And, as promised, here is the next blog about WikiLink, from a curator's perspective: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2012/04/25/vetting-wikip...
A great summary of how and why the curators utilized Wikipedia within their own interpretive framework. Love it!
Lori
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.comwrote:
Cool indeed.
We're planning on bring the 'Wikimania Takes Manhattan' group there to check it out (talked to Shelley a bit about this already):
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Takes_Manhattan
Thanks, Richard
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Maarten Brinkerink wmnl@maartenbrinkerink.net wrote:
Cool stuff!
Op 24 apr 2012, om 18:20 heeft Sarah Stierch het volgende geschreven:
Glad to see BM get on board with this, as they've always been one of the most "ahead of the trend" museums. Thanks for working on this too, Lori! -Sarah
On 4/24/12 12:02 PM, Lori Phillips wrote:
(Cross posting for those not yet on the public GLAM list -- please do add yourself to that list!)
Hello all,
I'm thrilled to announce the next Wikipedia project now underway at the Brooklyn Museum. You will recall that they were one of the first mass
image
uploads to Commons before GLAM really got off the ground. They also did a project called WikiPop with iPads linking to Wikipedia articles in
exhibits.
Now they are tackling QR codes.
They actually are quite critical of QR codes and have put a lot of time
into
analyzing their usage. Shelley had about given up on QR codes until she
saw
the results of the Children's Museum's use of QRpedia. You can see the blogpost for more. I have since been working with her to peripherally
advise
on a Wikipedia QR code project, which they have branded "WikiLink."
Article:
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2012/04/24/wikilink-qr-r...
Some notes:
- This is not a QRpedia project. This is because this is a pilot project
that is very much dependent on very concise metrics which Shelley wanted
to
have control over. She knew that Terence and the QRpedia team were a
great
resource; but it made the most sense for her to cut out the middle man
and
tackle her metrics herself.
- In spite of some Wikimedia staff advisement, this is not a formal
GLAM-Wiki project and I will not be listing it as such in any formal way. They are friends of Wikipedia and WM:NY but are not necessarily within
the
formal fold right now. This may change in the future, but for now they're rocking and rolling on their own, and we're fine to support them in any
way
that they need. I will be dispersing word about this project via the @glamwiki social media channels, but that doesn't imply that they're an official glam-wiki cooperation.
Let me know if you have any questions! There will be more blogging and findings coming down the line. And these findings may help us in our own outreach. So be on the look out.
Lori
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