Hello all,<div><br></div><div>I was encouraged to discover today that Colleen Dilenschneider, an influential blogger, writer, and speaker, included GLAM-Wiki in her recent list, &quot;40 (More) Ways Nonprofits are Engaging Audiences Through Social Media.&quot;<br>
<br><a href="http://colleendilen.com/2012/09/24/40-more-ways-nonprofit-zoos-aquariums-museums-are-engaging-audiences-through-social-media/">http://colleendilen.com/2012/09/24/40-more-ways-nonprofit-zoos-aquariums-museums-are-engaging-audiences-through-social-media/</a><div>
<br></div><div>Further context: Colleen uses these lists in her talks around the world, and they tend to gain legs and make their way into publications all over. Her focus is on PR, marketing, and social media in &quot;ZAMs&quot; (Zoos, Aquariums, Museums). I&#39;ve always found it important to have a PR professional like Colleen broadcasting our work accurately, and she&#39;s been savvy in making sure she understands all the nuance of COI and paid editing in Wikipedia before she dedicates an entire post to us (she has yet to, but includes our work as examples frequently). She&#39;s aware of the current COI/ GLAM-Wiki debate, and so I&#39;m all the more appreciative that she included this little bit of positivity for us.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Here&#39;s the blurb:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><b>34)</b> <b>Wikipedians supporting museums.</b> The GLAM-WIKI project supports GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives museums) and other institutions who want to work with Wikimedia to produce open-access, freely-reusable content for the public. Like the idea behind Wikipedia, the GLAM Wikipedians themselves are transparent, accessible, and highly-connected as they help lead institutions into an age of open authority. Proof of their connectivity? A picture I took of this group during a dinner together at AAM2012.</blockquote>
<br>And that picture needs to make its way onto Commons!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Lori<br><br>--<br>Lori Phillips<br>Digital Marketing Content Coordinator<br>The Children&#39;s Museum of Indianapolis<br><br>
US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator<br>Wikimedia Foundation<br><br>703.489.6036 | <a href="http://loribyrdphillips.com/">http://loribyrdphillips.com/</a><br></div></div>