Thread by @susanatkey

The Wikipedia #1Lib1Ref campaign starts soon! "Your goal today is to add one reference to #Wikipedia! Any citation to a reliable source is a benefit to Wikipedia readers worldwide." Make sure to include the hashtag #1Lib1Ref in your edit summary. 1lib1ref.org

Last year was my first year participating in #1Lib1Ref and I am thoroughly hooked! Trying to make it a regular part of my praxis to add relevant citations to #Wikipedia when I’m doing collection development or answering reference questions.

Last year for #1Lib1Ref I focused on on Eastern European literature, translating and creating Wikipedia pages for literary awards, authors and works where none yet existed in English, adding authority control information and linking to @Wikidata.

This year, I’m turning local for #1Lib1Ref and focusing on the #women of the University of British Columbia (@UBC) in the early years. DYK that 6 of the first 10 Masters degrees granted at UBC went to women?

Using material from the @UBCArchives and @UBCLibrary Open Collections, I’ll be adding citations to existing #Wikipedia entries on UBC women [e.g. Evelyn Lett (nee Story)] and creating entries where non yet exist (e.g. Dorothy Mawdsley, Dean of Women).