Last #1lib1ref was not successful here: The librarians we've contacted were not interested in fixing references for random articles, and they had difficulties on understanding why they should get through all the trouble of learning to edit Wikipedia just to fulfill the objective of 1 ref per librarian.

Probably in the next edition we'll be reformulating the contest locally to make it more attractive to them.

Paulo

Jean-Philippe Béland <jpbeland@wikimedia.ca> escreveu no dia segunda, 17/09/2018 à(s) 13:39:
Hello Reem,

I'm not a librarian, but what worked well with librarians here in Quebec, Canada was the #1lib1ref campaign. We organized a little friendly competition between different university and institutional libraries and it was very successful in my opinion. We also invited students in relevant university courses to participate and taught them how to add references to Wikipedia. From what I have been told, since last year, the International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) is actively supporting the cooperation between libraries and WMF projects, especially through #1lib1ref. I'm sure there are people more qualified than me on this mailing list to explain to you what is #1lib1ref, but you can find information about it on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref.

Thank you and good luck with your meeting!

Jean-Philippe Béland
Wikimédia Canada


On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 7:23 AM Reem Al-Kashif <reemalkashif@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

Hope this finds you well. I didn't plan on meeting librarians at a university here in Cairo, Egypt, but they expressed interest in Wikipedia, so we are meeting :). The problem is, I really don't know what activities to offer them. I have zero experience in Wiki+libraries collaborations. It would be more than great if anybody could help me out. What I need is:
1. Understanding the nature of librarians work (I know it is a big topic, but some general remarks would do).
2. Having examples of activities they can be part of to contribute to Wiki (be it Wikipedia or Wikimedia).
3. Understanding how rewarding those activities are (so that I explain to them)
4. Having examples of similar activities, if any, around the world. 
Bonus  point 5. Having a clear plan of action to give them (i.e. what do we do after the meeting and so on)

Thank you so so much in advance for helping me navigate this uncharted territory.

Best,
Reem




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