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Ayokangun Onatola is a Nigerian-British Library and Information Science professional with considerable practices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom spanning almost 26 years to date. An author of books and articles in refereed librarianship and medical journals, including book reviews. He has also contributed to a few biographical works and serving on the Editorial teams of some librarianship journals.

Early Life

Ayokangun Onatola was born in Ikenne but had his birth registered in Ibadan, Old Western Region (now Oyo State), Nigeria. The third child and second male of seven children of his father, Late Mr Emmanuel Olubukanla Onatola. His mother is Madam Juliana Adejoko Onatola (nee Oyesanya). Both parents are of Ikenne-Remo origin in the Ikenne Local Government, Ogun State of Nigeria. Ayokangun has a step sister and brother by same mother with him as the most junior and last-born of the Mom.

Education and Career

Onatola began his elementary education at the St. James's Cathedral Primary School, Oke-Bola, Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria in 1968-73. He gained admission into Remo Divisional High School (Comprehensive System) Sagamu and finished in 1978. He enrolled for Higher School Certificate at the Remo Secondary School, Sagamu in 1978 and later went to Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta where he sat for and passed the GCE A/Level and Cambridge (London Moderated) A/L examinations in 1981.

He proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he studied and awarded a Bachelor honours degree in Biochemistry. Upon graduation, he had his compulsory National Youths Service at the Government Teachers' College, Jengre, Plateau State in July 1984-July 1985. He returned to the University of Ibadan for his postgraduate programmes where he obtained postgraduate diploma (PGDE) in Teacher Education (1994) and Master in Library, Archival and Information Studies in 1997.

Employment Profile

(1) Adult Workforce Librarian, Buckinghamshire County Council Libraries, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. (2016-); (2) Principal Consulting Librarian, Omega-Donat Infoserve Consulting, Bedfordshire, UK. (2014-2016); (3) Librarian, Abingdon and Witney College, Abingdon [in partnership with Oxford Brookes University], UK. (2012-2014); (4) College Librarian, St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, Luton, Beds, UK (2004-2011); (5) Pioneer Librarian, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM)/LASU Teaching Hospital, Ikeja-Lagos, Nigeria (1999-2004); (6) Librarian, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences/Teaching Hospital, Ogun State (now Olabisi Onabanjo) University, Sagamu, Nigeria (1993-1999); (7) Senior Tutor, Mathematics and Chemistry; Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, Nigeria. (1985-1992)

Other Certifications

{Undertaken the following on-the-job training courses with certifications}

(1) ICEH Diploma Level 3 in Health & Safety at Work; (2) EDI Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care for Adults (England); (3) EDI NVQ Level 2 in Team Leading Principles; (4) EDI NVQ Level 2 in Effective Customer Services Delivery; (5) OCR Level 2 in ITQ (Use of Computer & MS Packages)

Professional Affiliations

Ayokangun Onatola is affiliated to the following professional bodies:

(1) Association for Health Information & Libraries in Africa (AHILA); (2) Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), UK; Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN); (3) Librarians Without Borders; (4) Nigerian Library Association (NLA).