Hey Reem, I also wanted to turn your attention to the IFLA Opportunity papers -- there are a few years old, but provide a good overview of what has been happening in areas outside of Wikidata: https://www.ifla.org/node/11131
Cheers, Alex On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Jenemann, Laura <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Reem, > > > > I’m happy to help you as much as possible. > > > > At my institution, we are exploring how Wikipedia can work on different > levels such as: > > > > 1. Reading Wikipedia pages critically. > 1. Read the History of a page > 2. Turn on the Assessment options, so you can see the color and > quality of a page > 3. Read the Talk page > 4. Explore references. > 2. Make simple citation edits using the Citation Hunt Tool. > 3. Look at Dashboards and courses for examples. > 4. Look at these assignments from Butler University librarians. Go to > http://libguides.butler.edu/facultystaff/wikipedia > <http://libguides.butler.edu/facultystaff/wikipedia> and click > Assignments. > > > > These projects all support the information literacy goals in the ACRL > framework. > > > > Are the librarians English speakers or Arabic speakers or both? > > > > I can send you some attachments from the Wikipedia + Libraries > <https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/wikipedia-libraries.html> > project that you might find helpful. I can also collaborate on assignments > with you. > > > > You can start very simple and slow and users will still learn a lot! > > > > Please be in touch! > > > > Best wishes, > > Laura > > > > > > -- > > Laura Jenemann > > Communication, Media, & Film Librarian > > Boston University > > 617-353-9240 > > [email protected] > > > > *From: *Libraries <[email protected]> on behalf of > Andromeda Yelton <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> > *Date: *Monday, September 17, 2018 at 9:28 AM > *To: *Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [libraries] Meeting Librarians Soon. Help! > > > > I am a librarian! I think the key thing is finding ways that *Wikipedia* > can advance the *librarians'* goals. I think when these initiatives fail > it's often because they're framed in terms of how librarians can advance > Wikipedia's goals. (And asking people who are overworked and underpaid to > contribute free labor to a project they're not already invested in is...not > an obvious value proposition.) > > > > Now I have no idea what the going concerns are for Egyptian librarians, so > I can't advise you on specifics. But here are some things librarians are > often interested in that can be approached via Wikipedia: > > > > * research and information literacy skills: finding and evaluating sources > > * digital literacy and computer usage skills > > * propaganda, misinformation, fake news (though I expect this plays very > differently in Egypt than where I am in the US) > > * supporting the learning that is going on in professors' classrooms > > * open access > > > > They're often interested in digital preservation and research data > management too, but their approaches are SO different that Wikipedia is > probably less useful here. > > > > What kind of interest are your librarians expressing? Why do THEY want to > learn more? > > > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 7:22 AM Reem Al-Kashif <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > Hope this finds you well. I didn't plan on meeting librarians at a > university here in Cairo, Egypt, but they expressed interest in Wikipedia, > so we are meeting :). The problem is, I really don't know what activities > to offer them. I have zero experience in Wiki+libraries collaborations. It > would be more than great if anybody could help me out. What I need is: > 1. Understanding the nature of librarians work (I know it is a big topic, > but some general remarks would do). > 2. Having examples of activities they can be part of to contribute to Wiki > (be it Wikipedia or Wikimedia). > > 3. Understanding how rewarding those activities are (so that I explain to > them) > 4. Having examples of similar activities, if any, around the world. > Bonus point 5. Having a clear plan of action to give them (i.e. what do > we do after the meeting and so on) > > Thank you so so much in advance for helping me navigate this uncharted > territory. > > Best, > Reem > > > > -- > > > *Kind regards, Reem Al-Kashif* > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM
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