Education
B.LIS, (First Class Hons.) Library and Information Science,
University of Maiduguri
M.LIS, Library and Information Studies, University of Ibadan
Background
Raphael Ebiefung is a passionate librarian who is determined to make a difference in the society through research and literacy advocacy.
Before joining the iSchool for his doctoral studies, he served as the pioneer university librarian at Topfaith University, Nigeria. His experience working with and teaching undergraduate students informs his current research focus, which is to understand how young people learn, seek and interact with information amidst the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence technologies.
Awards
2025 - Raphael Ebiefung was awarded the prestigious Grace Jordan McFadden Professor Program fellowship
Research
artificial Intelligence for information seeking and learning, digital information literacy, Information behavior and Information ethics