Hi,
I am Nkem
Osuigwe. I work with AfLIA (African Library and Information Associations
and Institutions). We recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Wikimedia Library for
training and to get more Librarians understand the value and importance
of Wikipedia as a resource for information dissemination and research in Africa.
One of the terms of agreement in the MoU is having a progressive course
on Wikipedia standards and processes for Librarians. We have been
advised to write a grant proposal for a Wikipedian in Residence who will
help adapt the already existing curriculum and materials to suit the
African information environment and library ecosystem. The curriculum
and materials were developed by OCLC for an American audience.
Felix Nartey introduced me to this group
I look forward to collaborations between African libraries and Wikipedians all across the continent.
Also, I strongly believe
that we will need support from this Community to help AfLIA run
the proposed training course as one of the success indicators of the course will be the number of collaborations formed between libraries and Wikipedians all over the continent.
We
have members(Institutional) in 33 countries in Africa and we hope to
leverage on it to increase the reach and use of Wikipedia.
I look forward to hearing from anyone here.
Thank you.
Nkem E. Osuigwe PhD CLN
Human Capacity Development & Training Director,
African Library and Information Associations & Institutions(AfLIA)
P.O.Box BC 38, Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana.
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