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HomeJohn Abdul Kargbo Publications

John Abdul Kargbo Publications

RESEARCH  AND  PUBLICATIONS

 

1.                 
Kargbo, John
Abdul (2007).
‘Bibliographic control
in Sierra Leone,’
The       International Information and Library Review
Journal, 39, 44-51.

2.                 
__________________(2005). ‘Managing Indigenous
Knowledge: what role
     for librarians in Sierra Leone?, The International Information and Library
Review Journal, 37, 199-207
.

3.                 
___________________(2004). ‘Book publishing in
Sierra Leone,’
The                               International Information and Library
Review Journal, 36, 87-93.

4.                 
____________________(2002). ‘Narrowing the Information Divide,’ The         International Information and Library Review
Journal, 34, 97-105.

5.                 
___________________
(2000). ‘
Information :  human rights and
the
                    professional
librarian in Sierra Leone,’
The
International Information and          
Library Review Journal, 32, 81-86
.

6.                 
____________________(1999). ‘Library education and the practitioner: the Sierra Leone experience,’
The International Information and
Library Review Journal,
31, 97-103.

7.                 
———————————-(2016).
‘Primary records: what future?’ Library Review Journal, 65(1/2), 84-92.

8.                 
____________________(2008).
‘Oral traditions and libraries,’ Library Review Journal, 57(6), 442-448.

9.                 
____________________(2007).
‘
Libraries and local history
collections in         Sierra Leone,’
Library Review Journal, 56
(7), 563-572
.

10.             
_____________________(2007).‘The need for a library and information
policy in Sierra Leone,’
Library
Review Journal, 56 (4), 323-329
.

11.             
____________________(2002).
‘
African universities and the
challenge of knowledge creation and application in the Information Age,’
Library Review       Journal, 51 (8), 411-416.

12.             
_____________________(2001).‘Shaking the ivory tower: revisiting the role    of academic libraries in
Sierra Leone,
’ Library Review
Journal, 50
(2), 90-94.                                               

13.             
____________________(1999).‘Democracy, information and the  professional librarian in Sierra Leone,’
Library Review Journal, 48(8), 395-398. 

14.             
———————————
(2014).’
The role of public librarians
in disseminating information for true democracy
,’ Public Library Quarterly
Journal, 33, 362-371.
 

15.             
____________________(2011)
“Public library services in the
Knowledge Economy: the Sierra Leone experience,”
Public Library Quarterly Journal, 30(1) 62-75. 

16.             
_________________(2009).‘The need for networks among public, academic
and school, libraries in metropolitan Sierra Leone,’
Public Library Quarterly Journal, 28(4), 344-352. 

17.             
_________________(2008).  ‘A
rationale for public and school libraries cooperation in
Sierra Leone,’ Public Library Quarterly Journal, 27(2), 157-166. 

18.             
_____________________(2005).‘Public library services to the young in Sierra Leone,’ Public Library Quarterly Journal, 24 (1), 51-62.

19.             
_____________________
(2003). ‘
Problems facing public library service in    Sierra Leone: a state-of-the art,’ Public Library Quarterly Journal, 22 (1),
27-36.

20.             
_____________________(2004).‘Adult education in Sierra Leone: what role
for libraries?,
World Libraries
Journal, 14(1), 1-10.

21.             
_____________________(2002).‘Effects of the civil war and the role of                librarians in post-war reconstruction in
Sierra Leone
, World Libraries
Journal, 12 (2), 37-47

22.             
______________________(2001). ‘Adult literacy in the Third World:
what role
for the public library’,
World Libraries Journal, 11(1/2), 31-37. 

23.             
————————————(2013). ‘Promoting literacy in school libraries in Sierra Leone,’ Education
Research Journal, 3 (6), 160-165.
 

24.             
_____________________(2005). ‘Problems in managing Teacher Training College libraries in Sierra Leone,’ Education Libraries Journal, 48(2), 19-27.

25.             
_______________________(2003).‘Times present: appraising the role of special library services in Sierra Leone,’ Education Libraries Journal, 46 (3), 28-33.

26.             
_______________________(2003).
‘School libraries in Sierra Leone’s
educational system: quo vadis?,’ Education Libraries Journal, 46 (1), 20-25.

27.             
_______________________(2000). The history and
development of school
libraries in Sierra Leone,’
Education Libraries Journal, 43(1),
19-23.

28.             
______________________(1999).
‘
Academic library orientation programmes at Fourah Bay College :  from a critical thinking perspective,’ Education Libraries Journal, 42(2), 21-24.

29.             
_______________________(2002).
‘The Internet in schools and colleges
in Sierra Leone: prospects and challenges
,’ First Monday: Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet, 7(3), 1-9.

