The University Librarian

Dr. Omopupa Kamal Tunde

Dr. Omopupa Kamal Tunde was born over 50 years ago at Omopupa compound, Alanamu quarters in Ilorin. He attended Government High School, Ilorin for his Secondary education; and studied both in Nigeria and abroad for his tertiary education including at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Bayero University, Kano, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, University of Ibadan; and the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Science (BUK), Masters in Industrial and Labour Studies (Unilorin), a Master in Library Studies (UI); and a PhD in Library and Information Science (Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa). Dr. Omopupa, a Reader in Library and Information Science, has published widely in that field in referred journals within Nigeria and across the world; and is a member of distinguished academic and professional Associations including the Academic Staff Union (ASUU), National Association for Promotion of Studies in Religions, Education and Language, Nigerian Library Association (NLA); and a fellow of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals(CILIP).
Dr Kamal Omopupa was a former Ag. Head of department, Library and Information Science at the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (2008), a former Ag. Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Ilorin (2018-2020), a member of the Unilorin Senate representing the Faculty of Communication and Information Science (2021-until appointed University Librarian); and a member of other statutory University / Faculty based committees. He is also a member of the Ilorin Central Mosque Library Board amongst several others within and outside the University of Ilorin.
Dr. Kamal Tunde is happily married and blessed with children.