Emmanuel Ndubuisi Okechukwu ADIMORAH,

Biographical record

Surname

ADIMORAH,

First Name

Emmanuel

Other Names

Ndubuisi Okechukwu

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

January 6, 1943,

Place of Birth

Ohoro-Amaba

Name of Spouse

Chidinma. 1969

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

librarian, information specialist, administrator,

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Patrick’s School Udei, Benue State, 1948-56; Baptist High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State, 1958-62; Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, Oyo State, 1963-64; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1965-71; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, 1976- 77; University of Maryland, United States 1979; University of Technology, Loughborough, UK, 1980.

Educational Qualification

B.A. M.L.S,

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Nigerian Library Association, since 1972; Society of
Indexers, London, 1972; associate, Institute of Information Scientists, London, 1974;
Associate Member, Nigerian Institute of Management, 1975; Secretary, Nigerian
Institute of Management, Owerri Branch, 1979-85; Institute of Personnel
Management, Nigeria, 1989; Nigerian Institute of Management, 1989, American
Management Association, 1989; full, Institute of Management Consultants, 1997;
Secretary, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists, 1976-78;
Secretary, Nigerian Library Association, Imo, Anambra States chapter, 1979-80;
Chairman, Nigerian Library Association, Imo State chapter, 1986-91; Assistant, Editor,
Nigerian Libraries 1975-97, Alvan Ikoku Primary School Parents/ Teachers Association,
1986-91; editorial adviser, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Librarians and
Documentalists Journal, Nigerian Library Association Education Committee, 1997- 98.

Previous Appointments

Botany tutor, Assistant, Librarian, (Indexer), International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture, Ibadan, 1972-73; Bibliographer/Co-ordinating Officer, International Grain
Legume Information Centre, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Research
Library, Ibadan, 1973-74; documentalist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,
Ibadan, 1975-78; Deputy Director, Imo State library Board, Owerri, 1978-86; Acting
Director, Library Services, Imo State Library Board, Owerri, 1986-91; Director, National
Information and Documentation Centre, since 1991

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

International/Foreign Decorations

Best Botany/ Zoology student, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1971; Best Master of Library Science Student, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, 1977. Ivy League, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

The Information Scientist and Information
Centre Public Relations, 1975; Indian Librarian 31(2):67-71; Agricultural Librarianship,
Documentation and Information Science, in Nigeria International Library Review, 1976,
9:413-428; Scientific Information Transfer and National Development in Africa, UNESCO
Bulletin for Libraries, 32(5): 338- 341: Information and Documentation for Integrated
Rural Development in Africa, IAALD Bulletin xxix(2), September, 1984; Users and their
information needs in Nigeria, the case of Imo State Public Libraries, 1983; Nigerian
Library and Information Science Review, 1:137-148; Management Under Recession: An
Analysis of Risk Taking and Decision-making and Corporate Strategy in Nigerian
Organisations, 1984. Ike-oha 1 Okata, 1992.

Hobbies

Fishing, reading, adventure.

Residential Address

Plot No. 2853, off Dambe Street by Ibrahim Babangida Way, Maitama District,
Abuja.

Official Address

National Information and Documentation Centre, National LibraryofNigeria, Nigeria Radio House (5th Floor), P.M.B. I,Garki, Abuja