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> 1. Wikipedia and #critlib Twitter Chat - Tomorrow 8/23
> (Sarah Hackney)
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> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:55:27 -0400
> From: Sarah Hackney To: libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [libraries] Wikipedia and #critlib Twitter Chat - Tomorrow
> 8/23
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> Hello All!
>
> Tomorrow at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific there will be a #critlib Twitter
> chat
> about the relationship between libraries and Wikipedia, moderated by
> myself
> (@fiiidget ) and Sveta Stoytcheva (@oksveta
> ), Humanities Librarian at the University
> of Hawai'i Manoa. We would love for members of this list to join in!
>
> What is #critlib?
> (from
http://critlib.org):
>
> *"Critlib is short for “critical librarianship,” a movement of library
> workers dedicated to bringing social justice principles into our work
> in
> libraries. We aim to engage in discussion about critical perspectives
> on
> library practice. Recognizing that we all work under regimes of white
> supremacy, capitalism, and a range of structural inequalities, how can
> our
> work as librarians intervene in and disrupt those systems?"*
>
> Twitter chats last one hour, and are fairly informal, you are welcome
> to
> duck in and out as you need. Each chat has a set of 4-6 questions for
> participants to reflect on, as well as some suggested readings to
> familiarize yourself with the subject. The questions and readings for
> tomorrow's chat are available at:
>
http://critlib.org/wikipedia-critlib/ However,
> the only requirement for participating in the chat is using the
> #critlib
> hashtag on your tweets!
>
> Thanks for the work that you all already do to build bridges between
> the
> LIS & Wikipedia worlds, and we hope to see you on Twitter tomorrow!
>
> Cheers,
>
> S. E. Hackney
> MSLIS, Pratt Institute SI
> Doctoral Student, University of Pittsburgh SIS
>