Adebola Fabiku
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Department Head, Access Services
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Access ServicesPhone: (919) 515-8263
Email: abfabiku@ncsu.edu
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Recent Works
BIPOC Leaders on the Front Lines: Leading Diverse Teams in Public Services
Anantachai, T., & Fabiku, A. (2025). BIPOC Leaders on the Front Lines: Leading Diverse Teams in Public Services. In IGI Global eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-4069-2.ch009
Why Targeted Professional Development for BIPOC Staff Matters
Fabiku, A., Garner, C., & Rainey, H. (2025, July 3). Why Targeted Professional Development for BIPOC Staff Matters. Katina : Vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1146/katina-070325-1
Student Assistants Are Employees Too Integrating Person-Centered Management into Student Employee Management
Fabiku, A., & Kehnemuyi, K. (2024). Student Assistants Are Employees Too Integrating Person-Centered Management into Student Employee Management. In D. B. Cook, M. J. Kirker, & D. Smothers (Eds.), Person-Centered Management in Academic Libraries (pp. 183–198). Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
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Shout-outs From My Colleagues
Shout-outs are kind words from Libraries staff to other Libraries staff for going out of their way to be extra awesome at their job.
I want to give a shout out to Adebola, Laura, and the entire Employee Engagement Committee for hosting the recent Supervisor Share-out on Praise and Recognition. The Share-out provided great resources on the topic, easy-to-implement strategies to put praise and recognition into practice, and opportunity for discussion with colleagues. I appreciate the fun and entertaining way they led the session.
— Mara Blake
This team planned a Discovery Retreat for 30+ Libraries staff members. The full-day event was engaging, fruitful, and fun. It was wonderful to discuss exciting new ideas with my colleagues. I appreciate the meticulous, thoughtful planning that went into making the retreat happen, and I look forward to the next chapter of Libraries innovation!
— Robin Davis
I consider myself very lucky to work with Adebola. From our first meeting in April 2021 to the present, Adebola has been a colleague who has positively impacted me and the way me and my team in C&RS think about our services, our collections, and how we communicate across the organization. She surfaces work that needs a new process, she brings incredibly valuable experience to complex questions and problems, and she makes us rethink how and why we we acquire and deliver collections the way we do. Plus she's a really kind human being who makes the tough days a little easier. I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with and learn from Adebola.
— Hilary Davis
Over the past few months the Libraries has hired a number of new colleagues and throughout the organization we're helping them to get oriented. As part of the onboarding process in Access Services, Adebola created a thoughtful "buddy" system that pairs a new colleague with another departmental colleague with the goal of providing structured support for the new person. She shared this buddy system with some other interested managers and we've adapted it for new colleagues in Research Engagement. From the buddy system it's clear that Adebola has put a lot of thought into how to help build connection for new colleagues. The buddy process gives some structure for the new person who has a designated colleague they can turn to for questions, advice, and support. Thanks for sharing the "buddy" approach, Adebola!
— Kim Duckett