University Librarian

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Prof. Daniel Azerikatoa Ayoung

University Librarian

Biography

Education

  • PhD. Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University London, UK, 2016.
  • Msc. Business Information Systems, University of East London, UK, 2007.
  • BA. Information Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, 2003.

Selected Publications

Journal Paper

  1. Baada, F. N. A., Ayoung, D. A., Ataribanam, S., & Abagrey, F. (2023). To levy or not? THE paradox of revenue generation and sustainability of free public library services in Ghana. International Information & Library Review, 55(2), 120-135. 
  2. Ayoung, D. A., Naazi-Ale Baada, F., & Bugre, C. (2023). Curbing Fake News: A Qualitative Study of the Readiness of Academic Librarians in Ghana. International Information & Library Review, 55(1), 1-14.
  3. Alu, A. A., Ayoung, D. A., & Abdulhamid, N. G. (2021). Exploring the prospects of big data analytics in colleges of education in Ghana. Journal of African Education, 2(3), 81-106.
  4. Ayoung, D. A. & Abbott, P. (2021). Minding the Design Reality Gap: An empirical evaluation of telecentre initiatives in rural Ghana. The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI), 5(3), 64-97.
  5. Kubuga, K.K., Ayoung, D. A. and Bekoe, S. (2021). Ghana’s ICT4AD policy: between policy and reality. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, 23 (2), 132-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-02-2020-0020
  6. Ayoung, D.A., Bugre, C. & Baada, F.N.-A. (2020). An evaluation of the library connectivity project through the lens of the digital inclusion model. Information and Learning Sciences, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-02-2020-0047
  7. Abdulhamid, N. G., Perry, M., Kashefi, A. & Ayoung, D. A. (2020). Harnessing Social and Collaborative Tools in Digital Disaster Response Work: Implications for Design and Practice. Information Development.
  8. Ayoung, A. D., Baada, F. N. A. & Baayel, P. (2020). Access to library services and facilities by persons with disability: Insights from academic libraries in Ghana. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 1-14. DOI: 10.1177/0961000620917723
  9. Abdulhamid, N. G., Ayoung, D. A., & Kashefi, A. (2020). A survey of social media use in emergency situations: A literature review. Information Development.
  10. Baada, F. N. A., Ayoung, D. A., Bekoe, S., & Azindow, F. B. (2020). Resource Constraints and Quality Public Library Service Delivery in Ghana. International Information & Library Review, 52:1, 10-31, DOI: 10.1080/10572317.2019.1607697.
  11. Adaba, G., Ayoung, D. A. and Abbott, P. (2019). Exploring the contribution of Mobile Money to well-being from a capability perspective. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), 85(4), e12079.
  12. Bekoe, S., Atiso, K., Ayoung, D. A., Dzandu, L. and Kubuga, K. K. (2018). Examining Internet Usage Patterns on Socio-Economic benefits of Marginalised Communities: The case of Community Information Centres in Ghana. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 1870.
  13. Bekoe, S., Ayoung, D. A., Boadu, P., & Folitse, B. (2018). An empirical study on the effects of mobile telephony usage on livelihoods in Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. The Journal of Community Informatics, 13(3).
  14. Adaba, G. B., & Ayoung, D. A. (2017). The development of a mobile money service: an exploratory actor-network study. Information Technology for Development, 23 (4), 668-686.
  15. Ayoung, D. A., Abbott, P. and Kashefi, A. (2017). The influence of intangible (‘Soft’) constructs on the outcome of community ICT initiatives in Ghana: A Gap Archetype analysis. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), 77(3), 1-22.
  16. Ayoung, A. D., Boatbil, C. S., & Baada N. F. (2016). Disaster preparedness of libraries: Insights from Polytechnic Librarians in Ghana, Information Development, 32(5), 1296-1305.
  17. Ayoung, A. D., Boatbil, C. S., & Banbil, S. (2014). How Secure are Library Collections? An Evaluation of Polytechnic Libraries in Ghana. Information and Knowledge Management, 4(3), 56-66.
  18. Dasuki, S. I., Abbott, P., and Azerikatoa, D. A. (2014). ICT and empowerment to participate a capability approach. Information Development, 30(4), 321-331.

Conference Papers

  1. Akeriwe M. L., Ayoung, D. A., Abagre, F. & Bekoe, B. (2023). The Impact of Misinformation and Fake News on the Quality of Academic Research. In 15th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, 30 May – 3 June 2023, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. 
  2. Kashefi, A., Nuhu, K., Abbott, P., Ayoung, D. A., & Alwzinani, F. (2018). Investigating Users’ IT Adaptation Behaviors: A Case of a Computerized Work System. In ICIS 2018.
  3. Sigweni, B., Mangwala, M., & Ayoung, D. A. (2017, September). Factor subset selection for predicting sustainability of a telecentre using case-based reasoning. In AFRICON, 2017 IEEE (pp. 536-541). IEEE.
  4. Ayoung, A., Abbott, P. and Kashefi, A. (2015a). ‘Influence of ‘Soft’ constructs on the outcome of community ICT initiatives’, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. Negambo, Sri Lanka, 526-539.
  5. Ayoung, A., Abbott, P. and Kashefi, A. (2015b). ‘Investigating Telecentre implementation through a Postcolonial lens: the Ghanaian perspective’, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. Negambo, Sri Lanka, 599-612.
  6. Ayoung, A., Sigweni, B. and Abbott, P. (2015). ‘Case-based Reasoning System for predicting the sustainability of a Telecentre’, The 9th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2015), IEEE, London.
  7. Asaamoning, G., Ayoung, A.D. and Gambo N.A.A. (2015). ‘Assessing the effectiveness of Mobile Phone Aided Health Services for improving Maternal Healthcare’, 12th Prato CIRN Conference, 9-11 November 2015, Monash Centre, Prato Italy.
  8. Kashefi, A., Abbott, P. and Ayoung, A. (2015). ‘User IT Adaptation Behaviors: What Have We Learned and Why Does it Matter?’ Proceedings of the Twenty-first Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Puerto Rico.
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