(Note: the following comments are me as a GLAM WIKI volunteer, a GLAM
professional - not as a WMF fellow working on the gender gap :) )
Great work Lori. You've done a lot of great things, and I know there is
a potential for more to take place. It's so frustrating to have to /try/
to coordinate these things when "on wiki "is so foreign still to most
GLAM professionals (even those who want to participate), and many people
are often more mailing list (traditional) based when it comes to
communication.
I also know it's frustrating about money. As someone, like you, who
comes from the GLAM world, I know that funding isn't being thrown at
these types of projects on a whim, especially large scale consortium
type projects, by GLAMs. If only we had a contingent of grant writers
(haha!) and available funds from the movement (Chapters, WMF, whatever)
that could contribute to this. I also agree that an in person meeting is
KEY to making that happen - we all know the power of GLAMcamp. Without
GLAMcamp I would not be as involved in this as I am, nor care as deeply
as I do.
I really doubt that, anytime soon, significant resources are going to be
shared by GLAMs for these projects that don't' directly relate to their
own direct mission (i.e. funding a Wikipedian in Residence is more ideal
than funding a consortium). GLAMs and Wikimedians want to see this
consortium happen, but, I do think it'll take "Movement money" to make
it come together. Just having initial funds to have a meeting and get
the ball rolling in person is ideal, IMHO.
It's also so aggravating about the tools - I also have a feeling that if
the consortium can get off the ground with a meeting, that tools can be
developed via GLAMs. I'm hoping our event at MCN can help inspire that
too - having tech folks from WMF and MediaWiki volunteers engaged with
GLAMs in the US is important - and I know that if GLAM tech folks were
made more aware of the opportunities with MediaWiki they'd probably have
more interest in developing tools that benefit both sides. I also think
it'd be cool to have more GLAM hackathons (at THATcamp, etc.), but, we'd
need additional MediaWiki folk support for that (hackers, people who can
help lead).
I'm really nervous about what is going to happen after your position ends.
+1 about online community organizing. As a fellow, I am right there with
you on this!!
And yes, I'm amazed at how you have grown as a program manager and
especially as a public speaker. :) (now where is the photo of you
speaking for the report?! :) )
-Sarah
On 8/30/12 12:46 PM, Lori Phillips wrote:
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
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