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
Hi John -
Thanks for joining the conversation here. I'm not ignoring M Journal at
all, but I think that it is being conflated. People cite Wikipedia in
literature that is accepted and published after peer review. This happens.
Whether you agree with it personally or not, it's a factual reality - well
beyond the examples of those researching Wikipedia as an entity.
When an official account conflates the idea of citing Wikipedia as a source
with the model of spoofing journal articles that M Journal has devised, it
gives fuel to the fires of those that seek to discredit the cite broadly
from within the academy.
The mission of Wikimedia reads "... to empower and engage people around the
world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in
the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally."
Making resolute statements about how that educational content can or should
be used in any context from an official Wikimedia communication avenue is
damaging to that mission. All you have to do is look at the twitter
responses that it garnered.
Best,
Kathleen
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 4:20 PM John Lubbock <john.lubbock(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
wrote:
> Dear Kathleen,
>
> I did not say that Wikipedia should not be cited in the literature,
> period. You are choosing to ignore this tweet in which I specifically said
> that a journal article about Wikipedia would be an appropriate context to
> cite Wikipedia:
>
> https://twitter.com/wikimediauk/status/1177278566687477761
>
> There is also the wider context of a website which not only breaks
> WIkipedia's licensing rules
> <https://twitter.com/pigsonthewing/status/1177302213477183489>, but does
> so in order to trick professors into thinking a Wikipedia citation comes
> from a journal.
>
> I agree that Twitter is not the best place for nuance, and perhaps I would
> have been wise to specifically say that Wikipedia is not an 'academic level
> source' rather than simply a source. However, I stand by this
> characterisation, because the ultimate source for any of the information on
> Wikipedia is not Wikipedia, it's another source. Wikipedia acts as a source
> aggregator.
>
> At Wikimedia UK, we deal all the time with people who flat out refuse to
> use Wikipedia in academic and educational contexts because students use it
> improperly. We use the expression 'write Wikipedia, don't cite Wikipedia'.
> You may have a different context as a librarian, but I very much take
> exception to the way you have mischaracterised our interaction above.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Lubbock
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> On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 17:53, Merrilee Proffitt <mproffitt(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I completely agree with Kathleen. I would assert that it is a lack of
>> nuance around the nature of information sources and the research task at
>> hand that has lead educators and others to wholesale "ban" the use of
>> Wikipedia.
>>
>> Whether or not a source can be utilized in a research context depends on
>> the researcher, and what information they are supporting with the citation.
>> For my middle school daughter doing some investigation on an element in the
>> periodic table (as she has been doing this week), the Wikipedia English
>> article (or any encyclopedia article) is appropriate for her. For a
>> graduate student in chemistry this would not be appropriate, but the grad
>> student might (appropriately) cite Wikipedia for some basic definitional
>> stuff, just as they might cite a dictionary or something similar. You see
>> Wikipedia utilized appropriately in citations all the time -- why would we
>> discourage this?
>>
>> Having conversations about the veracity of online information is tough.
>> Wikipedia can be challenging because articles are at various levels of
>> development. To my mind, this makes it something that those of us engaged
>> in conversations around information literacy should steer towards, rather
>> than away from, because a) Wikipedia is widely utilized in a variety of
>> contexts and b) it is a great teaching tool for talking about when you can
>> trust information online and when you should steer clear. But saying "no"
>> to *any* information source without having a discussion about it seems
>> lazy. It definitely does not reflect the type of discourse we should be
>> having, especially now.
>>
>> I look forward to more discussion on this topic.
>>
>> Merrilee
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 9:02 AM Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Twitter doesn't facilitate reasoned arguments. I suppose as usual the
>>> goal was to encourage greater use of the references and other
>>> meta-content of Wikipedia articles, which are excellent tools for
>>> critical thinking.
>>>
>>> Federico
>>>
>>> Kathleen DeLaurenti, 26/09/19 17:55:
>>> > Hi all -
>>> >
>>> > As a librarian who uses and supports Wikipedia, I wanted to bring up
>>> > some issues around the BuzzFeed article posted today about M-Journal
>>> > that has led to some messaging from the WikipediaUK twitter account
>>> that
>>> > I find concerning. I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to
>>> > bring this up, but I wasn't sure where else to reach out.
>>> >
>>> > For those who missed, a citation cite is not manufacturing journal
>>> > articles if a student submits a Wiki article so that it looks like an
>>> > "official" citation in their school research papers.
>>> >
>>> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/wikipedia-fake-academic-…
>>> >
>>> > Clearly there are some nefarious potential uses here, but what's more
>>> > concerning is that the WikiUK twitter account has come forward
>>> > forcefully saying that Wikipedia shouldn't be cited in the literature.
>>> > Period.
