AWARENESS AND USE OF THE NATIONAL  ARCHIVES: EVIDENCE FROM THE VOLTA AND  EASTERN REGIONAL ARCHIVES, GHANA

Okoampah, Bernard Otu; Asante, Edward

dc.contributor.author	Okoampah, Bernard Otu
dc.contributor.author	Asante, Edward
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-16T12:07:49Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-16T12:07:49Z
dc.date.issued	2015-07-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.ktu.edu.gh/xmlui/handle/123456789/135
dc.description	The study examined the awareness and use of the Volta and Eastern regional archives of Ghana. Archives play a pivotal role in documenting the historical memory of humans. Archives as institution and records as documents are generally seen by academics and other users as a passive resource to be exploited for various historical and cultural purposes. The study employed the survey design with data obtained analysed using descriptive statistics. The population of the study included inhabitants of the defined geographical area who where 18years and above with some level of education from secondary to tertiary level. Findings revealed the lack of awareness of the Volta and Eastern regional archives by the inhabitants within that geographical area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the archives should create more awareness through outreach programmes during festive occasions thus breaking the traditional pattern of waiting for users to come and patronise them to ‘marketing’their services to the people to achieve better results	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The study examined the awareness and use of the Volta and Eastern regional archives of Ghana. Archives play a pivotal role in documenting the historical memory of humans. Ar chives as institution and records as documents are generally seen by academics and other users as a passive resource to be exploited for various historical and cultural purposes. The study employed the survey design with data obtained analysed using descriptive statistics. The population of the study in cluded inhabitants of the defined geographical area who where 18years and above with some level of education from secondary to tertiary level. Findings revealed the lack of awareness of the Volta and Eastern regional archives by the inhabitants within that geographical area. Based on the find ings, it was recommended that the archives should create more awareness through outreach programmes during festive occasions thus breaking the traditional pattern of waiting for users to come and patronise them to ‘marketing’ their services to the people to achieve better results	en_US
dc.publisher	Dialnet	en_US
dc.subject	Awareness and use; eastern; Ghana; national archives; volta	en_US
dc.title	AWARENESS AND USE OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES: EVIDENCE FROM THE VOLTA AND EASTERN REGIONAL ARCHIVES, GHANA	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US