Dr. Kamal Tunde Omopupa

Dr.Kamal Tunde Omopupa, University Librarian, University of Ilorin, Ilorin (October 2022- To Date)

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.