Grants:Project/Rapid/Inyor4mr/Wikipedia Awareness for Librarians at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

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Inyor4mr/Wikipedia Awareness for Librarians at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
To create awareness on the use of Wikipedia as a Wikimedia products/ projects that Librarians and Library students in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria can adopt to promote digital information literacy, open knowledge, and free access to information for Library users in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
targetWikipedia and Wikidata
start date1st May
end date30th May
budget (local currency)NGN 614,000
budget (USD)USD 1473.24
grant typeIndividual
granteeInyor4mr


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Project Goal[edit]

Briefly explain what are you trying to accomplish with this project, or what do you expect will change as a result of this grant. Example goals include, "recruit new editors", "add high quality content", or "train existing editors on a specific skill".

  1. Recruit 25 new Wikibrarian editors for the proposed WikiGLAM related activities on Wikipedia and its sister projects.
  2. Create awareness among librarians and Library Students on the relevance and impacts of Wikimedia projects in libraries to its users.
  3. promote the use of Wikipedia and Wikidata among Librarians and Librarians-in-training at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

Project Plan[edit]

Activities[edit]

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?

There is a huge gap in the way librarians and library students in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria interact with Wikipedia and its sisters' projects. Many of them do not have adequate knowledge about Wikimedia projects/products, and this has led to the inadequate visibility and lack of widespread adoption in information processing, retrieval, and dissemination to information seekers.
We attempt to bridge this gap by creating awareness on the various Wikimedia products/ projects that librarians and library students in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria can adopt to promote open knowledge and free access to information.
We attempt to equipped librarians with the prerequisite knowledge on how to edit and improve articles on Wikipedia and Wikidata; by adding relevant and reliable sources.
We attempt to offer librarians and Library students ample opportunity to learn about various ways, and actions that will create visibility for their library collections online and also raise awareness on how this project provides opportunities beyond information service delivery.
We will help them gain insight into the inner workings of WikiGLAM to promote and enhance the librarian's digital and information literacy skills.

How will you let others in your community know about your project (please provide links to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions)? Why are you targeting a specific audience?

We have liaised and shared this project with the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) as well as the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) Kaduna State Chapter.
We have informed WUGN here.
We will also share this project on our social media pages to encourage participation by using paid promotions.
We will share this project with heads of library and Information Science Schools at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
We will notify library staff within the University Library, and Library students through their departmental president.

What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?

Increase awareness on the effective usage of Wikipedia and Wikidata among librarians and Library students in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria .
Promote open knowledge and open access to information for users, using Wikipedia as a reference source.
Equip librarians and Library Students with the prerequisite knowledge on how to edit and improve articles on Wikipedia with Wikidata relevant and reliable sources.
Offer librarians ample opportunity to learn about various ways and actions that will create visibility for their library collections online.
Librarians and Library students will gain insight into the inner workings of Wikiglam to promote and enhance digital and information literacy skills.
We will follow-up with participants through continuous engagement and follow-up with the participants.

Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:

Yes,Risk Assessment Here

Impact[edit]

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more specific to your project:

  1. Number of total participants: 30
  2. Number of articles and items created or improved : 100
  3. Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 100

Resources[edit]

What resources do you have? Include information on who is the organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

(Inyor4mr)- (Project Lead) she is an experienced Wikibrarian, and a fellow of the WikiAFlib Cohort 2. She is a Librarian at the Ahmadu Bello University Library, Zaria and has participated in series of online contests such as Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, 1lib1ref 2021 & 2022, etc.
(AfricanLibrarian)- (Resource person) she is an experienced Wikibrarian facilitator and Director, Human Capacity and Training for the African Library Institutions and Associations(AfLIA) who has worked on different online training programs of AfLIA as a mentor and content developer. She will be doing a presentation on the Relevance of Wikiglam among Librarians and Library students in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
(Em-mustapha) -(Facilitator) He is the co-founder and coordinator of Hausa Wikimedian users group since 2019.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:

  • Library Space rental: NGN 70,000.00 X 2days = NGN 140,000.00
  • Food and drinks: NGN2,500.00 X 33 for 2days= NGN 165,000.00
  • Internet Bundle for team members and participants (during the awareness and post project report writing) = NGN 40,000.00
  • graphics designing, printing of posters and Roll up banners = NGN 40,000.00
  • Projector rental for 2days = NGN 10,000.00
  • DSLR Camera Rental = NGN 10,000 x 2 days = NGN 20,000.00
  • Nose Masks =NGN3,000.00
  • Hand sanitizers for participants and facilitators at the 2days seminars = NGN 3,000.00
  • Certificate of participation for participants = NGN 30,000.00
  • Local running and interstate fare for 1 Facilitators (2days) = NGN40,000.00
  • Accommodation for 1 facilitators = NGN 15,000 x 2days = NGN30,000.00
  • Wikipedia Branded Shirts for organizers and active participants: NGN18,000.00
  • Souvenirs for participants : NGN 2500 x 30 participants = NGN75,000.00
Total = NGN 614,000 |USD 1473.24

Endorsements[edit]

  • This is a well thought out project that will create awareness of various Wikimedia Projects to they Librarians at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Chukydyk (talk) 17:21, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
  • Again, the Wikipedia in African Libraries course is paying off! I endorse this proposal from a participant in the course. I believe this project will help grow the number of Wikimedians who will open up knowledge in the ancient town of Zaria and surrounding communities. AfricanLibrarian (talk) 09:59, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
  • This is a great initiative to promote the use of Wikimedia products among students and staff of the institution in Zaria. Bukky658 (talk) 10:49, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
  • Strong support Strong support Nyor4mr is a dedicated Librarian and Wikipedian from the Ahmadu Bello University, this project if accepted for her will really help in promoting Wikimedia in the University. Em-mustapha talk 10:54, 18 March 2022 (UTC)