Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Librarianship (Others)
Language of Instruction:
English
Teaching Experience
Master Grade 1
Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, Nigeria
Aug 1984 - Oct 1992
Chemistry, Mathematics, Integrated Science
- Many of my past students are university graduates now, doing well in their various callings - as medical doctors, science teachers and librarians;
- I was able to share my knowledge with many Nigerian students and teachers through the book I authored in 1991 on Chemistry Practical for the SSCE students.
Professional Experience
Librarian & Coordinator Medical Library
LASU College of Medicine, Nigeria
Apr 1999 - Dec 2004- Foundation Librarian of the College of Medicine;
- Supervision of staff and accountability for the day-to-day running of the medical library.
Librarian, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences
Ogun State (now Olabisi Onabanjo) University, Nigeria
Nov 1993 - Apr 1999Supervision of staff and accountable for day-to-day running of the medical library.
Education
MLS
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
May 1994 - Apr 1996
- MLS (PhD Grade) in Library, Archival & Information Studies [1997]
- Alternate Winner, 2005 MLA Cunnigham Memorial Fellowship
Professional Exams & Certifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Teacher Education
Nigeria
Year Of Passing:
1990
Associations & Membership
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
United Kingdom
Jun 2005 - PresentReviewed a book on Cosmetic Surgery on behalf of the Health Libraries Group in September 2007.
Nigerian Library Association (NLA)
Nigeria
Apr 1996 - PresentMentor, Young Library and Information professionals (yLIPs)
Publications and Research
Basics of librarianship - theory & practice: a guide for beginners.
Ayo Onatola
2004. 144p. ISBN: 978-041-044-9
Nigerian libraries and the protection of authors’ rights
Onatola, Ayo & Toyin Dina (2006).
Nigerian Libraries, 39:49-64
Planning and organizing a 21st Century digital libraries in Nigeria.
Onatola, Ayo & A. A. Oduwole (2006).
Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 6 (1): 65-76. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a902223844?words=ayo*|onatola*
Career development and movement of librarians in a Nigerian university library.
Onatola, Ayo (2000).
[Short communication]. Afr. J. Lib., Arch. & Inf. Sc., 10 (1), Apr.: 63-68. ajol.info/index.php/ajlais/article/view/26119
State of the Nigerian medical libraries: an overview.
Onatola, Ayo (2004).
Journal of Library & Information Science (JOLIS), 1 (1&2), Dec.: 47-56.
Re-positioning the library profession for relevance in the knowledge age.
Onatola, Ayo (2002).
Language and Librarianship Journal, 3 (2): 6-13.
Staff assessment of stock losses and security lapses in two selected Nigerian university libraries.
Onatola, Ayo (1998).
Gateway Lib. Journal, 1 (1), Aug.: 40-45.
[Letter]. Access to scientific information in developing countries – a librarian's viewpoint
Onatola, Ayo (2003)
The SciDevNet, 25 Mar [(Science and Development Network -SciDev.Net). http://www.scidev.net/EditorLetters/index.cfm? fuseaction= readeditorletter&itemid=27&language=1]
[eLetter]: Impetus for achieving sustainable success in health information search.
Onatola, Ayo (2005)
[In: Bernard C.K. Choi (2005). Innovative ideas needed for timely and effective public health information dissemination. J. Epidemiol Community Health Online, 59: 259]. 31 Mar. http://jech.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/59/4