Building Open GLAM Community for Sustainable Open Licensing Practices in Nigeria/Stakeholders and Implementation team

Building Open Culture Community for Sustainable Open Licensing Practices in Nigeria

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Stakeholders

We have the following stakeholders involved in this project;

1. National Copyrights Commission Kwara Branch
2. Arewa House Musuem and Library Kaduna
3. Kwara State Library Board
4. Mustapha Akanbi Library and Resource Centre Ilorin
5. Nigerian Library Association Kwara Chapter
6. Nigerian Library Association Edo Chapter
7. Nigerian Library Association Anambra Chapter
8. Ghalib Chambers Library Kwara State
9. National Library of Nigeria kwara Branch
10. Tunde Odunlade Arts & Culture Connexions, Ibadan.

The project team includes:

• User:Bukky658(Facilitator): is a fellow of Wikipedian in African Libraries, and the first Certified Trainer of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program in Nigeria. She has led several projects among which include: WikiLovesLibraries Nig., Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Kwara, Nigeria, 1Lib1Ref Kwara 2022, WikiGLAM Awareness for Librarians in Kwara State, and Wikidata for Libraries and notable Librarians in Kwara State. Co-organiser Wikipedia awareness for Library and Information Students in Nigeria, Wikidata for novelists and their novels, and the founder of the Wikimedia Fan Club, Kwara State University.

• User:Ngostary2k(Facilitator): is a certifiesd Librarian and Wikipedian: Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom. She is the Coordinator of Wikimedia Anambra Network. She has facilitated several Wikipedia trainings like: AfLIA Basics of Wikipedia Training; Awareness and Campaign on #1Lib1Ref in Anambra State Nigeria; World Cancer Day 2023 Edit-a-thon among others. Ngozi has presented and published papers on Wikimedia in local and international platforms.

• User: Omorodion1(Facilitator): is an experienced Librarian and Wikimedian from Nigeria. He has organized and facilitated several Wikimedia events in Nigeria, including the Wikipedia Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Librarians in Edo State, Nigeria; A seminar on Linked Open Data and Wikibase for Nigerian Librarians, Edo History Write-a-thon and Wiki for Climate and Environmental Literacy in Nigeria. Omorodion is a certified Wikimedia Campaign organizer and Co-founder of the Port Harcourt Wikimedia Hub. He has also published over 40 scholarly works in reputable outlets around the World.

• User: Mijesty (facilitator): Mijesty is an experienced Wikipedia volunteer who has participated in several wikipedia projects in Nigeria. She has facilitated several Wikipedia trainings like the Wiki Loves Libraries, Promoting Nigerian books and authors on Wikipedia, she also led the recently concluded Wikipedia awareness in Offa community amongst others.

• User: Linason Blessing (facilitator): is an experienced Wikibrarian and has participated in various Wikimedia projects such as Wiki Loves Africa, WPWP, Wikidata (Media personalities in Nigeria), Winner of WPWP Kwara and Wikidata Media personality in Nigeria, she facilitated several in various trainings like; WikiGLAM Awareness for Libraries and Librarians in Kwara, Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, 1lib1ref 2022 Kwara, Wiki Loves Libraries, the first Reading Wikipedia in the classroom Nigeria e.t.c. She led the Wikipedia awareness for Library and Information Science Students in Nigeria.

• User: James Rhoda (Facilitator): is an experienced Wikimedia Volunteer. She has carried out and participated in various Wikimedia project.

• User: Ridzaina (Facilitator): is a Wikimedia volunteer from Nigeria who has gained extensive experience as a project lead, facilitator and participant in various Wikimedia projects. Some of these projects include Let's Connect Peer Learning Program in Kwara, Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom programs in Kwara, Nigeria, Wiki loves SDGs, WikiGLAM, 1lib1ref, Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, Wikidata for Novels and Novelists in Nigeria, WikiLovesLibraries, Promoting Nigerian Books and Authors, Celtic Knot Kwara, and more. She is also a trained educator and the General Secretary of the University of Ilorin Wikimedia Fan Club
• User: Inyor4mr (Facilitator):a Wikimedia volunteer from Nigeria who has gained extensive experience as a project lead, facilitator and participant in various Wikimedia projects. Some of these projects include Wikimedia awareness among Librarians at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Wikimedians Kaduna connect Compaign Kaduna state, Nigeria, WikiGLAM, 1lib1ref, Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, wikilovelibraries. She is Certified Librarian and founder/president Wikimedia Kaduna Network.