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    The Internet Usage of University Students for Academic Purposes, with Special Reference to Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
    (University of Kelaniya, 2012) Samarakoon, U.G.M.C.M.
    Modern technology and ICT were introduced with full strength to our educational system .Today, students can use the computer and ICT-Based systems effectively for their educational purposes. This paper will be based on the students of two faculties of Buddhist Studies and Language Studies of Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. The main objective of this study is to identify internet using patterns of the students, to understand the various purposes of the students in using internet and present problems faced by the students when using internet. The research methods adapted were questionnaires, interviews and observation as principal research techniques. Questionnaires were distributed randomly to the 50 users representing the university. The collected data was analysed and presented in tabular form. It has been found that most students are accessing the internet from university computer labs and personal computers. Students mentioned that they are using internet for collecting extra information for their research projects, tutorials and other studies.The study also shows that Google is the most preferred search engine. Lack of knowledge about internet usage, a limited number of computers, slow internet downloading speed, inadequate time, lack of awareness of searching techniques, are the most common problem in using internet. To overcome these issues it is necessary to gain sufficient knowledge about internet, improve IT infrastructure and add computer studies as a compulsory subject in their curriculum.
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    The Validity of the Collections of Buddhist and Pali University Library in Fulfilling the Information Needs of Users
    (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Samarakoon, U.G.M.C.M.
    Library and information service provide essential support for lifelong learning and independent decision making. The mission of a University library is mainly focused on assisting teaching, learning and research on national development. The library collection is the primary needs to fulfill the mission of the library. The Library collection facilitate in raising of the quality of the library. There are many strategies are available for evaluating the library collection. This research paper highlights how fare the BPUSL library fulfill information needs of their users and identify strength and weakness of the collection, to review of current selecting procedures, to take effective decision making. There are Client centered and collection centered approaches used to collect primary data. Result of this study was that most users were satisfied with existing collection of the library.