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124 Articles are only as good as their editors, hence the involvement of librarians as editors in Wikipedia continually improves the quality of citations and the myriad of content presently accessible in the Wikipedia domain. The ten simple rules involved in editing Wikipedia state that you need to have an account;, learn the five pillars that was discussed earlier as the basic principles of Wikipedia:- be bold, that is, having confidence in the edits you are about to make; be aware of your audience, this means that you have to bear in mind the users of the content you are creating or editing, which will guide you in the language and construct of your work; avoid infringement of copyright; make reliable citations; avoid promoting self, which falls in line with conflict of interest; editing on the subject you are knowledgeable on will help you in sharing your expertise; write neutrally; and ask for help whenever it is needed. It is worthy of note that the talk page is always available for discussion and clarity instead of making intentional errors that may register your username as a vandal (Logan, et al., 2010). Edits are monitored by advanced editors, reviewers, and administrators— especially during edit-a-thon-campaigns—and the editors will revert any edits that do not meet editorial criteria. Editors may sometimes be restricted from editing to prevent vandalism, if previous wiki activities by such editor is perceived to be disruptive. Criteria for accessing edits are determined by the project leader and jury of any campaign or contests completed. Criteria may be based on quality or quantity of edits, contents added, articles written or translated, and citations made, among other criterion depending on the scope of the project. Materials that do not meet the Wikipedia standards for quality, notability, or sourcing, normally gets deleted or removed.

AfLIA and Wikimedia Partnerships

The African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) partnered with the Wikimedia Foundation for the rst African Librarians Week, May 24–30, 2020. The event was titled, ‘Promoting African Scholars to the World’ and the hashtags #AfLibWk and #1Lib1Ref (1Librarian + 1Reference) were used to promote the weeklong event. The event aimed to build librarian awareness of Wikipedia,