NSSIEN, Friday Usoro

M.Sc, librarian, born August 27, 1946, Afaha Atai, Eket, Akwa Ibom State; married Patience William Abia 1975, has children; Education: Abadina School, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 1957-60, Mayflower Grammar School, Ikenne, 1.961-65, University of Ibadan, 1972-75, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, 1982-83; Career: Appointed Library Assistant, University of Ibadan Library, 1966- 74; Library Officer, 1974-75; transferred to the Polytechnic, Calabar Library, 1976; Prin cipal Librarian, The Polytechnic Library, Calabar, 1984-87; Principal Librarian/Head of Readers Services, Documentations, Re search & Information Retrieval, Library Department, University of Uyo, 1988-date; former President, International Students, GraduateSchool of Libraryand Information Science Simmons College, Boston, Massa chusetts USA; member, Special library As sociation, Massachusetts, USA; Chairman, Nigerian Library Association, Akwa Ibom State, 1988-93; Award/Honour: Recipient: Shatter's Outstanding Students Award, SimmonsCollege Boston, USA, 1983; Pub lication: Co-editor, The Polytechnic Cala bar: A History of the First Ten Years, APCON Limited, Calabar, 1984; The People Calledlbibio: An Annotated Bibliography, Be Res Publishers, Calabar, 1991;…