Systems & Evidence- Based- Medicine Librarian
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria
A. Educational Background
1. Higher Educational Institutions Attended (with dates)
i. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State (2018 – date) ii. University of Pretoria, South Africa (2017) iii. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State (2013 – 2015) iv. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State (2005 – 2010)
2. Academic/Professional Qualifications and Distinction Obtained
i. Ph.D. Library and Information Science (In view) ii. Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) (April, 2015) iii. BSc. Anatomy (Second Class: Upper division) (August, 2010) iv. West African Senior School Certificate (2003) v. First School Leaving Certificate (1997) vi. Certified Medical Librarian of Nigeria (CMLN) (2017) vii. Certified Librarian of Nigeria (CLN) (2016) viii. Certificate in Web Development (2014) ix. Certificate in Scholarly Writing and Data Analysis (2014) x. Diploma in Desktop Publishing (2008)
3. Other Distinctions and Awards with Dates
(a) Fellowship
i. Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship of the Medical Library Association, United States (May, 2018). ii. Carnegie Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Fellowship, University of Pretoria, South Africa (May, 2017).
(b) Grants
i. Grant by Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) on the impact of Nollywood movies on awareness creation about HIV and risky sexual behaviours among in- school youths in Nigeria (2019) ii. The Medical Library Association (MLA) Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grant (2020).
(c) International Awards
i. 2018 Fellow, Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship, United States (2018).
B. Work/Academic Experience with Dates
1. Previous Work Experience outside the University System with Dates
i. Trainer, “Workshop for Librarians on Literature Searching.” 2019 Library Week Symposium of the Nigerian Library Association, Ondo State Chapter. 21st November, 2019.
ii. Plenary Speaker, “Application of ICT to support Medical Education, Quality Healthcare and wellbeing: Health Librarian’s Role.” 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) (14-18 October, 2019).
iii. Member, Local Organising Committee, 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) (14-18 October, 2019). iv. Lead Speaker, “Innovation in Libraries” Workshop for Librarians and library officers; Nigerian Library Association, Delta State Chapter (12th September, 2018).
v. Resource Person, Research Workshop for Nurses in Ondo State Nigeria; Department of Nursing, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Nigeria (17th July, 2018). vi. Resource Person, Information Literacy Training for National Library Librarians on Consumer Health Information Resources;The Elsevier Foundation, Network of African Medical Librarians & E. Latunde Odeku Medical Library, UI/UCH, Ibadan (5th February, 2016).
vii. Trainer, Information Literacy Training Workshop for Public Librarians on Consumer Health Information Resources;The Elsevier Foundation & Network of African Medical Librarians & E. Latunde Odeku Medical Library (1st – 3rd December, 2015) viii. Resource Person, Capacity Building Workshop for Library Staff; E. Latunde Odeku Medical Library, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (10th-21st August, 2015)
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ix. Freelance Writer and research data analyst (2012 to 2016) x. Teacher (National Youth Service Corp), Loyola College, Ibadan, Oyo state (2012 – 2013)
xi. Intern Anatomist, Histopathology Unit, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun state (Nov, 2011-Jan, 2012)
xii. Graphic Designer, ADLAT Business Cafe, Abeokuta, Ogun state (2003-2005)
2. Previous Work Experience in Other Universities
i. Intern Librarian; E. Latunde Odeku Medical Library, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (June – Dec., 2014)
ii. Graduate Assistant Lecturer; Department of Anatomy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State (2010 – 2012)
3. Courses Taught Within the Current Academic Session at UNIMED
i. GES 112 (Use of Library, study skills and ICT) ii. NSC 310 (Introduction to Nursing Science Research)
C. Membership of Profesional Bodies
i. Member, Medical Library Association (United States of America) ii. Volunteer Member, New Professionals Special Interest Group (NP-SIG) of IFLA iii. Member, European Association of Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) iv. Member, Health Information for All (HIFA) v. Member, Association for Information Science & Technology (United States) vi. Member, Nigerian Library Association vii. Member, Medical Library Association of Nigeria viii. Member, Board of Executives, Association for Heath Information and Libraries in Africa, Nigeria Chapter (AHILA-NG)
3 D. Publications
1. Thesis/Dissertation
i. Popoola, B.O. (2015). Factors influencing use of social media by librarians and postgraduate students in two universities in Ogun State. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Ibadan.
ii. Popoola, B.O. (2010). The effect of tetracycline on the testis, testosterone and accessory reproductive organs of male Wistar rats. BSc. Thesis. Olabisi Onabanjo University.
