Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Explained

Chinwe Veronica Anunobi
Other Names:Nwakaego
Nationality:Nigerian
Alma Mater:University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.Ed)
Imo State University (MLS)
University of Nigeria Nsukka (Ph.D)
Occupation:Librarian
Employer:Federal Government of Nigeria
Organization:National Library of Nigeria
Professor
Predecessor:Lenrie Olatokunbo Aina
Spouse:Sonny Anunobi
Children:4
Website:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinwe-anunobi-798852170?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

Chinwe Veronica Anunobi is a Nigerian professor of library and information sciences and the chief executive officer of the National Library of Nigeria.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Anunobi holds a bachelor's degree  in Biology (Education) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1992. She furthered her education with a Master of Library Science (MLS) degree in 1997 from Imo State University, Owerri, consolidating her foundation in library science. In 2006, she attained her Ph.D. in Library & Information Science from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is also a graduate of Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) Israel.[4]

Career

On 2 September 2021, Anunobi was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Nigeria by the former President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari.[5] [6] Before her appointment as the CEO of the National Library of Nigeria, she served as University Librarian for the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria, where she pioneered the establishment of ICT unit, Electronic Thesis & Dissertation system, and university library automation. She also served as a digital Librarian at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria and pioneered the establishment of Digital library in the university. Chinwe Anunobi played a crucial role in the formation of aspiring LIS professionals in ICT application in libraries.[7] [8]

Anunobi is a member of the Governing Council of African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) where she represents the entire West African region on board of the organisation. She is also a chartered member of the Nigerian Library Association and an Associate of the Mortenson Center for International Library Program, University of Illinois.[9] [10] She is an expert in digital library development and management and open Educational Resources with over 70 publications in national and international journals.[11] Noteworthy among these is her chapter titled 'Technology Librarian in a Developing Country,' featured in the book "A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science," [12] [13] and her contribution to IFLA Publication 139, "Strategies for Regenerating the Information Professions."

Achievments in the National Library of Nigeria

Steps Taken by the National Library to match the global standard practice by Prof. Chinwe V. Anunobi

Personal life

Anunobi is married to Sonny Anunobi, and has four children.[21] [22]

