Libraries Information and Society

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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 .