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#1Lib1Ref Canada 2025

2025 Campaign The #1Lib1Ref campaign is now in its 8th year, and the Canadian friendly competition is in 6th year! Wikimedia Canada invites you to participate in the 2025 competition running from January 15th to February 5th. Imagine a world where each librarian added at least one reference to an article in Wikipedia... together, we can contribute to the reliability and credibility of humanity's most consulted source of information! Who Can Participate? Any self-identified library worker or lover based in Canada are eligible to participate in the 2025 Canadian contest. How to participate? Join the Canadian #1Lib1Ref 2025 Dashboard between January 15 and February 5, 2025 If you want to contribute to a language version of Wikipedia that is not French or English, please email the organizers so we can make sure your edits are tracked in the dashboard Add a citation to a Wikipedia article. To find articles that need citations you can: Use the Citation Hunt tool Browse WikiProject Cleanup Listings (organized alphabetically by WikiProject) Browse Wikipedia and edit an article that you find interesting Add the hashtag #1lib1ref to your edit summary Wikipedia editing resources Wikipedia:Citing sources [Webpage] #1Lib1Ref Citation Workshop presentation by Sarah Severson and Chelsea Chiovelli [Slide deck] Adding citations to Wikipedia by the Philadelphia WikiSalon [Video] Bonus Activities Organizing a #1Lib1Ref event Organizing a Coffee Hour event with your colleagues is a great way to get some editing done. Do not hesitate to contact our team; we can help you. #1Lib1Cat Categories help improve the searchability and findability of articles on Wikipedia. They also help establish relationships between pages with related content. New for 2025, Wikimedia Canada is piloting a new method of contributing to #1lib1ref: #1Lib1Cat, short for one librarian, one category. The goal of this pilot is to utilize library workers' skills, aside from citation work, to improve Wikipedia. How to participate Join the Canadian #1Lib1Ref 2025 Dashboard Familiarize yourself Wikipedia's editing guidelines for categorization Add or improve the categories of a Wikipedia article Browse the list of articles needing additional categories Add the hashtags #1lib1cat and #1lib1ref to your edit summary Wikidata Wikidata is another Wikimedia project that relies on references to ensure verifiability. Although it is not the main focus of #1Lib1Ref, any references you add to statements on Wikidata will be tracked on the dashboard. We even have a prize for the person who adds the most references to Wikidata items! How to participate Join the Canadian #1Lib1Ref 2025 Dashboard Familiarize yourself Wikidata's guidelines about when to add and when not to add a reference Add references to statements that need them Add the hashtag #1lib1ref to your edit summary Wikidata editing resources Introduction to Wikidata by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai and Lea Lacroix [Youtube video] Wikidata tours [Webpage] Adding References to Wikidata by the Philadelphia WikiSalon [Video] Linked Digital Futures Wikidata Media Library [Webpage] Rules You must be a registered user on Wikipedia or Wikidata; You must be based in Canada; If you have won the first place prize for a contest organized by Wikimedia Canada within the last five years, you are ineligible for the first place prize for the 2025 Canadian #1lib1ref contest

Events #1Lib1Ref Citation Workshops November 19, 2024 (French and English) January 15, 2025 (French and English) Virtual Coffee Hours January 22, 2025 (bilingual) – link to come January 28, 2025 (bilingual) – link to come February 3, 2024 (bilingual) – link to come Help For all questions, please contact Chelsea Chiovelli, head of the #1Lib1Ref in Canada campaign, at the following email address: infowikimedia.ca. Useful links Canadian #1Lib1Ref 2025 Dashboard #1Lib1Ref in Canada main page #1Lib1Ref international campaign #1Lib1Ref 2025 Prizes Wikipedia contribution prizes: First place: A full scholarship to attend WikiConference North America 2025 in New York, New York. This will cover the cost of registration, travel, accommodations, and food during the conference. Second place: $100 CAD giftcard to a local book store Third place: $75 CAD giftcard to a local book store Contributors who add or improve at least 3 citations or categories to Wikipedia will receive a barnstar from Wikimedia Canada Wikidata contribution prize $75 CAD giftcard to a local bookstore for the person who adds the most references to Wikidata items #1Lib1Ref 2025 in Canada Organizing Team Chelsea Chiovelli Viola-Ness