Thanks for the update Alex. And by the way, thank you for adding me to the list.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Alex Stinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey #1lib1ref organizers, WikiLibrarians and GLAM-Wiki enthusiasts, > > We wanted to send a brief update on how the campaign is going: > > As of writing the email, the campaign has tracked over 1930 contributions > by 392 contributos in 1332 articles in 15 different languages (remember > we expect we are missing 1/4-1/2 of contributions that don't use the > hashtag). This well surpasses our [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wi > ki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons contributions from last year], > and we still have another week and a half to go! We published a brief > update blog at https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/01/24/1lib1ref-first-week- > highlights/ to highlight these accomplishments. > > We have seen a slightly smaller amount of blogging and newsletters as part > of the Campaign this year. We think this may be in part, because the > campaign is less novel and in part because of the broad number of > distractions in the press at the moment (we actually think this means we > have been more grassroots this year which is a good signal for the network > for Wikipedia and libraries). If you find pieces of press or blogs, make > sure to share them at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press > > We are testing a Central Notice Banner, to encourage Wikimedians to go > talk to their librarians about #1lib1ref. So far we have seen pageview > activity from Wikipedians, but it is not clear how much that will transfer > into activity. We have yet to see a social media boost or huge boost in > participation using the hashtag. If you want to try the banner in your > language, instructions are below [1] > > We could still use your help reminding librarians in your context to > participate! Something as simple as visiting your library and showing the > librarians how to add a citation to Wikipedia, or sending an email to your > local library organiziations, would be awesome. Sharing in digital > communications attracts some participants to the campaign, but we also know > that many of participants are encouraged by friends, peers, colleagues or > patrons to participate. > > We look forward to seeing what other activities events emerge this year. > If you need help, make sure to contact the Wikipedia Library team. > > > Keep up the energy through February 3! > > Alex Stinson > > > [1] See the English language campaign banner banner at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Projekt_ilustra > cyjny_Philipa_Greenspuna/Kryteria&banner=Community17_ > 1lib1ref&uselang=en&force=1 > > For translating and deploying a banner in your language: > > * Go to https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Transla > te&group=Centralnotice-tgroup-Community17_1lib1ref&filter= > > * Get select your language. > > *Click the first edit for "en" > > -* Enter two letter language code > > -* Save Translation > > *Click for "Have you heard...." > > - * Enter Translation > > - * Save > *Ping Seddon (WMF), and he will review the translation and deploy it. > > -- > Alex Stinson > GLAM-Wiki Strategist > Wikimedia Foundation > Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads > > Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other > Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: > http://glamwiki.org > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > > -- *_______________________________________________________* *Samuel Guebo * *Creative Director **at E-voir <http://e-voir.net/> * *Social entrepreneur / designer / apps developer* *Chroniqueur **culture **& **technologie* *(225) 77 34 17 21 / 40 27 28 37**Join me on : Facebook <http://facebook.com./samuel.guebo> / Twitter <http://twitter.com/samuelguebo> / My website <http://samuelguebo.com/>*
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