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National Library Alliance: Digitizing Archival Heritage Records

By Wikimedia Nigeria • April 18, 2025 • 63 views
National Library Alliance: Digitizing Archival Heritage Records
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Wikimedia Nigeria and the National Library launch a nationwide capacity building initiative to digitize rare historical manuscripts and government gazettes for the public domain.

Wikimedia User Group Nigeria has officially announced an expanded institutional alliance with the National Library of Nigeria to systematically digitize historical records, regional maps, and rare publications across the federation.

Through a series of specialized GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) workshops, public librarians will be equipped with Wikimedia Commons upload protocols and Wikidata structured citation methodologies.

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