[IRTalk] Contribute to Wikipedia - Announcing 1Lib1Ref (1Bib1Ref) in May 2019!

[Ina Smith]

Forwarded on behalf of Ingrid Thomson (UCT) & Wynand van der Walt (Rhodes Univ)

Wikipedia covers all disciplines, and we have too little indigenous information and research openly available on the WWW. Please contribute colleagues – add a reference, or even edit an existing/publish a new entry on the work you do. This specific call for librarians, but researchers most welcome to also contribute!

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Librarians and library lovers,


Next month from May 15th to June 5th we will be joining together around the world to make Wikipedia more reliable.  You can participate in #1Lib1Ref by simply adding a citation to Wikipedia's content.


That's all we ask and imagine: a world in which every librarian (or archivist, reference professional, and scholar) adds 1 more reference to Wikipedia.


This is the fourth year of the #1Lib1Ref campaign and our second time running it in May, when it's more convenient for the southern hemisphere.  You can learn about this year's January campaign too in our recently released learnings report.


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/2019<https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/5CN-C66x59tx9vQ9SpWcZY>


Full resources and guides for participating in May are available on the http://1lib1ref.org<https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/lCaSC76y5Xt96K36UWqhRC> campaign website.


The campaign will be fully tracked with daily metrics and leaderboard updates.  You can make sure your contribution is counted by using the Program and Events Dashboard for your event, institution, or region.


Login to start a new event or join up with an existing group for the May Campaign here:


https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2019/programs<https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/lfbjC8qz5ESxM0nMS21MT9>


Please tell your library and library-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in May.  We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!


Sincerely,

Jake Orlowitz

Head of the Wikipedia Library

Wikimedia Foundation

wikipedialibrary at wikimedia.org<mailto:wikipedialibrary at wikimedia.org>

@Wikilibrary


P.S. Don’t worry if you can’t make it for the May campaign, as now 1Lib1Ref receives annual support and you can always reach out for assistance any time of the year.

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