Beatrice Olabimpe ABOYADE

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ABOYADE

First Name

Beatrice

Other Names

Olabimpe

Gender

Female

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Saturday, August 24, 1935

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State;

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Widowed

Name of Spouse

Ojetunji Aboyade (deceased), (1961)

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Educationist
Librarian

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Christ Church Primary School, Porogun, Ijebu-Ode, 1942-48; Queen's College, Lagos, 1948-51; Queen's School, Ede, 1952-53; University College (now University of Ibadan), Ibadan, 1955-60, 1967-70; University of Michigan, USA, 1963-64;

Educational Qualification

BA, AMLS, Ph.D;

Previous Appointments

Asst Librarian, University of Ibadan Library, 1962-63; Chief Cataloguer, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Library, 1965-68; Head of Readers' Services, University of Ibadan Library, 1968-72; Lecturer, later snr. Lecturer, Department of Library Science, University of Ibadan, 1972-78; prof. Library Studies, 1978; former Head, Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan; retired from service; ch: Development Policy Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State; mm: Federal Government Commonwealth Scholarship Board, 1968-71, Nigerian Association of University Women, Nigerian English Studies Association,

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

A Student Companion to the Library, Dawn Publications, Ibadan, 1979; The Provision of Information for Rural Development, 1987; Can The Humanities Survive? Humanities Monograph Series, Ife, 1988.

Hobbies

Gardening, Swimming, Movies, Music, Photography,

Official Address

c/o Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.