Libraries March 2013

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GLAM-Wiki ticketing
by Andrew Gray 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

Hi all, Earlier this afternoon we apparently filled up our quota of tickets for GLAM-Wiki; if you try and register on eventbrite, you'll be told we're sold out. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013 I am fairly sure we are not actually full and we will be able to release more tickets, but it'll take us a couple of days to sort out - both tomorrow and Monday are public holidays here in the UK, so most of the organisers have already gone on holiday, and we won't be able to check numbers with the venue until Tuesday at the earliest. I recommend you sign up on the waitlist and we'll notify you when tickets are available again. If you have already made arrangements to come to GLAM-Wiki (or you're a speaker...) but have not yet registered, please don't panic! Drop me an email and I'll make sure it's sorted out. Apologies for the inconvenience, - Andrew. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk

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Free Pre-ACRL Interactive Workshop on Wikipedia
by phoebe ayers 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

* please join us, and disseminate to anyone who might be interested!* *Free Workshop: Libraries in the age of Wikipedia Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 10-2 pm IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis* Do you want to learn how your library can harness Wikipedia to improve discoverability of library resources, including materials in special collections and archives? Have you always wanted to contribute to Wikipedia but aren't sure how to get started? Have you tried to edit but haven't had a good experience? Do you need tips on how to teach information literacy with Wikipedia, or had faculty ask about teaching with it? Do you simply want to learn more about using and contributing to the largest and most-used reference work in human history? On April 10th, just before the ACRL 2013 kickoff, you are invited to attend: “Libraries in the age of Wikipedia: Understanding & Contributing to Wikipedia,” a hands-on workshop that will provide an introduction and general overview of how librarians can begin editing and contributing to Wikipedia. The workshop is open to all and includes refreshments. ACRL registration is not required to attend the workshop. Three librarians who are expert Wikipedians will give an overview of the project, guide participants through a hands-on editing session, talk about the relationship between libraries and Wikipedia, and answer questions. * Registration is free but we do ask that you register ahead of time so we can get an accurate count. Space is limited!* *Details:* *Date:* Wednesday, April 10, 2013 *Location:* IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis, IN, Room 2120 *Registration and additional information about the workshop:* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Workshop/ACRL_2013 *Directions:* >From Indiana Convention Center: By car: http://bit.ly/WnVVDF >From JW Marriott: By car: http://bit.ly/XMU7U6 The workshop is generously sponsored by IUPUI Libraries and OCLC. For further information or questions, contact: Phoebe Ayers, psayers(a)ucdavis.edu

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GLAM-Wiki 2013 - one month to go!
by Andrew Gray 15 Mar '13

15 Mar '13

Hi all, and apologies for crossposting - We've been pushing ahead with the last stages of planning for the GLAM-Wiki conference these past couple of weeks, and I thought I'd send around a reminder that it'll be four weeks from now! The conference will be looking at the work done by Wikimedians working with cultural organisations over recent years, and highlighting the prospects for future cooperation. It will involve a series of talks and reports (Friday), workshops (Saturday), and an unconference\hackathon run by THATcamp (Sunday). The conference is hosted by the British Library in London from 12-14 April, and organised by Wikimedia UK with support from Wikimedia Sweden and Europeana. Speakers include Michael Edson (Smithsonian), Lizzy Jongma (Rijksmuseum), and Nick Poole (Collections Trust), as well as twenty or thirty others from inside and outside the Wikimedia community. More details on WMUK's blog post: http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/glam-wiki-celebrating-culture-and-open… An outline of the conference is here: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013 with a detailed schedule here: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013/Schedule Looking forward to seeing some of you there, and please do circulate this to anyone who might be interested! -- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk

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Re: [libraries] Promotion of Connect to Libraries at PaLA
by Proffitt,Merrilee 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Go for it! Merrilee Proffitt OCLC Research Brevity and textual oddities courtesy of an Android ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard James <richardjam(a)gmail.com> To: "libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: 3/14/2013 7:31 AM Subject: [libraries] Promotion of Connect to Libraries at PaLA Would there be any interest in talking about this project, or Wikipedia Loves Libraries, at the 2013 Penn. Libraries Association conference- or any objection if I did?

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Promotion of Connect to Libraries at PaLA
by Richard James 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Would there be any interest in talking about this project, or Wikipedia Loves Libraries, at the 2013 Penn. Libraries Association conference- or any objection if I did?

