Dr. Ayodele John Alonge is a Lecturer at the Department of Library Archival and Information Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a Fellow of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), Nairobi Kenya, and a Fellow of the Institute of Information Management (IIM). Dr. Alonge is Chairperson of the Library Education & Training Institutions Section of the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA). He holds a PhD in Communication and Information Studies from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Master of Publishing and Copyright Studies (MPCS) and Bachelor of Library and Information Studies (B.LIS) from the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a Certified Librarian of Nigeria (CLN). Before joining the University as an academic in 2013, he worked as Librarian and Social Media Coordinator for KPMG Nigeria. Outside the University responsibility, he serves as Brand Ambassador-Sub-Saharan Africa Region for Emerald Group Publishing, United Kingdom. He is the Coordinator of the Nigeria Library Association (NLA) Digital Communication Crew with the responsibility of managing social media platforms of the association. He has deep interests in Information Technologies in Libraries, Digital Libraries, Health Information Systems, and Health Communication, new media, e-Library, e-Publishing, and social media for communication.
