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Item Abuse of Library Materials by the Undergraduate Students with Special Reference to Main Library, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Dayananda, A.P.M.M.D.B.; Jayawardana, K.G.I.; Malkanthi, D.G.A.S.The study sought to identify abuse of library materials in the Library, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. User malpractices of Library materials by highlighting, underlining, removing papers/ parts of the page, damaging barcode labels, call number labels and damaging or defacing library materials is a threat to the library collection. Such practices can be described as abusing of the library materials. This survey was conducted with following objectives; to identify the various forms of abuse, to examine the reasons for the abuse and to suggest the possible solutions to protect the library collection. The survey was conducted by using questionnaires with close and open ended questions. Students (240) were selected for the study and out of it 204 were responded and the rate was 85%. The responders mentioned that text books were mostly abused material in the library and respondents gave their answers to the ways of abusing library materials mainly tearing away pages, folding pages, writing on pages of the materials. According to the reasons for the abuse of the information materials, 62% of students mentioned that high demand of a particular book, 58% limited copies of the information materials, 48% poor photocopying machine and 30% indicated selfishness. The respondents proposed a variety of strategies to protect the collection too. The study recommended that abusers should be subjected to heavy and well defines penalties and mount cameras (CCTV) in the library. The number of copies of demanded text books should be increased. Improving photocopying services of the library. Introduce and electronic system as RFID machines. Regularly reviewed set of library instruction should be drawn.Item Accessing the User Satisfaction of Information Literacy Skill Development Program: Special Reference to Faculty of Business Studies and Finance, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Gamlath, W.G.P.; Thusithakumari, W.M.; Malkanthi, D.G.A.S.; Jayawardana, K.G.I.The innovations in information communication technology have influenced libraries to serve better and adopt the changes. The introduction and spread of electronic information sources are major developments in the libraries and information services in past decades. Today’s information seekers has been offered different opportunities to access to information resources in an increasing array and format. Therefore, role of the academic libraries changed in preparing students to handle the rapidly expanding range of information formats. Traditional Orientation programme is primarily concerned with ways of introducing general techniques of library use and services available, organization layout and facilities of the particular library. Academic libraries are given a fresh opportunity to attract first year students to the library and its services. Therefore, Information Literacy Skill Development (ILSD) Programme changed the traditional scenario and adopted according to new strategies. This paper mainly focused on user satisfaction of ILSD Programme special reference to Faculty of Business Studies and Finance (FBSF), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (WUSL) also to share experience with other academic librarians. Survey method applied for the study and focus group was the new comers who actively attend fulltime to the ILSD Programme. Selected sample was 287 new comers of FBSF. A self-structured questionnaire with 9 main factors was distributed among the sample. According to the results, the satisfactory level of factors; clear explaining of library service/ facilities, effective multimedia usage, hands on training on e-resources, Brainstorming and Mind Mapping Techniques , OPAC, Library Classification System, Library Tour, integration of library staff and Time allocation is in the range from 87% to 98%. The study investigates that application of innovative practices to the ILSD Programme is more productive in challenging for this changing environment of global information era. Hence, the study recommended to libraries should go extra mile passing traditional Library Orientation ideas with strategies in more practical IL skills for sustainable development.Item University Students’ Internet addiction and its effects: Special Reference to Makandura Premises WUSL(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Malkanthi, D.G.A.S.Improvement in information and communication technology tied the world more close with internet. Internet has experience extraordinary growth in both its size and number of users around the world. Many users of the internet and its charm in recent years have led to the emergency of phenomenon known as internet addiction. A common group widely used to study internet addiction by university student. The objective of this study is to identify the internet addiction among Wayamaba University first year undergraduates. Internet addiction was measured through internet addiction test developed by young (1998). the level of internet addiction of student was defined in terms of points scored in the internet addiction test. In generally the findings of the study shows that Wayamaba University first year undergraduate who follow the degree from both faculties; Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management and Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition in Makandura premises. In total 63 students of the sample was highly addicted to the internet, 101 students experiencing frequent problem with using internet for their day to day life and 219 of students are average on –line users. They surf the web a bit too long at times but have control over usage. Faculty wise addiction was 29 students of Agriculture and Plantation Management and 34 students of Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition. There were 17 male internet adductors and 46 female adductors from the total distribution of the sample. It was further identified that students were facing many problems dealing with internet addiction such as depression moody or nervous when they are offline. Based on the result, the study suggests students should concern more on their academic activities than spending unnecessary time on the internet. University lectures would have responsibility to make student aware regarding negative consequences of internet addiction and make the students to engaging with more academic activates like group assignment, workshops, and extra activities. Also have to encourage students spend time on internet for academic purposesItem ශ්රී ලංකාවේ විශ්වවිද්යාල පුස්තකාලයන් හී ස්වයංක්රියකරණයේ වර්තමාන තත්වය පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනාත්මක අධ්යයනයකි(2014) Malkanthi, D.G.A.S.