Isola Ajiferuke

Isola Ajiferuke

Assistant Dean, Research & Associate Professor

Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Western University

Email: iajiferu@uwo.ca

 

Isola Ajiferuke holds a Master's degree in Statistics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a PhD in Library and Information Science from Western University. Before joining Western, he had lectured at the Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, Nigeria, and the Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana, Botswana. His research interests include information retrieval, knowledge management, and informetrics.

In June 2023, Professor Ajiferuke organized a one-week summer school at Western on "Bibliometrics and Research Impact" for 15 academic librarians from 12 African countries. He also organized another summer school in July 2024 on "Data Science for Information Professionals" for 15 university lecturers from 8 African countries. His hobbies include playing tennis, watching sports (especially soccer), and reading African novels.