ABSTRACT Despite the apparent silence of librarians on the issue of conflict, conflict is alive in libraries as in other complex organisations. Peace and agreement among staff of libraries are required in order to provide efficient service to patrons and also guarantee the survival of libraries in Ghana This study set out to investigate how conflicts are managed among the staff of University of Cape Coast library. The study assessed the common sources of conflict, types of conflict, and the p...
ABSTRACT This “study is focused on exploring the health information-seeking behaviour of market women at Madina. The objectives of the study were to determine health information needs of respondents, examine the sources of health information, examine how market women evaluate the content and sources of health information and find out the barriers market women face seeking health information The study adopted a survey design. The population for the study was 1020 and a sample size of 102 of ...
ABSTRACT Almost everybody has experienced stress at one point or the other. Stress, is referred to as a state of psychological and or physical imbalance resulting from the disparity between situational demand and the individual’s ability to meet those demands. The study looks at stress as is being experienced in special libraries in Ghana, with particular focus on the libraries of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The study objectives were to identify the main causes of s...
ABSTRACT A study of the information seeking behaviour of students is an important pre-requisite for a library to provide efficient information resources and services to meet their information needs. The purpose of the study is to investigate the information needs, information sources, information seeking behaviours, library use, and challenges to information seeking behaviour of graduate students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). The study employed the survey methodolog...
Abstract The increasing demand of students enrollments is leading to undesirable student-lecturer ratios which ultimately results in turning away of qualified applicants, has sparked numerous higher institutions especially those that runs distance programmes to adopt at least one learning management system. This study investigated the perceptions and use of the Sakai LMS among Distance Learning students of the University of Ghana. It investigated students’ awareness of the Sakai LMS and it...
ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a central pillar for the world, as the world is now tagged as ‘digital’ and ‘global village’. The usefulness of ICTs transcends to all sectors including education. Distance education per se, rests heavily on ICTs. ICTs have the potential to foster interaction and communication between instructors and students as well as the outside world. The main objectives of the study are: To ascertain ICTs usage among distance...
ABSTRACT In post-secondary education, academic misconduct has been a long-standing concern and is commonly acknowledged as a complex problem related to individual, institutional, and societal factors. This study examined the perception of students towards the use of the Turn-It-In software in detecting plagiarism in public universities in Ghana. The study specifically assessed the students’ knowledge concerning plagiarism and their awareness, usage and perception about the use of Turn-It-...
ABSTRACT This study was to examine the available adaptive technologies and the role they play in supporting PWDs in public academic libraries in Ghana. University of Cape Coast library and University of Ghana library were purposively selected for the study since these institutions were known public universities that practice inclusive education. Interview guides were used as data collection tool. A total of 20 respondents were selected and the interviews targeted 16 students with disabilitie...
ABSTRACT The Polytechnics in Ghana are currently in transition of upgrading to Technical University status. In view of this, academic research and for that matter compliance to research ethics has become key. The study explored the awareness of academic research ethics among Senior Polytechnic Librarians across the ten regions of Ghana by looking at the librarians’ role in support to academic research, impact of Information and Communication Technology on research ethics, components of ethi...
ABSTRACT The study investigated into marketing of library and information services/resources in Sunyani, Kumasi and Tamale Technical universities in Ghana. Specifically, it dealt into areas of importance which covers the objectives of the study such as; need for marketing of library services, services/resources available in the selected libraries for marketing, techniques and tools being used by the selected libraries in marketing, competencies and skills required of information professiona...
ABSTRACT This study investigated students‟ awareness of the availability of e-resources in UPSA, their extent of use of these e-resources, reasons for use, usefulness of e-resources for students‟ academic performances, challenges with use, and the relationship between “students‟ computer literacy skills” and “use of electronic resources”. This study is beneficial to three (3) main categories of people within a university community, and includes university administrators, libra...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the impact of institutional repositories in enhancing teaching, learning and research in academic institutions. In particular, this study assessed the impact of the institutional repository of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, on teaching, learning and research in the university. The objectives were to assess the level of institutional repository (IR) awareness among faculty members and graduate students and the level of contribution of deposit...
ABSTRACT This research project aimed to critically examine the level of job satisfaction of Library staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and its influence on their job performance.The data used for this study were collected from all the library staff of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) totally 102, and comprising of 18, senior members, 53 senior staff and 31 junior staff.Results of an ANOVA and Pearson Correlation test showed some moderate...
ABSTRACT This study dealt with preservation of multimedia materials as part of modern electronic revolution that is changing the way we exchange information. The Ministry of Information and Media Relations specifically Information Services Department (ISD) was selected for the study. This is because the ISD holds collection of valuable Information resources for Ghana. The preservation of multimedia resources is very vital for safeguarding information for posterity. The study was necessitated ...
ABSTRACT Habitual reading is considered as one of the most important exercise for enhancing one’s academic performance. Regular reading increases one’s vocabulary and ability to think, improves one’s verbal and writing abilities, and broadens one’s horizon Thus, it is important for students to adopt the reading culture for improved academic performance. The main objectives of the study is to: investigate the reading habits of students of St. Johns Grammar Secondary School, find out th...