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Mrs. H.M.P.P.K. Abeysinghe

about

Mrs. H.M.P.P.K. Abeysinghe is a Senior Assistant Librarian at the Kurunegala Regional Centre Library, The Open University of Sri Lanka, with over a decade of experience in academic librarianship. She has served in various positions within the university library system since 2009, including at the Main Library and Anuradhapura Regional Centre, contributing to library management and user services.

working experience

Senior Assistant Librarian

December 2016 - Present

Institute: Kurunegala Regional Centre Library, The Open University of Sri Lanka

Senior Assistant Librarian

March 2015 - November 2016

Institute: Anuradhapura Regional Centre Library, The Open University of Sri Lanka

Assistant Librarian

January 2010 - February 2015

Institute: Anuradhapura Regional Centre Library, The Open University of Sri Lanka

Assistant Librarian

August 2009 - December 2009

Institute: Main Library, The Open University of Sri Lanka

teaching experience

HSU4301 – Bibliographic Control: Concept and Practice

2025 - Present

Institution: The Open University of Sri Lanka

HSU5301 – Information and Knowledge Society

2020 - Present

Institution: The Open University of Sri Lanka

Working with People in Their Communities (DSD3207)

September 2018 - May 2019

Institution: The Open University of Sri Lanka (Kurunegala Regional Centre)

education

Master of Social Sciences (MSSc) in Library and Information Science

2015

University: University of Kelaniya

Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Library and Information Science

2008

University: University of Kelaniya

Publications

Usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools for Academic Activities by Undergraduate Students: A Quantitative Study at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) Library

2024

3rd International Research Conference of the National Library of Sri Lanka, Colombo
Research Methodology Course Evaluation for Sustainable Open Distance Learning

2023

13th International Conference of University Librarians Association Sri Lanka (ICULA)
Impact of the Main Family for Being Pregnant in Teenage in a Selected Semi-Urban Village in Sri Lanka

2021

International Symposium of Rajarata University
A Study on Available Library Services for Differently-Abled Users in North Western Province (NWP) Public Libraries, Sri Lanka

2021

International Symposium of Rajarata University
Food Behaviour in Kandyan Region as Expressed Through Folklore in Sri Lanka

2016

Proceedings of the 13th Research World International Conference
Use of Electronic Resources by Law Degree Students at Anuradhapura Regional Centre of the Open University of Sri Lanka

2015

Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka
An Approach to Improving ICT Skills to Access Buddhist Electronic Information Resources: A Case Study Based on the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka

2015

Proceedings of the 4th International Buddhist Conference
A Study on Electronic Resources on Sri Lankan Stupa

2014

International Buddhist Conference
A Sociological Analysis of Differences in Food Behaviour Between Two Selected Ethnic Groups in Sri Lanka

2013

International Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya
A Study on Reference Sources Published in Sri Lanka (1962–2000)

2010

Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya