{"id":9971,"date":"2025-05-26T14:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=9971"},"modified":"2025-05-26T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:33:00","slug":"empowering-new-agri-undergraduates-library-orientation-at-faculty-of-agriculture-29th-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=9971","title":{"rendered":"Empowering New Agri Undergraduates: Library Orientation at Faculty of Agriculture \u2013 29th April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9971\" class=\"elementor elementor-9971\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06436b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06436b8\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e81584\" data-id=\"9e81584\" 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-52051c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52051c8\" 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>\/*! 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The program commenced with an engaging introductory lecture that highlighted the vital role of the library in academic success. Students were introduced to key library services, digital resources, access to scholarly databases, research support tools, and information literacy skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the second half of the day, students participated in a guided library tour, where they explored various collections, reading spaces, digital access points, and support services. The interactive session not only helped students navigate the library confidently but also encouraged them to view the library as a vibrant hub for learning and research.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The orientation marked an important first step in helping students develop effective study habits and make the most of the academic resources available to them throughout their university life.<\/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<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8783fa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8783fa9\" 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-0fd32f7\" data-id=\"0fd32f7\" 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-57a137b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57a137b\" 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\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-26-at-12.11.07-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Library_Orientation_FOA2025_04\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553e681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553e681\" 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\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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff2169\" data-id=\"4ff2169\" 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-75b718d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75b718d\" 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\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-26-at-12.11.07.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Library_Orientation_FOA2025_05\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d451cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d451cdd\" 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\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library of the University of Ruhuna successfully conducted a comprehensive orientation program on 29th April 2025 at the Faculty of Agriculture, specifically designed for first-year students of the Agri Business Management, Green Technology, and Agricultural Resource Management and Technology degree programs. 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