Journal Article

The role of library boards in Academic libraries. The case of Ghana's three oldest universities

KORSAH, J. E

1994

Overview

A study of the libraries of the 3 oldest universities in Ghana was undertaken in the 1990-1991 academic year. The University of Cape Coast (UCC), the University of Ghana (UG), and the University of Science and Technology (UST) libraries are organized and administered along lines which are comparable with those adopted or prevailing in the British university library system. University Library Boards in Ghana are committees of the Academic Board-Senate and not joint (Academic Board-Council) ones. They are bodies formally charged with the governance of the university libraries. A perusal of the structure of the Library Boards reveals that they reflect the subject and faculty balance of the universities. At UG, the Chairman of the Board is a professor, while the member-secretary is the Deputy Librarian. At UST, the Library Board is an off-shoot of the Books and Publication Committee. At UCC, the board is an advisory body. The Deputy Librarian is not a full member but can attend meetings.

• Publisher: Emerald,Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subject: Academic libraries / Advisory committees / Amendments / Boards of directors / College faculty / Colleges & universities / Committees / Documentation institutions / Exact sciences and technology / Ghana / Governance / High education and university libraries / Information and communication sciences / Information science. Documentation / Legislatures / Librarians / Libraries / Libraries. Virtual and electronic libraries. Media centers. Documentation centers / Library boards / Library management / Organizational structure / Roles / Science / Science and technology / Sciences and techniques of general use / Students / Universal grammar / University libraries