The Department of Library and Information Science (LIS) was formerly known as the Department of Library and Information Technology (LIT). The department is domiciled in the School of Science and Technology Education (SSTE) and named as the Department of Library and Information Science (LIS) based on National Universities Commission (NUC) directives. The Department is committed to producing highly qualified Librarians and Information Technologists who will be relevant in this information driven age. The LIS provides world class environment with adequate manpower (academic and non-academic), physical and material resources (facilities, laboratories, studios, workshops) for teaching, learning and research. The department is a major stakeholder in the improvement of Library and Information Science policy and regulation of its curriculum nationally and globally. The department has been fully accredited by Librarian Registration Council, and National Universities Commission (NUC).
The establishment of the Department of Library and Information Technology was first mooted in 1991 by Dr Nassir Bello, the then University Librarian. The vision did not see the light of the day until 26th July 2000 when the Senate considered and approved the programme. The programme was eventually inspected and finally approved by the National University commission (NUC) on the 12th September, 2001. Academic activities of the new Department commenced in earnest during the 2001/2002 session. The department was was initially housed in the then School of Science and Science Education (SSSE).
When the School of Information and Communication Technology (SICT) was established the Department was one of the departments that was moved to form one of the pioneer departments of SICT. Since then, the Department has been moving from SICT to SSTE on different occasions to fulfill the National University Commission (NUC) accreditation requirement. The department has been turning out many graduates of repute since 2007 to date. patek philippe replica watches
Majority of the graduates have been gainfully employed. The Library and Information Science (LIS) programme started in line with the mandate establishing the Federal University of Technology, Minna which was also in line with the national demand. The national demand then was and is still to develop human capacity who will fill the gap for the much needed technology in a rapidly advancing technologically – knitted world. The LIS programme therefore started with a view to producing highly skillful and versatile information professionals who would be able to use their wealth of information prowess and intellectual acumen to positively affect a developing country like Nigeria which is in dire need of technological advancement and breakthrough. The graduates of the programme are expected to be highly skillful in the present Information and technologically driven world. They are expected to have adequate skill to package and re-package information in any sector of the society that they are found. Therefore, they should be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with graduates in other academic fields (like engineering, medicine, etc.) and their intellectual cum practical ingenuity in information handling especially on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are expected to be very high.
BABALOLA Gideon Adesina had both Ph.D and Master’s Degrees in Library and Information Science from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. He obtained First Degree in Education (History) at Obafemi Awolowwo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. He is one of the pioneering members of the academic staff of the Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna. He is a seasoned scholar with a good number of articles in international, national and local journals of repute. He has attended and presented papers in many international, national and local conferences. He has authored an international book and has chapters in books. He has supervised a good number of Ph.D, Master, Postgraduate Diploma and Undergraduate Theses and projects respectively.
His areas of research interest are: Library Personnel Management, Productivity and Profitability in the Academia, and Trends in the Digital Information Services. He has held a good number of administrative positions and responsibilities within and outside the University community. He is a reviewer to many journals of repute and conference proceedings at international, national and local levels. His hobbies among others include: writing, mentoring, collaborating and socialising. He is happily married with lovely children.
Vision
It is the vision of the Department to produce graduates who are competent in the theory and application of Library and Information Science and its applied Technologies for solving the problems of the society. In addition, the Department has it as her vision to produce graduates who are employable in all fields due to pervasive nature of the profession.
Mission
To produce highly qualified graduates through teaching, learning and research so that they can contribute to the growth and development of Nigeria.
Candidates seeking for admission into the programme must have satisfied the general admission requirements of the Federal University of Technology, Minna and that of the School of Science and Technology Education (SSTE). These requirements are as follows:
Matriculation Requirement
(a) University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
Five “O” level credits in Mathematics, English, Economics, Geography and any one of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Government and Technical Drawing.
(b) Direct Entry
(i) Candidates applying for admission into 200 level shall require Diploma / National Diploma (ND) / Nigeria Certification in Education (NCE)/IJMB/GCE A’ Level in Library and Information Science, Computer Science, or any of Sciences combination with a minimum of Upper Credit /Merit and two (2) passes respectively.
Note: These direct entry requirements are in addition to O’ level requirements.
Transfer to the Programme (Intra/Inter-University)
Apart from meeting all the conditions for general admission into the University, the School and the Department, any student (candidate) on Intra/inter-University transfer must have successfully passed the mandatory Departmental courses as stipulated in the curriculum (and students handbook) in the level to which transfer is sought. The minimum CGPA for accepting a student into LIS Department is 2.0. Finally, all candidates (students) desiring to take matriculation oath must have been certified to be worthy in character.
(i) Publications (Scopus Indexed)
Majority of the members of the Department have published their research works in reputable national and international conference proceedings and journals indexed by Scopus.
(ii) H-indexed articles by Google Scholar:
Many articles have been published by members of the Department highly indexed in Google Scholar.
The Department has affiliation with Bachelor Degree Programmes offered by Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau, Zamfara State, and Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State.
Any other relevant information
(i) With the emphasis of the Department on Information Technology (IT), the graduates and the would be graduates of the Department are predisposed to be gainfully employed above the graduates of the same programme in other institutions of higher learning in Nigeria and globally.
(ii) The Departments is endowed with highly qualified human resources in Library, Information Science, Record Management, Information Technology and Information Dissemination.
