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The '''Ghana Library Association''' ('''GLA''') is the main ] representing libraries and information services in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://gla.org.gh/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Ghana Library Association |language=en-US}}</ref> It was founded in 1962 by the ] (WALA). ] had started the WALA and she was to have an important role in creating a library service in Ghana.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC&pg=PA289|title=World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services|last=Association|first=American Library|date=1993|publisher=American Library Association|isbn=9780838906095|language=en}}</ref>
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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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ghana Library Association - Background|url=http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background|website=www.gla-net.org|access-date=2020-05-23|archive-date=2018-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063420/http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Professional Bodies Registration Act, 1973 (nrcd 143)|url=http://lawsghana.com/pre_1992_legislation/NRC%20Decree/PROFESSIONAL%20BODIES%20REGISTRATION%20ACT,%201973%20(NRCD%20143)/157|website=lawsghana.com|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> It publishes the ''Ghana Library Journal'', a ] of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/glj|title=Ghana Library Journal|website=www.ajol.info|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref> The association has been in existence for over 54 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana Library Association - Background|url=http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background|website=www.gla-net.org|access-date=2020-05-04|archive-date=2018-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063420/http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background|url-status=dead}}</ref> It went through a period of activity and inactivity in the 1970s, but since 1983 it has been revived and growing steadily.
The '''Ghana Library Association''' (GLA) is the main ] representing libraries and information services in ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background | title=Background | publisher=www.gla-net.org | accessdate=26 February 2014}}</ref> ] was president from 2003 to 2006.

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 is Mrs. Comfort Asare, she is currently the acting Librarian at Wisconsin International University College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-17 |title=WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY IN FOCUS AS GHANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INAUGURATE 20th PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION {{!}} WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY |url=https://wiuc-ghana.edu.gh/wisconsin-university-in-focus-as-ghana-library-association-inaugurate-20th-president-of-the-association/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Membership ==

* Fellow
* Chartered Member
* Associate member
* Student
* Retired Member
* Life Member
* Ordinary member<ref name=":0" />

== Constitution ==
There is a constitution which guides the activities of the association and this can be found here.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Background |url=http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background |accessdate=26 February 2014 |publisher=www.gla-net.org |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063420/http://www.gla-net.org/index.php/about-us/background |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Code of ethics ==
This is available here.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghana Library Association |url=https://gla.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gla_code_of_ethics.pdf |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=Ghana Library Association}} </ref>

== Membership of professional bodies ==
The Association is a member of the following professional bodies:

* ]
*] (AfLIA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Membership – African Library & Information Associations & Institutions|url=https://web.aflia.net/membership/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>

==List of presidents==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!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
|]
|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- date
|}

== See also ==

* ]
*]


== References == == References ==
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite journal |title=Current Information Issues and Developments in Ghana |author= Anaba Alemna |volume=18 |journal= Alexandria |location=UK |issn=0955-7490 |year= 2006
}}

==External links==
*


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The Ghana Library Association (GLA) is the main professional organisation representing libraries and information services in Ghana. 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.

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. It publishes the Ghana Library Journal, a peer-reviewed journal of Library science. The association has been in existence for over 54 years. 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 is Mrs. Comfort Asare, she is currently the acting Librarian at Wisconsin International University College.

Membership

  • Fellow
  • Chartered Member
  • Associate member
  • Student
  • Retired Member
  • Life Member
  • Ordinary member

Constitution

There is a constitution which guides the activities of the association and this can be found here.

Code of ethics

This is available here.

Membership of professional bodies

The Association is a member of the following professional bodies:

List of presidents

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- date

See also

References

  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. ^ "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. "Ghana Library Association - Background". www.gla-net.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  7. "WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY IN FOCUS AS GHANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INAUGURATE 20th PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION | WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY". 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. "Background". www.gla-net.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. "Ghana Library Association" (PDF). Ghana Library Association. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. "Membership – African Library & Information Associations & Institutions". Retrieved 2020-05-27.

Bibliography

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

External links


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