30.             
_______________________(2000).‘The Internet and University participation:
the Sierra Leone experience,’ First Monday: Peer-Reviewed Journal on the
Internet, 5(2), 1-6.

31.             
_______________________(1997).
‘Business information and the Internet in
the developing world,’
First Monday:
Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet, 2 (9), 1-7.

32.             
_______________________(1997).‘The Internet in Sierra Leone: the way
forward?’
First Monday:
Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet, 2(2),1-4.

33.             
_______________________(2006).
‘
Indigenous Knowledge and library
work in Sierra Leone,’
Journal of
Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS), 38 (2), 71-78.

34.             
_______________________(2008).‘Libraries in an era of HIV/AIDS: facing the challenges in Sierra Leone,’ Information Development Journal, 24 (1),
37-43.

35.             
_______________________(2005).
‘
Grey Literature: the forgotten
collection in academic libraries in Sierra Leone,’
Information Development Journal, 21(2), 146-151.

 36.             
____________________(2009).
‘
The connection between good governance
and record keeping: the Sierra Leone experience,’
Journal of the Society of Archivists, 30(2), 249-260.

 37.             
________________________(2005). ‘Archives management in post-war Sierra
Leone: luxury or necessity,’
Journal
of the Society of Archivists, 26(2), 243-250.

38.             
________________________(2007).
‘Public library programming for the
young adult reader: the Sierra
Leone
experience,
Libri Journal, 57(2), 65-68.

39.             
_________________(2010).
‘Undergraduate students’ problems
with citing references,’
The
Reference Librarian Journal, 51(3), 222-236.

 40.             
__________________(2009).
‘
Automation: whither academic libraries,’                           Information Technology for Development
Journal, 15(1), 43-51.

41.             
________________________ (2000). ‘The history and development of school libraries in Sierra Leone,’ School
Libraries Worldwide Journal, 6 (1), 88-94.

     42.             
—————————-(2017).
‘
Sierra Leone’s national heritage.’ Ezinearticles. Available at http://ezinearticles.com/?Sierra-Leone-National–Heritage&id=9616173.

    43.             
—————————–(2016).
‘
Traditional educational institutions in
child
education in Sierra Leone.’
Ezinearticles. Available at http://
ezinearticles.com/?Traditional-Educatiional-Institutions-in-Child-Education-in-Sierra-Leone

.

    44.             
__________________(2014). ‘Promoting literacy in
school libraries in

Sierra Leone.’ Available at
http://ezinearticles.com/?Promoting-Literacy-in-School-in-Sierra-Leone&id=88

    45.             
——————————2016).‘Traditional stories in Sierra Leone: what
role for librarians?’
Ezinearticles.
Available at
http://ezinearticles.com/?Traditional-Stories-in-Sierra-Leone:-What-Role-for-Librarians?&id9287602.
 

46.             
___________________(2008).‘Problems in managing government publications
in academic institutions in Sierra Leone.’
Ezinearticles. Available online at http://EzineArticles.com./?Expert=John Abdul Kargbo. 

47.             
____________________(2008).
‘
Promoting reading in schools in
Sierra Leone
.’ Ezinearticles.
Available at
http://EzineArticles.com./?Expert=John Abdul Kargbo.

48.             
__________________(2009). ‘Parliamentary
librarianship in Sierra Leone’
. Ezinearticles.
Available at
http://EzineArticles.com./?Expert=John Abdul Kargbo.

49.             
____________________(2009).
‘Access to information and knowledge in
post-war reconstruction in Sierra Leone.’
Ezinearticles. Available at http://EzineArticles.com./?Expert=John Abdul Kargbo.

50.             
____________________(2009).
‘
Problems in managing documentation
entries in Sierra Leone
.’
Ezinearticles. Available at
http://education.ezineseeker.com/problwms-in-managing-documentation-entries-in-sierra-leone .

51.             
______________________(2009) . ‘The printing
profession in Sierra Leone.’
Ezinearticles.
Available at
http://EzineArticles.com./?Expert=John Abdul Kargbo.


CHAPTERS IN  BOOKS

52.             
___________________(2011).
‘Sierra Leone: environmental health
concerns.’ In
 
Nriagu, J. O. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Environmental Health
Vol. 5.  Burlington : Elsevier; pp 68-73.

53.             
_________________________ (2020).”The public library and good governance: perspectives
from Sierra Leone.”
In Abbot-Halpin
Edward and Rakin, Carolynn (Eds.). Public Library Governace : International
Perspectives.
Munchen: IFLA;
pp 237-264(IFLA Publications 176).  

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