>>> > https://twitter.com/wikimediauk/status/1177215917534711808
>>> >
>>> > I work very hard to improve the cite through my courses and academic
>>> > advocacy as do many librarians. It's concern to me to see Wikipedia
>>> > undermining its own authority in such a public way in what appears to
>>> be
>>> > a misguided attempt to deflect association with the MJournal site.
>>> >
>>> > Would welcome any insight or ideas on how to navigate this discussion.
>>> > The entire M-Journal use case exists, imho, because we are still
>>> > battling for a critical (not blanket acceptance) view of Wiki as a
>>> > resources, and I find this kind of public statement to be very
>>> damaging
>>> > to the hard work so many are doing to create a quality information
>>> resource.
>>>
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Hi all -
As a librarian who uses and supports Wikipedia, I wanted to bring up some
issues around the BuzzFeed article posted today about M-Journal that has
led to some messaging from the WikipediaUK twitter account that I find
concerning. I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to bring this up,
but I wasn't sure where else to reach out.
For those who missed, a citation cite is not manufacturing journal articles
if a student submits a Wiki article so that it looks like an "official"
citation in their school research papers.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/wikipedia-fake-academic-…
Clearly there are some nefarious potential uses here, but what's more
concerning is that the WikiUK twitter account has come forward forcefully
saying that Wikipedia shouldn't be cited in the literature. Period.
https://twitter.com/wikimediauk/status/1177215917534711808
I work very hard to improve the cite through my courses and academic
advocacy as do many librarians. It's concern to me to see Wikipedia
undermining its own authority in such a public way in what appears to be a
misguided attempt to deflect association with the MJournal site.
Would welcome any insight or ideas on how to navigate this discussion. The
entire M-Journal use case exists, imho, because we are still battling for a
critical (not blanket acceptance) view of Wiki as a resources, and I find
this kind of public statement to be very damaging to the hard work so many
are doing to create a quality information resource.
Best,
Kathleen DeLaurenti
(please excuse the cross-post)
The Wiki Education Foundation is committed to publishing evaluation reports
about our new programmatic work, and I'm happy to announce our newest
report, on our Wikidata courses.
Here's the blog post about it:
https://wikiedu.org/blog/2019/10/16/widening-wikidatas-impact/
And the report itself if you're interested in a lot of information!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation/Wikidata_Program_…
Many thanks to our Wikidata Program Manager, Will Kent, who both ran the
program and authored the report with support from other colleagues. We're
happy to answer any questions on the talk page on Meta if you have them.
LiAnna
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Chief Programs Officer; Deputy Director
Wiki Education
www.wikiedu.org
Hello everyone,
Our next biweekly LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call is Tuesday, October 8th at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST. Esther Jackson, Public Services Librarian at New York Botanical Garden's LuEsther T. Mertz Library and I will be talking about the Finding GLAMs campaign, which aims to add and improve Wikidata items for GLAM institutions between October 8 and October 29th. We’ll go over how to add items for libraries and museums and look at the Monumental tool<https://tools.wmflabs.org/monumental-glam/#/>, which displays information about cultural heritage monuments. If you haven’t had a chance to add items to Wikidata yet, this could be a great opportunity to get some hands-on experience. I’ll be holding working hours on Zoom and Slack for anyone who wants to work on adding items together and has questions. These will be on Friday, October 11th at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST, Tuesday, October 15th at 8am PDT/ 11 am EDT/ 15:00 UTC / 5pm CEST, and Thursday, October 17th at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST.
The call details are below. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ld4-wikidata>, and if you aren't able to attend, the meetings are recorded and meeting notes available on Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n>.
If you haven't joined one of our calls before, the LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the Linked Data for Production project<https://wiki.duraspace.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=104568167>. One of the goals of the project is understanding how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. Wikidata offers exciting possibilities for libraries to become a part of the linked data landscape, share and reuse data, and discover new relationships and connections. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata.
Call Details:
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 8th at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20191008T160000&p…>)
Zoom link to join meeting: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/204437188
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kpmf2ak1D34ApyGHWHe2mp4V8z-CYcNecy2HN_9…
Communication:
Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata
#wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/joinld4slack
Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n
Website: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/LD4P2/LD4-Wikidata+Affinity+Group
Cheers,
Hilary
Hilary Thorsen
Wikimedian in Residence
Linked Data for Production Project
Digital Library Systems and Services
Stanford Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305
thorsenh(a)stanford.edu
650-285-9429
Hi all,
I hope you are doing well! And apologies for crossposting!
I am excited to share a new job posting for the GLAM team at the
Foundation! We are hiring a Senior Program Manager for the team:
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1898773
We are looking for someone to strengthen our support of Global Outreach to
the GLAM sector! Please share the job description widely, and help us find
good candidates in all parts of the world: tts a remote job and we are a
remote team!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Ben Vershbow, Sandra
Fauconnier, Satdeep Gill or myself.
Cheer,
Alex
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Senior Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM