International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 4(10), pp. 293–298, December, 2016. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2016.062

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The study surveyed the attitudes and perceptions of practicing librarians at the University of Ghana towards mentoring particularly in the area of scholarly research and publishing. A census approach was used to survey all the 22 practicing librarians. The study revealed that librarians at the University of Ghana have not been very productive as scholarly authors through collaborative research. The University of Ghana Library System (UGLS) does not have any formalized and dedicated mentoring programme with regard to career development and progression of its professional staff. Reasons for absence of mentoring culture in the library includes: uncertainty about mentoring benefits; failure to recognize one’s mentoring expertise; reluctance to put one’s expertise and acknowledge out there; and lack of confidence in mentoring.

Keywords: Mentoring, Collaboration, Scholarly Research, Publishing, Career Progression, Ghana

 

Cite This Article As: Opoku D (2016). Mentoring, Collaborative Scholarly Research and Publishing: Prescription for Enhanced Career Progression among Librarians at the University of Ghana. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 4(10): 293-298.

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