UNIMED Gets New Librarian

The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo City, Ondo State, the first specialised University of Medical Sciences in Nigeria, has appointed Oduwole Adebambo Adewale as the new Librarian of the institution.

Oduwole Adebambo holds a PhD in Library and Information Studies, with 32 years experience as a Librarian in tertiary institutions.

In a statement by Isaac Oluyi, the Public Relations Officer(PRO) of the University, Oduwole has previously worked at Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, among others.

According to him, “Oduwole, CLN, MNIM, PMP, CBAP, is a recipient of many coveted academic distinctions and awards. He was the Best Student in Scientific Sources and Information (MLS,1996), Best Student in Cataloguing and Classification (MLS, 1996), and won the Emerald/EFM Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Category of Library Studies in 2006.

“ He was a Belgian Government Fellow (2005), Commonwealth Professional Fellow, Middlesex University, UK (2005-200,6), and Mortenson’s Fellow, University of Illinois, USA (2006).

“Dr. Oduwole, a thoroughbred and consummate professional, is a Member, of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), a Member, of the Cataloguing   Classification and Indexing Section, a Member, of the Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (AALD), a Member, of the International Library and Information Group (ILIG), Member, International Institute of Business Analysts, among others.

“He has over 50 publications in both local and international peer-reviewed journals and he is happily married with children. Dr Oduwole assumed duty at UNIMED on 1st August 2024.