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.

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On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Isla Haddow-Flood islahf@africacentre.net wrote:

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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.

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What do you think?

warmest Isla

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