Hello All,
Happy open access week, to celebrate I created the Open Access Wikipedia
Challenge on P2PU [1]. The challenge is to embed media that was
harvested from Open Access journals in Wikipedia, and I created a
special edition barnstar for completing it [2]. This challenge is
totally friendly to newbies and librarians as it includes over 1 hour of
6 screencast tutorial videos that explain every detail right from the
account creation, to transclusion, and each module has waypoint
challenges.
Happy Open Access Week,
[1] https://p2pu.org/en/groups/open-access-wikipedia-challenge/
[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Open_Access_Wikipedia_Challenge_Ba
rnstar
Max Klein
Wikipedia in Residence
kleinm(a)oclc.org
+17074787023
Hi all,
I just wanted to point out a presentation I created for training new editors at an event the Smithsonian hosted last Friday, "Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WLL/2012>."
PDF on Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Introduction-to-Editing-Wikipedia-fo…
I find that a lot of the existing tutorials are very text heavy, but this one includes lots of screenshots and visuals. Please feel free to link to it, improve it, and add it to the various lists of GLAM resources.
Best,
Sara
Sara Snyder
Webmaster, Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Institution
(202) 633-7987 | www.aaa.si.edu<http://www.aaa.si.edu/>
Note that I've copied cultural partners and GLAM-US, but I think this can
be discussed on the public GLAM list.
I wanted to start a thread on the GLAM Bootcamp concept, which was one of
the main outcomes from GLAMcamp London, since I know even those of you that
were there weren't all in our breakout session. The observation was made
that one of our main issues is expanding the numbers of GLAM Wikipedians,
but GLAMcamps are aimed at sharing best practices among experienced GLAM
Wikipedians, not training new ones. Thus, the GLAM Bootcamp concept is that
we'll bring a dozen or so experienced (but non-GLAM) Wikipedians together
and train them in a number of GLAM-Wiki skills, like GLAM principles,
copyright, metrics, communications, conflict of interest, event planning,
Commons, and so on. You can read more at Lodewijk's summary, based on the
etherpad notes, here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Bootcamp
I think training a few people at a time, if they are well-selected and
follow through on the skills they hava gained, is actually a scalable model
since there are so few of us anyway. We'll likely be able to secure a venue
for free from a GLAM partner, since we'll only require a conference room.
We'd be relying on chapter and/or WMF funding for travel and per diem for a
relatively small group. I think the main obstacle is likely having a good
organizing group with enough experience and dedication to developing the
necessary documentation and presentations for the training sessions.
At GLAMcamp, we agreed to plan for (or at least inquire about within our
local communities) bootcamps in the US and Germany within 6 months. I have
informally taken the lead for the US GLAM Bootcamp so far. I spoke to NARA
folks last week, who gave his blessing to NARA hosting such an event in DC.
We've been pretty DC-centric with GLAM events in the US, but personally
think there is value going first to a well-known GLAM with a lot of
internal support to establish the model for these types of events. If there
is disagreement, though, it's obviously not just my decision. I'll be going
to the next Wikimedia DC board meeting on October 6 to present the idea,
since they will be important if this is held in DC (and probably even if it
isn't). In preparation, I have begun putting together a more detailed, but
still hypothetical, program for the US GLAM Bootcamp here:
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Bootcamp/US.
I have some more specific questions about logistics and audience, but for
now I just wanted to loop everyone in on what's going on and ask for your
thoughts and reactions to the GLAM bootcamp concept. And please feel free
also to edit the pages on outreach.
Dominic
Hello all,
I'm delayed in sending this out, but the September edition of This Month in
GLAM is nearly ready to be published. If you have any updates, either
events or otherwise, please don't hesitate to contribute!
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom
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Lori Phillips
Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
703.489.6036 | http://loribyrdphillips.com/
I really like the hand-drawn scope diagram - it's breezy and casual but
perfectly clear. That said, if you want it redone in Visio or PowerPoint or
something, just let me know.
Paula
Dear Wikimedians from the United States,
There is a proposal for an an umbrella organization for chapters and
other groups in the US called the Wikimedia United States Federation.
A draft of the bylaws is now up at meta.
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_United_States_Federat…>
There will be an open comment period on the bylaws 17 September, 2012
to 1 October, 2012. The comments received given will be incorporated
into the bylaws and they will be put up to a ratification vote from 8
October, 2012 to 15 October, 2012.
Thank you,
Tom
Guerillero
Over the course of various email threads some suggestions have been made
regarding ways to communicate and share information within the Consortium.
I am compiling them all here in order to further the discussion. Some of my
reactions are in-line.
I apologize for the lengthy email, but I let these go scattered for too
long. Please do keep the discussion centralized here. We can paste
responses on the Wikipedia talk page as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:GLAM/US/Consortium#Proposed_pla…
*Public chats/hangouts*
* Develop a Google+ profile and host quarterly or monthly online public
hangouts on agenda items that can be organized on the wiki.
* A forum, chat, Google Hangout, or something multimedia where one or two
people lead with a success story or challenge, which could be useful to
others already in GLAM engagements or interested in GLAM.
