Libraries June 2018

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Successful short educational videos
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

I've been surprised by the success of this 7 min animation on Dewey codes, from the Finnish libraries (kirjastokaista.fi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF342znnAsM It's been on the front page of YouTube in Finland for several days now, even as top 1 trending video. It reached 200k views and counting. As far as I know, no "serious" video on Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects has reached such a virality. (Although I see a Stephen Colbert and an alltime10s video with 1M views each.) Maybe we can learn something from it? The video is part of a series by this Tuomas Toivainen: http://www.kirjastokaista.fi/kallen-ja-keijon-kirjastoluokat-animaatiot/ https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuomas_Toivainen Federico

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Help us prioritize our work
by Merrilee Proffitt 02 Jul '18

02 Jul '18

Hi everyone, The Wikimedia and Libraries User Group poll is open until the end of the month. We have a good response so far but if you have not yet shared your opinion, please do so now! We will be closing the poll on the 30th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOVeyakyIIkUVZ5sLWRTNHME3teFhwbXE… Best, Merrilee

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Re: [libraries] Wikipedia-in-a-box
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Richard James, 26/06/2018 18:36: > that's the one. Thanks Nemo > > I didn't think it was available anymore. Kiwix looks interesting, > although it doesn't have the same "drop out of a plane and throw away" > aspect as the WikiReader True, but nowadays Android phones are so cheap that ad hoc devices are rarely competitive... When we tried to distribute many WikiReader devices, we usually failed. Federico

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Re: [libraries] Libraries Digest, Vol 72, Issue 10
by Richard James 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

I wasn't referrring to IIAB or LibraryBox, but they're very interesting and I'll learn more. Do you know if anyone has used either of these systems to run a local instance of PubMed? The NLM's applications require a lot of higher-end command-line knowledge to use. I'm interested if anyone has produced an offline system for searching Pubmed that is user friendly and suitable for resource-austere settings. On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 11:38 AM <libraries-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Libraries mailing list submissions to > libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > libraries-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > libraries-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Libraries digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Wikipedia-in-a-box (Shani Evenstein) > 2. Re: Wikipedia-in-a-box (Federico Leva (Nemo)) > 3. Re: Wikipedia-in-a-box (Lane Rasberry) > 4. Re: Wikipedia-in-a-box (Shani Evenstein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:11:18 +0300 > From: Shani Evenstein <shani.even(a)gmail.com> > To: "Wikimedia & Libraries" <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [libraries] Wikipedia-in-a-box > Message-ID: > < > CAEPMZQUr9AXHtG4c7ze_aRanTKEjUmViUYRHjLAq8MoZAzhGcQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Richard, > > We, at WikiProjectMed Foundation > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>, are manufacturing > Internet-in-a-box <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Internet-in-a-Box> > (IIAB). > This holds medical content and then some, and is a hotspot that 30 ppl can > access. > > Cheers, > Shani Evenstein > Chair, WikiProject Med Foundation. > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 6:04 PM, Waller, Jen <jenwaller(a)ou.edu> wrote: > > > Hi Richard, > > > > > > > > Might you be referring to Jason Griffey’s Library Box > > <http://librarybox.us/> (modeled after Pirate Box > > <https://piratebox.cc/faq>)? > > > > > > > > -Jen > > > > -- > > > > *Jen Waller* > > > > *Director, Open Initiatives & Scholarly Communication* > > > > University of Oklahoma > > > > Bizzell Memorial Library > > > > 401 W. Brooks St., Room 243 > > > > Norman, OK 73019 > > > > 405.325.7998 > > > > jenwaller(a)ou.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > *From: *Libraries <libraries-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of > > Richard James <richardjam(a)gmail.com> > > *Reply-To: *Wikimedia & Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > *Date: *Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 9:56 AM > > *To: *"libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > > *Subject: *[libraries] Wikipedia-in-a-box > > > > > > > > Four or five years ago, I had a neat gadget that was a stand-alone, > > non-networked Wikipedia instance. I have no recollection of what it was > > called or where it was available from. Does this ring a bell with anyone? > > Is there anything new along these lines that is being produced for > > distribution in resource-poor settings? > > > > > > > > Richard James > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libraries mailing list > > Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > > >

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Re: [libraries] Research on Open Pedagogy, IL, and Wikipedia
by Delphine Dallison 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Hi Erin, You might be interested to read this report that was just published last week by the Wikimedia UK chapter: https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/images/d/d9/Digital_Literacy_-_The_Wikimedia_Way…. I’m doing a residency working with public libraries in Scotland and information literacy is definitely one of the topics that we’ll be delving a little further into in the future. You can keep up to date with my project at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SLIC. Please keep me posted with any research you do in that area. Best wishes, Delphine Dallison Wikimedian in Residence Scottish Library and Information Council Turnberry House Suite 5:5, Fifth Floor 175 West George Street Glasgow G2 2LB Tel: 0141 202 2999 www.scottishlibraries.org<http://www.scottishlibraries.org/>

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Wikipedia-in-a-box
by Richard James 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Four or five years ago, I had a neat gadget that was a stand-alone, non-networked Wikipedia instance. I have no recollection of what it was called or where it was available from. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Is there anything new along these lines that is being produced for distribution in resource-poor settings? Richard James

