HEYWARD RESERVE LIBRARY

Heyward Reserve Library was set up in 1996, at the Centre for Social Policy Studies(CSPS), near the "N Block", Legon campus at University of Ghana. The library is named in honour of E. J. R. Heyward, former Senior Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF; his private library was later presented by UNICEF to CSPS, and formed the basis of the growing collection now held by the library. The Heyward Reserve Library acts as the documentation centre for the Centre for Social Policy Studies, particularly research reports and policy briefings. Dissertations and theses by postgraduate students in the sociology department at the University of Ghana, Legon, are also held in the Library. The aim of this website is to make available online as much of the materials held as is practically possible and within copyright restrictions. We see this as being a valuable resource for any persons, groups or organisations who are seeking research and policy information on social affairs within Ghana and, more generally, Africa, eg: social workers, social policy reserachers, social policy makers and their advisors, healthworkers, nutritionists, etc, students.

Online Publications

In order to make the research and policy documentation held by the Heyward Reserve Library accessible to the widest possible audience, there is an ongoing programme to convert such materials into web format.

Research Reports
Seminar Papers
Policy Briefs
Policy Lines (Quarterly Newsletter)
Workshop Report
Workshop Reports
Social Policy, Journal of the Centre for Social Policy Studies

Information for Visitors

The Collection: The library houses an impressive collection of materials including

• books,
• periodicals
• annual reports of the World Bank and UNICEF,
• pamphlets,
• newspaper cuttings,
• in-house seminar papers
• video tapes

Access to the Library is for reference use only; no materials may be taken out of the Library on loan. Photocopying facilities are available; the current cost is 250 Cedis per A4 page.

As a modern research library, computers are used for its operations. The Data Trek Manager series is used for cataloguing and retrieval of information. This system of operation has made work in the library easier for the librarian as well the users of the library. Users of the library spend less time in retrieving information from the library.

Location: The Library is located on the campus of the University of Ghana, Legon, 'N' Block, Faculty of Social Studies. It adjoins the offices of the Centre for Social Policy Studies.

Who may use the Library
The Library may be used by all categories of University Lecturers, Postgraduate Students, Researchers and other visiting Social Scientists. No prior notice or appointment is necessary; however, anyone intending to visit from a distance is advised to check that the Library will be open at the time required, by (emailing the Library). In order to use the library, visitors must establish their identities with the librarian and sign the special register each time they use the library. Appropriate methods for confirming identity should be presented, eg identity cards issued by a university (for current students), business card plus passport, driver's licence etc, letter of introduction from a government department or NGO on headed notepaper, etc.

Security The library is kept under constraint surveillance to ensure that no materials are improperly or unlawfully removed. Access to the Library is granted on the condition that readers allow themselves to be searched when leaving the library. We hope visitors will understand that it is in the interest of all readers that library materials be safeguarded, and that they will therefore co-operate in the search process. Strict enforcement of security is maintained, and any person found to be attempting to steal or mutilating publications is always handed over to the University's security staff, who normally inform the police.

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