The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) Delta State, Nigeria was established in March 2007, under a Federal Government of Nigeria initiative. It is aimed at building a specialized University to produce a unique high-level manpower and relevant expertise for oil and gas sector in Nigeria and worldwide.
The groundwork for the commencement of the University Library started with the assumption of duty by a Principal Librarian, Mr. Mathew I. Okoh on September 6th, 2010. However, the library became operational in October 2011 after the recruitment of staff. At the time of opening to users, the library had in stock the following titles: books- 3000, journal- 85 and an offline database of over 2000 electronic journal articles in Oil and Gas, General sciences, Engineering, ICT and Earth Science.
Presently, the library serves its constituents Colleges of Science and that of Technology. Also, an e-library with functional Internet facilities that provides access to varieties of educational materials is in place.
The first substantive University Librarian, Prof. Esharenana E. Adomi, assumed duty in May, 2015. Presently, the University library is been overseen by Dr. Gloria O. Oyovwe-Tinuoye.
To become world class center of excellence in support of teaching, learning, research, consulting and extension services