neosuigwe
Nkem Osuigwe (PhD) has served as the Head of the public library system in Anambra State Nigeria (2009 -2015), a Director of Nigerian Book Foundation(2016-2018)where she currently sits as a member, Board of Trustees. Presently, she works with AfLIA(African Library and Information Associations and Institutions) with headquarters in Accra, Ghana as the Director, Human Capacity and Training. In 2022, she won the the Wikimedian of the Year 2022, (Newcomer category). She had won the Dr. Victoria Okojie award on Advocacy and promotion of Library services in 2015 and the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group Torchbearer Award in 2023. She is an alumnus of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and serves in the UNESCO/IGF OER Dynamic Advisory Group.
Sessions
At the instance of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), and as an aspect of Integrating Wikimedia Projects into the African Library Ecosystem project under the Knowledge Equity Fund, virtual conversations were held between librarians and Wikimedians in the continent to explore pathways for mutual engagements and collaborations. The panel discussion will delve into the highlights of the conversations, the practical implications and the next steps for the African library sector within the Wikimedia movement.
Wikibase provides an avenue for libraries to turn their Authority files and library metadata into discoverable databases. The African Library and Information Associations and Institutions working with a Knowledge Equity Fund from Wikimedia Foundation and through the support of Wikimedia Deutschland created a Wikibase cloud for the National Library of Nigeria. The workshop will showcase the nlnsnar.wikibase.cloud and lead the participants of the workshop through practical steps to creating a Wikibase cloud for their libraries