Wikipedia:GLAM/State Library of Queensland/1Lib1Ref 2022
#1Lib1Ref
"Imagine a World where Every Librarian Added One More Reference to Wikipedia."
Wikipedia’s 1Lib1Ref campaign is back in 2022 and we need your help representing SLQ!
Imagine a world where every librarian added one more references to Wikipedia? 1Lib1Ref is a campaign aimed to achieve that dream, organised by librarians around the world to add missing references to articles on Wikipedia making the content more accurate and creditable. No to the fake news! The campaign runs annually from 15 May to 5 June.
Who better to add creditable references than Librarians, skilled information professionals! State Library of Queensland also gets the benefit of adding links to our content on the world’s 5th most visited website, attracting 6.1 billion clicks per month! You can read about some of the most popular State Library of Queensland content on Wikipedia in our blog, loved by millions across the world!
How can you help?
Wiki editing is very simple and training is available for those who haven’t used Wikipedia before. During the campaign, Collection Engagement is hosting Drop-in editing sessions, see dates and times below. If you can't attend one of these session you can still contribute during the campaign.
| Day | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 18 May 2022 | 10.30am-12noon | Fellowship Room, L4 |
| Friday | 27 May 2022 | 10.30am – 12noon | Fellowship Room, L4 |
| Tuesday | 31 May 2022 | 10.30am – 12noon | Fellowship Room, L4 |
| Day | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 16 May | 10am - 12noon AEST / 12noon - 2pm NZST | online |
| Tuesday | 17 May | 7pm - 8pm AEST / 9pm - 10pm NZST | online |
| Wednesday | 18 May | 12noon - 2pm AEST / 2pm - 4pm NZST | online |
| Monday | 23 May | 10am - 12noon AEST / 12noon - 2pm NZST | online |
| Wednesday | 25 May | 12noon - 2pm AEST / 2pm - 4pm NZST | online |
| Monday | 30 May | 10am - 12noon AEST / 12noon - 2pm NZST | online |
| Wednesday | 1 June | 12noon - 2pm AEST / 2pm - 4pm NZST | online |
To get started:
If you’re interested in participating please contact Troy Keith or Tania Schafer in Collection Engagement. You can choose to make the edits any time during the 3 week period or you can attend an online drop in session run by Wikimedia Australia & New Zealand. Collection Engagement will also host 3 onsite drop in sessions in the Neil Roberts Research Lounge, L4, please BYO your own laptop.
Editing Tasks 17 May - 5 June 2022
Participants can choose any article in Wikipedia to add State Library of Queensland content or you can focus on our priority areas – adding links to the James C Sourris AM collection of digital stories to articles on Queensland artist or linking one of State Library of Queensland’s 120th Birthday blogs to any relevant Wikipedia article.
Dashboard
Wikipedia has organised a dashboard for State Library of Queensland to track our edits and compete against other libraries around the world. Please let Troy or Tania know your Wiki username so we can add you to the dashboard and have your edits counted.