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IAAS Seminar Series, Spring seminar: NIGERIA

  • 1.  IAAS Seminar Series, Spring seminar: NIGERIA

    Posted Apr 07, 2021 04:31 PM

    Archival Landscapes

    IAAS Seminar Series

    Archival Landscapes is a virtual seminar series of the International Archival Affairs Section of the Society of American Archivists. In each seminar, an international guest speaker introduces participants to the issues and advancements in their local context, describing the history, operating environment and unique aspects of archival practice in their country. The seminar series is hosted by the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York.

    Spring seminar: NIGERIA

    Guest speaker: Prof. Abiola Abioye, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

    Date and time: Wednesday April 21, 11am ET

    Abiola Abioye is a Professor in the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His areas of interest are archives administration, records management, preservation of information resources and legal and ethical issues in information provision. He attended University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained Bachelor of Arts in History/Archaeology. He proceeded to University of Ibadan where he obtained the Bachelor of Laws, Master in Archival Studies and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. His doctoral thesis was on court records management and administration of justice in Nigeria. He is a member of many professional associations including the Nigerian Library Association, Society of Nigerian Archivists, Nigerian Bar Association, Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers and International Council on Archives. He has, in the past, served as an assessor for the British Library on the Endangered Archives Programme.

    Register in advance for this meeting:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucOmtpz8rHdflsEP6bZDDBx69cLbtaQlw   

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

    The IAAS Steering Committee.



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    Margarita Vargas-Betancourt
    Latin American and Caribbean Special Collections Librarian
    University of Florida
    Gainesville FL
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