Yaw Akwoyire Aviamu is an Assistant Librarian, currently serving as Acting Head of the Academic Engagement Department at the Prempeh II Library. He also oversees electronic resources and has been recognised as a Better Evidence Champion.

Over more than two decades of professional experience, he has worked and held leadership and supervisory positions within several library units in KNUST, such as the Faculty of Agriculture Library, Sir Arku Korsah Law Library,  Learning Commons, the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Library, and the School of Veterinary Medicine Library, among others.

Aviamu’s scholarly interests include: RDM/Institutional Repositories, Learning Spaces in Universities, Information Literacy, Health Sciences Librarianship, and Bibliometrics

Selected Publications

• Aviamu, Popoola & Atuase (2019). Adoption of Cloud Computing by Academic Libraries for Research Data Protection, Library Philosophy and Practice. This study examines the adoption of cloud technologies by African academic libraries and urges development of policy guidelines for safe storage of research data.
• Aviamu, Ahenkorah-Marfo & Taylor (2022). Enhancing Information Literacy in Public Universities through Policy Frameworks, EDULIB: Journal of Library and Information Science, 12(2), 153–160. This paper explores the role of policy in enhancing information literacy delivery in Ghanaian public universities.
• Mensah Borteye, Aviamu, Humphrey-Ackumey & Akotey (2023). Celebrating More Than Three Decades of Scholarly Publishing: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Science and Technology (JUST), Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), 41 (2023).
• Aviamu, Ahenkorah-Marfo & Seneadza (2024). Promoting Information Literacy in Public Universities: Role of Librarians, Journal of Information Studies & Technology, 1.5. DOI: 10.5339/jist.2024.5.
• Arthur, B., Ofori, Y., Arthur, C.,... & Aviamu, Y. A. (2025). Data preservation, sharing and reuse among graduate students in Ghana. Information Development, 02666669241313367.

He was honoured with the 2023 Better Evidence Community Award, acknowledging his contributions as a Better Evidence Champion in health information management.

Organisation/Institution Affiliations

• University of Ghana, Legon (Alumnus)
• University of Pretoria, South Africa, for training or collaboration
• Ariadne Labs, MA, U.S.A
• Ghana Library Association
• UTAG