Papers by maxwell akussah
The study assesses the alternative income generation activities that academic libraries can adopt... more The study assesses the alternative income generation activities that academic libraries can adopt to support the funding of academic libraries in Ghana. Survey method was adopted with the use of questionnaire to gather data and information. Copies of questionnaire were distributed to the main stakeholders of the academic library, out of 200 copies of questionnaire distribute, and 121 copies were retrieved representing a response rate of 60.5% of the sample size. The study brought to light that the library has been perceived as a non-profit unit for far long, bindery and photocopying activities are among avenues for income generation and creating awareness of such activity needs urgent attention. The study recommends among others that librarians should also be given training and short courses on how to generate alternative income in the library. Besides, in showing readiness the mamgement of the parent institution should also provide the necessary tools and equipment needed for the n...
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Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study investigates the relationship between impact of electronic resources and its usage in a... more The study investigates the relationship between impact of electronic resources and its usage in academic libraries in Ghana: evidence from Koforidua Polytechnic & All Nations University College, Ghana. The study was a quantitative approach using questionnaire to gather for data and information. A valid response rate of 58.5% was assumed. SPSS computer software helped to analyze the data in respect of descriptive elements such as correlation, regression among others.All the four contracts (satisfaction level, preferred database, time and frequency, and level of awareness) on impact of electronic resources indicated a significant positive relationship with usage among the users. The study recommended that intensive marketing strategies should be adopted to increase usage of electronic resources in academic institutions in Ghana. Keywords: Keywords: Database, Electronic Library, Information Literacy, Tertiary Libraries, West Africa
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Scientometric analysis has been used commonly for measurement and evaluation of the research perf... more Scientometric analysis has been used commonly for measurement and evaluation of the research performance of researchers, departments, academic institutions and countries. Results of such analysis can be used for ranking, awarding, budgeting and defining research priorities. This study seeks to assess and compare the research performance of Ghanaian Polytechnics using scientometric analysis. Research publications of each of the ten Polytechnics in Ghana during the last five years (i.e., 2011-2015) were retrieved and analyzed using Harzing’s Publish or Perish software. Five bibliometric indicators (i.e., total number of papers TP, total number of citations TC, average citations received per article ACPP, h-index and g-index) were assessed and used to rank each Polytechnic in terms of research productivity and citation impact. The results showed that the five-year TP (i.e., 564), TC (i.e., 1170), ACPP (i.e., 2.21), h-index (i.e., 9) and g-index (i.e., 16) of the highest ranked Polytech...
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Information and Knowledge Management, 2015
The study sought to investigate the relationship between the use of social media and its impact o... more The study sought to investigate the relationship between the use of social media and its impact on reading habits with evidence from senior high students in Ghana. A questionnaire was administered on sample of senior high students to gather data and analyzed quantitatively with the use of statistical package for social science (SPSS) to form the basis of the study. Out of one thousand questionnaires administered, five hundred and sixty-six responses were retrieved representing 56.6%. The study found out that all the constructs of social media thus (Face book, Whatsapps, Yahoo messenger, Skype and Tango) showed a positive significant interrelationship with each other at 0.01 level. Also there was a significant relationship between all the constructs (Facebook, Whatsapps, Yahoomessnger, Skype and Tango) independent variables and the dependent variable reading habits at 0.01 level. Hence the entire hypotheses tested were accepted. Keywords: Social Networks, Senior High Students, Readin...
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