Her education started at the Breman Asikuma Roman Catholic School, (Takoradi), Howard Memorial Primary School (Takoradi) and continued at the Nyaniba Middle Boarding School (Nkroful), where she obtained her middle school certificate and then to Konongo Odumasi Secondary School for her secondary education. She gained admission to study Library Science at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (1977) for a bachelor's degree. she obtained her Master of Arts Degree in Library Studies (University of Ghana, 1981), and a PhD from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, 2011).[12]
Positions Held
Positions held by Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan include and not limited to the following:
Commissioner, National Media Commission of Ghana, 2003 to 2006[13]
Member, Board of Governors, Konongo Odumasi Secondary School, (KOSS) February 1998 to 2014.
Member, Executive Committee of UST Branch of UTAG, January 1997 to December 1998.
Treasurer, UST Branch of UTAG, January 1999 to 2001
Treasurer, UTAG National, September 1999 to 2001
Member, Board of Directors, New Times Corporation, Ghana, May 2011 to 2013
Publications
As a Librarian and a leader, she has contributed to knowledge in all aspects of Librarianship having ninety six (96) papers to her credit. These papers were presented at Conferences and seminars at national and International level.
Growth of African Research, Equity in Access and Dissemination of African content - the Catalysts.[14][15]
AfLIA and Library Human Capital Development for Africa’s development. [16]
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH)- History & Way Forward. Presented at a CARLIGH meeting held in Accra in March 2019
The African Library and Information Association (AfLIA). Presented at the GLA Conference in Accra, 6 December 2017
Contribution of Libraries to Development in Africa. Presented at the Side Event of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, New York, USA, June 2017
The Scholarly e-Information Access in Ghana – An Overview. Presented at the UNESCO –CERN Workshop held at KNUST, Kumasi, in December 2016[17]
UN agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals and Libraries. Presented at the International Workshop on UN Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063 held at the Balme Library,
University of Ghana, Legon, 5th – 6 May 2016
The Library and the Scholarly Community. Presented at the Collaborative Publishing Workshop organised by PKP/CARLIGH on 4 May 2016 at CSIR INSTI, Accra
Sustaining CoP with a Strategic Plan. Presented at the
Volta River Authority (VRA) of Ghana Staff held at Akosombo, 21 March 2016
Library Landscape in Ghana. Presented Online to Students of Melanie Sellar of San Jose University, USA on 2 November 2015.
INELI – Sub Saharan Africa (INELI-SSA): Plans and Prospects. Presented at Global INELI meeting held at the Bill & Melinda Foundation Offices, Seattle, USA in May 2015 .
An Informed Youth in a Competitive Global World - a Dependable Partner in Decision-Making [18]
Embracing electronic scholarly publishing in Africa; the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Library, Kumasi, Ghana as a case study.[19]
University Library partnership and funding in West Africa[20]
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