University of Ibadan

==Library==
Among the notable structures in the university is the central [[Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan|Kenneth Dike Library]] (popularly called "KDL" by the students), located just beside the Faculty of Arts. The library, which has a large capacity for students, contains books relating to virtually all fields of knowledge both in and outside the university community. To ensure easy access, students are made to carry out their library registration in their first year of admission.<ref>{{Cite web|title=REGISTRATION – Kenneth Dike Library|url=http://library.ui.edu.ng/registration/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>

The library is named after Professor [[Kenneth Dike]], who was the first indigenous Principal and former Vice-Chancellor of the university. it was established out of the desires of the founding fathers and matriarch of the institution in order to cut a niche for research and sound teaching.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Library {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN|url=https://www.ui.edu.ng/library1|website=ui.edu.ng|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> Today, the library is ranked favourably among other {{Verify spelling|date=May 2022|reason=comity or committee?}}  libraries in the Commonwealth of nations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenneth Dike Library – Kenneth Dike Library|url=http://library.ui.edu.ng/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>

The library contains 700,000 volumes of information and more than 1,250 seats for readers. It is open to all senior staff, students of the institution, senior staff of the [[University College Hospital, Ibadan|University College Hospital]], ([https://uch-ibadan.org.ng/ UCH]) Ibadan as well as alumni of the university. The library will also admit any outsider with cogent reasons on provision of letter of introduction from a recognized university official (i.e. dean of a faculty, head of department from the visitor's school or director of an organization).