Resource Description and Organization in Academic Libraries in Ghana: Evidence from the Practice of Three Top Universities

Abstract

The study is of the cataloging and classification practice as it pertains to the Ghanaian perspective with the goal of contributing to research in this area. The case study design was used with data primarily elicited from a sample of 39 cataloging department staff. The study reveals the online nature of resource description practice as well as its universal acceptance and centrality in the value chain of academic library operations. The study identifies the financial investment in the practice as low and recommends an increase in financial allocation and in collaboration and networking among catalogers in the country.