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Special Libraries in Ghana: An Evaluation and Comparison of the Services Provided by Two Special Libraries in Accra, Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Mary C. Edwards
Mary C. Edwards*
Affiliation:
Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library at the University of Ife
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In Ghana, a close analysis of special library activities reveals the fact that the general pace of development lags far behind modern trends and techniques; this is surprising because library development in the country started with the development of special libraries.

A possible reason for this slow rate of development has been given by Villars, who suggests that special libraries in Ghana have grown in isolation of each other, and in consequence, definite patterns of development have been difficult to establish.

By 1970, about forty special libraries had been set up in the country. More than half of this number (twenty-three) were established between 1961-1970. After Independence in 1957, many organizations were established, such as the Volta River Authority, Bank of Ghana, National Investment Bank, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, etc. All these organizations were set up with a motivation towards development and thus desired or needed library facilities.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 34 , 1984 , pp. 11 - 30
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Copyright © International African Institute 1984

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Notes

1. J.A. Villars, “Growth and Development of Special Libraries in Ghana” in Symposia on “Problems of Communication between the Library and its Users,” Accra, February, 1972. Ghana Library Association Communications Series, No.2, 1977. pp.35.

2. D.B. Addo — Special Libraries in Ghana: Provision and Service: A Critical Assessment. Thesis submitted for the FLA, March, 1973. pp.52.

3. Ibid., pp.53.

4. Figures from GIMPA CALENDAR, 1976-77. pp.41.

5. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, CALENDAR, 1976-77, Greenhill. pp.41.

6. D.B. Addo, Special Libraries in Ghana: Provision and Service: A Criticcal Assessment, “Thesis submitted for the FLA, March, 1973. pp.72.

7. D.K. Opare-Sem, “Information Needs of Library Users in Higher Education and Research in Ghana”, Masters Dissertation, Loughborough University of Technology, 1975. pp.41.

8. Slater, Margaret, “Meeting the Users’ Needs Within the Library,” Trends in Special Librarianship ed. Burkett, Jack, London: Bingley 1968. pp.107.Google Scholar

9. Villars, John A., “Growth and Development of Special Libraries in Ghana,” Symposia on Problems of Communication between the Library and its Users,” Accra: 1972. pp.35.Google Scholar