THE GAEC LIBRARY AS A RESOURCE BASE FOR INFORMATION ON THE PEACEFUL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN GHANA (AN OVERVIEW OF THE GAEC DIGITAL LIBRARY AND INIS) A Presentation by Mr. Albert P. K. E. Bilson (Acting Head, GAEC Library & INIS Laison Officer for Ghana) Email: a.bilson@gaecgh.org April, 2017

Outline of presentation Mission of the GAEC Library The GAEC digital library – How it came about What is a digital library Benefits & Limitations Features of the GAEC digital library Search interface of the GAEC digital library Social Media Intergration International Nuclear Information System (INIS) Contact us – The GAEC Library Conclusion

Mission of the GAEC Library In line with Section 3 (f) Act 588, 2000, The GAEC Library exists to serve as a resource base for information on the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology in Ghana. It aims at acquiring scientific literature relevant to the interests of the user population, organizing and making them available to the research scientists, technologists, technicians and other workers of the Commission.

The GAEC Digital Library – How it came about 2012- 2016 GAEC strategic plan required the Library to provide LAN access to the GAEC Library database, OPAC to enhance library material & access to remote digital information (GAEC, 2011, p. 8). Libraries that want to remain relevant due to the changes brought by ICT have now become digital libraries. In 2015 the GAEC Library with assistance from the ICT Department developed the GAEC digital library to serve as the organizational repository and enhance access to relevant nuclear literature.

What is a Digital Library digital Library Digital libraries are the digital face of traditional libraries. Before the current term came into being previous terms such as “virtual library”, “electronic library,” “library without walls” were used to describe this broad concept. A collection of documents in organized electronic form, available on the Internet (Techtarget, 2017). A collection of digitized and organized information giving us powers traditional libraries never had (Lesk, 2004).

Examples of digital Libraries Internet Archive Library. Over 279 billion items https://archive.org/index.php Project Gutenberg. The first digital library developed in 1971. Oxford Digital library Cambridge Digital Library Open Library

Benefits & Limitations Access anytime (24/7) Access anywhere (office, home etc) Open access and sharing of information Access by several users at a time Limitations Copyright/ rights management Internet access Bandwidth speed of network Hardware and software issues

Features of the GAEC digital library www.library.gaecgh.org

Features of the GAEC digital library www.library.gaecgh.org

Features of the GAEC digital library www.library.gaecgh.org

Features of the GAEC digital library

GAEC Library catalogue (GLIBCAT) (Highlights of 2016)

GAEC Library catalogue (GLIBCAT) (Highlights of 2016)

GAEC Library catalogue (GLIBCAT) (Highlights of 2016)

Brochures/ Booklets

Brochures/ Booklets

New IAEA Publications

New IAEA Publications

New IAEA Publications

Photos

Photos

E-Resources Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) Online Access To Research in the Enviroment (OARE) Access to Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) Health Access to Research Program (HINARI) ICTP eJournal Delivery Service African Journals Online (AJOL) International Nuclear Library Network (INLN) WorldWideScience – The Global Science Gateway IAEA Training Course Series IAEA Library IAEA Publications Scientific Research

E-Resources

Annual & Technical Reports

Annual & Technical Reports

Annual & Technical Reports

Journal Articles

Journal Articles

GAEC Laws

GAEC Laws

GAEC Laws

Theses/dissertations

Theses/dissertations

Theses/dissertations

Theses/dissertations

Theses/dissertations 88 theses records currently in full text Department of Medical Physics [28] Department of Nuclear Engineering - [20] Department of Nuclear Agriculture and Radiation Processing - [11] Department of Nuclear Safety and Security [9] Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications [20]

Search Interface

Social Media Integration

International Nuclear Info. System INIS – International Nuclear Information System contains scientific literature on the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. Established in 1970 and operated by the IAEA. Ghana is part of the over 150 countries and organisations who have joined INIS. According to INIS (2017), its Database contains over 4 million bibliographic records out of which 527,919 are full-text documents of non-conventional literature (NCL).

