Greetings, fellow GLAM project members, This message marks my first on the GLAM mailing list, which I joined following Wikimania 2012 (where I attended nearly all of the GLAM-related sessions with great interest). My thanks to Lori for her continued encouragement and support; she has provided a friendly face to the GLAM project and has answered any questions I have thrown her way since first hearing about Wikipedians collaborating with cultural institutions. Additional thanks to GLAM folks for providing so much quality information at Wikimania; I had the pleasure of meeting Wikimedia Foundation staff and GLAM professionals throughout the conference and at the GLAM Night Out event. (I was also interviewed by Victor G. and had a brief opportunity to discuss GLAM; we will see what the final product looks like and what is used for the fundraising campaign!)... My names is Jason and I have contributed to English Wikipedia under the username Another Believer for nearly five years now. I currently reside in Portland, Oregon and work for a non-profit arts organization. I have a great appreciation for cultural institutions and the role they play in our community. Stated simply, the marriage between GLAMs and Wikipedia is brilliant and the concept of Wikipedians in Residence is very exciting. I thought I might offer an update about an approaching project in collaboration with the Multnomah County Library. On October 27, the Central Library (the main branch of the Multnomah County Library) will be hosting an edit-athon in conjunction with Wiki Loves Libraries. I, and I believe at least one additional Wikipedian and member of WikiProject Oregon, will be attending the edit-athon. The primary focus will be to improve MCL-related articles, share the resources available to Wikipedians at MCL facilities and train new/interested Wikipedians. We have scheduled a meeting with MCL staff on October 3rd to organize the event. In addition, I have been invited to visit the library at a time closed to the public to meet staff, get a "behind-the-scenes" perspective and photograph the interior of the building uninterrupted. (The Central Library is located on the National Register of Historic Places, so all of my photographs will be uploaded to Commons as part of the Wiki Loves Monuments competition, an added bonus to this collaboration which is also known by MCL.) I bring this update to the GLAM mailing list with the hope that this collaboration might be the start of a greater bond between the Multnomah County Library system and Wikipedia. If anyone has literature to recommend (perhaps I should look closer at the Bookshelf available at the GLAM portal on Wikipedia), or advice about how to encourage a strengthened relationship between both parties, I am all ears! I will continue attempting to collaborate with MCL in the future, regardless of whether or not they are open to furthering the relationship beyond hosting occasional events. On a personal note, I remain very dedicated to Wikipedia and its sister projects, outreach initiatives and the concept of Wikipedians in Residence. My interests are primarily in research and content creation, and I appreciate the platform Wikipedia serves in our society (non-biased, free, educational, reliable, etc.); other interests include WikiProject construction and maintenance, categorization, grantwriting, collaborations, etc. Subjects of interest include architecture, current events, local history, monuments, music, National
Register of Historic Places, parks, performing arts, politics, public
art, science, etc. I am certain Wikipedians in Residence roles range from super-part-time unpaid positions to full-time paid positions; regardless, I am pleased to see relationships forming and industry standards being created. Not to sound self-serving, but my hope is that one day I might be able to make a living supporting Wikipedia-related projects, simply because I am that interested and dedicated to the mission. If anyone has any connections in the Portland area or hears of any opportunities that arise in the future, feel free to contact me directly. Similarly, I am always looking to improve my "Wiki CV" (as I like to call my Wikipedia-related activity), so I'd be interested in joining GLAM/Wikipedia-related workshops and events (especially if scholarships might be available!). Pardon the extended introduction, and keep up the amazing work! Thank you,Jason / Another Believer (P.S. - Sorry if this mailing list is not the ideal platform for this message. Between the various GLAM-related platforms, I thought I would start here!)
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/
Hello all,
The Mid-Year Report for the position of US Cultural Partnerships'
Coordinator is now available. >
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/Mid-Year_Report
This includes Highlights of the past months, details on the GLAM-Wiki US
Consortium, Challenges, and Implications.
I'm happy to hear your thoughts!
Best,
Lori
*Cross-posting to GLAM-L, Cultural Partners, Internal, Wikimedia-L*
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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/