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Item A survey on the library usage of University undergraduates: A study based on University of Kelaniya(4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Omeega Hansini, S.G.L.A library is a store of knowledge. As the mankind, knowledge is an essential thing to all of us. An undergraduate is a seeker who dives the knowledge-sea. Using library is a part of seeking knowledge to their activities. Therefore, the objective of this survey was, identifying the library usage of university undergraduates. 80 undergraduates were selected from 4 faculties including both male and female by using stratified sampling method. The data were obtained by using a questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed by using the SPSS software. According to the analyzed data, there was 53.75% who use the library according to their needs only. And 18.75% use once a week, 15% use daily and 12.5% use once a month. According to the data, number of books have borrowed last semester, there were 35% undergraduates who had borrowed 10-20 books. And 33.75% had borrowed less than 10 books. 25% had borrowed more than 20 books. And 6.25% undergraduates hadn’t borrowed books. According to the primary data the reason for decreasing library usage is the usage of other sources of knowledge. The internet usage was in 34%. And 20% had used internet, newspapers and mass media. According to the satis faction level, strongly happy level of lending section was in 12.5%, reference section was in 8.8%, articles section was in 3.8%, research section was in 1.3%. In thesis collection and others sections anyone were not in strongly happy level. If the sections of library are well organized and comprehensive, it will help to increase the percentage of undergraduates who use the library for their activitiesItem The Impact of E-LMS on Learning Skills of Postgraduate Students in Sri Lanka(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Nagahawatta, R.T.S.Technologies are existing for education in various forms now. One key task involves shaping how best to make use of available technologies to enhance student learning skill. Electronic Learning Management System (E-LMS) is one the important approach for develop learning skill. Sri Lankan universities with rapid progress in postgraduate education with advanced teaching and learning technologies and have introduced the latest E-LMS in order to keep the pace of the technological revolution in the field of higher education. The setting for this research study was postgraduate students' use with special reference to the Master of Business Administration students of University of Kelaniya the local E-LMS within the context of a course-related teaching. On the other hand learning skills has always been a concern of those interested in the quality of learning and its relation to broader quality of students. Therefore researcher identified the need of investigating the relationship between E-LMS activities and learning skills and how effectively E-LMS has influenced students on their academic activities. Based on that, the purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between E-LMS and learning skills. The independent variable was E-LMS activities and dependent variable was learning skills. The validity and the reliability of the instruments were tested against the sample survey data. The type of this study is hypothesis testing and it was conducted in the natural setting with less interference of the researchers (non-contrived). The study is a cross-sectional in time and the primary data were collected by using convenient, judgmental, quota sampling. As the sample size 100 students who are studying at the University, but only 87 were responded. The unit of analysis was at individual level. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was used to collect the data for the study. To test the hypotheses, correlation analysis and regression analysis tests were performed. Findings of the study revealed that all the E-LMS activities (Assignment, Chat, Feedback, Forum, Glossary, Lesson, Quiz, Resources, SCORM, and Wiki) positively and significantly affect on learning skills of students in University of Kelaniya. Further it was revealed that among the E-LMS activities, Resources has the highest impact on learning skills.Item The Case of Sri Lankan Fisheries Sector: Case Study Based on Selected Rural Fishing Areas and the Institutions Involved in Fisheries Sector(University of Kelaniya, 2005) Perera, L.B.; Dasanayaka, S.W.S.B.Sri Lankan fisheries sector contributed nearly 2.5 per cent to the country's national income which is a marginal increase by 0.6 compared to the GDP of negative 6.1% in 2003. Through out the Sri Lankan coastal line there are about 175,000 fishermen actively engaged in fishing industry, providing nutritious food, which comprises 57% of total animal protein (NARA 1998) consumed by the Sri Lankan. In the current context the fisheries sector is faced with a greater challenge for it has lost almost 80% of its material resources. Over 24,000 boats were destroyed and generally hundred of small businesses and entrepreneurs were badly affected through damage to property, premises, stocks, machinery as well as employees who were displaced, injured or perished. Apart from the tsunami catastrophe there are other burdensome issues such as technological gap, improper management in all types of activities, economic recession, political changes, cultural and attitude changes pertaining to the fisheries sector. It is clear that the fisheries sector is faced with new global challenges to uplift the livelihood of the devastated fishermen back to normalcy whilst increasing the level of its operations. Therefore, the research has been carried out to identify the appropriate technology and the key stakeholders of the fisheries sector to introduce a new framework with following objectives; Ascertain the history of technological development in Sri Lankan fisheries sector; develop a framework by integrating key stakeholders to eradicate poverty through technology in fisheries sector; identify future technology development directions in the fisheries with respect to ICT usage and find solutions to eradicate poverty through technology to improve the fisheries sector. The data collection was mainly based on interviews conducted in NARA, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the questionnaire based interviews were done in rural fishing villages in Hambantota district. The research work enabled the identification of prevailing technology gaps in the Sri Lankan fisheries sector in comparison to the local and global best practices. Further, an investigation has been carried out to identify integration of key stakeholders to have smooth resource flow. Based on identified reasons, several strategies in overcoming the poverty of rural fishermen and conceptualized framework have been suggested.