She is the immediate past University Librarian of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. President of the Ghana Library Association from 2002 to 2006, and the first president of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions. She served as the Chairperson of the International Advisory Committee for UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme 2013 – 2015. A member of the IFLA Governing Board 2010 - 2012 and the Chairperson of the Management Committee of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana as well as a founding member from March 2004 to 2013
Education
Her education started at the Breman Asikuma Roman Catholic School,, Howard Memorial Primary School and continued at the Nyaniba Middle Boarding School, where she obtained her middle school certificate and then to Konongo Odumasi Secondary School for her secondary education. She gained admission to study Library Science at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria for a bachelor's degree. she obtained her Master of Arts Degree in Library Studies, and a PhD from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Positions Held
Positions held by Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan include and not limited to the following:
Member, Board of Governors, Konongo Odumasi Secondary School, February 1998 to 2014.
Member, Executive Committee of UST Branch of UTAG, January 1997 to December 1998.
Treasurer, UST Branch of UTAG, January 1999 to 2001
Treasurer, UTAG National, September 1999 to 2001
Member, Board of Directors, New Times Corporation, Ghana, May 2011 to 2013
Publications
As a Librarian and a leader, she has contributed to knowledge in all aspects of Librarianship having ninety six papers to her credit. These papers were presented at Conferences and seminars at national and International level.
Growth of African Research, Equity in Access and Dissemination of African content - the Catalysts.
AfLIA and Library Human Capital Development for Africa’s development.
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana - History & Way Forward. Presented at a CARLIGH meeting held in Accra in March 2019
The African Library and Information Association. Presented at the GLA Conference in Accra, 6 December 2017
Contribution of Libraries to Development in Africa. Presented at the Side Event of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, New York, USA, June 2017
The Scholarly e-Information Access in Ghana – An Overview. Presented at the UNESCO –CERN Workshop held at KNUST, Kumasi, in December 2016
The Library and the Scholarly Community. Presented at the Collaborative Publishing Workshop organised by PKP/CARLIGH on 4 May 2016 at CSIR INSTI, Accra
Sustaining CoP with a Strategic Plan. Presented at the Volta River Authority of Ghana Staff held at Akosombo, 21 March 2016
Library Landscape in Ghana. Presented Online to Students of Melanie Sellar of San Jose University, USA on 2 November 2015.
INELI – Sub Saharan Africa : Plans and Prospects. Presented at Global INELI meeting held at the Bill & Melinda Foundation Offices, Seattle, USA in May 2015.
An Informed Youth in a Competitive Global World - a Dependable Partner in Decision-Making
Embracing electronic scholarly publishing in Africa; the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Library, Kumasi, Ghana as a case study.
University Library partnership and funding in West Africa
