RESEARCH AND WRITING

A number of reasons account for Africas low scholarly output, but one reason is that very little
makes its way into the digital medium to increase the visibility of African authors research
(Chisenga, 2006). To contribute my quota in correcting this anomaly, I have chosen a research
area that is focused on digital libraries for scholarly communication with specialization in
developing countries, using Ghana as a study location. To get ready for the task ahead, I have
taken more than the required number of courses as shown in my coursework tab.
My research looks at the impact of digital libraries in scholarly work with reference to
developing countries. My research is based on Kochtanek, Rafee and Heins (2001) insights into
the complexities of digital libraries as web-based resources, G. Chowdhury & S. Chowdhurys
(2002) focus on issues, trends, and changes in digital libraries and Calhouns (2014) views on the
social and community impacts of digital libraries. These authors, among others, have impacted
my outlook of digital libraries to a large extent. With this, I am set to delve into digital library
development in developing countries, the focus of my study.
I have also been involved in a number of projects, either individually or in collaboration with
colleagues at the Information Experience Laboratory (IELAB) in designing end-user interfaces,
all of which work towards my project goal. Specifically I have conducted usability studies by
evaluating technology to create a user-centered design on a number of Electronic Healthcare
Records (EHR) and digital archives, some of which have been accepted for presentation at
appropriate conferences.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Bossaller, J., & Atiso, K. (2015). Sharing science; the state of institutional repositories in
Ghana. IFLA Journal, 41(1), 25-39.
Atiso, K., & Adkins, D. (2015). Librarians, research scientists and ICT adoption in research
institutes in Ghana. Library Philosophy and Practice.
ELOLO ATISO, K. (2007). The internet as a source of information for academic work: A study
of internet users of the Balme library annex and the Tyme out internet cafes, university of Ghana,
Legon. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information
Specialists, 52(1-2), 22-27.
STIMULATE6 Group. (2007). The Hirsch index applied to topics of interest to developing
countries. First Monday, 12(2), 2007.
REFEREED POSTERS

Freeland, C., & Atiso, K. (2015). Identifying the social and technical barriers affecting
engagement in user community archives. Poster presented at the Association for Information
Science & Technology Annual Conference, St Louis, Missouri.
Atiso, K. (2015). Usability studies of information portals in the age of technology. Poster
presented at Kansas Library Association/Missouri Library Association Joint Conference, Kansas
City, Missouri.
Atiso, K. (2015). Information and telecommunications technology adoption in research libraries
in Ghana. Poster Presented at MOBIUS Annual Conference, Columbia, Missouri.
Atiso, K., et al. (2007) American Library Association Annual Conference: identifying and
selecting free web based tutorial and professional development information for librarians in
developing countries. Poster presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference,
Anaheim, California.

CURRENT RESEARCH
Usability Studies:
Usability is the ease with which one can employ human made objects to achieve a desired goal.
Working at the Information Experience Laboratory (http://ielab.missouri.edu) for over two years,
I have been involved in projects aimed at evaluating technology to suit the end user.
USABILITY TESTING SOFTWARE USED
Morae Usability tool
Eye Tracker

REFERENCES
Calhoun, K. (2014). Exploring Digital Libraries: Foundations. Practice, Prospects.
Chisenga, J. (2006). The development and use of digital libraries, institutional digital repositories and
open access archives for research and national development in Africa: opportunities and challenges.
In Workshop on Building African Capacity to Implement the Outcomes of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) in the Sphere of Libraries and Access to Information and Knowledge (pp. 2730).

Chowdhury, G., & Chowdhury, S. (2002). Introduction to digital libraries. Facet publishing.
Kochtanek, T. R., Rafee Che Kassim, A., & Hein, K. K. (2001). A digital library resource Web
site: Project DL. Online Information Review, 25(1), 29-41.