How do I Participate ?

Sign-up

Sign up to participate in the African Library Week. Click here

Create a User Account on Wikipedia

Create a User Account on Wikipedia (if you do not have one already).

Log in to #AfLibWk Dashboard

Use your Wikipedia user account details to log in to our #AfLibWk Dashboard. This action will enable us to track participation and contributions during the #AfLibWk period (24-30 May 2020) so that contributors are appropriately awarded by merit.

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Find an article of interest

Find an article of interest that needs a citation. Here is a link to compiled list of articles you can start with. Alternatively, here are some other strategies.

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Citation Hunt

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Finding an article with sourcing problems
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Select an article while browsing
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Find articles that need improvement using the Article Finder on the AfLIbWk Dashboard
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Find a reliable source

Find a reliable source that can support that article.

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Add a citation

Add a citation using Wikipedia Style. Click here to learn about adding citations and editing Wikipedia.

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Add the campaign hashtags

Add the official campaign hashtags #1Lib1Ref and #AfLibWk in the Wikipedia Edit Summary

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Share your edits

Remember to share your edits on social media and invite colleagues to get involved.