Status of librarians in Ghanian universities

Emerald - Tập 45 Số 9 - Trang 242-246 - 1993
IKAntwi1
1The Library, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Tóm tắt

The paper gives brief background information on the evolution of university education in Ghana since 1948. It then attempts to explain the concept of status and the parameters of academic librarianship. The main objective of this paper was to find out the current status of librarians in Ghanian universities. To achieve this, data were gathered from the three older university libraries in the country through a questionnaire. It was found out that there was no consensus on the status of universities in Ghana. It then gives several suggestions to improve on the academic status of librarians in Ghana.

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