Design and Development of Library Gateway: Special Reference to University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Abstract

The library professions are nowadays heavily involved in providing access to information through library websites and it is a challenge to design a website that has reliable content and a user interface that is easy and intuitive to those who use it. This article explains how we can develop University of Peradeniya Library website that also provides online services, searchable and browsable catalogues of Internet-based resources. This Library website provides online resources and often linked up with other relevant and related sites for more information on the same area. This paper describes how the University of Peradeniya Library gateway helpful to provide the services in the field of all the subjects related to the university. The service aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high-quality Internet information and also promote the electronic resources which result from research and teaching in the University of Peradeniya.