AUN to host 99th bi-annual conference of varsity librarians
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) will host the 99th Bi-annual Conference of the Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU) after emerging winner of the best digital library service award. A statement from the varsity said the Assistant Vice President of Digital Services at AUN, Julius Ayuk Tabe disclosed that the 99th biannual […]
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) will host the 99th Bi-annual Conference of the Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU) after emerging winner of the best digital library service award.
A statement from the varsity said the Assistant Vice President of Digital Services at AUN, Julius Ayuk Tabe disclosed that the 99th biannual promises to be a momentous occasion for the University, which joined AULNU at the university’s inception in 2005.
Tabe said the choice of AUN as host was both timely and a reflection of the reality on ground.
“AULNU obliging us now is a bold statement attesting to the improved security situation in Nigeria’s northeast. We have decided to reciprocate their confidence in us and to showcase our award-winning institution,” Tabe said.
The AUN President, Dr. Margee Ensign, is expected to deliver the keynote address tagged “The Use of E-resources in a Development University,” at the opening of the three-day conference.
The confab which is expected to start on May 22 will be formally opened by the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Muhammed Umar Jibrilla, while a paper on “Management of Nigerian University Libraries: Challenges and Prospects,” will be presented by the former librarian at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Alhaji Inuwa Dikko.
Also expected to be in attendance is the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Julius E. Okojie, among other dignitaries.
It would be recalled that the association formerly known as the Committee of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (CULNU), had in 2012 awarded AUN the award, while the American Library Association bestowed the award for Innovative International Library Projects in 2013.