African-Wikimedians May 2015

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The future of Wiki Indaba
by Theresa Hume 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

A big warm hello to my fellow African Wiki Community Members! It's been almost a year since some of us met up at Wiki Indaba 2014. We all left with a sense of purpose on how to expand Wikimedia in our community, and had great ideas on how to increase the number of editors on Wikipedia. Some personal pledges were made, and there have been several initiatives from African countries over the last couple of months. We are excited about the future of the Wikimedia movement in Africa, and will be working hard in the coming months to expand on the foundations laid at Wiki Indaba. We will of course need your input and feedback and will be reaching out to you soon. For those attending the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin this year, please feel free to join us at the African meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Social_events#Them atic.2Fregional.2Flanguage-specific_meetups> where we will touch on what has transpired this year, and discuss initiatives for going forward. We will share notes of this meeting via meta for those who cannot attend. There have been several discussions lately regarding the frequency of Wiki Indaba gatherings. Considering that the African community is relatively small, the suggestion at the 2014 conference was that such a gathering would take place every 3 years, with Tunisia being selected as the next host. Wikimedia ZA has not applied for funding to host an Indaba within the upcoming financial year, but we will be happy to assist in applying for funding from the Wikimedia Foundation to host future events. We will reach out again at the beginning of June to map the way forward. Wiki Regards signature

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Linking with Libraries - the L in GLAM
by Isla Haddow-Flood 28 May '15

28 May '15

Dear Intrepid Wikipedians … Hello. For me, 2015 seems to be dominated by Libraries … I have been part of the mLiteracy Think Tank recently, and then there was GLAM WIKI where Libraries featured prominently. The importance of Libraries to us - as community activators across Africa - has been niggling away at me. And, the outcome of the niggling is that we should all seriously think about partnering our usergroups / chapters / fledgling communities with a local library or library service. Hear me out. Why? 1. Many - especially the flagship ones - have a digitisation programme of some sort. 2. They are the guardians of the very citable knowledge that we want to see about Africa and our countries on Wikipedia 3. They are busy, but are mandated to share that knowledge 4. They attract natural wikipedias - people who are hungry for knowledge - in large numbers 5. They are often looking for programmes to run with after school activities, and might have ICT support. They should be included in our outreach strategies, and not just in our GLAM dreams. How do we find out about them … ? Mylee Josephs - who was at GLAM WIKI in the Netherlands in April sent me this information. AFRICA-L Africa Section <http://www.ifla.org/africa> mailing list. The aim of the list is to facilitate communication with library community within the African continent. The objective of the Section amongst other things, seeks to promote and strengthen Library Associations, the Profession and Library/ Information Services in Africa; The Section seeks to create and maintain links with other Sections of International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) as well as related bodies/ organizations for the benefit of the profession and services in Africa. Submissions: africa-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr <mailto:africa-l@infoserv.inist.fr> Web interface <http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/africa-l> Administrator: Joyce Myeza <mailto:joycemyeza@gmail.com> and Nthabiseng Kotsokoane <mailto:nthabiseng.kotsokoane@monash.edu> Note: AFRICA-L is a closed list (restricted to subscribers). Anyone interested in the goals and activities of Africa Section may apply to join. What do you think? warmest Isla Isla Haddow-Flood Project Manager WikiAfrica <http://www.wikiafrica.net/> at the Africa Centre <http://www.africacentre.net/> tel: +27 21 418 3336 skype: islahaddow twitter: @wikiafrica get started: wikiafrica.net/toolkits en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow

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African-Wikimedians Digest, Swahili wikipedia workshop
by Ingo Koll 26 May '15

26 May '15

Some of us may be interested to hear about the Swahili Wikipedia workshop that took place in Morogoro, Tanzania. The report is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/User:Kipala/Swahili_wikipedia_lo… Cheers, Ingo

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WMCON 15 REPORT GHANA
by Felix Nartey (via Google Docs) 25 May '15

25 May '15

Attached: WMCON 15 REPORT GHANA.pdf Sent using Google Docs http://docs.google.com/ Hi All, Hope this finds you in good health. I thought to furnish you all with feedback from the just ended Wikimedia Conference 2015 in Berlin. Kindly find attached for your attention. Best regards, Felix Nartey.

