Name: PROFESSOR UDO NWOKOCHA (CLN, KJW)
ACTING UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
Contact: librarian@abiastateuniversity.edu.ng;
udo.nwokocha@abiastateuniversity.edu.ng
Prof. Udo Nwokocha is a Nigerian from Abia State, South East Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) from Abia State University, a Master of Library Science (MLS) from the University of Ibadan and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Nigeria.
He began his working life as Corps Librarian with David Folayin Memorial Library, Iludun-Oro, Kwara State 1987-1988. On completion of the service year, Prof. Udo Nwokocha was automatically employed as a Graduate Assistant at Abia State University, having emerged as the best graduating student in the Department of Library and Information Science 1987.
Prof. Udo Nwokocha has served as Head of Departments of Library and Information Science and Mass Communication, Dean of Student Affairs, a two time member of Abia State University Governing Council and presently the University Librarian, Abia State University.
SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY AND CHURCH:
Prof Udo Nwokocha enjoys rendering service to man and humanity.
- He served as Secretary to Bende Local Government (SECLOG) 2004-2006.
- President-General, Umuenyere Alayi Development Union 2014-
- National Secretary, National Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE) 2013-.
- Chairman, Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Abia State Chapter, 2015-
For his services, he has received several honours and awards including:
- Knight of John Wesley (KJW) by the Prelate Methodist Church Nigeria.
- Member, Order of Faithful of God (OFG) by the Arcbishop of Umuahia Archdiocese of Methodist Church Nigeria.
- Lay President of Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Umuahia, 2015-
- Patron of many groups and chieftaincy titles such as Ugwumba of Okwu, Olokoro, Ugochinyere of Awomnuzie, Ihe Mba of Alayi Kingdom and Akumba of Enyere Ukwu.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
(A) BOOKS
Nwokocha, Udo (2013) Introduction to Use of the Library. Third Edition, Okigwe: Marco Press, p.118
Nwokocha, Udo and Ugocha, Oliver (2011) Fundamentals of Bibliography, Whytem Publishers. P.171
Nwokocha, Udo and Ugocha, Oliver C. (2013) Introduction to Cataloguing For Nigerian Libraries. Okigwe: Marco p.238.
Uzuegbu, C.P. Igwe, K.N. Ibegwam A and Nwokocha, U.(2014). A Guide to APA 6th Edition: Style of Citation and Referencing for Research Writing. Umahia: Zeb Communications p.138.
(B) EDITED BOOKS
Nwokocha, Udo and Odi, Amusi (2002) Education and Training of Library and Information Science Professionals in Nigeria. Okigwe: Whytem Publishers, p.66
Nwokocha, Udo (2010) Modern Approach to Use of the Library, Owerri: Liu House of Excellence Ventures. pp.108
Nwokocha, Udo, Uhegbu, A.N and Unagha, A.O. (2012). Readings in Library and Informatioin Science, Owerri: Odesan Educational Books, p.222.
Nwokocha, Udo and Ochogwu, Michael. G. (2015) Contemporary Issues in Library and Information Science Education in Nigeria. Umuahia: Zeh Communications, p.224
C. JOURNAL ARTICLES
Nwokocha, Udo (1993) Resources Utilization by Adults in Nigeria: The Case of two Public Libraries. International Information and Library Review 25(1), pp.85 – 91
Nwokocha, Udo (1996) Development of Library Education in Nigeria: The Place of the BLS Programme. Librarian Career Development 4(4) pp.26 – 30.
Nwokocha, Udo (1997) A National Information Policy: The Ingredient Lacking from the Nigerian Information Industry. Library Review 46(5) pp.344 – 350
Nwokocha, Udo (1998) Public Libraries in Nigeria: Decades of Persisting Problems. International Information and Library Review 30(2) pp.98 – 104.
Nwokocha, Udo and Uhegbu, A.N. (1998) Industrial Conflicts in Nigeria and the Information Factor. International Information and Library Review 30(2) pp.143 – 156.
Nwokocha, Udo (2005). Restructuring and Modernization of Library and Information Science Programmes in Nigeria: The Case of Abia State University, Uturu. African Journal of Education and Information Management 7(1) pp.91 – 101.
