Hi GLAM and Library Wikimedians,
This is a reminder that #1lib1ref organizing and outreach should start happening soon, especially with the New Year/holiday season coming up. If you want to help do outreach or coordination in your region or language context, but did not receive the organizing email below please let me know. We are available to answer questions and consult on developing local iterations and instances of the campaign in your context!
Cheers,
Alex Stinson
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Stinson astinson@wikimedia.org Date: Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 3:12 PM Subject: #1lib1ref 2018! Make sure your ready! To: Jessamyn West jwest@wikimedia.org
Hello #1lib1ref Wikimedia organizers!
You are getting this email if you expressed interest in organizing #1lib1ref this year, or supported organizing in previous years!
#1lib1ref will launch January 16! We’ll ask librarians to celebrate Wikipedia’s birthday by adding one reference to Wikipedia.
This is the third year we will be running the campaign ( see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons if you want to learn from previous years).
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#1lib1ref is an opportunity to highlight the intimate and growing relationship between Wikipedia and libraries. We know librarians use Wikipedia for a variety of purposes, but specifically focusing on how our references work helps librarians and those they work with understand and enter our community -- and in turn educate their patrons about our community . If you would like to coordinate #1lib1ref in your area, here are the main steps:
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Begin outreach to you contact list for allies or partners you think would be interested in #1lib1ref this year. We find that working with regional library network organizations helps a lot. You may consider contacting important partners, who can help you communicate during the campaign now: to help them prepare blog posts, or other communications for the campaigns. Examples from previous years can be found at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press/2017 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press/2017 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/ 1Lib1Ref/Press/2016
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Review Citation Hunt -- Check if your language is supported in the top right for citation hunt: https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/ / https://citationhunt.org 1.
If you want to translate into new language, please do so at: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:CitationHunt https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:CitationHunt 2.
Once you have a language translated (or discover a bug or needed change), request support at: https://github.com/eggpi/ citationhunt/issues
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Review Hashtag Tracking --Hashtag tracking is an important part of demonstrating the impact of the campaign. Make sure your language is supported:
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URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags -
Report bugs or request features or language support: https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new
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Get to know the campaign pages (see list after the signature), and translate pages you need in your local language. Feel free to customize or modify the pages in your language to better meet the needs of your local community. Please let Jessamyn (cc'ed) or myself know if there are improvements for campaign pages in your language.
We look forward to collaborating with you! Thanks so much for your help—it should be a lot of fun, and we can’t do this project without you!
If you have any questions please respond to this email, and we will make sure to help you find that support!
Best,
Alex Stinson
Here is a list of pages that act as the main campaign pages
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The Main Campaign Page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref -
The “How to participate” instructions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate -
The Citation Help instructions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Help https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Help -
The Connect page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/ 1Lib1Ref/Connect -
The Side Bar: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_ Library/1Lib1Ref/Sidebar -
“the Coffee Hour kit”: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Coffee_Kit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Coffee_Kit
Note that there are a few coordination pages that do not need translation, but you should still check out:
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A page for recording press/blog mentions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press
A page for recording events: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Connect/Events