About The Library
The Christian Service University College Library was named after the late Mr. William Henry Chapman, the first Principal of Christian Service College, now Christian Service University College. The Christian Service College was established in 1974 jointly by the
World Evangelization for Christ (WEC) Mission and some Ghanaian evangelical Christians. Six months before the admission of students in October, 1974 the WEC Mission donated some books to the college which served as the first group of library resources.
Later, in response to appeals made by the college’s authorities, some donations were made to the institution by some organizations which increased the library’s bookstock.
Some of the organizations were:
- CEplus
- Union Theological Seminary Library
- AkrofiChrystaller Library
- Feed The Minds
- Worldwide Evangelization for Christ (WEC)
Our Values
Philosophy
The Library operates on the philosophy that each member of the society needs to know Christ better and by this be restored back to God through Christ, which relationship, the entrance of sin came to destroy. At the Christians Services University, students are
seen as potential candidates for heaven and that education, and by extension research at the library, will ultimately guide these students on their heaven bond journey, making Christ better known to them.
Vision
The vision of Chapman library is to lead in quality information service delivery, with a Christian perspective of making Christ better known.
Mission
The mission of Chapman Library is to provide an environment conducive for the advancement of quality teaching, learning and research at the Christian Service University College, in harmony with Christian values and in the spirit of discipline.
Objectives
- To identify, select and acquire resources, in both print and electronic formats, for easy accessibility to information seekers in the CSUC academic community
- To promote the sharing of resources through interlibrary loan procedures for borrowing resources from other libraries and institutions.
- To accession, catalog, organize, display, and facilitate access to library resources.
- To provide continuous trainings and seminars in information literacy and research related activities as well as regular library usage orientations.
- To enhance the integration of IT and related services to library service delivery.
Staffing
The library has the following personnel:
| Name | Position | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Vivian Amponsah | Librarian | MPhil Information Studies
BA Social Science |
| Frank A. John | Reference Librarian | BSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management |
| Eugene Azibana | Systems Librarian | BSc Information Technology |
Our Support To Clientele
The library has over the years played its major functions of supporting research, teaching and learning. The library’s staff are very friendly and hardworking in assisting its clientele with their search for information.
Future Developments
The library plans to have its entire collection online, by the year 2020. The CSUC Virtual Library will consist of
1. Scanned or Electronic copies of CSUC’s Books and Journals (with Theses and Dissertations as already being uploaded) unto the university repository.
2. Online subscription to databases (of Books and Journals)
3. Literature Assistance provision
4. Newspaper Indexing (for backlog searching of news items)
5. Help Desk for all Library Queries
Hardcopies of materials would be maintained, but the eventual objectives is to have more reading and study spaces, with Information Commons (computer labs) for research.
