Yetunde Abosede Zaid Explained

Yetunde Abosede Zaid
Birth Date:22 September 1969
Birth Place:Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Occupation:Librarian
Employer:University of Lagos

Yetunde Abosede Zaid (born 22 September 1969) [1] is a Nigerian librarian. She is the first Professor of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Lagos, and serves as the University Librarian.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Zaid was born on 22 September 1969, in Lagos. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) in 1992. Building upon this foundation, she pursued further studies, obtaining her master's degree in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2011, in Library and Information Studies from the University of Ibadan.[6] [7] [8]

Career

Zaid is the secretary of the Lagos Studies Association and she is a member of American Library Association, African Librarians Council, International Society for Knowledge Organisation, Reference and User Services of the American Library Association, African Studies Association and Nigerian Library Association, where she served as Chairperson of the Lagos State Chapter from 2013 to 2015.[9]

Zaid joined the University of Lagos in July 2002 as a Librarian II and ascended the rank of Librarian I in 2010, she became a senior Librarian in 2013; and Reader Librarian in 2016. On 14 March 2019, she was appointed  University of Lagos Librarian.[10] [11] [12] She won the African Research Fulbright fellowship in 2016 and spent nine months at the James S. Coleman Africa Studies Center, University of California-Los Angeles, United States.[13] [14] Her research interests encompass a diverse array of topics, including information resource management, information service delivery, and gender studies. Notably, she is actively involved in research project aimed at developing inclusive educational and library service delivery policies for visually impaired students in Nigeria.[15] [16] [17] With over 20 years of professional experience in managing information services, she has authored over 30 publications in esteemed journals of Library and Information Studies, earning recognition for her impactful contributions to the development of Library and Information Sciences in Nigeria.[18] [19]

Works

Academic publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Lagos . Prof. Zaid Scores Another First, Delivers Inaugural Lecture as First Professor of Library and Information Science, UNILAG . May 6, 2024.
  2. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2023-11-18 . Firm remodels Unilag's library . 2024-05-06 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  3. Web site: YETUNDE ZAID – UNILAG LIBRARY . 2024-05-06 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Staff – UNILAG LIBRARY . 2024-05-06 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Instagram . 2024-05-06 . www.instagram.com.
  6. Web site: Afolayan . Ithiel . 2024-02-15 . Librarian Decries Lack of Inclusion for Visually Impaired . 2024-05-06 . Unilagsun . en-US.
  7. Web site: Afolayan . Ithiel . 2023-11-17 . Eureka Consults Unveils UNILAG Library's Transformative Journey . 2024-05-06 . Unilagsun . en-US.
  8. Web site: University of Lagos . Prof. Zaid Scores Another First, Delivers Inaugural Lecture as First Professor of Library and Information Science, UNILAG . 6 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Officers . 2024-05-06 . Lagos Studies Association . en-US.
  10. Web site: Consul General Kim's meeting with the University of Lagos Librarian, Dr. Yetunde Zaid 상세보기Bilateral RelationsLagos Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Federal Republic of Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . overseas.mofa.go.kr.
  11. Web site: Fapohunda . Olusegun . 2019-03-16 . UNILAG Governing Council Appoints New Librarian . 2024-05-06 . MySchoolGist . en.
  12. Web site: The Nation Newspaper . UNILAG names Librarian . 6 May 2024.
  13. Web site: University of Lagos on LinkedIn: Prof. Zaid Scores Another First, Delivers Inaugural Lecture as First… . 2024-05-06 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  14. Web site: Instagram . 2024-05-06 . www.instagram.com.
  15. Web site: Yetunde Zaid University of Lagos CUFiner . 2024-05-06 . CUFinder . en.
  16. Web site: Rapheal . 2023-04-24 . Set high academic standards for yourselves, UNILAG librarian tasks visually impaired students . 2024-05-06 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
  17. Web site: 2019-10-26 . Despite gulping billions, university libraries still in bad shape - Daily Trust . 2024-05-06 . dailytrust.com/ . en-US.
  18. Web site: Yetunde Zaid . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  19. Web site: yetunde zaid University of Lagos - Academia.edu . 2024-05-06 . unilag.academia.edu.
  20. Web site: Quality of life among rural Nigerian women: The role of information . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  21. Abioye . Abiola A. . Zaid . Yetunde A. . Egberongbe . Halima S. . January 2014 . Documenting and Disseminating Agricultural Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Food Security: The Efforts of Agricultural Research Libraries in Nigeria . Libri . 64 . 1 . 10.1515/libri-2014-0007 . 1865-8423.
  22. Zaid . Yetunde A. . Alabi . Adefunke O. . 2021-05-04 . Sustaining Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives in Nigerian Universities . Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning . en . 36 . 2 . 181–197 . 10.1080/02680513.2020.1713738 . 0268-0513.
  23. Web site: A study of internally generated revenue (IGR) by University Libraries in Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  24. Web site: Automating Library Records using Glas Software: University of Lagos Experience . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  25. Web site: Museums, libraries and archives: collaborating for the preservation of heritage materials in Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  26. Web site: Documenting and disseminating agricultural indigenous knowledge for sustainable food security: The efforts of agricultural research libraries in Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  27. Web site: Information provision for students with visual impairments in Nigerian universities: Charting a course from project to service delivery . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  28. Web site: The Exclusion of Persons with Visual Impairment in Nigerian Academic Libraries' Websites . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  29. Zaid . Yetunde A. . Egberongbe . Halima S. . Adekanye . Adetoun E. . March 2016 . Needs and sources of information for women in the treatment and management of breast cancer in Lagos State, Nigeria . Information Development . en . 32 . 2 . 175–185 . 10.1177/0266666914537286 . 0266-6669.
  30. Web site: Creativity and innovations in Nigerian Academic libraries: Implications for library development . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  31. Web site: The use of the internet for cataloguing and classification of library materials . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  32. Web site: Information accessibility, utilisation and socio-economic variables as predictors of quality of life of rural women in Ekiti State, Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  33. Zaid . Yetunde A. . Okiki . Olatokunbo Christopher . 2014-08-08 . Building Collaboration for an Institutional Repository in Africa: Transcending Barriers, Creating Opportunities . Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve . en . 24 . 3–4 . 103–111 . 10.1080/1072303X.2014.997415 . 1072-303X.
  34. Web site: Library development in selected private secondary schools in Lagos State . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  35. Web site: Effective Leadership, Self Efficacy, Emotional Intelligence, Information Acquisition and Utilization of Mnagers in Packaging Companies in Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  36. Web site: Training in cultural heritage preservation: The experiences of heritage institutions in Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  37. Web site: Information accessibility and utilization as correlate of quality of life of rural women in Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  38. Web site: High blood pressure awareness among residents in Lagos State, Nigeria: The role of librarians in the dissemination of health information . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  39. Web site: An assessment of the role of libraries in poverty alleviation among the youth in Lagos State, Nigeria . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  40. Web site: What Is Good For The Goose is Good For The Gander . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  41. Web site: OER Accessibility for Students with Visual Disabilities in Higher Education in the Era of Open Knowledge. . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  42. Web site: Awareness and Utilization of Computer-based Library Services by Final Year Students in the University of Lagos, Library and Information Practitioner . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.
  43. Web site: The E-book Evolution: Formats and Design . 2024-05-06 . scholar.google.com.

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