International Nuclear Info. System Books, Journal articles, scientific & Technical Reports, Legislative material, Patents, audiovisual, standards, reports, theses/ dissertations, conference papers. Publications in 63 languages. All records include keywords and most have an abstract in English. (INIS, 2017) The GAEC library is the designated centre for Ghana in collecting, processing and sending to the INIS secretariat all relevant Nuclear publications in Ghana. These records will then be added to the INIS database.

International Nuclear Info. System GAEC Library is therefore mandated to fulfil article 2.3.1 of the INIS members’ rights, privileges and responsibilities namely “the collection, selection, description, categorization, indexing, abstracting and related preparation, of items of literature published within its national boundaries (or organizational confines if an international body) and submission to the INIS Secretariat in Vienna in accordance with the definitions, rules, procedures, formats, and guidelines set forth in the ‘IAEA/INIS Reference Series’ and associated INIS Circular Letters”. (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2000).

International Nuclear Info. System Some notable Journals we process and send articles from include the following: Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science Ghana Journal of Geography

International Nuclear Info. System Ghana Journal of Science Ghana Medical Journal Ghana Mining Journal

International Nuclear Info. System Journal of Applied Science and Technology Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)

International Nuclear Info. System West African Journal of Applied Ecology Journal of the Ghana Science Association Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers

International Nuclear Info. System

International Nuclear Info. System

International Nuclear Info. System

International Nuclear Info. System

International Nuclear Info. System

INIS - Overview

INIS – Subject Scope SUBJECT PERCENTAGE (%) Life Sciences 17 Elementary Particle Physics 16 Nuclear Power and Safety 13 Nuclear Physics 11 Atomic, Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics 10 Engineering and Instrumentation 9 Nuclear Materials Economic. Environmental & Legal Aspects 8 Fuel Cycle, Waste & Radiochemistry 7

INIS– Ghana’s Theses rankings (past 5 years) NO. OF RECORDS WORLD RANKINGS AFRICA RANKING 2016 77 5 1 2015 59 7 2 2014 98 2013 41 2012 68 6

INIS – Theses rankings (2016)

INIS – Total Records submitted • The total number of Ghanaian records in the INIS database as at March 2017 is 943. Input figures for Ghana have been relatively high during the last 5 years as shown below:

INIS – INIS Usage in Ghana YEAR NO. UNIQUE VISITORS TOTAL UNIQUE SEARCHERS 2016 998 3924 2015 1017 3078 2014 1040 3506 2013 123 1613 2012 103 1877 TOTAL 3281 13,998

INIS Matters - Library publications (Highlights of 2016)

Contact Us – The GAEC Library We are always available to assist you and we welcome your suggestions and contributions as well. You can contact the GAEC Library at  library.gaecgh@gmail.com

REFERENCES Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (2011). Corporate Strategic plan 2012 – 2016. International Atomic Energy Agency (2000). INIS members’ rights, privileges and responsibilities. Retrieved on 13/3/17 from https://www.iaea.org/inis/about-us/memberrights.pdf International Nuclear Information System (2017). 2016 INIS Progress and Activity Report. Retrieved on 12/3/17 from https://www.iaea.org/inis/highlights/2017/news-20170407.html International Nuclear Information System (2016). 2015 INIS Progress and https://www.iaea.org/inis/highlights/2016/news-20160503.html International Nuclear Information System (2015). 2014 INIS Progress and https://www.iaea.org/inis/highlights/2015/news-20150325.html

REFERENCES International Nuclear Information System (2014). 2013 INIS Progress and Activity Report. Retrieved on 12/3/17 from https://www.iaea.org/inis/highlights/2014/news-20140306.html International Nuclear Information System (2013). 2012 INIS Progress and https://www.iaea.org/inis/highlights/2013/news-20130219.html International Nuclear Information System (2017). INIS repository. Retrieved 13/3/17 from https://www.iaea.org/inis/inis-collection/index.html Lesk, M. (2004). Understanding digital libraries (2nd Ed.) Amsterdam:Elsevier. Techtarget (2005). Digital Library. Retrieved 12/3/17 from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/digital-library

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