Dr. Adaora Chigozie Obuezie
Dr. Adaora Chigozie Obuezie is a LECTURER I in LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES Department, Faculty Of Education in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Adaora Chigozie Obuezie is a seasoned librarian and an accomplished Lecturer. She holds her Doctor of philosophy, Masters and Bachelor degree in Library and Information Science. Adaora is a Certified Librarian of Nigeria (CLN) by Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), a member of Nigerian Library Association (NLA) and Nigerian Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE). She has passion for Information technology and
knowledge sharing. she inspires and train students in the field of Librarianship. Adaora specializes in knowledge organization, information technology, Data science, graphic design, information literacy, electronic resource management, health information management, social media and information networking, critical thinking and research. She is well published in local and international level and has presented papers at local and international conferences. Adaora has benefited from so many conference, workshops and CPD grants to mention but a few are the prestigious Carnegie professional development grant in University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2016, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Academic and Research Libraries Section conference grant (WLIC) in Malaysia, 2018 and Wikipedia + Libraries conference grant in Ireland, 2022 among others. She embraces collaboration, critical thinking, team work and practical applications as her approach of impacting knowledge. She is recognized for her skills in ICT related areas, blended teaching and learning as well as her passion in mentoring and preparing students for life after graduation.
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Address: | Library And Information Sciences, Faculty Of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF EDUCATION |
Department/Sub-Unit: | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Library and Information Science Department December, 2019 to Present |
| 2 | Ag. College Librarian, Anambra State College of Health Technology, Obosi, Anambra State. August, 2017 to February, 2020 |
| 3 | Assistant Lecturer, Madonna University Nigeria, Elele, Okija Campus. October, 2016 to March, 2019 |
| 4 | Librarian, School of Nursing, Iyi-enu Mission Hospital, Ogidi, Anambra State. February, 2013 to March, 2014 |
| 5 | Librarian (N.D.E programme), National Metallurgical Training Institute, Km 6/7 Owerri-Road Onitsha, Anambra State. July, 2010 to June, 2012 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, PhD. (2023, September) Know Your Prostate: Information Needs for Early Detection and Care VICGRACEAT Multi Resources Printing and Publishing, pp 1-89 |
| 2 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2017, July) Prostate Cancer Early Detection: Information Needs for Men LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, pp 144 |
| Book Chapters | |
| 1 | Victor Wagwu, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2023, November) Evaluation of Library Assessment Data for Library Management and Administration at the IAUE Library, Nigeria , pp 257-275 |
| 2 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Juliet Alex-Nmecha. (2023, May) Mentoring:The Hidden Challenges Among Librarians in Academic Libraries in Nigeria Woeli Publishing Services, Accra, pp 312 - 320 |
| 3 | Juliet Alex-Nmecha, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2023, May) Awareness and Information Provision on Menopause: The Role of Women Librarians Woeli Publishing Services, Accra, pp 347 - 360 |
| 4 | Adaora C. Obuezie and Millie N. Horsfall. (2021, September) African Academic Libraries Partnering with Wikimedia Projects: Values and Benefits Michigan Publishing, Maize Books, pp 119 - 131 |
| 5 | Moses C. Nwosu, Ngozi P. Osuchukwu, Obuezie C. Adaora, Chidi Kalu. (2021, August) Scrutinizing the Past and Speculating on the Infinite Possibilities of Future Librarianship. Zeh Communications, pp 133-148 |
| 6 | Obuezie Adaora .C and Echedom A. U.. (2020, July) Knowledge sharing among librarians as the key to a sustainable Library and Information Science Education in Anambra State , pp 116 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie and Prof. Anthonia Echedom. (2023, June), "Adequacy of Legal Information Resources and Services of Law Libraries in Selected Nigerian Universities.", Journal of Information and Knowledge Management., Vol. 14, (Issue 1), pp 144 -156 |
| 2 | Babangida Umar Babayi (Ph.D.), Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Ozioma Gloria Chisom. (2023, March), "Use Of Information Retrieval System for Library Services By Undergraduate Students In Professor Aghagbo Nwako Library, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State.", Jewel Journal of Librarianship, Vol. 18, (Issue 1), pp 10-20 |
| 3 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Anthonia U. Echedom. (2023, July), "The Information Needs of Postgraduate Law Students and Availability of Legal Information Resources in University Law Libraries.", International Journal of Knowledge Dissemination, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 1-18 |
| 4 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Babangida Umar Babayi, Chisom Myra Nwosu. (2022, September), "AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS", Library and Information Science Digest, Vol. 16, (Issue 1), pp 1-12 |
| 5 | AMAKA RAYMONDA OBIAMALU,JOHN IGBEKELE OGUNGBENI, ADAORA CHIGOZIE OBUEZIE. (2021, January), "EXTENT OF AWARENESS AND USAGE OF ELECTRONIC DATABASES BY UNDERGRADUATES IN MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, NIGERIA", Unizik journal of Educational Research, Vol. 6, pp 111 - 125 |
