A couple of days ago, the first #1Lib1Ref campaign of 2022 launched, encouraging librarians from around the world to add references to Wikipedia. But there are lots more ways to get involved in Wikimedia, including through national chapters.
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#1Lib1Ref is back, helping to ensure that anyone with access to the internet also has access to a free and verified source of information! Find out how to get invovled.
Read full post…Alice Kibombo, wikimedian in residence at the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions
In 2020, AfLIA welcomed Alice Kibombo of the Wikimedia Community User Group – Uganda as a Wikimedian in residence. IFLA is delighted to see this initiative coming to life and therefore invited Ms Kibombo to share project’ insights with the international library community. Could you tell us about your background […]
Read full post…The Rijeka City Library started to engage in Wikimedia activities within the library led by Z. Blace and Kristian Benić. IFLA is delighted to travel to Croatia to have a dive in this project. 1. Thank you for agreeing to participate in this interview, could you please tell us more […]
Read full post…From 15th May to 5th June, IFLA continues its support of the #1Lib1Ref campaign (1 Librarian, 1 Reference) What is #1Lib1Ref? #1Lib1Ref is an event launched by the Wikimedia Foundation and which aims to invite librarians around the world to add sources to Wikipedia! IFLA is delighted to promote and […]
Read full post…IFLA welcomes Laurie Bridges (Oregon State University), Raymond Pun (Alder Graduate School of Education) and Roberto Arteaga (Pacific Lutheran University), three library professionals to talk about their book project to link Wikipedia and academic libraries. Could you please introduce yourself? My name is Laurie Bridges (she/her/hers), I am an […]
Read full post…Developing partnerships to achieve global library goals: an interview with Jason Evans, Wikimedian in residence at the Wales National Library.
What do you do as a Wikimedian in residence? Traditionally a Wikimedian in Residence focuses on increasing the quality and quantity of content on Wikipedia and its sister projects, such as Wikimedia Commons (for openly licenced media) and Wikidata (for linked open data). When I first started as a Wikimedian […]
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