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1Lib1Ref Nigeria
Empowering librarians, cataloguers, and information professionals across Nigerian universities and national libraries to strengthen Wikipedia references and verifiability.
Project Objectives
- Train library professionals in Wikipedia citation formatting and reliable sourcing.
- Improve verification and citation density on African knowledge articles.
- Integrate academic libraries with the Wikimedia open movement.
Key Activities & Execution
Workshops with the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) and university library departments.
Outcomes & Deliverables
Thousands of academic references and scholarly citations added to Nigerian topics on Wikipedia.
Impact Statement
Establishing academic librarians as primary guardians of open-knowledge integrity in Nigeria.
Project Overview
Status
ongoing
Geographic Scope
Nationwide University & National Libraries
Timeline
Jan 2019 - Ongoing
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