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Item Report on 2nd General Meeting of Global IACNet held at Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea from 24th to 27th October 2017(2018-01-04) Barfi-Adomako, O.;Executive Summary - The 2nd General Meeting of Global IACNet was held at Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea from 24th to 27th October 2017. It was attended by 36 Information Access Center (IAC) Managers from 50 centers including representatives of four newly established centers in Peru, Guatemala, Jordan and Serbia. IACNet (Global Information Access Centers' Network) is a joint council where National Information Society Agency (NIA) and the IACs around the world gather together to discuss IAC's future directions and strategies for bridging the digital divide and strengthening cooperation in the ICT field. The theme for the meeting was Digital Transformation – moving IACs from hardware-based to software-based centers with emphasis on IT Training and Business Start-ups. Presentations were delivered on various ICT topics by seasoned experts in the field. Topics covered include Mid to Long-Term Visions and Development Strategy for IAC, Consulting for Center-Oriented Needs and Interest, IACNet Management and IAC Project Management, Assistive Device for Disabled and its Operation, Operation Strategy for Start-up Education Center, Development and Operation of ICT Curriculum. Participants had the opportunity to visit ICT Centers, Technology Parks, Royal Palaces, Seoul Metropolitan Library, Seoul Sky Observatory and National Museum Contemporary Arts of Korea during the period. The president of NIA congratulated participants for attending the meeting and exhorted them to apply the things learnt when they return home. Participants were satisfied with the meeting and expressed their readiness to share knowledge acquired with their counterparts to achieve the objectives of the meeting.Item Academic Computing Unit 2015-2016 Annual Report(2016-09-16) Barfi-Adomako, O.; Agbodza, H.A.The Academic Computing Unit (ACU) under the University of Ghana Computing Systems (UGCS) is mandated to design, adapt, promote, and implement industry best practices for e-learning, research support, library systems and institutional repository. It is also expected to monitor academic technology developments and trends at other leading institutions and advise management appropriately. During the year under review, the unit initiated and partnered with other units in UGCS to execute a number of projects. On the University front, the ACU collaborated with the Balme Library and University Archives in the areas of digitization, preservation, institutional repository and records management. The Office of Research Innovation and Development (ORID) awarded two (2) grants to the Unit to support its core functions in partnership with the University Archives and Balme Library. The Unit played a key role in the implementation of the University of Ghana Enterprise Content Management and Intranet Portal project which seeks to digitize records and automate the University’s manual workflows. The renovation of the Ghana-Korea Information Access Center which involved the upgrading of IT Equipment and interior decoration was supervised by the staff of ACU. The Unit’s activities for 2015-2016 academic year are presented.Item Report on a Three-day Workshop on Records Management, Digitisation, and Institutional Repository (IR)(2015-07-08) Barfi-Adomako, O.; Kwadzo, G.A year ago a three-day training workshop on digitization was held. This was to introduce participants to the various aspects of digitization and also to create awareness about the various digitisation initiatives in the University. Participants were excited about the training and recommended that a hands-on workshop be held for them so that they could also contribute to the project. It was based on this recommendation that this second workshop was organized. This second workshop was organized from 8th to 10th April, 2015at the Ghana-Korea Information Access Centre (IAC) in the Balme Library, University of Ghana (UG), Legon.Item Local Preservation of a Global Heritage, International Co-operation and the Digitization of Written and Non-Written Material at the University of Ghana, Legon(2015-07-08) Barfi-Adomako, O.; Opoku-Boateng, J.Since the 16th century Africa and in particular today’s Ghana has with an ever increasing speed become entrenched into a global network of intellectual, commercial and technological exchange, whose ambivalent nature also reflects in the very state and nature of the documents, that this history of incorporation has left behind. In this joint presentation an Archivist and Systems Librarian from the University of Ghana will share their experiences during the digitized of historical material with a special emphasis on the amount, prospects and challenges of international co-operation that has been involved in its preservation. While the digitization of rare and hitherto unavailable documents on Dutch economic activities in the Gold Coast is executed by both the Balme Library and the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) with partial funding from the Dutch Embassy; a precious post- and pre-independence collection of traditional music by J. H. Kwabena Nketia who taught as the first major African Musicologist in USA is currently been digitized in a joint effort of Ghanaian and American teams from Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana and New York University’s Audiovisual Preservation Exchange (APEX) under Making African Academic Resources Accessible or MAARA project. The different nature of these historical sources (written and paper-based vs. audiovisual media) finally adds yet another comparative dimension to this lecture: In spite of various overarching similarities each of these collections touches upon the important issue of international cooperation and accessibility of the preserved material in its own peculiar way.Item Installation of ATIZ BookPro Scanner at the College of Health Sciences Library, Korle-bu(2015-06-15) Barfi-Adomako, O.Following the supply of one (1) ATIZ Book scanner and accessories to the College of Health Sciences Library , University of Ghana by the Chinese Phase II Project and the subsequent submission of Action Plan for its installation to Management, a report is presented. The book scanner installation has been a success and it is ready to digitize records in the library and documents from other departments in the CHS to ensure that documents are preserved and easily accessible.Item Report on Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Ghana and National Information Society Agency (NIA)- Korea for the Maintenance of Ghana-Korea Information Access Center(2015-06-12) Barfi-Adomako, OThe University of Ghana and the National Information Society Agency of the Republic of South Korea (NIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 20th May 2015 at the University of Ghana to renovate the Ghana-Korea Information Access Centre. This will involve the upgrading of the IT Equipment and interior decoration. It will further sustain the co-operation between the two institutions for the next four years.Item Report