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/
Hello all!
I'd like to re-open the conversation about the GLAM-Wiki US Consortium [1]
and thank those of you who have added your thoughts to the talk page, added
your name as interested, or signed up as an affiliate organization. (And I
hope many more of you will!)
I'm excited to announce that we now have a confirmed advisory group! This
group is made up of around six cultural professionals (with libraries,
archives, and museums all represented), and around six Wikipedians who will
help lead in establishing the core goals of the Consortium and our best
path forward. The full list can be found on the Consortium page [2]. Thank
you to the GLAM professionals, GLAM-Wikimedians, and current/former WMF
board members who have offered their time to help steer the Consortium!
We have also begun a list of principles [3], which serve as a foundation
for the focus of the GLAM Consortium. Please do share your thoughts on
these as we continue to fine tune them.
One of the main questions left to be answered is the appropriate structure
that the Consortium should take.
Specifically, *What platforms for discussion and information dispersal are
most immediately useful & relevant?*
The most important goal is to have a system for both sharing information &
discussing emerging ideas that is useful for BOTH GLAM professionals and
Wikipedians. Sara Snyder pointed out the usefulness of a blog (thanks
Sara!) and I agree that a blog can be a great method for broadcast. In
fact, thanks to Mike Peel and Dominic, we now have a Wordpress blog space
ready to be fixed up! (... still working on that, but hopefully I'll have
news soon : ).
That said, I also feel that we need a formal structure for non-Wikipedians
and Wikipedians to be able to comfortably discuss GLAM-related topics. This
is something of a new challenge. I personally feel that we should think
through some new ground rules. In order to be less intimidating (or even
just less time consuming) for non-Wikipedians, we should consider always
replying on-list (or in the email thread) in order that everyone will see
it. The usual situation is that we haphazardly discuss things in an email
until someone pipes up and says "this should be on-wiki; let's move this to
the talk page!" And that's fine too, but we should be cognizant that in
this new mix of people, moving things completely to a talk page will lose
important eyeballs. Likely things should just be replicated on-wiki.
Happy to hear everyone's thoughts on this and all manner of everything else
Consortium-related.
Best,
Lori
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/Consortium
[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/Consortium#Advisory_Group_Me…
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/Consortium#Principles
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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/
Here's the playlist I made to compile all of the GLAM-Wiki session videos
at Wikimania:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0D29D4F1A5C44E8F&feature=plcp
Sorry if someone else has done this, but I didn't notice one and I needed
an easier link for the GLAM-Wiki social queues. : )
I'll be updating as the videos come in. I know that they're not all up yet.
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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,
About a year and a half ago I was incredibly inspired by a talk that Koven
Smith, Director of Technology at the Denver Art Museum, gave at Ignite
Smithsonian. His concept has evolved from "What's the point of the museum
website?" to "the Kinetic museum," and essentially validates our work with
GLAM-Wiki by saying what we always say, "Use external platforms, go where
the people are. [and as one example...] Use Wikipedia."
This year, at MuseumNext Barcelona in May, he was even bolder in his urging
museums to adopt external platforms, and he has an entire portion of his
talk in which he very clearly articulates to museum professionals why they
are pretty much crazy to be re-writing the same content on their
collections databases over and over, when really they should just be using
Wikipedia.
The video is here: http://vimeo.com/47589803
I'll note that he's a fast-talking-American, so it may be tough for
translations. But here is a transcript of the portion about Wikipedia. It's
truly great content for your "why Wikipedia?" questions of GLAM
professionals. AND it's coming from a GLAM professional (not us), which is
what's so refreshing. Be sure to attribute Koven if you use any of this!
(And let me know if you do; he'll be glad to hear it : ).
Building on this concept of an ongoing evolutionary construction rather
> than growing your own content is looking at communications.
>
>
We need to recognize that museums are part of a content ecosystem now
> rather than the totality of that ecosystem. Developing information
> resources that compete with Wikipedia is insane. Developing information
> resources that compete with other museums is insane-r. There’s no reason
> for us to own content that is not unique to us; all it does is weigh us
> down and prevent us from moving faster.
>
So instead of positioning ourselves as an alternative resource to those
> information resources that already exist we have to learn how to use them
> to our advantage. I can’t imagine that if museums didn’t already exist,
> that we would initiate them by saying, “we’re going to be a competing
> information resource to Wikipedia, but we’ll be *way* better because
> we’ve got the power of scholarship behind us.” That ship has sailed.
> Wikipedia is more important as an information resource than any other
> single institution. We need to accept that and figure out how to work with
> it.
>
Wikipedia and resources like it are going to adapt to cultural shifts and
> interpretation way faster than you are and without you having to expend
> those resources. So instead of developing a competing artist biography,
> just use Wikipedia’s. That way when an artist dies or changes their working
> location, it’s no longer a “somebody has to change that information in the
> object record” problem. It’s already been done for you by the Wikipedia
> community. And now you don’t have to change anything.
>
This is one of the reasons why I like the Brooklyn Museum’s WikiLink
> project, recognizing that as a fact. It’s a resource that’s out there, it
> allows us to get in very deep with content, without actually having to own
> all of that process from end to end.
>
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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/
Hi Wiki-American photography and architecture enthusiasts,
'Wikipedia Takes America' is coming up in September, and I'd like to
encourage you to start a page for your city/region with this event
wizard:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_America#Event_page_w…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)