Nwokocha, Udo and Udo-Nwokocha, Nwomiko (2006). Employee Performance: The Place of Motivation and Information Dissemination in the Abia State Civil Service. Servicescope: A Journal of the Abia State Public Service
Nwokocha, Udo, Chimah, J.N. and Unagha, A.O. (2010) Information Retrieval in Libraries and Information Centres: Concepts, Challenges and Search Strategies. Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology Vol. 3, September pp.20 – 24
Nwokocha, Udo, Chimah J.N. and Uhegbu, A.N. (2011). Virtual World of Information and Physical World of Library: A Comparative Study of Metaphors, in Librarianship. African Library Sentinel 1 (2) December pp.103 – 109.
Nwokocha, Udo(2011) Constraints to the Development of Information Science Discipline in Developing Countries. The Research Librarian No. 5, pp.77 – 89.
Nwokocha, U. Chimah,J.N. and Uhegbu, A.N. (2012) Concepts, Nomenclatures and Career Options in the Library and Information Science Profession: A 21st Century Perspective Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology Vol. 5, September, pp.4 – 9.
Nwokocha, Udo, Uzuegbu, C.P., Igwe, K.N., and Nwosu, M.C. (2013). Cloud Computing: Today’s Hope for Information Security in Networked Libraries. Middlebelt Journal of Library and InformationScience 11,(1) pp.92 – 99.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan N. (2013) Management of Organization Information in an ICT Era: The Role of Information Managers and Corporate Librarians. African Library Sentinel 2(1) June pp. 151 – 162.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan Ndubuisi (2012) Descriptive Review of Identifiers in Standardized Identification Systems for Library Materials and Archival Records. The Research Librarian, No.6 pp.46 – 60
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan N (2013) Web Social Mining and Librarianship: Review of Fundamental Concepts Social Network Discovery, Analysis and Applications. International Journal of Art & Humanity Science. Vol.1(XX) pp.41 – 46.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah Jonathan N. (2013) Information Resources, Retrieval and Utilization for Effective Research in Tertiary and Research Institutions. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 1, Issue 3, November, pp.43 – 50
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah ,Jonathan Ndubuisi (2013)
Empirical Study of Motivation, Challenges and Strategies in the Use of Electronic Information Resources by Postgraduate Library Users in South-East Nigerian Federal Universities. International Journal of Library and Information Science 5(11) December, pp.468 – 473
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan Ndubuisi (2013). A Descriptive Analysis of “Metrics” Family Subfields in Information Science Discipline. Nigerian Library and Information Science Review. 22(1&2) pp.86 – 93.
Nwokocha, Udo Chimah,Jonathan N. and Ocheruobia Uchenna, M (2014) Usability Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Library Resources in Energy Research Centre Library, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. International Journal of Library Science 3(1) pp 7 – 13
Nwokocha, Udo, Chimah, Jonathan N. and Ugwu, Okechukwu O. (2014) Application Venues of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC): Analytical Review. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology 3(1) January, pp.3504 – 3509.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan, N. (2014). Implementation of Information Literacy Programmes in Schools: A Global Perspective and the Role of Libraries. Benue Journal of Library Management and Information Science 4(1) June, pp.167 – 174.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan Ndubuisi (2014) Concepts and Applications of Knowledge Management in Libraries. Library and Information Science Digest. Vol. 7,June, pp.41 – 51.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan N. (2015). Categories, Availability and Awareness of Electronic Information Resources by Postgraduate Library Users in South East Nigerian Federal Universities. International Journal of Library Science 4(1) pp.77 – 12.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan (2015). Information Needs and Behaviours in Developing Countries. A Perspective of Ranganathan’s PMEST Categorization. International Journal of Library and Information Science. 7(2) February pp.27 – 32.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan (2015) Review of Health
Information Needs of Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications in Achieving Millennium Development Goals. Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary 1(31) March, pp.417 – 427.
Nwokocha, Udo and Nwosu, Moses C. (2015). Nomenclature Change for Cataloguers and the Future of Cataloguing. Information and Knowledge Management, 5(3) pp.98 – 109.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan Ndubuisi (2013). Digital Libraries as Effective Service Delivery Channels in the Globalization Era In Issa, A.O. Igwe, K.N. and Uzuegbu, C.P. (eds). Provision of Library and Information Services to Users in the Era of Globalization Lagos: Waltodanny Visual Concept. pp.388 – 409.
(D) CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Nwokocha, Udo (1994). The Catalogue and effective Library use in Nwachukwu-Agbada,J.O.J. (ed.) A Companion test in Use of English, Awka: Meskslink, pp.352 – 336.
