Hello all,
I was encouraged to discover today that Colleen Dilenschneider, an
influential blogger, writer, and speaker, included GLAM-Wiki in her recent
list, "40 (More) Ways Nonprofits are Engaging Audiences Through Social
Media."
http://colleendilen.com/2012/09/24/40-more-ways-nonprofit-zoos-aquariums-mu…
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 "ZAMs" (Zoos, Aquariums,
Museums). I've always found it important to have a PR professional like
Colleen broadcasting our work accurately, and she'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's aware of the current COI/ GLAM-Wiki
debate, and so I'm all the more appreciative that she included this little
bit of positivity for us.
Here's the blurb:
*34)* *Wikipedians supporting museums.* 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.
And that picture needs to make its way onto Commons!
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/