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<li>Read about the African Librarians' Week <a href="https://web.aflia.net/aflibwk/" id="LPlnk603020">https://web.aflia.net/aflibwk/</a> which is a new outreach initiative by AfLIA, in collaboration with Wikimedia, to engage library communities to help
fill key gaps in African content on Wikipedia by adding content and missing references to articles about Africa. </li></ul>
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Please watch this space and social media platforms for further updates about webinars providing virtual training and support. </div>
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But in the meantime, please put this in your calendars, especially the week of 24th - 30th May 2020 which is African Librarians Week. </div>
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Ingrid Thomson ingrid.thomson@uct.ac.za</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [libraries] 1Lib1Ref starts on Friday May 15</font>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Librarians
and library lovers,</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We
hope that you and your loved ones are taking care during this challenging time. In just three days, starting from Friday May 15th, we will be joining together around the world to make Wikipedia more reliable through #1lib1ref! </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We
have just a few reminders: </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Please
follow the WHO’s health guidelines on the pandemic and </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">avoid
physical convenings</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">. [1] We encourage your
participation in the campaign virtually, by organising or participating in a virtual event.[2] </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">You
are already organizing! </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We are particularly
excited about the interventions happening in this round, the local adoption of the campaign in Africa dubbed “African Libraries Week” by the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), collaboration between International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Wikimedia Argentina to organise a Webinar for LATAM and excited to see public communication already addressing French, Spanish, English, Italian and Portoguese language communities.[3] </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">You
can </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">learn more about these
events, and add your own</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> to the virtual events
list</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">.[2]</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Full
resources and guides for participating in the May campaign are available on the campaign website.[4] The campaign will be fully tracked with the hashtag tool, so we encourage you to ensure your contribution is recorded by
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">adding the hashtag (#1lib1ref)
in your edit summary</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">. This is very important
for monitoring the reach and success of the campaign. </span></p>
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need your help sharing the campaign! </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Visit
the communicate and share page, to access materials (graphics) and general communication about the campaign.[5] Feel free to write a blog or make a post about the campaign using the hashtag (<b>#1lib1ref / #1bib1ref)</b> and tag the Wikimedia and Wikipedia
Library Accounts.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(29,33,41); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lastly,
to learn more about the Wikimedia Foundation’s response to COVID-19, please visit
<a href="http://wikimediafoundation.org/covid19" target="_blank">
wikimediafoundation.org/covid19</a></span></p>
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Nartey</span></p>
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- </span><a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019</span></a></p>
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- </span><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coffee_Kit" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coffee_Kit</span></a></p>
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- </span><a href="https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/QfcCCg5Dg2Sr4wjmfE94KY/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://web.aflia.net/aflibwk/</span></a></p>
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- </span><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources</span></a></p>
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- </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline; font-size:11pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share</a></span></span></span></p>
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