GLAM March 2015

glam@lists.wikimedia.org

15 participants
11 discussions

Researchers in museums
by Pat Hadley 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

Hi all, There's been a recent bit of coverage in the UK over the issue of museums charging researchers for collection access. The strongest arguments for free and open access have come from the Prehistoric Society and can be seen on the Museum's Association Website <http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/17032015-museums-cri…> . At York Museums Trust (hosts of my project) they do not charge researchers and have recently begun insisting that visiting researchers openly licence any photographs they take of collections items and encouraging them to pursue open access publishing of the research output (not always possible). I was wondering whether the GLAMwiki movement might like to speak on the issue and encourage GLAMs with which we are working to consider this part of their openness strategy. Research is one of the key ways in which collections are enriched. I for one am fed up with finding obscure notes on collection databases implying the existence of research done in the last decade which is now invisible online and/or has no paper-trail at the museum. What do people think? Cheers, Pat -- Pat Hadley Yorkshire's open culture brain-for-hire pathadley.net @pathadley <http://twitter.com/pathadley>

6 8

Scottish Fairground Culture Editathon - 7 May
by Sara Thomas 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hello all, Are you a fan of all things fairground? Candy floss, toffee apples and games of chance? And might you be in the vicinity of Glasgow on the afternoon of 7th May? If so, myself and Glasgow Museums would love to see you at the Scottish Fairground Culture Editathon, being held at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow. More details on the event page: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Scottish_Fairground_Culture_Editathon All the best, Sara Sara ThomasWikimedian in ResidenceGlasgow Museums / Museums Galleries Scotlandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Museums_Galleries_Scot…

1 0

Re: [GLAM] New GLAM collaboration in BG Wikipedia, photos of ancient Roman coins
by vladislav Nedelev 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Dear all, First my apologies for the double posting Thank you for your fast answers I am sorry that I am answering that late, but I was abroad (on a numismatic exhibition) and I was overbooked. So I am planning to create a new page for the collaboration in Commons, as well as a special category for this collaboration. I will try to use the templates that you suggest (Template:Artwork), and will prepare a (temporary) template with numismatic parameters as an embedded template in the "description" parameter. It can thus be one day integrated in the artwork template, if necessary. And I will create a template for references, explaining that the information in the template is for the indication of the coins, made by the Society. You will be welcome to check and review the first uploads according to this collaboration, and return feedback. Yours sincerely, Vladislav Nedelev

2 1

GLAM-WIKI 2015 programme takes shape
by Sandra Fauconnier 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hi everyone, (apologies for some cross-posting…) The GLAM-WIKI 2015 programme is taking shape! More info will be added in the upcoming days. https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2015 <https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2015> https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2015/Programme <https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2015/Programme> If you have any remarks, questions, suggestions on specific sessions, feel free to respond on the respective talk pages as they become available and filled in. I’m asking all session leaders to ‘take charge’ of their own session pages. Looking forward to seeing many of you in The Hague in less than 3 weeks :-) Greetings, Sandra

1 0

European legislation on reuse of public sector information
by Sara Thomas 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Hello all, I'm a Wikimedian in Residence in Scotland, and was wondering if anyone working in European GLAMs has had any chat about the revision of the above - aka the PSI Directive? (There's a relatively clear guide about the implications of the amended directive here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/psi-dir…) In terms of open knowledge, this seems to be a Good Thing, although there are concerns (and they are to be expected) in some quarters about the potential impact upon income generation. Would love to hear everyone's views! Best, Sara ThomasWikimedian in ResidenceGlasgow Museums / Museums Galleries Scotland

1 0

This Month in GLAM: February 2015
by The 'This Month in GLAM' team 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org. *This Month in GLAM – Issue II, Volume V – February 2015* ------------------------------ Africa report: Photo Hunt in museum in Uganda http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/A… Armenia report: Free Book for Wikipedians http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/A… Belgium report: Conferences & workshops http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/B… Catalan areas report: Edit-a-thons about archaeology in Gavà and biochemistry in Barcelona http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/C… Finland report: Hacking Heritage http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/F… France report: From prehistoric era to pirates: an usual month at WMFR http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/F… Germany report: Open GLAM is one thing - open funds quite another http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/G… Greece report: 10th Europeana Fashion Edit-a-thon organised by Athens' Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/G… Italy report: OCLC conference in Florence; Wiki Loves Monuments exhibition; continued BEIC activities http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/I… Netherlands report: Report of activities: February http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/N… Poland report: Developing GLAM collaborations in Poland http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/P… Spain report: Workshops at Reina Sofía Library in Valladolid http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/S… Sweden report: Strange noise, public art and old maps http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/S… Switzerland report: First Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/S… UK report: Continued Catalan Collaboration; Steam Sounds; Glasgow GLAMs; Edinburgh Editathons http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/U… USA report: Wikipedia in Philadelphia (and Ocean City, MD!) http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/U… Special story: Europeana's Wikimedia Task Force reports http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/S… Open Access report: Tracking recent uploads; Wikidata for research meetups; Ant-decapitating flies, Lego and a new frog http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/O… Calendar: March's GLAM events http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Contents/E… ------------------------------ Single page view http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/February_2015/Single Twitter http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM Add your story / Work on the next edition http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -- The *This Month in GLAM* team http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter

