Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘#1lib1ref: a Citation as a Gateway into Librarianship on Wikipedia’, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Wikipedia is a first stop for researchers: let’s make it better! The Wikipedia Library Team at the Wikimedia Foundation are embarking on a second year of the
#1lib1ref campaign, which will run January 15 through February 3, 2017 and coincides with Wikipedia’s birthday. During #1lib1ref (One Librarian, One Reference) librarians each add one reference to Wikipedia. These citations to reliable sources will benefit Wikipedia readers worldwide.
Alex Stinson, GLAM-Wiki (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) Strategist at the Wikimedia Foundation, and Wiki-librarians Phoebe Ayers (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Kelly Doyle (Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity, West Virginia University Libraries), Merrilee Proffitt (OCLC Research), and Jessamyn West (Vermont librarian and technologist) will discuss what it means as libraries to be involved in Wikipedia and show how you can contribute to #1lib1ref.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Feb. 1 – EGAD! Bed Bugs in the Library?
- Feb. 8 – A New Standard for Public Service Measures for Archives & Special Collections
- Feb. 22 – Metadata Makeover: Transforming Omaha Public Library’s Digital Collections
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the
NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the
Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the
NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
