2023:Program/Poster sessions/99LY93-Visibility and Accessibility: the prodigy of Wikimedia to Library Resources

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Title: Visibility and Accessibility: the prodigy of Wikimedia to Library Resources

Speakers:

Adaora Chigozie Obuezie

Adaora Obuezie (CLN) (FIPMD) is an academic librarian and a lecturer in LIS Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. She holds her BLIS, MLIS and PhD in view in LIS. She is a Certified Librarian in Nigeria (CLN) and a member of many recognized LIS Associations both local and international. She is a researcher, an author, editor, language translator and a Wikimedia contributor since 2019. She facilitates Wikipedia trainings for individuals in different fields. She is the coordinator of NAU Academia Wiki Fan Club and co-coordinator of Wikimedia Anambra Network. Her experiences as a Wikimedian, a facilitator and interactive sessions with different contributors influenced this poster as she plans to share her innovative ideas as regards the intersection of Library and Wikimedia to a perfect prodigy. She can be contacted via @AdaObuezie. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Ada+Obuezie&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image

Ihuoma Sandra Babatope

IHUOMA SANDRA BABATOPE

Ihuoma .S. Babatope is a Senior Librarian and the Head Readers’ Service Section at the Academic Library of Delta State College of Education, Mosogar, Nigeria. She holds a Doctoral Degree in Library and Information Science from Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. She is also a Certified Librarian of Nigeria (CLN) and a member of Nigerian Library Association (NLA). She is also a tutor and a researcher, who has publications in local, national and international journals, books and encyclopedia in Library & Information Science and Education.

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Room: Expo Space

Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:04:00 +0800

End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:06:00 +0800

Type: Poster session

Track: No (pretalx) track id specified

Submission state: confirmed

Duration: 2 minutes

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Presentation language: en

Abstract & description

Abstract

Poster Category: Open Data Session Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Singapore

Libraries and Wikimedia embraces the open ecosystem to diversify and actualize the UN 2030 SDGs goals of free information for all. The collaboration of these two power houses of free knowledge promises an innovative future learning in Africa, visibility to local contents, improved usability and contributions from well meaning editors. With the linkages of free and relevant institutional repository resources, which has been carefully evaluated and acquired for users consumption to Wikimidia spaces, there’s hope for a reputable data space.

Description

The 21st century library system leverages open ecosystem to diversify in their routine, shared services and innovative techniques for service delivery and support to learning. Open ecosystem equals no ownership, a system where everyone is free to diversify, share data and operate. It is a system where flexible and innovative ideas are breed without discrimination. Libraries and Wikimedia embraces such a system which is open to everyone’s exploration in their support for open data and access. Open access enables dissemination of research outputs and free access to same without charges or restrictions. In Wikimedia spaces, knowledge is contributed for free access and resources referenced for improved visibility. This poster tries to illustrate the relevance of Wikimedia to library and how most Wikimedia projects can serve as prodigy to creating high visibility and accessibility to library resources. Wikimedia sister projects such as Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikisource and Wikicommons among others were highlighted on their relevance to the prodigy movement. The poster discussed few projects already carried out to achieve some of these goals and suggests ways to seamlessly leverage the open ecosystem and encourage the powerful intersection of the two information oriented spaces (Wikipedia + Libraries). The poster is aimed at exploring pathways to leverage the relevance of Wikimedia projects to library resources visibility and accessibility, understand how some Wikimedia projects intersects with the library and the programmes to implement, learning how different Wikimedia projects works. The outcome will be beneficial to Librarians, Wikimedia editors, educators, and professionals from other fields of study.

Further details

Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

This poster proposal embraces diversity, collaboration and future learning/practices in many ways. It discussed about library collaboration with Wikimedia projects in improving contributions, free access to information, visibility of scholarly works, enhanced research impact, high usability and addition of reliable and verifiable contents to the free knowledge space. The inclusivity of the rich contents from several lnstitutional repositories are with high regards to different diversities.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

• Onsite in Singapore
• Remote online participation, livestreamed
• Remote from a satellite event
• Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
• Pre-recorded and available on demand