Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/1Lib1Ref Uganda February 2022

Introduction to #1Lib1Ref

Imagine a World where Every Librarian Added One More Reference to Wikipedia.

Twice per year, #1Lib1Ref — abbreviated for one librarian, one reference — calls on librarians around the world, and anyone who has a passion for free knowledge, to add missing references to articles on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is one of the first stops for readers and researchers. It’s an especially important resource now, during COVID-19, when people are increasingly turning to the platform for trustworthy, unbiased, and up-to-date information. Join us to help improve the quality of content on Wikipedia for the billions of people staying at home during this public health crisis.

Your goal is to add at least one reference to Wikipedia! Any citation to a reliable source is a benefit to Wikipedia readers worldwide. When you edit, make sure to include the hashtag #1Lib1Ref in the edit summary.

The #1Lib1Ref campaign is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation and supported by the Wikipedia Library Team and Wikimedia Affiliates around the world. We also work closely with international and local library networks to promote the campaign.

Programme

In-person training - Saturday 12 February 2022

Time	Activity
8:30–9:00	Arrival and registration
9:00–9:20	Opening remarks
9:20 - 9:50	Speakers & participant introductions + expectations + house rules
9:50 - 11:00	Introduction to #1Lib1Ref + Reliable sources for Wikimedia Projects Creating an account & user page on Wikipedia Anatomy of a Wikipedia article Reliable sources for Wikipedia Introduction to Wikidata
11:00 - 11:30	BREAK
11:30 - 13:00	Participating in #1Lib1Ref Basic editing - Adding, correcting grammar, Using the citation hunt tool Adding external links Adding See Also tab Adding a citation needed tag Adding a reference Reusing citations Manually entering citations – how to reference different sources e.g a book, published report, website, article, journal/research paper etc
13:00 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:45	Participants practice + Q&A
15:30 - 16:00	Closing & next steps

Virtual training - Tuesday 15 February 2022


Time	Activity
15:00	Start Introductions to #1Lib1Ref + Reliable Sources for Wikimedia Projects Creating an account & user page on Wikipedia Anatomy of a Wikipedia article Reliable Sources for Wikipedia Introduction to Wikidata
	Participating in #1Lib1Ref Using the citation hunt tool Adding external links Adding See Also tab Adding a Citation Needed tag Adding a reference
16:30	Q&A
16:45	The End

Participants

See participants on the dashboard here

Outcomes

These are the expected outcomes

Adding of reliable sources to relevant Wikipedia and Wikidata articles
Creation of new articles on Wikipedia and Wikidata
A better understanding of citations and reliable sources on Wikimedia projects.

Get started

5 minutes

Step 1: Create Wikipedia account or Log in to Wikipedia

Step 2: Join the Outreach Dashboard

Step 3: Assign your self article on the Dashboard

Choose one of the activities

Improve and expand an article	Help make improvements to articles on Wikipedia.	20 minutes
Improve with a reference	Improve articles and other content with citations.	20 minutes
Create a new Wikipedia article	Choose an institution or thing you want to write a new Wikipedia article about.	60 minutes

Extra activities

	Share!	Share your contribution in social media. Use #1Lib1Ref as a hashtag.	5 minutes
	Upload to Commons!	Upload your event photos under a free license on Wikimedia Commons.	10 minutes