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. I came
across this Discussion list as I was researching to understand more about how the
Resource has been used by libraries.
Now, I saw in
writing for the grant proposal that I need to have informed Wikipedia
Communities. Please can I get guidance on the Wikipedia communities that I need to inform that AfLIA is
writing for a Wikipedia project grant to support the hiring of a
Wikipedian in Residence?
Also, I strongly believe that we will need ideas and tips from this Community to help AfLIA run the training course successfully.
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!