The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) is a Nigerian higher institution located in Ndufu, Alike Ikwo of

Ebonyi State Ebonyi State ( ig, Ȯra Ebonyi) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwes ...

. It was established in 2011. It was formally called Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo until February 2nd , 2018 when it renamed by the Federal Government after the late civilian Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex

Ekwueme Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (21 October 1932 – 19 November 2017) was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic serving under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National Pe ...

. The University sits on a land mass of 438 hectares . The University has 10, 000 and 2, 230 students and staff population respectively.

Organisation

The University has 11 Faculties and a college: *

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

Basic Medical Sciences Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practice ...

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

and

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

Management Sciences Management science (or managerial science) is a wide and interdisciplinary study of solving complex problems and making strategic decisions as it pertains to institutions, corporations, governments and other types of organizational entities. It is ...

Social Sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

* Biological Sciences *

Environmental Sciences Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geo ...

* College of Medicine *

Physical Sciences Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together called the "physical sciences". Definition Phy ...

* Law

The University Library

The

University A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

was founded in 2012, not long after the University was founded in 2011. The university's three primary focuses—teaching/learning,

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

, and community services—are apparently supported by the library.

The primary aims of the library

The primary aims of the library are to: * Establish fully ICT-driven library services by adopting the application of information technology to all library operations * Make sure to build a solid library of resources using reliable information sources. * Create and maintain a strong electronic library on the Virtual Learning Environment platform (VLE). * Provide a suitable environment for learning and research purposes. * Make sure the sources are current, pertinent, and, most essential, have a significant impact on the university's programmes. * Provide staff and students sufficient access to the collection and ensure that they make the most of the information sources available. * Manage the resources effectively for the University's benefit. * offer auxiliary services to the university population.

The Library Structure

The University

Librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time, ...

oversees the University Library as it currently stands. There are five departments: Readers' Services,

Cataloguing In library and information science, cataloging ( US) or cataloguing ( UK) is the process of creating metadata representing information resources, such as books, sound recordings, moving images, etc. Cataloging provides information such as auth ...

and Book Processing, Serials Management, Acquisitions and Gifts, and the Library Systems Development Unit. The departments in charge of acquisitions and serials management are primarily in charge of collection development (books and journals in print format only). The cataloguing department is responsible for cataloging and classifying new materials . The Readers' Services Department manages the programs and activities that library patrons engage in, such as book borrowing, reference services, reserved book services, etc., while the Systems Development Department is in charge of managing the library's

automation Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...

and computerization systems as well as its electronic resource management.

Library Services

* The library services include: * Lending books to both staff and students *

E-library A digital library, also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, or a digital collection is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital me ...

services * Inter-library loan services * Book Reservation * Reference services etc.

References

External links

*http://www.funai.edu.ng {{DEFAULTSORT:Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo Education in Ebonyi State Educational institutions established in 2011 2011 establishments in Nigeria Federal universities of Nigeria