STATUS OF LIBRARIANS IN GHANIAN UNIVERSITIES

The paper gives brief background information on the evolution of unive rsity education in Ghana since 1948. It then attempts to explain the c oncept of status and the parameters of academic librarianship. The mai n objective of this paper was to find out the current status of librar ians in Ghanian universities. To achieve this, data were gathered from the three older university libraries in the country through a questio nnaire. It was found out that there was no consensus on the status of universities in Ghana. It then gives several suggestions to improve on the academic status of librarians in Ghana.