Local Content In Information Management

The Story of the Celebrated Content of the First University Library in Nigeria

Authors

  • Taiwo Akinde University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2021.vol6.1.177

Abstract

This article is an opinion paper on the pride of place of the nationally and internationally patronised and hence, celebrated contents of the Kenneth Dike Library (KDL) of the University of Ibadan, the first university library in Nigeria. The work traced the history of the Library from inception till date, emphasising the rarity, age, uniqueness and the yet relevancy of its contents in the face of the modern and emerging Information and Communications Technologies. The contents discussed include print and non-print materials (for instance, electronic resources and the institution’s repository, among others), artefacts, realia, pictures, drawings, processes, services, capacity, architecture, management and personnel deployed in the main and branch libraries of the University of Ibadan Library System. The author proffered reasons why the KDL is perceived the best among other university libraries in Nigeria and highlighted ten ‘firsts’ recorded by the Library in recent time which have further enhanced its reputation as the first and the best. The work concluded with a call on the private sector and good spirited individuals to support the federal government and the University of Ibadan towards achieving all the laudable goals of the KDL for now and the future.

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Author Biography

  • Taiwo Akinde, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State

    Dr. Taiwo Adetoun Akinde was engaged as Librarian II by the Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan in 2008 and has risen to the position of Principal Librarian. A Cataloguer between August, 2001 and January, 2016; she was certified as a Chartered Librarian by the Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria in 2011 and a Member of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) since 2001. She has authored and/or co-authored books and articles published in referred, peer-reviewed local and international Journals. Her area of research interests is in the application of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to teaching, learning and research; library automation; indigenous knowledge/local content collection, digitization and dissemination; book publishing and continuing professional education. Dr. Akinde, who was appointed the Faculty Librarian of the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan on the 19th of January, 2016, obtained a Ph.D degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Ibadan in 2017. An editor, blogger and seasoned Christian counsellor, she is the author of the books "Marriage: foundation, expectations and realities" and "What to consider before marriage: A Christian perspective".

References

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Published

2021-07-10

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Reports From the Field

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Local Content In Information Management: The Story of the Celebrated Content of the First University Library in Nigeria. (2021). International Journal of Librarianship, 6(1), 89-104. https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2021.vol6.1.177