Libraries November 2017

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FAST Interest Survey
by Proffitt,Merrilee 12 Dec '17

12 Dec '17

Colleagues - Five Research Libraries - Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard and Yale - along with OCLC colleagues have created a survey to gauge interest in the current features of OCLC's FAST<http://www.oclc.org/research/themes/data-science/fast.html> (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) and potential enhancements. We'd like as many responses as possible--even from those who are not using FAST! Please share this link with anyone you know who applies subject terminology to metadata. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Next_Steps_for_FAST We've beta-tested the survey, and it takes 5-15 minutes to complete. You will likely see the survey on other lists that you subscribe to. Kate Harcourt at Columbia has volunteered to serve as coordinator for the survey, so please direct any questions about it to her at harcourt(a)columbia.edu<mailto:harcourt@columbia.edu> The deadline for responses is 15 December 2017. Thank you Posted on behalf of: Kate Harcourt Marty Kurth Jim LeBlanc Boaz Nadav Manes Scott Wicks -- Merrilee Proffitt OCLC * Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research 155 Bovet Rd, Suite 500, San Mateo, CA 94402 T +1-650-287-2136 [OCLC]<http://www.oclc.org/home.en.html?cmpid=emailsig_logo> OCLC.org<http://www.oclc.org/home.en.html?cmpid=emailsig_link> * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/OCLC/20530435726> * Twitter<http://twitter.com/oclc> * YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/OCLCvideo>

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Need help writing great case studies? Come to office hours!
by Alex Stinson 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Hi all, We wanted to remind you about the Case Studies campaign from the Programs team at the Wikimedia Foundation: our hope is to collect case studies of program or activities that haven’t been documented before. We hope to collect more representatives case studies for Education, GLAM and other program areas to better support and inspire other program leaders! To learn more see: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Case_studies If you would like to learn more about what makes great Case Studies, we are holding office hours on Tuesday: - 1800 MYT/1000 UTC on November 28: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/wikimedia.org/case-studies_utc0800 - 1200 EST/1600 UTC on November 28: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/wikimedia.org/case-studies <https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/wikimedia.org/case-studies?hceid=YXN0aW5…> If you can’t attend these office hours, but would like help thinking about your potential case study, please let us know: astinson(a)wikimedia.org or nsaad(a)wikimedia.org Hope you share! Nichole Saad, Education Program Manager Alex Stinson, GLAM-Wiki Strategist -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org

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Fwd: #1lib1ref 2018! Make sure your ready!
by Alex Stinson 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Hi GLAM and Library Wikimedians, This is a reminder that #1lib1ref organizing and outreach should start happening soon, especially with the New Year/holiday season coming up. If you want to help do outreach or coordination in your region or language context, but did not receive the organizing email below please let me know. We are available to answer questions and consult on developing local iterations and instances of the campaign in your context! Cheers, Alex Stinson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 3:12 PM Subject: #1lib1ref 2018! Make sure your ready! To: Jessamyn West <jwest(a)wikimedia.org> Hello #1lib1ref Wikimedia organizers! You are getting this email if you expressed interest in organizing #1lib1ref this year, or supported organizing in previous years! #1lib1ref will launch January 16! We’ll ask librarians to celebrate Wikipedia’s birthday by adding one reference to Wikipedia. This is the third year we will be running the campaign ( see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons if you want to learn from previous years). Updating content #1lib1ref is an opportunity to highlight the intimate and growing relationship between Wikipedia and libraries. We know librarians use Wikipedia for a variety of purposes, but specifically focusing on how our references work helps librarians and those they work with understand and enter our community -- and in turn educate their patrons about our community . If you would like to coordinate #1lib1ref in your area, here are the main steps: 1. Begin outreach to you contact list for allies or partners you think would be interested in #1lib1ref this year. We find that working with regional library network organizations helps a lot. You may consider contacting important partners, who can help you communicate during the campaign now: to help them prepare blog posts, or other communications for the campaigns. Examples from previous years can be found at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press/2017 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press/2017> and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/ 1Lib1Ref/Press/2016 1. Review Citation Hunt -- Check if your language is supported in the top right for citation hunt: https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/ / https://citationhunt.org 1. If you want to translate into new language, please do so at: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:CitationHunt <https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:CitationHunt> 2. Once you have a language translated (or discover a bug or needed change), request support at: https://github.com/eggpi/ citationhunt/issues 1. Review Hashtag Tracking --Hashtag tracking is an important part of demonstrating the impact of the campaign. Make sure your language is supported: - URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags - Report bugs or request features or language support: https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new <https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new> 1. Get to know the campaign pages (see list after the signature), and translate pages you need in your local language. Feel free to customize or modify the pages in your language to better meet the needs of your local community. Please let Jessamyn (cc'ed) or myself know if there are improvements for campaign pages in your language. We look forward to collaborating with you! Thanks so much for your help—it should be a lot of fun, and we can’t do this project without you! If you have any questions please respond to this email, and we will make sure to help you find that support! Best, Alex Stinson Here is a list of pages that act as the main campaign pages - The Main Campaign Page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref> - The “How to participate” instructions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate> - The Citation Help instructions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Help> - The Connect page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/ 1Lib1Ref/Connect - The Side Bar: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_ Library/1Lib1Ref/Sidebar - “the Coffee Hour kit”: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Coffee_Kit <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Coffee_Kit> Note that there are a few coordination pages that do not need translation, but you should still check out: - A page for recording press/blog mentions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Press> A page for recording events: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Connect/Events -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org

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Reminder: Structured Commons IRC office hour starts in a bit more than an hour
by Sandra Fauconnier 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Hi all! In a bit more than an hour - at 18:00 UTC - the IRC office hour about Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons will start in the IRC channel #wikimedia-office. We plan to give many updates about the project, and of course there is also room for questions. The log will be published afterwards. Hope to see you there! Sandra -- Sandra Fauconnier Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org

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IRC office hour about Structured Commons: Tue Nov 21 @ 18:00 UTC
by Sandra Fauconnier 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

Hi everyone! If you are curious about Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons: we have a IRC office hour planned next Tuesday, November 21, at 18:00 UTC in #wikimedia-office <irc://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-office> (connect <https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikimedia-office>). Amanda Bittaker, Ramsey Isler and I will update you on the things we are working on, and on the upcoming plans and roadmap. If you are unable to be there: the log of the office hour will be published afterwards. But of course, when attending live, you can ask us all your burning questions :-) Hope to see you there! Sandra More (freshly renewed!) info about Structured Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data Newsletters (+ subscription link): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Structured_Data_on_Commons/Newsletter -- Sandra Fauconnier Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org

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Calling all program leaders and admirers! We need your Case Studies!
by Alex Stinson 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Calling all program leaders and admirers! Is there an education, GLAM or other program that you really admire? One you would like to know more about? Have you seen via the newsletter, blog, or social media a project that you think would make a great case study? The WMF Programs team would like you to encourage program leaders now to submit their case study to the Programs Case Studies Campaign. We will be accepting submissions until January 8, 2017 . We will then select projects in Education, GLAM and across all program areas to be highlighted in new case study brochures and materials. See https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Case_studies for more information about submission criteria and the selection process. Thanks much, Nichole Saad, Education Program Manager Alex Stinson, GLAM-Wiki Strategist -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org

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