GLAM-US May 2014

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New NARA staff account pages
by Dominic McDevitt-Parks 29 May '14

29 May '14

Hi all, This week, I am continuing NARA's work to improve the transparency of our contributions to Wikipedia by rolling out a user page template<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:NARA_user_page> which will be used for all NARA staff accounts. Here is an example of the template in action, on the user page of a staff member from our Office of the Federal Register: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Woo_24>. To recap our work so far, NARA has published: - Our internal staff editing guidelines<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/National_Archives_and_Records_…> (internally: July 2012, publicly: September 2012) - A long-form statement of our principles<http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=8502> on our blog (September 2012) - My personal FAQ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dominic/FAQ> about my paid activities on my user page (October, 2013) The new template includes language approved by NARA's general counsel's office for this purpose. It serves the dual purpose of enforcing standard conflict of interest disclosure language on all NARA staff user pages, while also giving staff members new to Wikipedia an automatic, visually appealing user page to start off with. It also places the users into a category, so that we can easily track all staff accounts. My hope is that it will also serve as a visual cue for when an account is operating outside of the bounds of our approved rules of engagement for Wikipedia—if someone from NARA is editing without this template on their user page, it probably means they haven't been trained in Wikipedia and management is unaware of their actions. And finally, of course, I have written the statement so that it is more than just a disclosure, but also a positive message to the Wikimedia community about our intentions. Here are two of the more important statements: - "We are working to make our holdings, publications, and other resources more accessible to the public by engaging directly with Wikipedia." - "Because the National Archives' educational mission is in line with Wikipedia's mission to disseminate knowledge freely, I will not make edits that I do not believe are in accordance with Wikipedia's practices and procedures." There is also a note that directs any Wikimedians with concerns about any NARA staff's edits that they can contact me, as I act as NARA's liaison to Wikipedia. I am hoping this method is useful for other institutions. I'd love to hear any feedback others have on this approach we're taking. Dominic

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NYC - June 1 - Drinking About Museums GLAM-Wiki style
by Sarah Stierch 27 May '14

27 May '14

Hi everyone - I'm visiting NYC next weekend and decided to...plan my own #drinkingaboutmuseums! I hope you'll join us in TriBeCa (and spread the word!) about Drinking About Museums GLAM-Wiki edition! Learn more here: http://wp.me/p1i5o1-4m<https://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp%2Eme%2Fp1i5o1-4m&urlh…> -- Sarah Stierch ----- Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. www.sarahstierch.com

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New Wikipedian in Residence
by Kara E Flynn 25 May '14

25 May '14

Hello, I am a Wikipedian in Residence this summer at the University of Puget Sound’s Archives & Special Collections, in Tacoma, WA. I am a rising senior and will be working this summer with Katie Henningsen, our Archivist and Digital Collections Coordinator, to make our archival material accessible through Wikipedia. I recently met with Lianna Davis, Head of Communications and External Relations at the Wiki Education Foundation, and she suggested that I introduce myself to the email list and get connected to other, more experienced Wikipedians. I’m still pretty new to Wikipedia, and may be reaching out to this list for some guidance down the line as I begin to write articles, so I wanted to introduce myself and Katie in advance! Best, Kara Flynn ‘15 Wikipedian in Residence Archives & Special Collections University of Puget Sound Thank you for supporting the University of Puget Sound Archives & Special Collections. Katie L.B. Henningsen | Archivist & Digital Collections Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND Collins Memorial Library 1500 N. Warner St. #1021 Tacoma, WA 98416-1021 T: 253.879.2669 pugetsound.edu/library

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Thanks!
by Kara E Flynn 24 May '14

24 May '14

Hi everyone, Thank you all for your prompt responses and helpful suggestions! I'll be sure to look into the various links you've all sent. Thanks again. Best, Kara

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Re: [GLAM-US] New Wikipedian in Residence
by Jake Orlowitz 24 May '14

