Helena Asamoah-Hassan

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Helena Asamoah-Hassan
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Born
Cape Coast
Nationality Ghanaian
Occupation librarian
Website https://web.aflia.net/

Helena R. Asamoah-Hassan [1] (born 1950s in Cape Coast) is a Ghanaian librarian who is the present Executive Director of African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), the Board Chair for the Ghana Library Authority [2] [3] and the Secretary General of African Regional Memory of the World Committee [4]

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Career

She is the immediate past University Librarian of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). [5] President of the Ghana Library Association from 2002 to 2006, [6] and the first president of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA). [7] She served as the Chairperson of the International Advisory Committee for UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme 2013 – 2015. [8] [9] A member of the IFLA Governing Board 2010 - 2012 [10] and the Chairperson of the Management Committee of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) as well as a founding member from March 2004 to 2013 [11]

Education

Her education started at the Breman Asikuma Roman Catholic School, (Takoradi), Howard Memorial Primary School (Takoradi) and continued at the Nyaniba Middle Boarding School (Nkroful), where she obtained her middle school certificate and then to Konongo Odumasi Secondary School for her secondary education. She gained admission to study Library Science at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (1977) for a bachelor's degree. she obtained her Master of Arts Degree in Library Studies (University of Ghana, 1981), and a PhD from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, 2011). [12]

Positions Held

Positions held by Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan include and not limited to the following:

Publications

As a Librarian and a leader, she has contributed to knowledge in all aspects of Librarianship having ninety six (96) papers to her credit. These papers were presented at Conferences and seminars at national and International level.

  1. Growth of African Research, Equity in Access and Dissemination of African content - the Catalysts. [14] [15]
  2. AfLIA and Library Human Capital Development for Africa’s development.  [16]
  3. The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH)- History & Way Forward. Presented at a CARLIGH meeting held in Accra in March 2019
  4. The African Library and Information Association (AfLIA). Presented at the GLA Conference in Accra, 6 December 2017
  5. Contribution of Libraries to Development in Africa. Presented at the Side Event of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, New York, USA, June 2017
  6. The Scholarly e-Information Access in Ghana – An Overview. Presented at the UNESCO –CERN Workshop held at KNUST, Kumasi, in December 2016 [17]
  7. UN agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals and Libraries. Presented at the International Workshop on UN Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063 held at the Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon, 5th  – 6 May 2016
  8. The Library and the Scholarly Community. Presented at the Collaborative Publishing Workshop organised by PKP/CARLIGH on 4 May 2016 at CSIR INSTI, Accra
  9. Sustaining CoP with a Strategic Plan. Presented at the Volta River Authority (VRA) of Ghana Staff held at Akosombo, 21 March 2016
  10. Library Landscape in Ghana. Presented Online to Students of Melanie Sellar of San Jose University, USA on 2 November 2015.
  11. INELI – Sub Saharan Africa (INELI-SSA): Plans and Prospects. Presented at Global INELI meeting held at the Bill & Melinda Foundation Offices, Seattle, USA in May 2015 .
  12. An Informed Youth in a Competitive Global World - a Dependable Partner in Decision-Making [18]
  13. Embracing electronic scholarly publishing in Africa; the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Library, Kumasi, Ghana as a case study. [19]
  14. University Library partnership and funding in West Africa [20]
  15. Violence against Women [21]
  16. Gender and Development [22]
  17. Widowhood Practices among the Akan of Ghana - Yesterday and Today [23]
  18. Women Creating a Sturdy Foundation for Social Growth. [24]
  19. Starting a new scholarly journal: the library's role in promoting scholarly publishing [25]
  20. Transforming Anglophone Library Associations in West Africa [26]
  21. Strengthening the Capacities of Women of the West African Sub-Region for Peace Building [27]
  22. Memory of the World (MoW) Programme – a Summary Paper presented at the UNESCO Forum, WLIC/ IFLA Conference in Milan, Italy. [28]
  23. A Library ready for 21st century services: the case of the University of Science and Technology Library, Kumasi, Ghana. [29]  
  24. Information: The Oil in the Wheel of National Development [30]

Awards

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs</span>

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Samuel Prophask Asamoah is a Ghanaian painter. Brush name "Prophask", his works have been exhibited widely, locally and internationally with several in art collections. Asamoah reportedly sits comfortably in the field of painting with his inspirations for his themes from proverbs, daily activities and dreams. His motivation is finding joy while painting and experiencing pain when not painting.

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  14. ↑ "Programme | SPARC Open Access Symposium". www.sparcafricasymp.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  15. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena (5 December 2019). "Growth of African Research, Equity in Access and Dissemination of African content -the Catalysts" (PDF). SPARC Africa Sympsium. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Ministerial Conference - Home". ghanalibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  17. ↑ "CERN-UNESCO School on Digital Libraries, Kumasi, Ghana, 2016". Indico. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  18. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (2006-01-30). "An Informed Youth in a Competitive Global World - a Dependable Partner in Decision-Making".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena (2007-07-05). "Embracing Electronic Scholarly Publishing in Africa ; The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Library, Kumasi, Ghana as a Case Study". PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference 2007.
  20. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (2002-06-27). "University Library Partnerships And Funding In West Africa".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (1997-03-27). "Violence against Women".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  22. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (1997-04-30). "Gender and Development".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  23. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (1998-10-28). "Widowhood Practices among the Akan of Ghana - Yesterday and Today".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  24. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (1996-09-27). "Women Creating a Sturdy Foundation for Social Growth".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  25. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (2011-09-02). "Starting a new scholarly journal: the library's role in promoting scholarly publishing".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  26. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (2011-09-02). "Transforming Anglophone Library Associations in West Africa".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena R. (2001-12-07). "Strengthening the Capacities of Women of the West African Sub-Region for Peace Building".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  28. ↑ "Programme and Proceedings, World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Milan, Italy, August 2009". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  29. ↑ Asamoah-Hassan, Helena (5 June 1998). "A library ready for 21st century services?: a case of the university of science and technology library, Kumasi, Ghana". Purdue University e-Pubs. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  30. ↑ Asamoah–Hassan, Helena R. (2003). "Information: The Oil in the Wheel of National Development".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  31. ↑ "Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan honored as BioMed Central's Open Access Advocate of the Year". BioMed Central. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "IFLA -- Honours and Awards given at IFLA 2012". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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