Ghana
EIFL in Ghana

EIFL has been working in Ghana since 2003. We supported the creation of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH), and through this partnership, libraries in Ghana are providing access to a wide range of scholarly e-resources.

In Ghana, EIFL has supported national and institutional open access awareness raising and advocacy workshops that have resulted in a number of open access repositories in the country (which continues to (opendoar.org/countrylist.php) grow). Through our work, the first open access mandate in the country was introduced by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, thereby opening their research to the world.

EIFL has provided advanced training and a support service to raise awareness of library copyright issues, and to assist with copyright questions. We are currently supporting national implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities.

EIFL also engaged with public libraries in Ghana resulting in innovative pilot projects that are helping libraries meet the information needs of their communities. We continue to build the capacity of librarians to enable them to introduce technology-based services to their users.

Library Consortium Information

Consortium:
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH)
Type of members:

Universities, college and polytechnic libraries, research libraries and special libraries

Members:
EIFL-Licensed resources:

View the complete list of e-resourcestechnology products and Article Processing Charges that have been negotiated for members of CARLIGH. See the full list of all the journals that EIFL has negotiated terms for open access publishing for researchers in Ghana. For more information please contact the Licensing Coordinator in Ghana. 

Media

Citi Newsroom (CNR) features EIFL-Ghana Library Authority mobile public library project that helped thousands of children pass ICT exams
Ghana TV station, Joy News, features EIFL Open Access Programme training in Accra, Ghana
Ghana national newspaper reports on high-level meeting with new Ghana Library Authority chief executive

FACTS

1

EIFL started working in Ghana in 2003.

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EIFL works with 50 institutions in Ghana through the library consortium.

3

Ghana was one of six countries included in a unique study into perceptions of public libraries in Africa, commissioned by EIFL in 2011.

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