Book Donation to the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Ghana

During the 2025 Ghana International Book Fair (GIBF), I visited the GOFREE stand (https://m.gofreebooks.com/) and was given the opportunity to select titles of interest for the University of Ghana Library System (UGLS)

Additionally, I received multiple copies of the following titles—Belief and Islam, Booklet for Way to Paradise, The Sunni Path, and Ethics of Islam—to be distributed to students of the University of Ghana for their reading

The books were officially received on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the Balme Library, University of Ghana, by a delegation from the Department for the Study of Religion. The delegation included Dr. Haruna Zagoon-Sayeed (Coordinator, for Islamic Studies from the Department), Ms. Janet Agyei-Boadi (Library Assistant), and a representative of the student body.

The University Librarian, Mr. Samuel Bentil Aggrey, officially presented the books and encouraged the students to read broadly in pursuit of knowledge. Upon receiving the books, Dr. Zagoon-Sayeed expressed his appreciation and assured that the copies would be distributed to dedicated students

Photographs and Videos from the event:

A group photograph from the presentation

In the middle, from left, is the University Librarian, presenting the books to the Coordinator

Videos

The prayer     The Coordinator for Islamic Studies

 2025 Ghana International Book Fair (GIBF)

I visited the 2025 GIBF, it was a great experience with all the innovations coming up from young Ghanaians.

Emeritus Professor A. A. Alemna was the Personality of the 2025 GIBF.

Meeting renowned Ghanaian author, Mr. Kofi Adu Labi 

Celebrities

 

A page on celebrities for your relaxation;

The Famous People 

You get information on all famous all over the world. very interesting to explore.

Collection Management and Acquisitions within the UGLS

On Friday, August 13 I was a guest at a Radio Universe programme; "Let's go to the Library". Radio Universe is at the University of Ghana. Host was Mr. Abdulai Khan. 

The one hour programme was a discussion on collection development of the University of Ghana Library System narrowing to the Balme Library. There was a digression on the Public Procurement Law, as it has affected UGLS library book acquisitions to a large extend. 

 

 

Institutional Repository (IR): How to start

The University of Ghana has embraced Institutional Repositories. It has the UGSpace.

A presentation on the topic at a workshop to give participants with hands-on demonstration.

Literacy Week Celebration

The University of Ghana Basic Schools launched its maiden Literacy Week Celebration from November 17-21, 2014 at the School premises on November 17, 2014.

CAN YOU READ?

The Four Goals for the Celebration are:

• To help those pupils who are not able to mention words properly.
•  To assist the pupils to be able to comprehend what they read.
• To enable the pupils acquire information, learn from good examples, expose wrongs doings for them to desist from those acts. All to broaden the pupils critical thinking abilities. 
• To inculcate in the pupils the desire to look for information to read.

The Reading List

Selected book were given to all classes to read. The pupils were assessed at the end of the week. Books selected were authored by African writers who used unique style of element of dramer. The books are as follows:

Academic Usage of Social Networking Sites

Social Networking, a recent and evolving medium, how the academia needs to embrace it; was delivered on November 5, 2014 at the Information Studies Students Association (ISSA) Seminar held at the Information Studies Department, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.

The Presentation