Dr. Ibrahim Wada

Dr. Ibrahim Wada is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Maiduguri. He holds a Ph.D in Library and Information Technology (Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2023), a Master of Library and Information Science (Bayero University Kano, 2014) and a Bachelor of Library & Information Science / Economics (Bayero University Kano, 2006). He is a registered practising librarian with the Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN Reg. No. 03011) and an active member of the Nigerian Library Association. His academic experience spans teaching at Ph.D, MLS and BLIS levels, postgraduate and undergraduate supervision, academic coordination, library technology, automation, digital library systems, networking, database management and information services. His research is concentrated on digital libraries, library automation, artificial intelligence in libraries, digital competencies, electronic information resources, metadata and bibliographic control, research data management and open science. He has deployed and managed integrated library systems, digital libraries, library portals, campus networks and web-based information services in several Nigerian institutions.