Wikimedia Libya Community User Group/Wikisource Training Workshop

Wikimedia Libya Community is setting the Wikisource Training Workshop, a hands-on program designed to empower Libyan contributors, newcomers, and other interested participants from the Arabic-speaking community with practical skills to edit and enhance content on the Wikisource project. Specially designed to welcome individuals passionate about books and knowledge sharing, the workshop focuses on understanding the project's structure and mastering its operational mechanisms.

By targeting both experienced contributors and newcomers, this initiative seeks to

Support the Arabic language, enrich the cultural and historical content on the project, and provide readers and researchers with greater access to valuable resources.
Strengthen the capacity of the local community to contribute effectively to various Wikimedia projects.

The workshop is running from 7-30 December 2024.

Description

The Wikisource Training Workshop consists of a mixed learning approach to ensure maximum engagement and skill development:

Online Practical Sessions: Introduction to Wikisource basics, including editing, proofreading, and validation, using Tārīkh Ṭarābulus al-Gharb (English: History of Ottoman Tripolitania) by Ibn Ghalbūn as the starting text.
Collaborative Group Session: Collaborative application of knowledge by working on the same book, focusing on digitization, proofreading, and validation in small teams.
In-Person Session: A training where participants will work on a different book, providing a fresh opportunity to apply skills, share experiences, and engage in hands-on activities together.

Participants

Workshop's Team:

Supervision: NANöR (talk · contribs)
Coordination and Facilitation:
- Nada.FA (talk · contribs)
- Selimee (talk · contribs)
Trainer:
- حبيشان (talk · contribs)
Trainees: The following list has been retrieved from the event's page on Arabic Wikisource. Kindly identify additional participants from various communities other than the Libyan community.

Names of Trainees

Workshop's Structure

1. Preparatory Meetings

3 December 2024: Meeting of supervisor, coordinator, facilitator, and trainer to finalize the session content and structure.
4 December 2024: Follow-up meeting to align content and ensure readiness for the upcoming sessions.

2. Key Sessions and Highlights

7 December 2024: 1st Session
- Topic: What is Wikisource and How to Contribute
- Details: Introduction to Wikisource, its purpose, the process of contributing to the project, and a guide to the editing workflow.
- Link to Slide Deck: TBA

13 December 2024: Follow-Up Practical Session for the Libyan Community
- Details: Hands-on session for participants to apply the knowledge from the first session, focusing on each trainees' contributions.

4 December 2024: 2nd Session
- Topic: How to Proofread and Validate Book Pages
- Details: In-depth training on proofreading, validation, and the behind-the-scenes tech used on Wikisource.
- Link to Slide Deck: TBA

20 December 2024: Follow-Up Practical Session for the Libyan Community
- Details: Practical session for Libyan participants to apply skills learned from the second session in editing and proofreading texts, and sharing a help page to guide trainees through templates used in the book.

21 December 2024: 3rd Session
- Topic: How to Create a Book in the Main Namespace
- Details: Step-by-step guidance on creating books in Wikisource’s main namespace.
- Link to Slide Deck: TBA

23 December 2024: In-Person Session
- Details: A face-to-face session to further engage participants, apply all learned skills, and work on different book.
- Facilitator: Selimee (talk · contribs)
- Location: Hamzat Wasel, Benghazi
- Attendees: 8 participants
- Activities:
  - Participants created accounts on Arabic Wikisource.
  - Collaborative documentation of الموسيقى (English: Music) by Kahlil Gibran.
- Engagement:
  - Interactive discussions on other Wikimedia projects.
  - Participants expressed interest in learning more about Wikimedia projects.
- Follow-Up Plan:
  - Setting up a Telegram group for attendees
  - The session will continue asynchronously online to maintain engagement.
  - Participants will collaborate further on documenting "الموسيقى" and explore other works.
  - Selimee will guide discussions and provide support on Wikisource-related topics.

Names of Trainees
إسماعيل الفلاح (talk · contribs) NAWARAH ALI FARAJ (talk · contribs) Zway3 (talk · contribs) Taher Busafita (talk · contribs) حليمة الشيخي (talk · contribs) محمد وردقــو (talk · contribs) Walied.elshaiki (talk · contribs) الريادة (talk · contribs)

The attendees are editing Wikisource together
Wikisource editing
A group photo following the Wikisource in-person session in Benghazi

Follow-Up online sessions were conducted on 24, 25, 26 Dec 2024: Trainees finished proofreading Music book and moved to another book about Libya's history.