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Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 7, Issue 78
by Raphael Berchie 20 May '15

20 May '15

Hello Isla we are planning a partnership with the Balme Library at the University Ghana which happens to be the largest in Ghana.Will keep you posted with updates.I also went to see the Director at the Ghana Libraries Authority concerning our GLAM but he was on leave. But since it is crucial I will go and see him again. On 5/19/15, african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org <african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Linking with Libraries - the L in GLAM (Nkansah Rexford) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 12:09:34 +0000 > From: Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Linking with Libraries - the L in > GLAM > Message-ID: > <CAAh37toTzwFtwYKjFu2Q3Q39LOCNpExvM_Bf_a3Ckpv30Ztsgg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I just subscribed. > > Thanks for the info > > On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Isla Haddow-Flood <islahf(a)africacentre.net> wrote: > >> Dear Intrepid Wikipedians ... >> >> Hello. For me, 2015 seems to be dominated by Libraries ... I have been >> part >> of the mLiteracy Think Tank recently, and then there was GLAM WIKI where >> Libraries featured prominently. >> >> The importance of Libraries to us - as community activators across Africa >> - has been niggling away at me. And, the outcome of the niggling is that >> we >> should all seriously think about partnering our usergroups / chapters / >> fledgling communities with a local library or library service. >> >> Hear me out. >> >> Why? >> 1. Many - especially the flagship ones - have a digitisation programme of >> some sort. >> 2. They are the guardians of the very citable knowledge that we want to >> see about Africa and our countries on Wikipedia >> 3. They are busy, but are mandated to share that knowledge >> 4. They attract natural wikipedias - people who are hungry for knowledge - >> in large numbers >> 5. They are often looking for programmes to run with after school >> activities, and might have ICT support. >> >> They should be included in our outreach strategies, and not just in our >> GLAM dreams. >> >> How do we find out about them ... ? >> >> Mylee Josephs - who was at GLAM WIKI in the Netherlands in April sent me >> this information. >> >> AFRICA-L >> >> Africa Section <http://www.ifla.org/africa> mailing list. The aim of the >> list is to facilitate communication with library community within the >> African continent. The objective of the Section amongst other things, >> seeks >> to promote and strengthen Library Associations, the Profession and >> Library/ >> Information Services in Africa; The Section seeks to create and maintain >> links with other Sections of International Federation of Library >> Associations (IFLA) as well as related bodies/ organizations for the >> benefit of the profession and services in Africa. >> >> - Submissions: africa-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','africa-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr');> >> - Web interface <http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/africa-l> >> - Administrator: Joyce Myeza >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','joycemyeza(a)gmail.com');> and Nthabiseng >> Kotsokoane >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nthabiseng.kotsokoane(a)monash.edu');> >> >> *Note: *AFRICA-L is a closed list (restricted to subscribers). Anyone >> interested in the goals and activities of Africa Section may apply to >> join. >> >> What do you think? >> >> warmest >> Isla >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> >> *Isla Haddow-Flood*Project Manager >> WikiAfrica <http://www.wikiafrica.net> at the Africa Centre >> <http://www.africacentre.net> >> >> tel: +27 21 418 3336 >> skype: islahaddow >> twitter: @wikiafrica >> get started: wikiafrica.net/toolkits >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow >> >> > > -- > +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co >

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Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 7, Issue 77
by Grant McNulty 19 May '15

