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The Ghana Library Association (GLA) is the main professional organisation representing libraries and information services in Ghana.[1] It was founded in 1962 by the West African Library Association (WALA). Eve Evans had started the WALA and she was to have an important role in creating a library service in Ghana.[2]

The GLA is a registered professional association established under the Professional Bodies Decree NRCD 143 of 1973 with Registered No. PB 21 on 2 August 1986 in accordance with the laws of Ghana.[3][4] It publishes the Ghana Library Journal, a peer-reviewed journal of Library science.[5][6] The association has been in existence for over 54 years.[7] It went through a period of activity and inactivity in the 1970s, but since 1983 it has been revived and growing steadily.

The Association has an elected governing council for a two-year tenure, chaired by the President, who sees to the running of the association.

The 20th President of the Association was Mrs. Comfort Asare, who was the acting Librarian at Wisconsin International University College.[8] The 21st President of the Association is Mr. Kodjo Antwi, the Librarian at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.

Membership

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  • Fellow
  • Chartered Member
  • Associate member
  • Student
  • Retired Member
  • Life Member
  • Ordinary member[3]

Membership of professional bodies

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The Association is a member of the following professional bodies:

List of presidents

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Number Name Tenure
1st Mr. R. G. M. Pitcher 1962-1963
2nd Mr. E. K. Koranteng 1963-1964
3rd Mr. A. G. T. Ofori 1963-1964
4th Mr. E. K. Amedeke 1965-1967
5th Mr. David E. M. Odoi 1967-1969
6th Mr. David Cornelius 1969-1971
7th Mr. A. N. De Heer 1971-1977
8th Mr. G. C. O. Lamptey 1977-1983
9th Mr. J. A. Villars 1983-1988
10th Mr. Samson Afre 1988-1990
11th Mr. Daniel B. Addo 1990-1992
12th Nana Asiedu 1992-1996
13th Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur 1996-1998
14th Mr. Clement Entsua-Mensah 1998-2002
15th Helena R. Asamoah-Hassan 2002-2006
16th Mrs. Valentina J. A. Bannerman 2006-2010
17th Mr. Albert K. A. Fynn 2010-2012
18th Mrs. Perpetua S. Dadzie 2013-2016
19th Mr. Samuel Bentil Aggrey 2017-2021
20th Mrs Comfort Asare 2021-2024
21st Mr Kodjo Antwi 2024-date

Ghana Library Journal

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Ghana Library Journal
DisciplineInformation science
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMonica Mensah Danquah
Publication details
History1963–present
Publisher
Ghana Library Association (Ghana)
FrequencyBiannual
Yes
LicenseCC-BY 4.0
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Ghana Libr. J.
Indexing
ISSN0855-3033
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Ghana Library Journal is a biannual double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Ghana Library Association.[10][11] The journal publishes open access scholarly articles in different aspects of Library and Information Science and are intended for library professionals and educators, information scientists as well as students. As a diamond open access journal, manuscript published in the journal are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). The editor of the journal is Monica Mensah Danquah.[12][10][13]

The journal is abstracted and indexed in African Journals Online (AJOL)[12] and Sabinet African Journals.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". Ghana Library Association. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ Association, American Library (1993). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. ISBN 9780838906095.
  3. ^ a b "Ghana Library Association - Background". www.gla-net.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. ^ "Professional Bodies Registration Act, 1973 (nrcd 143)". lawsghana.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  5. ^ "Ghana Library Journal". www.ajol.info. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ^ "GLA Journal". Ghana Library Association. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  7. ^ "Ghana Library Association - Background". www.gla-net.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  8. ^ "WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY IN FOCUS AS GHANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INAUGURATE 20th PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION | WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY". 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  9. ^ "Membership – African Library & Information Associations & Institutions". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  10. ^ a b "GLA Journal". Ghana Library Association. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  11. ^ "ISSN 0855-3033 (Print) | Ghana Library Journal | The ISSN Portal". portal.issn.org. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  12. ^ a b "Ghana Library Journal". www.ajol.info. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  13. ^ Antwi, I. K. (2006). "Publishing the Ghana Library Journal: Trends, challenges and the way forward". Ghana Library Journal. 18: 79–90. ISSN 0855-3033 – via AJOL.
  14. ^ "Ghana Library Journal". Ghana Library Journal. 1973-06-01. Retrieved 2025-05-15.

Bibliography

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  • Anaba Alemna (2006). "Current Information Issues and Developments in Ghana". Alexandria. 18. UK. ISSN 0955-7490.
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