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Lessig on Aaron's laws
by Andrea Zanni 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

I feel obliged to remind you of this splendid talk from Lessig on "Aaaron's Laws". http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9HAw1i4gOU4 Here you can find the transcript (with slides and everything) http://www.correntewire.com/transcript_lawrence_lessig_on_aarons_laws_law_a… For what is worth, I found the talk extremely clever and lucid and moving. I'm not ashamed to say that I cried more than once. I really, really encourage you to see it, all of it. Aubrey

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Fwd: NISO Baltimore meeting Apr. 15-16-- can you attend?
by Asaf Bartov 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

FYI. I'm not able to attend. A. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anderson, Kristin <kand(a)loc.gov> Date: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:27 AM Subject: NISO Baltimore meeting Apr. 15-16-- can you attend? To: "abartov(a)wikimedia.org" <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> Cc: "aude.wiki(a)GMAIL.COM" <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com> Hello Asaf, There's a meeting up in Baltimore to get input on the new "Bibliographic Framework" and linked data. Can you make time to attend? If not, would you pass this on to the WikiData / WikiLovesLibraries people who could make some useful suggestions? --Kristin (Sometimes I think that "CatalogWiki" would be a lot easier ...) [Standard disclaimers apply: Any opinions expressed are purely my own, not an official communication on behalf of my employer, etc. ...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative Forum [mailto: BIBFRAME(a)LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf Of BIBFRAME automatic digest system Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:00 AM To: BIBFRAME(a)LISTSERV.LOC.GOV Subject: BIBFRAME Digest - 24 Feb 2013 to 25 Feb 2013 (#2013-41) There are 2 messages totalling 236 lines in this issue. < snip > 2. NISO hosting in-person meeting on Bibliographic Roadmap project, April 15-16 in Baltimore < snip > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:21:32 -0500 From: Todd Carpenter <todd(a)NISO.ORG> Subject: NISO hosting in-person meeting on Bibliographic Roadmap project, April 15-16 in Baltimore < snip > Good afternoon, Bibliographic Framework Community: NISO will be hosting an in-person meeting in Baltimore on April 15-16 to = engage the public conversation on the development of a public = bibliographic ecosystem development roadmap. This un-conference-style = gathering will be used to elicit and prioritize themes for greater = discussion over the coming months. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am = on Monday and end at 3:30 on Tuesday and will be held at the Tremont = Grand Hotel (222 St Paul St Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 727-2222) in = downtown Baltimore. It will be a free and open meeting, although space = is limited to only 75 attendees. A live stream will be broadcast, as = well as forums for engaging and gathering input from virtual = participants. Logistic details as well as details on how to participate = virtually will be posted to this list as well as the NISO page for this = project: http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/BibliographicRoadmap/ Prior to the meeting a discussion paper will be circulated, which will = be developed on a wiki or open document format. Again, details on how = to contribute to that document will be posted to this list (and others).=20= Please RSVP to the event using the in-person event survey. = http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N68RTN8 In addition, many of you have requested that NISO host a meeting at the = ALA Annual conference in late June. We have also put in a room request = to the American Library Association to host a meeting of interested = parties to continue the conversation related to the project during ALA's = Annual conference in Chicago. We have requested a meeting room on = Monday, July 1 in the afternoon. Once that date/time is set by ALA, we = will post information about it here and distribute it publicly through = various channels. If you have any questions, please email them to me or Nettie, = nlagace(a)niso.org With kindest regards, Todd Todd Carpenter Executive Director National Information Standards Organization (NISO) tcarpenter(a)niso.org= --Apple-Mail=_B5CE5F37-E365-4173-9387-420382EFFCB6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p = style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 1em; background-color: rgb(254, 255, 255); = position: static; z-index: auto; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 11px; = font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Good = afternoon, Bibliographic Framework Community:</p><p style=3D"font-size: = 11px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; = margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(254, = 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">NISO will be hosting an = in-person meeting in Baltimore on April 15-16 to engage the public = conversation on the development of a public bibliographic ecosystem = development roadmap. This un-conference-style gathering will be used to = elicit and prioritize themes for greater discussion over the coming = months.  The meeting will begin at 10:00 am on Monday and end at = 3:30 on Tuesday and will be held at the <a = href=3D"http://www.tremontplazahotel.com/" style=3D"color: rgb(55, 92, = 115); ">Tremont Grand Hotel</a> (<span style=3D"line-height: 1.3em; = ">222 St Paul St  Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) = 727-2222)</span><span style=3D"line-height: 1.3em; "> </span><span = style=3D"line-height: 1.3em; ">in downtown Baltimore.  It will be a = free and open meeting, although space is limited to only 75 attendees. =  A live stream will be broadcast, as well as forums for engaging = and gathering input from virtual participants.  Logistic details as = well as details on how to participate virtually will be posted to this = list as well as the NISO page for this project: <a = href=3D"http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/BibliographicRoadmap/">http://www.ni= so.org/topics/tl/BibliographicRoadmap/</a></span></p><p = style=3D"font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; = line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); = background-color: rgb(254, 255, 255); position: relative; z-index: 0; = ">Prior to the meeting a discussion paper will be circulated, which will = be developed on a wiki or open document format.  Again, details on = how to contribute to that document will be posted to this list (and = others). </p><p style=3D"font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana, = arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(254, 255, 255); = "><strong><em>Please RSVP to the ev</em></strong><strong = style=3D"line-height: 1.3em; "><em>ent using the </em></strong><a = href=3D"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N68RTN8" style=3D"line-height: = 1.3em; color: rgb(55, 92, 115); "><strong><em>in-person event = survey</em></strong></a><strong style=3D"line-height: 1.3em; = "><em>. </em></strong><a = href=3D"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N68RTN8">http://www.surveymonkey.com= /s/N68RTN8</a></p><div>In addition, many of you have requested that NISO = host a meeting at the ALA Annual conference in late June.  <span = style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, arial, = sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: = rgb(254, 255, 255); ">We have also put in a room request</span><strong = style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, arial, = sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: = rgb(254, 255, 255); "> </strong><span style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, = 51); font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; = line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(254, 255, 255); ">to the = American Library Association to host a meeting of interested parties to = continue the conversation related to the project during ALA's = Annual conference in Chicago. We have requested a meeting room on = Monday, July 1 in the afternoon.  Once that date/time is set by = ALA, we will post information about it here and distribute it publicly = through various channels.</span></div><div><br></div><div>If you have = any questions, please email them to me or Nettie, <a = href=3D"mailto:nlagace@niso.org">nlagace(a)niso.org</a></div><div><br></div>= <div>With kindest regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Todd</div><br><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"><div>Todd Carpenter</div><div>Executive = Director</div><div>National Information Standards Organization = (NISO)</div><div><a = href=3D"mailto:tcarpenter@niso.org">tcarpenter(a)niso.org</a></div></div></b= ody></html>= --Apple-Mail=_B5CE5F37-E365-4173-9387-420382EFFCB6-- ------------------------------ End of BIBFRAME Digest - 24 Feb 2013 to 25 Feb 2013 (#2013-41) ************************************************************** -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Wikidata Authorities Normdaten Meeting Invitation
by Klein,Max 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