19 May '15

I would agree. Libraries have a foothold in communities that other cultural institutions do not. They are seen as communities hubs and in Africa do not carry the weighty colonial (and in the case of South Africa, apartheid) legacy of collections that archives and museums do. On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:16 AM, < african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Linking with Libraries - the L in GLAM (Isla Haddow-Flood) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 11:15:01 +0200 > From: Isla Haddow-Flood <islahf(a)africacentre.net> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Linking with Libraries - the L in GLAM > Message-ID: <918D7781-04CE-4BDD-8FE5-D014D81596E8(a)africacentre.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Intrepid Wikipedians … > > Hello. For me, 2015 seems to be dominated by Libraries … I have been part > of the mLiteracy Think Tank recently, and then there was GLAM WIKI where > Libraries featured prominently. > > The importance of Libraries to us - as community activators across Africa > - has been niggling away at me. And, the outcome of the niggling is that we > should all seriously think about partnering our usergroups / chapters / > fledgling communities with a local library or library service. > > Hear me out. > > Why? > 1. Many - especially the flagship ones - have a digitisation programme of > some sort. > 2. They are the guardians of the very citable knowledge that we want to > see about Africa and our countries on Wikipedia > 3. They are busy, but are mandated to share that knowledge > 4. They attract natural wikipedias - people who are hungry for knowledge - > in large numbers > 5. They are often looking for programmes to run with after school > activities, and might have ICT support. > > They should be included in our outreach strategies, and not just in our > GLAM dreams. > > How do we find out about them … ? > > Mylee Josephs - who was at GLAM WIKI in the Netherlands in April sent me > this information. > > AFRICA-L > Africa Section <http://www.ifla.org/africa> mailing list. The aim of the > list is to facilitate communication with library community within the > African continent. The objective of the Section amongst other things, seeks > to promote and strengthen Library Associations, the Profession and Library/ > Information Services in Africa; The Section seeks to create and maintain > links with other Sections of International Federation of Library > Associations (IFLA) as well as related bodies/ organizations for the > benefit of the profession and services in Africa. > > Submissions: africa-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr <mailto:africa-l@infoserv.inist.fr > > > Web interface <http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/africa-l> > Administrator: Joyce Myeza <mailto:joycemyeza@gmail.com> and Nthabiseng > Kotsokoane <mailto:nthabiseng.kotsokoane@monash.edu> > Note: AFRICA-L is a closed list (restricted to subscribers). Anyone > interested in the goals and activities of Africa Section may apply to join. > > > What do you think? > > warmest > Isla > > > > > > > > > Isla Haddow-Flood > Project Manager > WikiAfrica <http://www.wikiafrica.net/> at the Africa Centre < > http://www.africacentre.net/> > > tel: +27 21 418 3336 > skype: islahaddow > twitter: @wikiafrica > get started: wikiafrica.net/toolkits > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow > >

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Propose the theme for Wiki Loves Africa 2015
by Isla Haddow-Flood, WikiAfrica 15 May '15

15 May '15

Dear All I hope you are all well? We are starting to think about the theme for the Wiki Loves Africa 2015. There are many ideas from the organising teams, but not one clear winner. So we have put together this page for the community to propose an option and to consider and discuss what has already been proposed. There are already a few ideas on there. We want to get some more. Please feel free to either propose a theme you are passionate about AND/OR add you thoughts about the practicalities, challenges and suitability of each theme that has already been proposed. The ability to propose a new option and discuss the existing ones will close on the 31st May. Voting for each theme will open on the 1st June until the 30th June. * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa/2015_theme_ide… <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa/2015_theme_ide…> Please send this out to your local communities. We will also post the page and each idea onto Facebook. Warmest Isla (user:Islahaddow) and Florence (user:anthere) Isla Haddow-Flood Project Manager WikiAfrica <http://www.wikiafrica.net/> at the Africa Centre <http://www.africacentre.net/> tel: +27 21 418 3336 skype: islahaddow twitter: @wikiafrica get started: wikiafrica.net/toolkits en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow

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Fwd: [List admins] Mailing list maintenance window - 2015-05-19 17:00 UTC to 19:00 UTC (10:00 to 12:00 PDT)
by Nkansah Rexford 14 May '15

14 May '15

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Voting has begun
by Raphael Berchie 05 May '15

05 May '15

Hello African Wikimedians please don't forget voting for FDC has begun please do well to visit this link <https://vote.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/457> and don't forget to change from neutral to support for Felix. Regards *Raphael Berchie* Sales Officer@ Bio-Plastics <http://www.bioplasticsghana.com> Wikimedian <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana>,Open Advocate, Climate Change Activist,Blogger <http://rberchie.blogspot.com/> P.O Box CT 10469 Cantoments Accra Ghana

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Wikipédia CH: projet Césaire - liste oeuvres jeunesse
by Philippe Blatti 04 May '15

04 May '15

Bonjour, Dans le cadre de mon travail de bachelor dans la filière information documentaire à la Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève, je collabore avec wikimédia CH sur le « projet Césaire : la bibliothèque numérique libre ». Dans ce contexte, l’une des partie du projet - à laquelle je m’attache - consiste à établir une liste d’oeuvres de la littérature francophone pertinentes à numériser. Je me concentre actuellement sur le public jeunesse. Ainsi je me permets de vous solliciter dans ce sens, sur la recomandation de Charles Andrès qui m’encadre dans ce travail. Ma question est la suivante : Seriez-vous en mesure de me fournir une liste d’ouvrages issus de la littérature francophone, destinés à la jeunesse et qui sont régulièrement enseignés dans les programmes scolaires ou recommandés par une instance et/ou autorité chargée(s) de l’enseignement (primaire et secondaire). Avec mes remerciements et mes cordiaux messages, Philippe Blatti

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