*A wiki*
One platform can be the wiki as the anchor for our projects and
conversations. Models include:
http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/ - Smithsonian 2.0 Wiki
http://wiki.museummobile.info/ - MuseumMobile
http://museums-social-media.wikispaces.com/ - Musesocial
My immediate reaction is to think it odd for a Wikipedia project to use a
> separate wiki to organize, when we have a perfectly fine wiki that we're
> already organized within here on the GLAM:US portal. However, perhaps there
> are additional features in wikispaces that I'm not aware of that would make
> this more useful. If anything, maybe it would be useful for Advisory Group
> organizing, but I'd argue against it being used for the Consortium as a
> whole. A lot of time and energy has been put into the GLAM:US Portal and
> that will remain our predominate space for organizing, with the added perk
> of being connected with the broader Wikipedia community. I'm willing to be
> further convinced regarding the Advisory Group, though.
*Twitter*
We can use Twitter for public conversations that bring Wikipedians and GLAM
professionals together. Hashtag #glamwikius? A widget should be added to
the wiki for recent updates.
*My thoughts*: I love the idea of doing Twitter chats occasionally to reach
> audiences that are comfortable there. But I'd argue against creating a new
> hashtag specific to the US. The #glamwiki hashtag is well-known and
> well-watched and if we take it over occasionally to have our own chat it
> wouldn't bother anyone; we would, however, have a captive audience, which
> is great. This doesn't deter from the suggestion to have a widget added to
> the blog (or wiki) with the #glamwiki hashtag, as the volume on that feed
> is very manageable and the content is applicable, in spite of its being
> global.
*IRC*
An open chat platform used often by Wikipedians, but unfamiliar among most
GLAM professionals. Arguments can be made for and against; so discuss away.
*Email*
The GLAM-US mailing list is likely the most efficient means of
communicating on a platform comfortable for both Wikipedians and GLAMs.
This makes the most sense in regards to ongoing discussions, announcing
projects and events, asking general questions, and planning for other
Consortium-wide activities (such as the above mentioned public
chats/hangouts.)
*Forms of broadcast*
Most of the best forms of broadcast (rather than dialogue) we're already
doing; these include:
*Blog*: Already created at blog.us.glamwiki.org. We can discuss a strategy
in more detail.
*Social Media*: Already have Facebook (US) and Twitter (global) accounts.
*Newsletter*: This Month in GLAM. Global readership and widely read. Likely
not useful to create our own.
In summary, it is my suggestion that Broadcasting remain on the blog,
> newsletter, and social media channels, and that dialogue remain
> predominately on the email list (GLAM-US), with discussion and decisions
> being copied to the GLAM/Consortium wiki page for future reference.
> Additionally, the idea of having a regularly scheduled chat that is off of
> email and wiki, either in the form of a public Google Hangout or otherwise,
> is a good means for allowing dialogue in a focused way. This component is
> what likely will require further discussion in regards to what platforms
> best suit both Wikipedians and GLAM Professionals' needs. It may be that it
> shifts depending on the information being presented (maybe sometimes it's a
> Twitter chat, other times a Google Hangout, or even possibly an IRC chat.)
Please do continue to discuss these options!
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Lori Phillips
Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
703.489.6036 | http://loribyrdphillips.com/
Hello all,
I recently had the opportunity to take a professional project management
class, and couldn't resist taking the "free time" (free time? what's that?)
to apply a basic project management tool to the Wikipedian in Residence
model.
The result? A "scope diagram" for what a typical Wikipedian in Residence
project looks like. Scope Diagrams include all stakeholders in a project
(anyone who will be involved in the related tasks), as well as each
stakeholder's inputs and outputs for the project. In other words, what each
person (or group) receives from the Wiki in Res, and what they provide.
This is analog style for now. We're talking sharpies and highlighters and
my teacher-like handwriting. Eventually I may type it all up, but no
promises any time soon. There is both the actual scope diagram chart and a
(hand-written) narrative version that will clarify the arrows for the
inputs/outputs.
Feel free to be inspired and/or share this with potential GLAMs who are
considering a residency. I basically type this out long-form over and over
and over in email inquiries. So I figure having a handy chart and talking
through it may prove valuable to a few of you.
Enjoy:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedian_in_Residence_Scope_Diagra…
Lori
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Lori Phillips
Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
703.489.6036 | http://loribyrdphillips.com/
Hello all,
I'm happy to share that GLAM-Wiki US now has a blog!
http://blog.us.glamwiki.org/
This is a direct result of feedback that we requested of GLAM professionals
on the GLAM-US list, regarding platforms for the GLAM-Wiki US Consortium
that would be most useful for busy cultural professionals (and Wikipedians,
too.)
Thanks to Sara Snyder, specifically, for the suggestion. And also to Mike
Peel & Dominic for helping to get the domain all situated.
This will be a predominately broadcast-centric platform (rather than
promoting discussion.) But it is only the first of a number of things we're
developing that will further promote dialogue between Wikipedians and GLAM
professionals.
For now, there are only informational posts that link out externally to the
GLAM:US Portal.
In the future, there will be three main types of posts:
- Basic information on some of our best practices, including link roundups
of resources. (Similar to the Wik-in-Res post.)
- Updates and highlights from our ongoing and new partnerships and events,
in order to more easily promote collaborations.
- Inquiring posts, or prompts for dialogue, that will help shape the US
Consortium and global GLAM best practices.
This will certainly be a community blog, so if you have a timely & relevant
post for the next few weeks please let me know.
If you have any suggestions or questions, I'm happy to hear them!
Best,
Lori
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Lori Phillips
Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
703.489.6036 | http://loribyrdphillips.com/