Hi All,
Maybe we should all take a vote using a free online polling service about
platforms to decide how to move forward?
Neal
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Lori Phillips
<lori.byrd.phillips(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
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!
--
Lori Phillips
Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
US Cultural Partnerships Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
703.489.6036 |
http://loribyrdphillips.com/
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