Works

Academic Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David . 2022-04-27 . Manpower shortage affecting our work badly - National Librarian . 2024-05-08 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
  2. Web site: Chikelu . Chinelo . 2022-09-09 . If You Want Literacy To Succeed, Empower the National Library - CEO Prof Anunobi . 2024-05-08 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Administrator . 2023-09-26 . National Librarian Visits RSHQ – FRSC Official Website . 2024-05-08 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Nyoyoh . Paul . 2021-12-03 . Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi . 2024-05-08 . Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation . en-US.
  5. Web site: Abdulkareem . Aliyu . 2021-09-08 . Buhari appoints new CEOs for National Library, NTI, NMEC, others . 2024-05-08 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Digitised National Library A Sign Of Hope For Nigeria – Prof Chinwe Anunobi . 2024-05-08 . Channels Television . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2021-09-16 . Prof Anunobi assumes duty as CEO of National Library - Daily Trust . 2024-05-08 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Ibeh . Ifeanyi . 2023-07-08 . Prof. Anunobi: The visioner championing reading culture in Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  9. Web site: Chinwe Anunobi . 2024-05-08 . African Library & Information Associations & Institutions . en-US.
  10. Web site: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign . 2024-05-08 . www.wikidata.org . en.
  11. Web site: Chinwe Anunobi Nnamdi Azikiwe University - Academia.edu . 2024-05-08 . unizik.academia.edu.
  12. Book: A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science . 2007-04-30 . Libraries Unlimited . 978-1-59158-364-6 . Shontz . Priscilla K. . Westport, Conn. . English . Murray . Richard A..
  13. Book: Shontz . Priscilla K. . A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science . Murray . Richard A. . 2007-04-30 . Bloomsbury Academic . 978-1-59158-364-6 . en.
  14. Web site: https://virtuall.nln.gov.ng/ . 2024-11-20 . virtuall.nln.gov.ng.
  15. Web site: 2024-05-16 . National Librarian Commends Bauchi Gov For Supporting Library Operations – Independent Newspaper Nigeria . 2024-11-20 . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Tolu-Kolawole . Deborah . 2023-01-31 . Five Nigerian libraries gain free access to Starlink . 2024-11-20 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  17. Web site: punchng . 2016-09-26 . Library council seeks NITDA's intervention to develop apps . 2024-11-20 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  18. Web site: Admin . Coderina . 2021-06-15 . National Library partners with Coderina . 2024-11-20 . Coderina . en-US.
  19. Web site:
  20. Nigeria . NATIONAL Library of . 2022 . Readership Promotion Campaign 2022: Reading as a Panacea for Societal Problems . en . 2992-4936.
  21. Web site: Nyoyoh . Paul . 2021-12-03 . Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi . 2024-05-08 . Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation . en-US.
  22. Web site: Prof. Chinwe Anunobi Appointed As The National Librarian Of NLN - Boldscholoar News . 2024-05-08 . boldscholarnews.com . en.
  23. Web site: The role of academic libraries in universal access to print and electronic resources in the developing countries . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  24. Web site: Web 2.0 use by librarians in a state in Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  25. Web site: Use of ICT facilities for serials functions in Southern Nigeria Federal University Libraries . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  26. Web site: Dynamics of internet usage: A case of students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  27. Web site: ICT availability and use in Nigerian university libraries . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  28. Web site: ICT availability and use in Nigerian university libraries . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  29. Web site: Information literacy competencies of library and information science postgraduate students in South East Nigeria universities: A focus on the knowledge and skill level . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  30. Web site: Digital library deployment in a university: Challenges and prospects . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  31. Web site: Serials acquisition problems in Nigerian federal university libraries . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  32. Web site: Information literacy in Nigerian universities trends, challenges and opportunities . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  33. Web site: Determinants of internet use in Imo State, Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  34. Web site: Promotional strategies for open access resources discovery and access . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  35. Web site: Human capacity building in Nigerian university libraries: an imperative for academic libraries' contribution towards national development . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  36. Web site: Survey on the impediments to students use of internet facilities . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  37. Web site: Motivation and encumbrances to research and publication: The case of Nigerian library and information science (LIS) practitioners . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  38. Web site: Computer literacy status of librarians in Imo State, Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  39. Web site: ETDs initiatives in Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO): successes, challenges, prospects . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  40. Web site: The adoption of ICT for library and information services . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  41. Web site: Prevalence of gender discrepancy in Internet use in Nigeria: implication for women empowerment . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  42. Web site: The state of ICT in University libraries in South Eastern Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  43. Web site: Information sources preference of post graduate students in Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  44. Web site: Determinants of research output submission in institutional repositories by faculty members in Nigerian universities . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  45. Web site: Investigating the relationship between lecturer's awareness cum attitude and their adoption of open access scholarly publishing in Nigerian Universities . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  46. Web site: Producing a new brand of library educators through collaborative teaching: a position from developing country . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  47. Web site: A Speech on multilingual education-A necessary tool for educational transformation in Nigeria. . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  48. Web site: ICT Competences Capacity of Emerging LIS Professionals: Implication for LIS Education . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  49. Web site: What resources do philosophers use for research? Evidence from postgraduates theses and dissertations . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  50. Web site: Use and evaluation of internet resource: A case of the academic community in Imo state, Nigeria . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  51. Web site: Students Awareness of and Attitude to HIV/ AIDS: Implications for Information Providers . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  52. Web site: A Critique of Relationship between Performance and Effort Expectancy of Lecturer's and Their Adoption of Open Access Scholarly Publishing in Nigerian Universities. . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  53. Web site: Impact And Challenges Of Commonwealth Scholarship, Mortenson Center For International Library Program, Galilee International Management Institute And Carnegie Continuing Professional Development Programmes On Beneficiaries: The Nigerian Participants' Experience . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  54. Web site: Coping with the Challenges of the Digital World: The Experience of Nigerian Female Academic Library and Information... . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.
  55. Web site: Mechanism for Renewing and Maintaining the Library as the Core Access Point of the University Research and Learning Enterprise . 2024-05-08 . scholar.google.com.

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