<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Intrepid Wikipedians …<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hello. For me, 2015 seems to be dominated by Libraries … I have been part of the mLiteracy Think Tank recently, and then there was GLAM WIKI where Libraries featured prominently. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The importance of Libraries to us - as community activators across Africa - has been niggling away at me. And, the outcome of the niggling is that we should all seriously think about partnering our usergroups / chapters / fledgling communities with a local library or library service.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hear me out. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Why?</div><div class="">1. Many - especially the flagship ones - have a digitisation programme of some sort. </div><div class="">2. They are the guardians of the very citable knowledge that we want to see about Africa and our countries on Wikipedia</div><div class="">3. They are busy, but are mandated to share that knowledge</div><div class="">4. They attract natural wikipedias - people who are hungry for knowledge - in large numbers</div><div class="">5. They are often looking for programmes to run with after school activities, and might have ICT support.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">They should be included in our outreach strategies, and not just in our GLAM dreams. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">How do we find out about them … ? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mylee Josephs - who was at GLAM WIKI in the Netherlands in April sent me this information. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><h3 style="widows: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 1.083em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.462; color: rgb(0, 45, 25); font-family: georgia, serif; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class="">AFRICA-L<br class=""></h3><p style="widows: 1; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 1.083em; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 40em; line-height: 1.462; color: rgb(0, 45, 25); font-family: georgia, serif; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class=""><a href="http://www.ifla.org/africa" class="">Africa Section</a> mailing list. The aim of the list is to facilitate communication with library community within the African continent. The objective of the Section amongst other things, seeks to promote and strengthen Library Associations, the Profession and Library/ Information Services in Africa; The Section seeks to create and maintain links with other Sections of International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) as well as related bodies/ organizations for the benefit of the profession and services in Africa.</p><ul style="widows: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none outside none; color: rgb(0, 45, 25); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class=""><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 1.083em; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 40em; line-height: 1.462; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class="">Submissions: <a href="mailto:africa-l@infoserv.inist.fr" class="">africa-l@<wbr class="">infoserv.inist.fr</a></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 1.083em; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 40em; line-height: 1.462; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class=""><a href="http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/africa-l" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: rgb(187, 85, 119); outline: none 0px; font-size: 12.996px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent;" class="">Web interface</a></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 1.083em; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 40em; line-height: 1.462; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class="">Administrator: <a href="mailto:joycemyeza@gmail.com" class="">Joyce Myeza</a> and <a href="mailto:nthabiseng.kotsokoane@monash.edu" class="">Nthabiseng Kotsokoane</a></li></ul><p style="widows: 1; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 1.083em; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 40em; line-height: 1.462; color: rgb(0, 45, 25); font-family: georgia, serif; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; font-size: 12.996px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat;" class="">Note: </strong>AFRICA-L is a closed list (restricted to subscribers). Anyone interested in the goals and activities of Africa Section may apply to join.</p><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">What do you think?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">warmest</div><div class="">Isla</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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