24 May '14

Hi Katie! Welcome. I recommend three quick tutorials to get up to speed, about an hour each: * http://enwp.org/WP:STUDENT - Education program training * http://enwp.org/WP:TWA - Wikipedia adventure interactive game * http://enwp.org/WP:PANDS - Plain and simple guide for new editors For much more in depth background, there's: https://en.wp.org/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual - Missing Manual Good luck! Jake Orlowitz (User:Ocaasi) The Wikipedia Library On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Welcome Katie! > > I was just at the American Alliance of Museums Conference (there were a > few of us there) in Seattle this past week, shame I didn't know about your > work sooner :) > > Glad that you have joined us here, I've done many projects and consulted > on multiple residencies. If we can be of any help here, so let us know. > > -Sarah (who lives down the street in Oakland, California!) > > > On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Kara E Flynn <kflynn(a)pugetsound.edu>wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am a Wikipedian in Residence this summer at the University of Puget >> Sound’s Archives & Special Collections, in Tacoma, WA. I am a rising senior >> and will be working this summer with Katie Henningsen, our Archivist and >> Digital Collections Coordinator, to make our archival material accessible >> through Wikipedia. >> >> I recently met with Lianna Davis, Head of Communications and External >> Relations at the Wiki Education Foundation, and she suggested that I >> introduce myself to the email list and get connected to other, more >> experienced Wikipedians. I’m still pretty new to Wikipedia, and may be >> reaching out to this list for some guidance down the line as I begin to >> write articles, so I wanted to introduce myself and Katie in advance! >> >> Best, >> >> Kara Flynn ‘15 >> Wikipedian in Residence >> Archives & Special Collections >> University of Puget Sound >> >> >> Thank you for supporting the University of Puget Sound Archives & Special >> Collections. >> Katie L.B. Henningsen | Archivist & Digital Collections Coordinator >> UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND >> Collins Memorial Library >> 1500 N. Warner St. #1021 >> Tacoma, WA 98416-1021 >> T: 253.879.2669 >> pugetsound.edu/library >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GLAM-US mailing list >> GLAM-US(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us >> > > > > -- > > Sarah Stierch > > ----- > > Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. > > www.sarahstierch.com > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM-US mailing list > GLAM-US(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us > > -- Jake Orlowitz Wikipedia: Ocaasi <http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi> Facebook: Jake Orlowitz <http://www.facebook.com/jorlowitz> Twitter: JakeOrlowitz <https://twitter.com/JakeOrlowitz> LinkedIn: Jake Orlowitz<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=197604531> Email: jorlowitz(a)yahoo.com Skype: jorlowitz Cell: (484) 684-2104 Home: (484) 380-3940

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Visiting Chicago
by Andy Mabbett 19 May '14

19 May '14

I'll be visiting Chicago on 20-25 May, and have some free time then. Are there any GLAM events in that period, anyone at a GLAM I should meet, or is there anyone who'd like to meet for coffee/ beer? I'd be happy to chat about my Wikipedia Residences in the UK; QRpedia, or other activities. I'd also like to meet a local birder, who can help me identify the birds I see there! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Contacts at the WWI museum in Kansas City
by Alex Stinson 16 May '14

16 May '14

Hi all, I am going to reach out to the World War I museum in Kansas City to try to follow up on Wikimedia UK's call for "WWI and Dissent" editathons in November. Does anyone on the list serv have a recommendation on who I should talk to? My graduate program has a graduate working in their grant writing staff right now, so I am going to see if she has any recommendations as well. Alex Stinson

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WikiConference USA - almost here!
by Pharos 07 May '14

07 May '14

I am very pleased to announce that WikiConference USA is less than 30 days away! Over the last few months, Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC have been collecting curated submissions on a diversity of wiki and free/open knowledge-related topics (with tracks on Community, Tech, Outreach, GLAM, Education), and recruited some excellent keynote speakers who can speak to their personal activism and leadership in these domains. But this is a "Wiki" conference, and what it thrives on most is your participation, your differing areas of experience and expertise, to enliven and enrich all of the sessions we have planned together. And, exciting too, there still will be numerous opportunities for "unconference" sessions led by participants on the fly, and we encourage you to bring the ideas from your domain for these sessions as well. Here are the details for the conference: Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014 Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013) Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org Email: wikicon(a)wikimedianyc.org Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/ And our distinguished and dynamic roster of keynote speakers: *Phoebe Ayers - Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees *Sumana Harihareswara - Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Team; Advisor, Ada Initiative *Christie Koehler - Community Building Education Lead, Mozilla Corporation *DC Vito, Executive Director - The LAMP/MediaBreaker For more information, please review our official press release below! We hope you will join us and help us spread the word! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.p… Thanks, Richard Knipel (User:Pharos) Wikimedia NYC

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BIG NEWS - May 1st - New Wikimedia Foundation Director
by Dorothy Howard 03 May '14

03 May '14

All, Just wanted to share the new announcement as of May 1st. *Lila Tretikov announced new head of Wikimedia Foundation!* http://recode.net/2014/05/01/wikipedia-has-a-new-boss-lila-tretikov-named-e… https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/05/01/wmf_announces_new_ed_lila_tretikov/ Also, the Metropolitan New York Library Council will be collaborating with the Center for Jewish History to host an Edit-a-Thon on Sunday May 4st from noon to 5pm. Tell your free culture friends in NYC. http://www.cjh.org/event/2427 Thanks, Dorothy -- Dorothy Howard, Open Data Fellow Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) 212.228.2320 x127 Web <http://metro.org/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/tweetmetro> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/2197752> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/METRO-Metropolitan-New-York-Library-Council/2…>

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