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
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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:
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1800 MYT/1000 UTC on November 28:
https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/wikimedia.org/case-studies_utc0800
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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
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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
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:
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URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags
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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
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The Main Campaign Page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref>
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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>
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The Citation Help instructions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Help
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Help>
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The Connect page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/
1Lib1Ref/Connect
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The Side Bar: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_
Library/1Lib1Ref/Sidebar
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“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:
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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
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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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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
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
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Sandra Fauconnier
Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia
Foundation
sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org
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
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Sandra Fauconnier
Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation
sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org
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
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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