▁was ▁a ▁project ▁inspired ▁by ▁W . ▁E . ▁B . ▁Du ▁Bo is . ▁He ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁then ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁Sir ▁William ▁H ail ley , ▁who ▁ad vised ▁that ▁the ▁bi ograph ies ▁would ▁make ▁sense ▁only ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁historical ▁introduction ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁several ▁volumes ▁of ▁country ▁to ▁country ▁bi ograph ies . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁Afr icana ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Bi ograph ies , ▁Eth iop ia - G h ana , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁volume , ▁Sierra ▁Le one - Z aire , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁ ▁Of os u - App iah ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Library ▁Board ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁Bol gat anga ▁Library . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁when ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Republic ▁to ▁continue ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man , ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁Gh ana ▁Library ▁Board ▁Act , ▁which ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed