p>University of Colombo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #bab3b3; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 14.1667%;\" width=\"66\">\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: outset; border-color: #f1b814; width: 83.6111%;\" width=\"612\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=aCm_9LQAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=aCm_9LQAAAAJ:u-x6o8ySG0sC\">A STUDY ON MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN SRI LANKA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TK ARACHCHI<\/p>\n<p>DEGREE OF MASTER IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c347f21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c347f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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