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Hello all,
I was very excited to see this blog post come out of the Getty today, from
CEO James Cuno, who is both a polarizing and respected force in the museum
world. In the U.S. we've been trying to encourage the Getty to release
their Vocabularies into the public domain for years. In my last effort, I
had the Dallas Museum of Art's Rob Stein tell me he would be sure to
"strongly encourage" this as soon as he could, because there was really no
reason why it shouldn't be. So that is a great win for us, in addition to
the fact that the Getty is a new proponent and advocate for open culture in
general.
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/open-content-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/
I'm also personally quite proud that the recent Horizon Report: Museum
Edition was cited as his rationale, thanks to the fact that Open Content
was included as a near-term horizon in the 2012 report. We worked hard to
get that included this year, since Open Content has been on the bubble in
past Horizon Reports. It's also exciting to see the Walters listed first
among Cuno's listing of forward thinking institutions in the US who have
paved the way for open culture.
This blog should prove useful for those still needing convincing - enjoy!
Lori
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Hello all,
We will not have a GLAM-Wiki GLAMout this month due to many folks traveling
for Wikimania.
Please help us make the September GLAMout the best it can be! We've had
some great updates and conversations since we started in May. It's
important to us that the GLAMouts be global. While it's hosted by the
GLAM-Wiki US Consortium, it's meant for everyone to participate.
Share your ideas for topics and sign up to present or watch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMout
Thanks and happy Wikimania to those who are able to attend!
Lori
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Lori Byrd Phillips
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[pardon cross-posting]
Hello everyone! I am delighted to announce:
The Program Evaluation & Design team[1] will be hosting our first office
hours on IRC on July 26 at 16:00 UTC.
Event Details:
==========
Date: July 26, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 1600-1700 UTC, 9:00-10:00 AM PDT
IRC channel: #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net
Agenda:
1. A chance for community members to learn about *why* program evaluation &
design is an important and powerful tool.
2. An opportunity for community members to understand why WMF is engaging
in PE&D.
3. General Q&A about program evaluation & design
4. A chance to get virtually get to know the PE&D team (Sarah, Jaime and
Frank)[2]
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Index
[2]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program_Evaluation_and_Design/FAQ#Who_is_on_…
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*Donate<http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Donate/en&utm_source=&utm_…>
today
and keep it free!
Visit me on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch>!
Fellow Wiki-Americans,
We have been offered potential space for about 200 participants for a
three-day WikiConference USA event at NYU's ITP program for March 21-23,
2014.
Let us know your thoughts on this option.
Please see additional info here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_USA#Potential_venue:_NYU…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hi all,
I'm happy to announce that the GLAM-Wiki US Consortium has been officially
recognized as a Wikimedia affiliate user group! The decision to pursue
affiliation was one of the main outcomes of the Consortium's advisory group
meeting in April. We see this as an important step in our evolution as a
group, and for the GLAM-Wiki movement in the US. See below for the
resolution.
Dominic
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Carlos Manuel Colina*
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Subject: Approval of GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium
To: Dominic McDevitt-Parks <dominic.mcdevitt-parks(a)wikimediadc.org>,
Affiliations Committee list <affcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Good morning Dominic,
I am glad to inform you that the Affiliations Committee has approved the
formation of the GLAM-Wiki US Consortium. You can find the resolution on
Meta [1]. This means the GLAM-Wiki Consortium is recognised as a Wikimedia
User Group for a one-year period ending 30 June, 2014.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate contacting us.
Congratulations and welcome to the network of Wikimedia entities!
Regards,
Carlos M Colina
Vice-Chair, Affilations Committee
[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/GLAM-Wiki…
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This sounds like an amazing idea!
Sent from my HTC One™ S on T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network.
----- Reply message -----
From: "Lori Phillips" <lori.byrd.phillips(a)gmail.com>
To: "North American Cultural Partnerships" <glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [GLAM-US] GLAM Wiki 2014
Date: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 10:54 AM
*Sharing this from the cultural partners list, with permission from Leigh.
Please do share your thoughts/enthusiasm!*
*- Lori
*
Saludos!
After the successful GLAM Wiki 2013, there was talk about who would like to
host the next one. Id like to raise the possibility of having it in
Mexico, at my campus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITESM_CCM
ITESM CCM has been working on a number of different Wikipedia projects,
which include the campus library sponsoring photo contests and donations of
photos from the campus archives. In addition, at the education get-together
at the Milan meeting, there was discussion of how education and GLAM can,
and perhaps should, overlap. It would also be a good idea to have a major
GLAM event on the west side of the Atlantic.
I have discussed the possibility with the campus library director, who is
quite enthusiastic and have talked to a number of people (students and
teachers) already involved with Wikipedia. We have a preliminary user group
up and going
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Borregos_CCM_Student_User_Group, that
we will solidify come August when everyone is on campus and we can meet
face-to-face. We are looking at a date sometime in April.
We have also talked to Wikimedia Mexico, which has preliminary agreed to
cooperate with us.
We would like to know if the community likes the idea!
Leigh Thelmadatter
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*Sharing this from the cultural partners list, with permission from Leigh.
Please do share your thoughts/enthusiasm!*
*- Lori
*
Saludos!
After the successful GLAM Wiki 2013, there was talk about who would like to
host the next one. Id like to raise the possibility of having it in
Mexico, at my campus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITESM_CCM
ITESM CCM has been working on a number of different Wikipedia projects,
which include the campus library sponsoring photo contests and donations of
photos from the campus archives. In addition, at the education get-together
at the Milan meeting, there was discussion of how education and GLAM can,
and perhaps should, overlap. It would also be a good idea to have a major
GLAM event on the west side of the Atlantic.
I have discussed the possibility with the campus library director, who is
quite enthusiastic and have talked to a number of people (students and
teachers) already involved with Wikipedia. We have a preliminary user group
up and going
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Borregos_CCM_Student_User_Group, that
we will solidify come August when everyone is on campus and we can meet
face-to-face. We are looking at a date sometime in April.
We have also talked to Wikimedia Mexico, which has preliminary agreed to
cooperate with us.
We would like to know if the community likes the idea!
Leigh Thelmadatter
_______________________________________________
Cultural-Partners mailing list
Cultural-Partners(a)wikimedia.ch
https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/cultural-partners
Please treat emails sent to this list as confidential.Ask senders for
permission before forwarding emails off-list.
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Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
703.489.6036 | http://loribyrdphillips.com/
Hello!
I'd like to invite you to the next edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which will be focused on The Civil War and American Art<http://www.americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2012/art_civil_war/>. The event will include: new editor training, a tour with the curator, Eleanor Harvey, of The Civil War and American Art exhibition, and a group edit-a-thon.
When: Friday, February 15, 2013
Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum<http://www.americanart.si.edu/>, Located at 8th and G Streets, NW, in Washington D.C. We will meet in the G Street Lobby (enter at 8th and G Streets) at 9:15 a.m.
What to bring: photo ID, a laptop, coffee and snacks if you wish (lunch is provided)
Advanced RSVP Required! RSVP to Georgina Goodlander, goodlanderg(a)si.edu<mailto:goodlanderg@si.edu>, 202-633-8532, Due to the limited space, sign up is required. Space is limited to 20 non-staff participants.
Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Georgina
Georgina Goodlander
Web & Social Media Content Manager
Smithsonian American Art Museum
(202) 633-8532 | GoodlanderG(a)si.edu
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