| 6 | Obuezie, Adaora C., Okpala Angela E., Okoye, Ifeoma H.,. (2021, November), "Undergraduate students’ use of the university Library and Access to Information in Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria.", Trends in Libraries, Information Science and Technology;A journal of Nigeria Library Association, Enugu State Chapter, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 95 -103. |
| 7 | Wagwu, V., Obuezie, A. C.. (2021, April), "Social Media Information and Role of librarians Amid Covid-19 Pandemic: A Nigerian Perspective", International Journal of Institutional Leadership, Policy and Management, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 145 -161. |
| 8 | Amaka Raymonda Obiamalu, John Igbekele Ogungbeni, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2021, June), "Extent of Awareness and Usage of Electronic databases by Undergraduates in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.", Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo Journal of Educational Research (EBSCOEIJER)., Vol. 6, pp 111-125 |
| 9 | Victor Wagwu and Adaora C. Obuezie. (2020, July), "Evaluation on the Usability and Information Content of Three University Library Websites for Improved Standard of Education Based on Heuristic Principles", Journal of ICT Development, Applications and Research, Vol. 2, (Issue 2020), pp 23 -35 |
| 10 | Adaora Obuezie, Julia Chinwe Oguedoihu. (2020, July), "Academic Women Librarians Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition for Life after Retirement in two selected Academic Libraries in Anambra State, Nigeria,", LIBRARY RESEARCH JOURNAL, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 15 -24. |
| 11 | Wagwu Victor, Obuezie Adaora C.. (2020, July), "Evaluation on the Usability and Information Content of three University library websites for improved standard of education based on heuristic principles.", Journal of ict development, applications and research, Vol. 1, pp 23-35 |
| 12 | Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Adaora C Obuezie, Josephine Omose Ofeimun, Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu. (2020, September), "Covid-19 researcher stories: adapting under adversity in Nigeria", Journal Impact of Social Sciences Blog |
| 13 | Obuezie Adaora C. and Wagwu Victor. (2019, November), "Influence of Media for Effective Information Needs on Prostate Education among men in the Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints", Journal of the Nigeria Library Association Rivers State Chapter, Vol. 3, pp 32 - 42 |
| 14 | Wagwu Victor and Obuezie Adaora C.. (2019, July), "Militating Factors against the Use of Electronic Information Resources and Ways of Improvement for Inclusive Education in Nigerian Universities.", The Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 206 - 211 |
| 15 | Adaora C. Obuezie (CLN), Victor Wagwu (CLN) and Precious C. Ndubuizu. (2019, June), "Extent of Social Media Use on Students Social Outlook for Educational and National Development.", Global Journal of applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS), Vol. 17, (Issue 2), pp 8 - 14 |
| 16 | Dominic Dankwah Agyei , Faustina Aryeetey , Adaora Chigozie Obuezie , Sixolile Nkonyeni. (2019, May), "The experience of occupational psychosocial stress among librarians in three African countries", Library management, Vol. 40, pp 368-378 |
| 17 | Obuezie Adaora C., Wagwu Victor. (2019, September), "Influence of Media for Effective Information Needs on Prostate Education among men in the Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints.", The Information Managers, Journal of the Nigeria Library Association Rivers State Chapter, Vol. 3, pp 32-42 |
| 18 | Dominic Dankwah Agyei, Faustina Aryeetey, Adaora Chigozie Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Sixolile Nkonyen. (2019, January), "The prevalence of occupational burnout among librarians in three African countries", Library Philosophy and Practice |
| 19 | Obuezie Adaora C., Osuchukwu P. Ngozi and Ani Charity O.. (2018, October), "Use of information communication Technology (ICT) for Academic Purposes among Undergraduates of Madonna University Nigeria, Anambra State", Journal of Applied information Science and Technology, Vol. 11, (Issue 1) |
| 20 | Ngozi P. Osuchukwu, Adaora C. Obuezie, Ọgwụ he O. Grace. (2018, February), "Availability and Utilization of Information Communication Technology Facilities Private University Library in Nigeria", African Journal online, Vol. 8, (Issue 3), pp 16 - 27 |
| 21 | Ngozi P. Osuchukwu, Ifenyinwa N. Okonkwo, Adaora C. Obuezie, Nkechi S. Udeze. (2017, September), "Pathway to inclusive community children Reading Program for Sustainable Development: Summer Reading Experience in Anambra State, Nigeria", Library Philosophy and Practice |
| 22 | Adaora C. Obuezie, Ngozi P. Osuchukwu. (2017, November), "THE EVALUATION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA, UGANDA AND NAMIBIA LIBRARY’S WEBSITES USING HEURISTIC PRINCIPLES", Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Review (IJSSHR),, Vol. 7, (Issue 1) |
| 23 | A. U. Nwabueze and Adaora C. Obuezie. (2016, June), "Information Needs of men for early Detection of Prostate Cancer in Idemili North Local Government Area", Journal of Health Information and Librarianship, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 9 - 23 |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Wagwu Victor, Adaora. C. Obuezie, Onye ma Kelechi. (2023, May), "Relationships on the Effect of Indigenous Knowledge, Data Literacy and Sustainable Development in Nigeria", AfLIA |
| 2 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, PhD and Juliet Alex-Nmecha, PhD. (2023, September), "Application of Agile Method in Building Innovative Library Services in University Libraries in Nigeria.", International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) |