1 0

edit-a-thon at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
by Milby, Jessica 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Hi everyone, Wednesday, March 25th from 5:30-8:30pm EST the Philadelphia Museum of Art will host an edit-a-thon to add and improve articles on African American artists in conjunction with our exhibition Represent: 200 Years of African American Art<http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/815.html>. Check here<http://www.philamuseum.org/calendar/?gv=0&id=25&et=0&dt=March_2015> for other events on the day. Information on the edit-a-thon can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Represent_Afric…. The event is open to the public and free after Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Wednesdays after 5pm. New and experienced editors are welcome. Newcomers are encouraged to attend the first hour of the event for a basic training session, led by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Wikipedian in residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. We encourage attendees to bring their own laptops and power cords. Please help us spread the word! Thanks, Jessica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art Jessica Milby Assistant Director for Collection Information Philadelphia Museum of Art 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19130 www.philamuseum.org

1 0

Re: [GLAM] GLAM Digest, Vol 44, Issue 3
by vladislav Nedelev 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Dear all, thank you for your fast answers I am sorry that I am answering that late, but I was abroad (on a numismatic exhibition) and I was overbooked. So I am planning to create a new page for the collaboration in Commons, as well as a special category for this collaboration. I will try to use the templates that you suggest (Template:Artwork), and will prepare a (temporary) template with numismatic parameters as an embedded template in the "description" parameter. It can thus be one day integrated in the artwork template, if necessary. And I will create a template for references, explaining that the information in the template is for the indication of the coins, made by the Society. You will be welcome to check and review the first uploads according to this collaboration, and return feedback. Yours sincerely, Vladislav Nedelev

1 0

New GLAM collaboration in BG Wikipedia, photos of ancient Roman coins
by vladislav Nedelev 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Dear all, My name is Vladislav Nedelev, from Bulgaria, and some of you probably remember me from the Wikimedia CEE Meeting in Kiev in December 2014. After few weeks of communication between me and Vassia Atanassova (Spiritia) as representatives of the user group of ’ Wikimedians of Bulgaria’ and the Numismatic Society – ‘Philippopolis’, we have their permission to upload a collection of 236 pictures of 118 ancient Roman coins, minted in Philippopolis, now Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The collection comprises some well preserved bronze coins, minted during the reign of eleven Roman Emperors from 81 to 222 year AD, among whom Antoninus Pius, Caracalla, Commodus, Elagabalus, Geta, Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus. The collection is very exhaustively described, with data about the diameter, weight, emperor, the material and inscription on the coins. Together with the people for the Society we prepared a short announcement about this GLAM collaboration project, which is published (in Bulgarian) on the Society’s website <http://nd-philippopol.com/%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%…>. After this preparation, now we reach the point where we are supposed to start uploading pictures in Commons. But we have some questions: - Do you think that we have to create a new page in the “Commons” namespace about the collaboration in commons, given that we already have a page <https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0…> in the Bulgarian Wikipedia. Is there a model for pages for such collaborations? - Do you recommending us to use the default template “Information”, or shall we create a new special template for coins with different parameters like diameter, weight, emperor, etc., and information about the collaboration and about the source of the pictures. Can you suggest a more specific template for coins? - Are we missing some vitally important thing to do or announce in relation to this GLAM collaboration? I am attaching а translation of the news <http://nd-philippopol.com/%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%…> from the official web site of the society? Any advise and help to make these first steps are more than welcome! Yours sincerely, Vladislav Nedelev

3 2

Wikipedia Library Books & Bytes Newsletter (Issue 10)
by Jake Orlowitz 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Hi library aficionados, Catch up on the latest 2 months of news and developments from The Wikipedia Library: In this issue of Books & Bytes... * New donations - ProjectMUSE, Dynamed, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and Women Writers Online * New TWL coordinators, conference updates, and new guide outreach guides (including a template for just for archivists) *Foundation moves - TWL joints into the new Community Engagement department at the WMF, completes quarterly review * And a 360 degree view of the digital library world with Bytes in Brief from around the web *Read the newsletter:* < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Ja… > Cheers! The Wikipedia Library Team <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library>

1 0

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

GLAM March 2015