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Research on Open Pedagogy, IL, and Wikipedia
by Fields, Erin 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Hello, I hope this request is ok. Feel free to delete if I’m over stepping. My name is Erin and I’m a librarian at UBC. I am engaging in research on how open pedagogy facilitates information literacy development and how library’s can rethink instructional practices to align with open practices? I’m going to be engaging in this research through the case of Wikipedia. I just wanted to send out a request for any research that you may have seen that you think would be useful for this research project. Thanks in advance! Erin Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA Liaison Librarian, Flexible Learning Coordinator UBC Library | Koerner Library The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus 1958 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T1Z2 Canada Phone 604 822 0977 | Cell 604 822 0977 erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca> | @Emefie<http://twitter.com/@Emefie> http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/798 UBC Vancouver is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people [UBC E-mail Signature]

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Fwd: [LyonDCL] Advocating for libraries as partners for development: IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme comes to the UN
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

-------- Messaggio inoltrato -------- Oggetto: [LyonDCL] Advocating for libraries as partners for development: IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme comes to the UN Data: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:22:09 +0000 *Advocating for libraries as partners for development: IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme comes to the UN* <https://www.ifla.org/node/59406>/On 28-29 June, IFLA will hold the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) <https://www.ifla.org/ldp/iap> Global Convening in New York, USA. Nearly 40 participants from all regions have been invited by IFLA to celebrate success, look to the future, and tell the story of libraries and the SDGs to officials from the UN and governments./ The IAP Global Convening <https://www.ifla.org/node/57718>, the climax of two years’ work, will be hosted by two emblematic institutions: the Brooklyn Public Library <https://www.bklynlibrary.org/> and the New York Public Library <https://www.nypl.org/>. It will be an opportunity for IAP participants to look back at successes, and draw on each other’s experience gained to take the global library field’s advocacy up a gear. The IAP participants will meet in New York, the home town of the United Nations. This is no coincidence; a highlight of the Convening will be a chance to visit the UN’s Headquarters, and hear about latest news and future plans, directly from UN officials. The event will also offer a unique opportunity to showcase exceptional awareness raising and advocacy work, honoured by the presence of UN officials and national diplomats. IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner said: /“Two years ago, we challenged librarians around the world to make the case for libraries as drivers of development. They have surpassed our expectations. Now we look to the future, to moving up a gear in our engagement with the UN, governments and communities.”/ *Global Goals: Local Action – the International Advocacy Programme So Far* The IAP started in 2016 with one train-the-trainer workshop and six regional workshops around the world. Yet it rapidly become a powerful worldwide movement. Librarians in all regions have gathered evidence and learnt how better to advocate for libraries as motors of development <https://www.ifla.org/libraries-development>, underlining their contribution to more informed, included, and engaged societies. The United Nations 2030 Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goal it establishes, have offered a vital framework. Thanks to this, it has been possible to explain the work of libraries in language that decision-makers understand. Following the workshops, 150 participants signed contracts to take action, from 76 countries. Yet beyond this, IAP and its themes have spread across the library field, providing a strong and attractive strong advocacy theme for libraries around the world. *A Crucial Year: Education, Employment and Access to Information on the Agenda* But this is just the beginning: 2019 will be a crucial year as key SDGs for libraries become focus of UN discussions, particularly 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work), and 16 (Access to Information). The IAP Convening is part of the preparatory work carried out by IFLA to ensure we take advantage of this unique opportunity as a globally united library field. The advocacy work done by IAP participants will be strengthened by the IFLA Library Map of the World <http://librarymap.ifla.org/>. This powerful advocacy tool underlines what the library field can do, by providing library data and stories demonstrating how libraries in different countries contribute to the SDGs. The IAP Convening will include a workshop: “SDG Storytelling for Showing the Impact of Libraries” as a learning opportunity to apply the recently launched "Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Storytelling Manual <https://www.ifla.org/publications/libraries-and-the-sustainable-development…>" and see more and more stories published. /Source: www.ifla.org/node/59406 <http://www.ifla.org/node/59406> /

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Fwd: [Commons-l] IRC Office Hour - 26 June, Structured Data on Commons
by Sandra Fauconnier 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Hi everyone, As always, people interested in Structured Data on Commons from a GLAM perspective are also very welcome at this IRC Office Hour. I will be there to answer questions! Warmly, Sandra -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Commons-l] IRC Office Hour - 26 June, Structured Data on Commons Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:50:57 -0500 From: Keegan Peterzell via Commons-l <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Reply-To: Keegan Peterzell <kpeterzell(a)wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi all, There will be an IRC office hour for Structured Data on Commons [0] from 18:00-19:00 UTC Tuesday, 26 June 2018. You can find links to join as well as date and time conversion at the IRC Office Hour page on Meta [1]. Specific topics are not set in advance, you can come prepared to discuss whatever aspect of the project that you would like. More information about what has taken place can be found at the Structured Data hub on Commons [2]. Thanks, I look forward to seeing you all there. I will send out a reminder a few hours before the meeting starts. 0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours 2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved -- Keegan Peterzell Technical Collaboration Specialist Wikimedia Foundation

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Books & Bytes – Issue 28, April – May 2018
by UY Scuti 20 Jun '18

20 Jun '18

*Books & Bytes – Issue 28, April – May 2018* Highlights: - #1Bib1Ref - New partners <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/> - Rock's Backpages <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/69/> - Invaluable <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/68/> - Termsoup <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/70/> - User Group update - Global branches update - Wikipedia Library global coordinators' meeting - Spotlight: What are the ten most cited sources on Wikipedia? Let's ask the data - Bytes in brief *Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Italian** and *French* versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!* Read the full newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/April-May_… For more updates, follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikilibrary>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/TheWikiLibrary/> and join the Facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiLibrary/> The Wikipedia Library Team http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library Books & Bytes is a bi-monthly newsletter of The Wikipedia Library, focusing on recent, ongoing and upcoming activities and events in TWL and relevant topic areas. Read our previous newsletters here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter> and subscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Sign_up>!

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