2. Books and Monographs
i. Popoola, B.O. (2015). Practical Guide to using Microsoft Word. Training manual for attendees at the Capacity Building Workshop organized for the staff of E. Latunde Odeku Medical Library, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. August 10, 2015.
3. Contribution to Books
i. Popoola, B.O. and Rabiu, N. (2017). Social Media as a tool for publicity and reference services in academic libraries. Festschrift of in honor of Dr. Z.F. Oguntuase, outgoing University librarian of the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
ii. Aiyebelehin, J.A., Urhiewhu, L.O., Popoola, B.O. (2018). Record Management Centres and Archival Agencies In Unagha, A.O. and Igwe, K.N. (Eds). Anatomy of Libraries and Information Centres. Zeh Communications: Umuahia, Nigeria: 322-329pp.
4. Published Journal Articles
i. Ajuwon, G.A., Popoola, B.O. and Ajuwon, A,J. (2020). Hosting the 16th AHILA Conference in Ibadan, Nigeria: organization, achievements, challenges and lessons learnt. Journal of European Association for Health Information and Libraries (JEAHIL), Vol. 16(1):16-9.
ii. Aviamu, Y., Popoola, B.O. and Atuase, D. (2019). Libraries, museums and archives in cultural development in Kwara State, Nigeria. Library Philosophy and Practice (e- journal). 2777.
4 iii. Olorunyomi, T. and Popoola, B.O. (2019). Libraries, museums and archives in cultural development in Kwara State, Nigeria. Owena Journal of Library and Information Science (OJOLIS), Vol. 8 (1&2): 89-98.
iv. Popoola, B.O. (2019). Involving libraries in improving health literacy to achieve Sustainable Development Goal-3 in developing economies: a literature review. Health Information and Libraries Journal, Vol. 36 (2): 111-120.
v. Aliagon, Rabiu, N. and Popoola, B.O. (2018). Libraries, museums and archives in cultural development in Kwara State, Nigeria. University of Ibadan Journal of Library and Information Science (UI-JLIS), Vol. 1 (1): 16-18.
vi. Awakan, R.O. and Popoola, B.O. (2016). An assessment of public secondary school teachers’ use of information resources in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Nigerian School Library Journal, Vol. 16: 18-29.
vii. Rabiu, N.; Ojukwu, N.N.; Popoola, B.O. (2016). Availability and accessibility of e- books in Nigerian libraries: A survey. Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, Vol. 7 (1): 163-175. viii. Popoola, B.O.; Adefule, A.K.; Ajayi, R.T.; Akinyemi, A.R.; Otulana, O.J.; Akpan, H.B. (2014). Effects of tetracycline on testis and testosterone level in adult male wistar rats. Scholarly Journal of Medicine, 4 (1): 4-10.
ix. Oguntoye, S.G.; Adefule, A.K.; Popoola, B.O; Akinyemi, A.R.; Huthman, I.O. (2014). Effects of mishenland anti-diabetic herb on the kidney of streptozotocin-induced diabetic adult wistar rats. International journal of pharmaceutics and drug analysis; 2(2): 138-146.
5. Edited and Refereed Conference Proceedings
i. Popoola, B.O. (2019). Suggesting ways to advance library service delivery for medical education and research in Africa: an opinion paper. Paper presented at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), October 14-18, 2019, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
ii. Uzoagba, N.C. and Popoola, B.O. (2019). Challenges in obtaining literature for evidence-based medicine and systematic review in Nigeria health institutions: case study of the college of medicine, Ituku Ozalla, University of Nigeria. Paper presented
5 at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), October 14-18, 2019, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
iii. Popoola, B.O. and Solanke, O. E. (2019). High maternal mortality rates in Africa: a review on health information gap of pregnant women. Paper presented at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), October 14-18, 2019, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
iv. Alonge, J.A. and Popoola, B.O. (2019). Are movies relevant for disseminating HIV- related information to youths in Nigeria? Preliminary findings from Analyses of literure of movies. Paper presented at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), October 14-18, 2019, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
v. Popoola, B.O. (2019). Keeping the flag flying: why African Librarians need to sustain the ethos of the Carnegie CPD Programme. Paper presented at the UP Carnegie Capstone Conference, March 24-30, 2019, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
vi. Popoola, B.O. (2018). Notes from my Cunningham Fellowship Diary: a special report to share ideas for improved medical library service delivery in Nigeria. Paper presented at the 2018 Annual Conference/Workshop of the Medical Library Association of Nigeria held at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospita, Abuja, Nigeria, 19th-23rd November, 2018.
