Hi everyone,

The annual *#1Lib1Ref* campaign is inviting librarians, researchers, book lovers, wikimedians, and any other knowledge enthusiasts to add missing references to articles, in order to make Wikipedia (and, as a consequence, all other Wikimedia projects) more reliable, complete, and useful!

The May edition of the 2022 #1Lib1Ref campaign will happen from May 15th to June 5th and is an opportunity for people in the southern hemisphere (Africa, Asia, Latin America & Oceania) to participate.

This year we are experimenting with new contribution methods and expanding the languages on Citation Hunt https://citationhunt.toolforge.org/. During the January campaign, we encouraged contributions on Wikisource and Wikidata and added 9 new languages from CEE. In this round, we are hoping to add a new contribution method focused on thematic or topical contributions (for example: adding references written by people who identify as women) and adding some more languages from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We will keep you updated on how things shape up!

Are you excited about the May edition of #1Lib1Ref? Do you have any ideas or suggestions on how to invite more people to participate? Would you like to help organize and promote the campaign in your communities? If your answer is “yes” to any of the previous questions, you can share your thoughts with the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries ( libraries@lists.wikimedia.org) and 1Lib1Ref mailing list ( 1lib1ref@lists.wikimedia.org), by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group on Facebook or by reaching out directly to me at gfontenelle@wikimedia.org.

If you're planning to organize an event, join the campaign on Outreach Dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2022/overview. And don’t forget to check the Meta-Wiki page for more information: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref

Best,

Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)

Program Officer; GLAM and Culture

Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/