My name is BUKOLA OLUTOLA JAMES.

I joined Wikipedia in 2020.

I’ve over 4500 edits across different Wikis. I am a fellow of Wikipedia in African Libraries

I primarily contribute to Wikipedia, WikiCommons and Wikidata.

My name is ISAAC OLORUNTIMILEHIN.

I am a volunteer editor and community organizer with the Wikimedia Movement Nigeria.

I previously led the Wikimedian Fan Club, University of Ilorin.

I am the co-founder of Free Knowledge Africa.

Librarians in Kwara State do not have adequate knowledge about Wikimedia projects/ products.

Lack of widespread adoption of Wikipedia and Wiki data for information processing, storage, retrieval, and dissemination to information seekers.

Presence of incomplete, and unstructured information to facilitate quick reference queries about Kwara State on Wiki.

Create

Create

awareness on the effective usage of Wikipedia and Wikidata among librarians in Kwara State.

Promote

promote open access to information and enhance media and information literacy skills of Librarians in Kwara State using Wikipedia and Wikidata.

Equip

Equip Librarians with the prerequisite knowledge on how to edit and improve articles on Wikipedia and Wikidata using reliable sources offline and online.

Offer

Offer librarians ample opportunity to learn about various ways and actions that will create visibility for their Library collections online.

Create awareness for WikiGLAM on Social media.

Teach participants how to access and create a Wikipedia account.

Teach Participants the general editing rules of Wikipedia.

Create and or improve 100 articles on Wikipedia and Wikidata.

Expose Librarians in Kwara to the relevance and impacts of WikiGLAM projects on libraries.

Target

2 events

30 participants

20 new editors

100 Articles improved or created

outcomes

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32 participants

127 articles created

589 articles edited

79 References added

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