Regional News of Monday, 26 June 2017Source: GNAGeorge Padmore Library seeks urgent helpThe library houses vital information on African Literature, History, Languages and PhilosophyThe George Padmore Research Library of African Affairs has urged organisations and individuals who are passionate about building a progressive knowledge-based society to assist it to document and store its information in a conducive format and environment. “In fact, the library is currently was facing backwardness in the way information is stored,” he declared. He described the library as a “last-stop” research library, saying it was being patronised by students from the various universities, professionals, including politicians and lawyers, and researchers across the world. Mr Naabah said individual authors acquired their International Standard Book Number (ISBN); International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) and International Standard Book Number (ISMN) from the George Padmore Research Library. The George Padmore Research Library was set up in June 1961 by Dr Kwame Nkrumah in memory of Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse, who changed his name to George Padmore when he became a champion of Pan Africanism.

Source: GhanaWeb June 26, 2017 12:56 UTC