Helena Asamoah-Hassan
| Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cape Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation | librarian |
Helena R. Asamoah-Hassan[1] (born 1950s in Cape Coast) is a Ghanaian librarian who is the present university librarian at the KNUST Library.[2] Her education included Breman Asikuma Roman Catholic School, Roman Catholic School (Takoradi), Howard Memorial Primary School (Takoradi), Nyaniba Middle Boarding School (Nkroful), and Konongo Odumasi Secondary School. She received a bachelor's degree in Library Science (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1977), Master of Arts Degree in Library Studies (University of Ghana, 1981), and a PhD. (KNUST, 2011).[3] She was the president of the Ghana Library Association from 2003 to 2006,[4] and the first president of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions.[5] She is one of 14 members of the International Advisory Committee of UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme.[6]
Awards
- BioMed Central's Open Access Advocate of the Year[7]
References
- ↑ "Helena R. Asamoah-Hassan". Libraries in the Early 21st Century: An International Perspective (1st ed.). Berlin: De Gruyter Saur. 2012. p. 543. ISBN 978-3-11-029285-5.
- ↑ "University Librarian". knust.edu.gh. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "University Librarian". KNUST Library. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan". unisa.ac.za. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan". University of South Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "International Advisory Committee (IAC)". UNESCO. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan honored as BioMed Central's Open Access Advocate of the Year". BioMed Central. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.