Dr. Neluka Maduranga Karannagoda
Dr. N. M. Karannagoda currently serves as the Senior Assistant Librarian (Systems and IT) at
the Main Library of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. In addition to his key administrative
responsibilities, he is an academic deeply involved in postgraduate education. He lectures
in Ph.D., MPhil, and Master’s programs at the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Faculty of
Management and Finance of the University of Colombo, as well as in the Ph.D. program at
the Faculty of Arts. Before joining the University of Colombo, Dr. Karannagoda held academic
positions at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and General Sir John Kotelawala Defense
University, where he contributed significantly to academic development and research.
Dr. Karannagoda holds a B.Sc. Special (Honors) degree in accounting with a minor in
Management Information Systems from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He also
obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management and a Master’s in Public
Management from the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration. In 2021, he earned
his Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the IIC University of Technology in
Cambodia. A certified business professional, Dr. Karannagoda completed the Professional
1 Stage of the Certified Management Accountancy program in 2008 and is a Certified
Business Accountant. His multidisciplinary expertise spans the fields of library science,
education, accounting, and public management.
Dr. Karannagoda is a well-recognized academic and researcher. He has authored Eight
books, including his first international book published in 2023, several book chapters, and
over 20 academic publications in journals and conference proceedings. He serves as a
reviewer for an international academic publisher and is an active member of the University
Librarians Association of Sri Lanka. He is also a resource person for several national
institutions, including the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), the
National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS), the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), the SAB Campus, the National
Institute of Social Development (NISD) and Maharaja Institute of Management (MIM).
Furthermore, he contributes internationally as a consultant to universities in Kenya and
Niger.
At the University of Colombo, Dr. Karannagoda holds several key roles, including member of
the Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, Domain Coordinator for the Library Quality
Assurance Cell, ORCID Advocate for Sri Lanka, and a member of the team developing
policies on plagiarism and AI for the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of
Colombo. He is currently leading one national research project: exploring the relationship
between playing chess and academic performance among Sri Lankan school children. Also,
he is currently leading two university research project: “Trends of online presence and
Artificial Intelligence usage in scholarly publications” and “A Comparative Study on the
Similarity and AI Detection Rates of Turnitin and Drillbit Software: Evidence from the
University of Colombo”. He is also spearheading a project aimed at enhancing research
skills among school teachers in Sri Lanka and in the process of completing his 9th Academic
book “Libraries from Information Era to AI Era.