== [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/VIA Fbot] == I've started proposing and writing [[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/VIAFbot]]. As suggestions started coming in, I thought it'd be nice to have a small IRC meeting planning the bot task specifics together. Maybe it's worth doing all the identitiers at once from all language, and making sure we are satisfied with which Wikidata properties we'll write If you want to be a part of the meeting please fill out this [http://doodle.com/ip92htift4x8y68r doodle poll], and I'll set up the rest of the meeting. Tentative agenda: * Which Authorities data to use * What to do for Data Conflicts * What should be written to Wikidata for maximum phase 2 re-use * Programming details of the bot ~~~~ Max Klein Wikipedia in Residence kleinm(a)oclc.org +17074787023

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The Wikipedia Library (update and proposal)
by Jacob Orlowitz 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hi folks, I just want to notify you about an Individual Engagement Grant I have proposed about furthering a project called The Wikipedia Library. The idea is simple: to arrange for the community's most active and experienced editors to have free, full, and convenient access to the best available academic, scholarly, and subject-specific resources through a single website. To date, the community has arranged four partnerships with library partners (Credo, HighBeam, Questia, and JSTOR). Individually purchased, that account access would have been several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hopefully we can increase that total, our partners, and continue to improve the management of the program with a dedicated grant: You can comment on the proposal here: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/The_Wikipedia_Library The prior Fellowship proposal with community endorsements is here: * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships/Project_Ideas/The_Wiki… The ongoing project management page is here: * http://enwp.org/WP:TWL Should this project be accepted for a grant (or even if it's not), I definitely would like your help in thinking about issues like: * What are the highest priority resources to get first? * How can we leverage our collective contacts in the research and publishing community? * How would we organize a successful program with tens or hundreds of participating sites/journals? * What technical infrastructure could support a website with access to that many sources (e.g. SAML) I'd love to continue this conversation. Best, Jake Orlowitz Wikipedia: Ocaasi <http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi> Email: jorlowitz(a)gmail.com <jorlowitz(a)yahoo.com> Skype: jorlowitz

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Re: [libraries] [GLAM-US] Edit-a-thon in North Carolina
by Bob Kosovsky 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Ms Caroline Zarzar <ducky(a)live.unc.edu>wrote: > ...the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at > Chapel Hill to plan our first ever edit-a-thon. Our theme is African > Americans in North Carolina, > ...where is the best place on Wikipedia for me to promote this event? > There is no one place that serves as a central promotion spot. As with social media, you have to get into various places to promote your event. Don't forget to add your event to this year's Wikipedia Loves Libraries list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries/Planned_e… - Presumably the people in the local Wikimedia chapter are apprised of the event and will come. - Make sure the library and UNC will promote the event (widely) - don't forget the campus newspaper - Social media: Twitter, Facebook, and the usual suspects - There must be local venues/outlets (newspapers? websites? community centers?) that cater to the African American community in Chapel Hill and environs -- use them. - I note the date is April 16 - might you want a tie-in to Lincoln? In short, as with social media, there is no "one size fits all" and you have to reach out in many ways (often) to promote your event. Good luck! -- Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -

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