Hello I'm Jessica A. Mensah. The Parliament of Ghana Library's website is the entrance to our resources and services. This website aims at providing a brief introduction to the facilities and services provided by the library, library operating hours and other basic information pertaining to the library.
The primary objective of our library is to implement, enrich, and support the parliamentary work of Members of Parliament (MPs), staff and other researchers with resources in building well-informed legislature. Library resources are vital for parliamentary work and research and therefore our library is designed to continually meet the information and research needs of our MPs, staff and other researchers. In this respect, we are building comprehensive collections to meet the needs of our users. These include a diverse collection of print, non-print, and computer resources.
As the Director of the Parliament of Ghana Library, I oversee the many dedicated staff who acquire, catalogue, preserve, and make available library collections within the Library and over the Internet. I am pleased that you are visiting our website today, and I invite you to revisit it often. The website could also be used to connect with our team of professional staff to receive research and information assistance via chats, emails, Facebook, Twitter etc.
The Library has a total collection of over 4,000 and 8,107 items. The breakdown is as follows:Committee Reports (856), Books (688), Annual Estimates (622), Budget Estimates (369), Memorandum (341), Bill Report From Committees (248), Agreements (243), Annual reports (214), Budget - MMDAs (70), Reports (70), E- Resources (50), Budget Performance Reports (46), Formula (36), Ratification (23), Inaugural/Memorial Lectures (21), Bills (15), Working Papers (11), Conventions (10), Conference Paper/Reports (10), Occasional Papers (8), Parliamentary Papers (7), Business Statements (2) and Floor Statements (1).
I also invite you to physically visit the Library on the First Floor, Mid-East Bay of the Tower Block (Job 600) to learn more about our information resources, reading and research facilities and innovative services.We will continually work to further the development of our services and to have a global presence. It is our aim to provide users with the best possible service. We look forward to meeting you in the library very soon.