1. The need to provide off-campus access to e-resources and services:
A comparative analysis of the usability of the main library website of the university of Colombo
DILANI HERATH MUDIYANSELAGE DR. DIANA HODGE
DR. STEWART VON ITZSTEIN

2. Introduction Library of University of Colombo
South Australian University libraries

3. Methodology Research approach: Mixed methods Research methods:
Literature review
Structured open-ended questions and interviews
Data comparison
Convergent parallel mixed methods is a form of mixed methods design that meres qualitative and quantitative data in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of th research question. Collect both forms of data and then integrates the information in the interpretation of the overall results. (Research Design by John W. Creswell)

4. Objective
Enhance accessibility to library resources and services for off-campus students of UoC through library website.
Distance learning
Off-campus access

5. Considerations Remote (off-campus) access mechanisms Websites
Independent learning skills
Availability of household internet access

6. Comparison Library resources and services VS
My aim is to compare and identify what resources and services the library of UoC have at the moment and what resources and services do not have at the moment. So I compared the south Australian websites and interview data that I gathered with the website of the library of UoC.
University of South Australia
University of Adelaide
Flinders University VS
University of Colombo

7. Comparison between libraries
E-resources
Websites

8. Limitations Library of UoC, Funding Requires IT knowledge to implement
Research,
Lack of data provided by the library of UoC

9. Suggestion 01 – Ezproxy server
Online computer library centre 2015, ‘Ezproxy overview’, OCLC, viewed 23 May 2017, <

10. Current mechanism In the library
Online computer library centre 2015, ‘Ezproxy overview’, OCLC, viewed 23 May 2017, <

11. Problem Outside of the University
Online computer library centre 2015, ‘Ezproxy overview’, OCLC, viewed 23 May 2017, <

12. Suggestion 02 Integrate databases into library catalogue
The main library University of Colombo 2014, ‘The library’, University of Colombo, viewed 23 May 2017, <

13. Suggestion03 -Online learning resources
Videos
Guides
University of South Australia 2017, ‘Guides’, UniSA, viewed 22 May 2017, <

14. Acknowledgements Supervisor Dr. Diana Hodge Associate supervisors:
Dr. Stewart Von Itzstein
Dr.Diane Velasquez
Mr. Mark Baldock, web coordinator (UniSA)
Ms. Gill Blacket, senior resources librarian (Flinders)
Ms. Margaret Colmer, access services librarian (Adelaide)

16. ANY QUESTIONS