You guys are amazing! Thank you so so much for this invaluable help and even offers for more help :) I read each and every email and I am currently just trying to organize my ideas. I will get back to you with my simplified envisioning of what should happen in that meeting.
On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 at 20:08, Isarra Yos <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd really like to stress that last point - with any group, the most > important thing you can ask is what *they're* after, what they want to > do, what will help them to do what interests them in general. > > Based on that, you will be much more effective at determining which things > to follow up on with them, based on what everyone here has suggested, > because every group you talk to is going to be different, even if they are > ostensibly a group of the same thing. > > On 17/09/2018 13:26, Andromeda Yelton wrote: > > I am a librarian! I think the key thing is finding ways that *Wikipedia* > can advance the *librarians'* goals. I think when these initiatives fail > it's often because they're framed in terms of how librarians can advance > Wikipedia's goals. (And asking people who are overworked and underpaid to > contribute free labor to a project they're not already invested in is...not > an obvious value proposition.) > > Now I have no idea what the going concerns are for Egyptian librarians, so > I can't advise you on specifics. But here are some things librarians are > often interested in that can be approached via Wikipedia: > > * research and information literacy skills: finding and evaluating sources > * digital literacy and computer usage skills > * propaganda, misinformation, fake news (though I expect this plays very > differently in Egypt than where I am in the US) > * supporting the learning that is going on in professors' classrooms > * open access > > They're often interested in digital preservation and research data > management too, but their approaches are SO different that Wikipedia is > probably less useful here. > > What kind of interest are your librarians expressing? Why do THEY want to > learn more? > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 7:22 AM Reem Al-Kashif <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> Hope this finds you well. I didn't plan on meeting librarians at a >> university here in Cairo, Egypt, but they expressed interest in Wikipedia, >> so we are meeting :). The problem is, I really don't know what activities >> to offer them. I have zero experience in Wiki+libraries collaborations. It >> would be more than great if anybody could help me out. What I need is: >> 1. Understanding the nature of librarians work (I know it is a big topic, >> but some general remarks would do). >> 2. Having examples of activities they can be part of to contribute to >> Wiki (be it Wikipedia or Wikimedia). >> 3. Understanding how rewarding those activities are (so that I explain to >> them) >> 4. Having examples of similar activities, if any, around the world. >> Bonus point 5. Having a clear plan of action to give them (i.e. what do >> we do after the meeting and so on) >> >> Thank you so so much in advance for helping me navigate this uncharted >> territory. >> >> Best, >> Reem >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Kind regards, Reem Al-Kashif* >> _______________________________________________ >> Libraries mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries >> > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing > [email protected]https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > -- *Kind regards,Reem Al-Kashif*
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