Good day all,
The participation and contribution of African Librarians to #1Lib1Ref under
the first ever African Librarians Week in May 2020 recorded about 84% of
the total edits
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/May_2020>
attained worldwide for that cycle .
With the theme *"Learning in Africa''*, AfLIA will launch the second
African Librarians Week starting *17th - 24th May*, an exciting period
where African library and information professionals concertedly provide
reliable and factual information to the world through Wikipedia as part of
the global *#1Lib1Ref* campaign which is expected to run from the 15th May
– 5th June, 2021.
The AfLibWk dashboard will remain open to track contributions till 5th
June, 2021. Contributions in AfLIA's working languages (English, French and
Portuguese) are welcome.
To learn more about the African Librarians Week, see:
https://web.aflia.net/aflibwk/ [1].
*How can you be a part of this?*
We invite you to engage in any of the following ways :
*Edit in the challenge!*
Sign-up for the challenge and add citations to Wikipedia.
Alternatively, create and expand articles you have identified under the
given theme with the relevant sources.
Sign up here :
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/AfLIA/AfLIA_1Lib1Ref_African_…
[2]
*Promote in your community!*
Please share this in your communities and networks where possible; tell
your library, researcher and knowledge-loving friends about this. We need
everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!
Share this as a starting point :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_in_African_Libraries/African_Libr…
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Our hashtags on social media remain #1Lib1Ref #AfLibWk
Thank you in advance
Alice Kibombo
WiR, AfLIA
[1]
https://web.aflia.net/aflibwk/
[2]
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/AfLIA/AfLIA_1Lib1Ref_African_…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_in_African_Libraries/African_Libr…