on the Visit of the World Bank Project Representative to the Health Information Access Center at the College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu on 15th December, 2014(2015-02-20) Barfi-Adomako, O; Aggrey, S. BA representative from the World Bank inspected progress of work at the Health Information Access Center (HIAC), College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Ghana at Korle-Bu. The project is under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Communication and the World Bank as part of e-Ghana Project. The representative, Mr. Richard J. Carrol, an Economist and Financial Analyst and also specialists in Evaluation, E-Learning and Policy Analysis arrived with officials of the Ministry of Communications led by Mr. Nelson Osae of e-Ghana project and the project consultant(s), Mr. Victor Kwarku and other officials from the Ministry of Communications (MoC) and National Information Technology Agency (NITA). A team led by Mr. Barfi Adomako- Owusu, Mr. Solomon Sulemani, Mr. Samuel Bentil Aggrey conducted officials around the facility.The facility is made up of Internet Lounge, IT Laboratory, Seminar Room and an Administrative Office that are equipped with computers, LCD projector, printers, video conference equipment and CCTV among others. The report on their visit and inspection is presented.Item Electronic Support Unit 2011 Annual Report(2014-06-02) Barfi-Adomako, O.The Electronic Support Unit (ESU) of the Balme Library continues to play a leading role in the technological development of the Balme Library and the University of Ghana Library System in general. During the year under review it initiated and partnered with other units/departments in the library to execute a number of projects. On the University front, the ESU collaborated with the ICT Directorate and PMISD in the areas of E-Learning (ICTBased Distance Learning) and campus-wide network infrastructure development. This report of the Electronic Support Unit covers the activities of the unit spanning the period January to December 2011. During the period, the unit sought to minimize book theft by installing security cameras and book detection systems at all the major entry and exit points in the library. Digitization as a core component of library was also aggressively pursued. Different types of scanners were installed. Training was provided to ESU and some library staff to operate and maintain the scanners. The Millennium integrated library system (ILS) offers libraries the most complete and continuously evolving solution on the market and we at ESU are delighted to be working on these systems. ESU Staff continue to evaluate the system and carry on to add the appropriate modules to increase the power of the ILS. As a result a few modules were added in the year. A key component of Millennium, Course Reserves was brought on stream by adding and continuous to update the courses. By so doing students are able to search the library catalogue by course codes or instructors/Professor names. Institutional Repository (IR) is one project that witnessed a lot of preparatory work in the year under review. The library hosted two major partners; the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who organized seminars on IR. EZProxy is remote access proxy software that was research upon and became dear to the heart of researchers who reside or who for some reason had to do their work outside the University of Ghana campus. This proxy enabled them to access all the paid –for online resources of the University wherever they are. The second (2nd) floor of the West Wing of the library has been adopted by the National Information Society Agency (NIA) of Korea to establish an Internet Access Centre in the University of Ghana in an attempt to bridge the digital/IT gap between the IT knowledge poor and the rich. The Electronic Support Unit and the ICT Directorate are providing technical support to the contractors and the Korean counterparts on the project. Staff members of the unit benefitted from capacity building training of various kinds by engaging in seminars, local and international training programmes, user group conferences and study tours. Staffs are better equipped to man the unit.Item Status of IT Infrastructure and Services at College of Health Sciences University of Ghana, Korle-Bu Campus(2014-06-02) Barfi-Adomako, O.; Aggrey, S. B.As part of restructuring of University of Ghana ICT system, Mr. Barfi-Adomako Owusu was temporal transferred to the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Campus to reorganize the IT systems to conform to the new created University of Ghana Computing Systems (UGCS). UGCS is a merger of all the previous ICT related department and units in the University, including the ICT Directorate (ICTD), the Planning and Management Information System Directorate (PMIS) and the Electronic Support Unit (ESU).. This merger was initially recommended by the Visitation Panel Report upon which a number of other restructuring exercises in the University are based. The Korle-Bu Campus of College of Health Sciences (CHS) has three constituents of the College in addition to the College Central Administration. These constituents are the Medical School (UGMS), Dental School (UGDS) and the School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS). It is only the Dental School, which is housed in two buildings close to each other. The UGMS and SAHS are scattered all over the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital compound with some departments in the hospital wards etc. SAHS has recently relocated some of its offices to the student hostel and the ground floor of the CHS Administrative Block. The College Library has taken up all issues related to ICT for the College and continues to do so. The Computer Assisted Learning Centre (CALC) which is a unit in the library, headed by an Assistant Librarian (Senior Member) with six other staff and national service personnel handle all ICT issues.Item Report on the visit of the Minister of Communications to Inspect Works at the Health Information Access Center (HIAC) Project at the College of Health Sciences (CHS), Korle -Bu(2014-05-07) Barfi-Adomako, O.; Aggrey, S. B.The Ministry of Communications under the e-Ghana project is sponsoring a project at the Collage of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Ghana, Korle-Bu which seeks to refurbish the existing computer laboratory to support teaching and learning through ICT as well as bringing information access to the door-step of faculty, students, researchers and staff. The contractor working on the project has reached various stages of completion. To acquaint himself with progress of work, the Minister of Communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah visited the project site on Monday, 28th April, 2014 at the College Administration at Korle-Bu to meet the management, staff and the contractor. The Health Information Access Center (HIAC) at Korle-Bu Campus when completed will use ICT to support teaching and learning and also encourage the attitude of research and the use of e-resources available on the Internet to improve the quality of health professionals needed to oversee the health needs of our people