Library Services and Information Management Professional

CURRICULUM VITAE

Pentecost University Post Office Box KN 1739 Kaneshie- Accra

Phone +233-****-*** 269 (Calls) 020******* (WhatsApp)

Email: *********@********.***.**, *********@*****.***

ISAAC KOJO AGYEMAN

Profile Law, Psychology and Information Studies graduate with working experience in library management, research, knowledge management, customer service, IT, communication, monitoring and evaluation, and marketing in universities with specialty in research, and electronic-resources management.

Education: [August 2010 to November 2012] University of Ghana Legon Master of Art in

Information Studies.

[March 2008 –December 2008] Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Post Graduate Diploma: Management Information Systems (MIS) Modules: Management Organizations and the Network Enterprise, Networking, E-Commerce, Information Security, Database Management, Building Systems.

[2003-2007], University of Ghana, Legon

Degree: Bachelor of Art (First Class Honors)

Majors: Information Studies and Psychology

Some course studied: Information retrieval, Higher Order Cognition, Inferential Statistics, Information Management, Automation, Marketing of Information Resources, Public Relations, Systems Analysis and Design etc.

Summary of Educational Qualifications

YEAR

INSTITUTION

QUALIFICATION

CLASSIFICATION

2022-2024

Pentecost University

LLB

Second Class Upper

Aug. 2010-July. 2012

University of Ghana Legon

Master of Art in Library Studies

Pass

Mar. 2008-Feb. 2009

GIMPA

Post Graduate Diploma Management Information System (M.I.S)

Pass

2003-2007

University of Ghana Legon

Bachelor of Art (Information Studies & Psychology)

First Class Honors

Employment: July, 2009 to date Acquisitions, and User Services Librarian Pentecost University.

Responsibilities: Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the absence of the CIO, preparation of budget, strategic plan, collection development plan, and library policies, management of library electronic resources, managing book, journal and e-resource acquisitions, managing subscriptions for both print and online resources, maintaining the library intranet site, responding to research and reference questions in a timely manner, attending Accreditation Board meetings, Academic Board meetings, University Executive Management Team meetings. Acquisition and cataloguing duties, in charge of the E-library, supervising and training subordinate staff, provision of research assistance to faculty and staff, and teaching faculty, staff and student research and information literacy skills. Facilitate the development and implementation of strategic plans and policies for the Information Management Infrastructure.

[2007 - 2009], Senior Library Assistant University of Education Winneba

Responsibilities: Library electronic resources management, Shelving, answer queries and provide assistance to users, provide analysis of research request, provide information to lecturers and students for research work from the Internet, guide users to source for information from the Internet using the appropriate search engines and from the academic data bases. Liaise with Orders and Acquisition and Cataloguing Departments to supervise the processing of serials, document serials materials acquired with the computer, train junior staff assigned to the department and indexing of journal articles.

[2000-2007] Junior Library Assistant, UEW

Responsibilities included: Shelving, general counter duties, reference

services, cataloguing, acquisition duties, answering of queries from users and assisting users to retrieve needed information.

Part Time Lecturer: Pentecost University.

Courses: Research Methods (both graduate and undergraduate Levels), Records and Information Management (under graduate).

Workshops

Attended: INASP and CARLIGH workshop on Web page Designing (Dreamweaver) and

Institutional Repository (DSpace) Training, Monitoring and evaluation of resources usage, Leadership Training by International Leadership Foundation

Conference

Presentations: [2018] CARLIGH/AAU International Conference

Presentation: Knowledge Transfer from Research to Industry, a Panacea for

Ghana’s Socio-Economic Development.

Open Access to Research Data: Enabling Access and Sharing of Research Data for a Sustainable Development of National Research.

Skills: Interpersonal and writing skills gained through my experience with dealing with students, faculty, and staff, Team work gained through working with faculty, colleague staff and students, Innovative skills developed through setting up of new libraries, Leadership skills gained through workshops and work experience as supervisor and acting as a principal officer of the university.

Achievement: Certificate of commendation for being one of the best students in my

discipline from Akuafo Hall, University of Ghana, establishment of new automated libraries with e-library component.

IT Proficiency: Microsoft suit, MS Visual Basic, Electronic communication and Internet,

Internet searches using the academic databases and search engines, Web page designing with Dream Weaver, Statistical analysis and interpretation with

SPSS, STATA, and Excel.

Additional

Responsibility: Part-time Lecturer: Pentecost University, Records and Information

Management and Research Methods.

Languages: English, Ewe and Twi

Hobbies: Teaching and Farming

Personal Nationality: Ghanaian.

References:

1. Prof. Kwame Boasiako Omane-Antwi

Former Pro Vice Chancellor

Pentecost University

*******@*****.***

Tel.: 024*******

2. Dr. Mac-Anthony Cobblah

University Librarian, University of Cape-Coast

***-*******.*******@***.***.**

Tel.: 024*******

3. Dr., Dinah Koteiko Baidoo

Deputy Librarian, Ashei University

*******@******.***.**

Tel.: 020*******/024680867

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