And speaking of OCLC, we have a new Wikipedian in Residence, Max Klein,
who should be introducing himself any minute now....
Yes! We will be happy to help out with Wikipedia Loves Libraries this
year. I would have been more involved last year but I think I really
only found out about it at the end of October last year.
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research
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Subject: Re: [libraries] [cultural-partners] IFLA
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Christopher Leeder <cleeder(a)umich.edu>
wrote:
Hi Richard,
Will Wikimedia be promoting Wikipedia Loves Libraries this year?
Thanks,
Chris
Yes, and we hope to have more of a head-start this time around in
coordinating with major libraries like NYPL and interlibrary groups
like OCLC in outreach to a broader swath of libraries.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Pharos
<pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be
> an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries'
events
> in October/November:
>
>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton
<anne_britton(a)yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > Interesting discussion.
> >
> > Having worked in galleries, museums, public libraries, research
> > libraries, library special collections, and archives, I would
suggest
that
> > the relevance of Wikipedia varies for each,
depending on many
factors. For
> > instance: What types of patrons are served?
Is the institution
publicly
> > funded? What are its institutional
priorities? How flexible is its
> > institutional planning? How do decisions get made? How is it
adjusting to
> > the tectonic shifts in technology, media
consumption, and
participatory
> > culture?
> >
> > Showing the relevance of Wikipedia to GLAM institutions might be
> > achieved quickly, with a one-size-fits-all approach. But more
likely
it'll
> > happen gradually, one convert at a time,
depending on context.
> >
> > The American Library Association, for instance, is a big, complex
> > organization with some 61,000 members. Here are just a few of the
sub-groups
> > within ALA, each very different, and
suggestive of the diverse ways
ALA
> > members might relate to Wikipedia:
> >
> > - American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
> > - Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
> > - Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
> > - Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
> > - Assn. of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends & Foundations
(ALTAFF)
> > - Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative
Library Agencies (ASCLA)
> > - Library & Information Technology Assn. (LITA)
> > - Library Leadership & Management Assn. (LLAMA)
> > - Public Library Assn. (PLA)
> > - Reference & User Services Assn. (RUSA)
> > - Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA)
> >
> > And ALA is merely one of the many professional organizations that
> > address GLAM concerns. That said, Wiki-GLAM partnerships have so
much
potential. It's totally worth the effort.
All the best,
Anne
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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