Nwokocha, Udo (2000) The Importance of Reference Services to the Use of Library. In Nwachukwu-Agbada, J.O.J. (ed.) Use of English for Tertiary Education. Enugu: John Jacobs, pp.242 – 249.
Nwokocha, Udo and Uhegbu, A.N.(2000) Recurrent Efforts at Rural Development in Nigeria: The Missing Link. In Akpuru-Aja, Aja (ed) Political Economy of Budgetting and Loaning in Nigeria – Towards Sustenance Economic Development in the 21st Century. Abakaliki: Willy Rose and Appleseed.
Nwokocha, Udo and Uhegbu, A.N.(2001) Information Management and Citizenship Education in Okereke, O.O.(ed) Readings in Citizenship Education, Okigwe Whytem, pp.117 – 133.
Nwokocha, Udo (2010) Major Concepts and Tools of Information and Communication Technology Nwokocha, Udo (ed) Modern Approach to Use of the Library. Owerri: Liu House of Excellence Ventures.
Nwokocha, Udo (2013) Public Library and Private Sector Support in Nigeria: A Case of Asking for Too Much? In Uhegbu, A.N., Nwokocha, Udo and Unagha, A.O. (eds.) Readings in Library and Information Science pp. 153 – 165.
Nwokocha, Udo and Ugocha, Oliver (2013). Information Management : A critical Factor in Citizenship Education, in Nwizu, Gregory Chima ed. Citizenship Education: A Socio-Political Development in Nigeria, Whytem, pp.284 – 293.
(E) CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Nwokocha, Udo (1993) Library and Information Services as a Catalyst for National Development In Anyanwu, Aham and Nwoke,B.E.B.(eds.) Development Strategies for Nigeria. Okigwe. Avan Global, pp.373 – 377.
Nwokocha, Udo and Uhegbu, A.N. (2002) Refocusing Students Research Project for Effective Library and Information Science Education in the 21st Century in Odi, A and Nwokocha, Udo (eds) Education and Training of Library and Information Science Professionals in Nigeria. Okigwe: Whytem, pp. 41 – 51.
Nwokocha, Udo and Uhegbu, A.N. (2012) The Nightmare of Retirement in Nigeria: The Librarians’ Perspective. In Ononogbo, R.U. et al eds Personnel Issues in the Century Librarianship. Proceedings of the Maiden Conference of NLA, Abia State Chapter 11th – 13th December, 2012.
Nwokocha, Udo and Chimah, Jonathan, N.(2013) Are Librarians Enemies or Friends of Books? Diachronic Analysis of Book Restoration, Conservation and Preservation. In Future , Infinite Libraries Infinite Possibilities. Empowering the Nigerian Society: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of National Library Association Enugu State Chapter 20th -22nd November pp. 71
Nwokocha, Udo and Ugocha, Oliver (2015) Issues and Factors in the Teaching Use of Library Programmes in Nigerian Universities. In Nwokocha, Udo and Ochogwu, Michael G.(eds) Contemporary Issues in Library and Information Science Education in Nigeria: Proceedings of the 16th National Conference of National Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE) Umuahia: Zeh Communications pp.140 – 149.
Nwokocha, Udo, Onwubiko, C.P.C. and Unagha, A.O. (2015) Trends, Challenges and Future of Library and Information Science Education in Nigeria. In Nwokocha, Udo and Ochogwu, Michael G. (eds), Contemporary Issues in Library and Information Science Education in Nigeria: Proceedings of the 16th National Conference of National Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE) Umuahia: Zeh Communications, pp.163 – 181.
Nwokocha Udo, and Chimah, Jonathan, N.(2015) Library and Information: Science Education in Nigeria Analysis of Masters Degree Progammes in selected Federal Universities in Nigeria. In Nwokocha, Udo and Ochogwu, Michael, G. (eds), Contemporary Issues in Library and Information Science Education in Nigeria: Proceedings of the 16th National Conference of National Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE) Umuahia: Zeh Communications, pp.206 – 222.
(F) MONOGRAPH
Nwokocha, Udo(1993) Use of Library. Umuahia: Attitude Printers, pp. 81 – 102.
EDITED JOURNALS
Research Librarian (Journal of Nigerian Library Association, Abia State Chapter) – Editor-in-Chief.
Heartland (Journal of Library & Information Science) – Editor
Journal of Applied Technology in Library and Information Management (JATLIM) – Editor-In-Chief