vii. Popoola, B.O., Uzoagba, N. and Rabiu, N. (2018). Examining the State of Health Science Librarianship in Nigeria. Paper presentation at Medical Library Association’s Annual Conference, May 18-23, 2018, Atlanta, United States. viii. Popoola, B.O. (2017). Involving Libraries in the path to achieving SDG-3: actions for Nigerian Libraries. Paper presented at the 8th AGM/Annual Workshop of the Medical Library Association of Nigeria held at the Kwara State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
ix. Popoola, B.O. (2016). Proactive Librarianship: can someone wake up our public libraries please? Paper presented at the 2016 Mid-Year Conference of Nigeria Library Association, Oyo State Chapter (OYO-NLA) held at Ajayi Crowther University on13th June, 2016.
6 6. Articles Accepted for Publication
i. Muhammed, M. and Popoola, B.O. Adoption of Tablet PCs for e-Learning in Nigerian secondary schools: Are Osun students uing ‘Opon Imo’ for their learning activities? Manuscript accepted for publication in Information Technology and Librarianship, Vol 8. (In Print)
7. Manuscripts Submitted for Publication 1. Popoola, B.O. High maternal mortality rate in Nigeria: review of information needs and seeking behaviour of pregnant women. Under Review for publication in Journal of Health Information and medical librarianship.
2. Rabiu, N., Folorunso, O.O. and Popoola, B.O. Postgraduate students’ online information search skills: University of Ilorin as a case study. Under review for publication in African Journal of Library and Information Science (AJLAIS).
E. Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Attended with Dates i. 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), October 14-18, 2019, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. ii. Introduction to Research in Social Sciences. INASP/AuthorAid (2019) iii. Webinar: Introduction to Open Educational Resources (2019) iv. Webinar: Educators and Social Media: avoiding pitfalls (5th March, 2019). v. 2018 Annual Conference/Workshop of the Medical Library Association of Nigeria held at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospita, Abuja, Nigeria, 19th- 23rd November, 2018. vi. 2018 Medical Library Association’s Annual Conference, May 18-23, 2018, Atlanta, United States. vii. Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions Statistical Package for Social Sciences (ADAPTI-SPSS) (2018). viii. Edmodo (Digital Learning Environment) Basics Webinar (11th November, 2018). ix. Webinar: Blended Learning in Librarianship – Fusing Library and Educational Technology in Library and Information Science (LIS) Profession (26th-27th September, 2018).
7 x. Performing Systematic Reviews in Resource-Limited Settings (CE101) Atlanta, United States (19th May, 2018) xi. Statistics 101: A Primer in Statistical Methods for Health Sciences Librarians (CE502), Atlanta, United States (18th May, 2018). xii. Hinari Users’ Online training course (2017) xiii. 8th AGM/Annual Workshop of the Medical Library Association of Nigeria held at the Kwara State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. (2017) xiv. Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Coursera Online course by John Hopkins University (November, 2017). xv. Understanding Research Methods; Coursera online course by University of London and SOAS University of London (August, 2017). xvi. Workshop on Pedagogy and Integrated Medical and Dental Curriculum by University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (6th – 7th July, 2017). xvii. Internation Open Access Week Seminar on Open Access and Webometric Ranking of Universities by Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State(October 25, 2016). xviii. 2016 Mid-Year Conference of Nigeria Library Association, Oyo State Chapter (OYO-NLA) held at Ajayi Crowther University on13th June, 2016. xix. Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI) Basic Course (Nov.28 – Dec. 2, 2016).
3. Services within the University i. Member, UNIMED Students’ Welfare and Disciplinary Committee ii. Faculty Board Member, Faculty of Allied Health (Rep. University Library) iii. Faculty Board Member, Faculty of Nursing Sciences (Rep. University Library) iv. Staff Adviser, Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, UNIMED Branch
4. Services outside UNIMED
i. Public Relations Officer, Medical Library Association of Nigeria (MLA-NG) (2018-date) ii. Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Library Association, Ondo State Chapter(2018 – date) iii. Head, Blog Team – Communication Crew, Nigerian Library Association (2018-date)
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