| 3 | Victor Wagwu (PhD), Ify Evangel Obim, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2023, July), "THE INFLUENCE OF COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL AGENCY ON HEALTHSERVICE DELIVERY IN A CHANGING WORLD", NLA |
| 4 | Juliet Alex-Nmecha, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2023, July), "POTENTIAL ROLE OF WOMEN LIBRARIANS IN ACTUALIZING THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT", OWSD |
| 5 | Victor Wagwu, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2022, December), "LIBRARIES ENGAGEMENT FOR ADDRESSING INTERNET SECURITIES ANDADDICTIONS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE", NLA |
| 6 | Victor Wagwu, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Iwani Sonami Abuge. (2022, October), "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) 2030 AND THE IMPACT ON LIS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA", , pp 333-345 |
| 7 | Chinwe Anunobi (PhD), Amaka Raymonda Obiamalu, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. (2021, May), "LIS PROFESSIONALS’ AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND READINESS FOR THE 4TH IR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES ENGAGEMENT.", AfLIA |
| Other Relevant Publications | |
| 1 | Ihuoma S. Babatope, Adaora Chigozie Obuezie. "BREAKING BORDERS:SHARING SUCCESSFUL IDEAS, STUDIES AND PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANSHIP", (Presentation, 2023 June) America |
| 2 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Ihuoma Sandra Babatope. "Visibility and Accessibility : the Prodigy of Wikimedia to Library Resources", (Presentation, 2023 May) |
| 3 | Adaora Chigozie Obuezie, Julia. "Library as a space for spurring innovative technology", (Presentation, 2021 May) Virtual |
| 4 | Obuezie, Adaora Chigozie, Obiamalu Amaka Raymonda and Wagwu Victor. "Capturing Learning Interests with Information Literacy Activities for a Sustainable Quality Education", (Presentation, 2019 August) IFLA WLIC 2019 - Athens, Greece - Libraries: dialogue for change |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "Conference Attendance grant" (March, 2019 to March, 2019). Completed sponsored grant by University of Pretoria Carnegie Conference |
| 2 | Awardee: "IFLA, Academic Research Library Conference attendance grant for best essay" (August, 2018 to August, 2018). Completed sponsored grant by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Academic Research Library |
| 3 | Awardee: "Carnegie CPD Programme" (October, 2016 to November, 2016). Completed sponsored grant by University of Pretoria |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Library and Information Science Digest" (January, 2021) |
| 2 | Editor, "International journal of biosciences and Technology (IJBST)" (April, 2020) |
| 3 | Editor, "Library and Information Science Digest" (March, 2020) |
| Accreditation Panel Memberships | |
| 1 | COLLEGE LIBRARIAN, "RESOURCE INSPECTION BY NBTE. INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION" (November, 2019) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | ICT Officer, "Department of Library and Information Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (July, 2023) |
| 2 | LIS Departmental Editorial Secretary, "Library and Information Science Department, Faculty of Education. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (July, 2023) |
| 3 | Committee member, "Dress code committee, Faculty of Education, NAU" (January, 2023) |
| 4 | Committee member, "University Crèche committee, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (January, 2023) |
| 5 | Academic Adviser for LIS Students, 300 level, "Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Education, NAU" (April, 2022) |
| 6 | Committee member, "Faculty of Education COVID-19 response team" (February, 2021) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Nigerian Library Association, Academic and Research Libraries Section" (member since 2021), https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Library_Association |
| 2 | Associate Member, "American Library Association" - ID#2270528 (member since 2020), https://my.ala.org/... |
| 3 | Professional Member, "Association for Information Science and Technology. SIG Information Ethics and Policy (ASIST&T SIG-IEP)" (member since 2020), https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiep/ |
| 4 | Full Member, "NALISE is the Nigerian Association of Library and Information Science Educators" (member since 2020), http://www.nalise.org/index.php/about-us |
| 5 | Professional Member, "International Centre for Information Ethics" - https://www.i-c-i-e.org/profile/adaoraobuezie/events (member since 2019), https://www.i-c-i-e.org/ |
| 6 | Associate Member, "Knowledge Management for Development" - http://www.km4dev.org/m/profile?screenName=0zmyzar1hyfo1 (member since 2019), http://www.km4dev.org/m |
| 7 | Fellow Member, "Institute of Policy Management Development (IPMD)" - 1252 (member since 2019), http://www.ipmd.org.ng/ipmd.org.ng/index.html |
| 8 | Professional Member, "LIBRARIAN'S REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA" - 04745 (member since 2016), https://www.lrcn.gov.ng/ |
| 9 | Associate Member, "Health Care Information for All" (member since 2014), https://hifa.org/ |
| 10 | Full Member, "International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions" - http://library.ifla.org/ (member since 2013), http://library.ifla.org/ |
| 11 | Full Member, "African Library and Information Association and Institutions" (member since 2013), https://web.aflia.net/ |
| 12 | Full Member, "NIGERIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION" - NLA/0900 (member since 2011), https://nla.ng/ |