OLATOKUN WOLE MICHAEL

1.                  PERSONAL BIODATA

 

Name: OLATOKUN WOLE MICHAEL
Date of Birth: 17th September  (early 70s)
Marital Status: Married
Nationality:   Nigerian
Contact Address:

Africa Regional Centre for Information Science

6, Benue Road, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Postal Address: P. O. Box 22133, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

 

2.         EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES

       (a)        Egbe-Oba High School, Ikole Ekiti                                  1981 - 1986

       (b)        Oyo State College of Arts & Science, Ile-Ife                  1986 - 1988

       (c)        University of Ibadan, Nigeria                                          1988 - 1992

       (d)        University of Ibadan, Nigeria                                          1994 - 1996

       (e)        University of Ibadan, Nigeria                                          1998 - 2003

 

3.         ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED WITH DATES

       (a)        Ordinary Level School Leaving Certificate                                  1986

       (b)        Advanced Level School Certificate                                             1988

       (c)        B. A. (Hons.) Linguistics (Second Class Upper Division)             1992

       (d)        Master of Information Science (M.Inf.Sc.)                                 1996

       (e)        Doctor of Philosophy (Information Science)                                2003

 

4.         SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND PRIZES

       (a)        Best Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Ibadan      1992

       (b)                Best Student, Africa Regional Centre for Information Science

(ARCIS), University of Ibadan                                              1996

 

5.         M.Inf.Sc and PhD COURSES TAUGHT CURRENTLY

(a)                FSC 711 – Introduction to Information Science

(b)                FSC 736 – Technical Report Writing and Presentation

(c)                FSC 721 – Information Systems Analysis, Design and Evaluation

(d)                FSC 738 – Electronic and Multimedia Publishing

(e)                FSC 741 – Management of Information Resources and Centres

 

6.         RESEARCH INTERESTS

(a)                ICTs and Poverty Alleviation

(b)                ICT Policy formulation and implementation

(c)                Indigenous & Displaced Communities and ICTs

 

7.         ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

An Investigation of the Indigenous Knowledge Practices among the people of  Badagry Area of Lagos State.

 

8.         PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS

(a)    Tone and aspects of Edo (Bini) Phonology and Grammar. An unpublished Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics project. (1992)

 

(b)   Analysis and Design of a Stock/Inventory control system for Nasco Foods Depot, Ibadan. An unpublished Master of Information Science (M.Inf.Sc.) degree dissertation (1996)

 

(c)   An Evaluative study of the formulation and implementation of Nigeria’s Information Technology (IT) policy. PhD Thesis (2003)

 

9.         MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS

(a)                Ajayi, A., Olatokun, W. M., Tiamiyu, M. A., (2001) Computer Anxiety, Phobia, Obsession and Work Stress at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: Part 1- Prevalence and Correlates. Africa Journal of Library & Information Science Vol. 11, No.2 125-138.

 

(b)        Tiamiyu, M. A., Ajayi, A., Olatokun, W. M., (2002) Computer Anxiety, Phobia, Obsession and Work Stress at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: Part 2- Evaluation of a Model. Africa Journal of Library & Information Science Vol. 12, No.10 1-14.

 

10a      E-MAIL: woleabbeyolatokun@yahoo.co.uk       Tel: 080-33508220

 

11.       OTHER INTERESTS : Reading, Writing and Imparting Knowledge.