Abstract:
INTRODUCTION
l\llr
.
Vice-Chancellor,
Pro-Vice-C
hancellor
, De
an
of the
Fae
-
.,.
.
,.
ulty
of
Social
Studies,
invited
guests,
Ladies
and
Gentlemen
_
;
f
r
am
standing
here
today
, not
only
as
the
first
Ghanaian
Pro-
fessor
of
Library
Science
produced
in
this
country;
and
the
firs
t
Professor
fro1n
the
Department
of
Library
and
Archival
Studies
to
give
an
Inaugural
Le
ctu
re; but
also
the
o
nl
y
Pro-
fessor
prese
ntly
from
the
Upper
East
Region
of
Ghana
. To
God
be
th
e g
lory
for
bringing
me
this
far
in such
a short
pe-
riod
of
my academic
life
_
Perhaps
this
is the
mo
ment
for
me
to
_ pay
tribute
to
t'>VO
very
eminent
professors
, formerly
in this
University
,
who
have
h
ad
a grea
t
influe
n
ce
on
my career
_ These
are
Pr
ofessor
F.
Johnson
and
th
e late
Pr
ofessor
SJ.A
.
Ko
tei
These
were
men
of
grea
t inte
ll
ect,
indomitable
courage
an
d
professional
exce
llen
ce.
I
salute
these
two
bibliothecal
giants,
they
are
great
t
hink
ers
.
Description:
An Inaugural lecture delivered on 19th November, 1998 at
the Auditorium of the School of Administration, University
of Ghana, Legon.
