Contact information
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Research Activities
IT in Libraries
Information Technology
Information Systems
Information Management
Education and Professional Affiliations
Masters, University of Colombo ,2008 Master in Library & Information Science
Memeber, Sri Lanka Library Association( To date)
Memeber, University Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka ULA( To date)
Memeber, 成人头条 Teachers; Association UMTA( To date)
Career
Senior Assistant Librarian - Grade I at 成人头条, Sri Lanka (2015 to Date)
Senior Assistant Librarian - Grade. II at 成人头条, Sri Lanka (2008 to 2015)
Visiting Lecturer at NILIS, University of Colombo (2008 to Date)
Visiting Lecturer at Faculty of Education, University of Colombo (2008)
Assistant Librarian at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2003 to 2008)
路 Appointed as Acting Librarian
路 Appointed as the Convener for Web Team to Re-Vamp the University Web Site on 26th March 2012路 Member in the Committee on University Ranking - 2012 to date
路 Member on invitation in Senate Research Committee (SRC)- 2013 to 2014
路 Library coordinator for Pre 成人头条 Term of 成人头条 - 2006 to date
路 Library coordinator for User Education Sessions organized by the library - 2008 to date
路 UMTA Committee member in 2006/2007
路 Faculty-Library liaison member, Faculty of Architecture since 2012
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Kodikara, R.C. & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Library automation at 成人头条, Sri Lanka.",National Library and Documentation Services Board,2015
Seneviratne, Thushari M., Kodithuwakku, Upeksha & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Managing the change in Library Orientation Programmes for new entrants of 成人头条 with special reference to Faculty of Engineering.",National Library Research Symposium - 2018: Promoting Research Culture Through Knowledge Sharing,Colombo,2018,149-157
Seneviratne, Thushari M., Kodithuwakku, Upeksha & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Building relationships through outreach activities in academic libraries: Examples from university of Moratuwa.",National Conference on Library & Information Science (NACLIS) ,Colombo,2017,109-114
Punchihewa, C.N.D., Kiriella, K.G.A.P., Kumara, A.D.B., & Kodikara, R.C. ,".Students' attitudes and perceptions on library user education programmes: A case study.",1st International Conference on Library and Information Management,Kelaniya,2016,87
Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Kumara, A.D.B. ,".Open source software adoption for library management : Issues and challenges.",NILIS Research Symposium - 2015: Access to information; methods and measures,Colombo,2015,
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Citation analysis of master theses as a collection development tool: Case study at 成人头条, Sri Lanka.",NILIS Research Symposium - 2014: Information Literacy: Global challenges, Local solutions,Colombo,2014,45-54
Gamage, R.C.G., Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Kumara, A.D.B.,".Digital Repository of 成人头条 library.",Annual research and achievers鈥� colloquium - 2012, University Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka,Kandy,2012,7-8
Punchihewa, C.N.D., Kiriella, K.G.A.P., Kumara, A.D.B., & Kodikara, R.C. ,".Students鈥� perception towards the Library User Education Programmes of the 成人头条, Sri Lanka: A case study.",Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,21 (2),2018
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".How do Sri Lankan University Libraries employ web 2.0 tools in providing web-based library services: A comparative study.", Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,21 (1),2018
Kodikara, R.C., Seneviratne, T.M. & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Beyond the walls: Outreach initiatives in library, 成人头条.",Sri Lankan Journal of Librarianship and Information Management,5 (2),2013
Punchihewa, C.N.D., Kumara, A.D.B., & Kiriella, K.G.A.P,".Beyond the Boundaries: Remote Access to Online Resources at the 成人头条 Library.",Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,17 (2),2013
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Comparison of the subscription cost of print and online periodicals and their usage at the 成人头条 library .",Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,16 (1),2012
Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Kodikara, R.C.,".Effects of the processing time of recommended materials and their usage on the relevancy to the course curriculum.",Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,14 (1),2010
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Comparison of features of online journals and databases.",Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,13 (1),2009
Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Jayasuriya, S. ,".Use of online journals and databases. A case study based on 成人头条.",Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,12 (1),2008
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