Wikimedia Libya Community is setting the Wikisource Training Workshop, a hands-on program designed to empower Libyan contributors, newcomers, and other interested participants from the Arabic-speaking community with practical skills to edit and enhance content on the Wikisource project. Specially designed to welcome individuals passionate about books and knowledge sharing, the workshop focuses on understanding the project's structure and mastering its operational mechanisms.
By targeting both experienced contributors and newcomers, this initiative seeks to
Support the Arabic language, enrich the cultural and historical content on the project, and provide readers and researchers with greater access to valuable resources.
Strengthen the capacity of the local community to contribute effectively to various Wikimedia projects.
The workshop is running from 7-30 December 2024.
Description
The Wikisource Training Workshop consists of a mixed learning approach to ensure maximum engagement and skill development:
Online Practical Sessions: Introduction to Wikisource basics, including editing, proofreading, and validation, using Tārīkh Ṭarābulus al-Gharb (English: History of Ottoman Tripolitania) by Ibn Ghalbūn as the starting text.
Collaborative Group Session: Collaborative application of knowledge by working on the same book, focusing on digitization, proofreading, and validation in small teams.
In-Person Session: A training where participants will work on a different book, providing a fresh opportunity to apply skills, share experiences, and engage in hands-on activities together.
Trainees: The following list has been retrieved from the event's page on Arabic Wikisource. Kindly identify additional participants from various communities other than the Libyan community.
3 December 2024: Meeting of supervisor, coordinator, facilitator, and trainer to finalize the session content and structure.
4 December 2024: Follow-up meeting to align content and ensure readiness for the upcoming sessions.
Promotional announcement to join the workshop.
2. Key Sessions and Highlights
7 December 2024: 1st Session
Topic:What is Wikisource and How to Contribute
Details: Introduction to Wikisource, its purpose, the process of contributing to the project, and a guide to the editing workflow.
Link to Slide Deck: TBA
13 December 2024: Follow-Up Practical Session for the Libyan Community
Details: Hands-on session for participants to apply the knowledge from the first session, focusing on each trainees' contributions.
4 December 2024: 2nd Session
Topic:How to Proofread and Validate Book Pages
Details: In-depth training on proofreading, validation, and the behind-the-scenes tech used on Wikisource.
Link to Slide Deck: TBA
20 December 2024: Follow-Up Practical Session for the Libyan Community
Details: Practical session for Libyan participants to apply skills learned from the second session in editing and proofreading texts, and sharing a help page to guide trainees through templates used in the book.
21 December 2024: 3rd Session
Topic:How to Create a Book in the Main Namespace
Details: Step-by-step guidance on creating books in Wikisource’s main namespace.
Link to Slide Deck: TBA
23 December 2024: In-Person Session
Details: A face-to-face session to further engage participants, apply all learned skills, and work on different book.
A group photo following the Wikisource in-person session in Benghazi
Follow-Up online sessions were conducted on 24, 25, 26 Dec 2024: Trainees finished proofreading Music book and moved to another book about Libya's history.
The attendees are editing Wikisource together
Wikisource editing
A group photo following the Wikisource in-person session in Benghazi
