Finding glam report BWa

Finding glam report BWa[edit]

The FindingGLAMs event for archivists in Botswana took place on Saturday, 15th February 2020. It was organised by Kaelo Motsatsi, the officer in charge at the archives, Francistown Botswana, I Mompati Dikunwane worked with kaelo to bring together wikipedians to learn about wiki data and other wikimedia related projects. This project was proudly sponsored by WmSE.

Schedule[edit]

1. Introductions (10 a.m- 11ː00 am)

2. Snacks, Coffee.

3. Introducing Wikimedia and her related projects (Wikimedia commons, Wikipedia) (11ː30 am-12ː00 pm)

4. Starting Up home wiki (12ː00 pm- 12ː30 pm)

5. Opening up accounts for new users (13ː00 pm- 14ː00 pm)

6.Photos (14ː00 pm - 14ː45 pm)

7. Socializing (14ː45 pm - 15ː50 pm)

8. Closing (16ː00)

Accounting[edit]

WMSe acted as a sponsor for this event. We were granted a total amounting to $1030.

Facilitator[edit]

1. Mompati Dikunwane

2. Kaelo Motsatsi

Expected results[edit]

A learning gathering which brought together people from diverse backgrounds to discuss about contemporary issues around wiki data and Wikipedia. This was the first and a learning workshop for all of those who attended it. We however had an interesting presentation on Wikipedia, how it works and how to be a part of it. We spent a lot of time focusing on Wikipedia than project wiki data as attendees showed more interest on Wikipedia itself.