Forwarding from cultural partners list,
it seems a wonderful idea to me.
Aubrey
2012/6/11 Alex <alexhinojo(a)gmail.com>
> Hi,
>
> I'm proud to announce an agreement with the Libraries dept of the
> government of Catalonia for expanding wiki culture among citizens and
> librarians.
>
> Some projects:
>
> 1)
> During the next weeks I will be giving some Wikipedia workshops to
> Librarians around Catalonia
>
> 2) they are funding a print of 1500 "welcome to Wikipedia" manuals in
> Catalan, to spread them among libraries all around Catalonia
>
> 3) the project is about to : teaching to fish: we want the librarians to
> be our territorial network for helping Wikipedia, including a possible
> Wikipedia point in every library with some stickers like: want to wiki? Ask
> me how or something like this (still drafting )
>
> Any other ideas will be welcomed
>
> Alex Hinojo
> Amical Wikipedia
>
> Sent from my Casio
>
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{{Crossposting excuses}}
Hello Everybody,
The buzz is almost palpable, the Wikipedia Loves Libraries (WLL) event
at Wikimania preconference is now scheduled.
What it is:
We have planned riveting presentations form both the Wikipedian and
Librarians perspectives on the history of WLL, followed by a discussion
and strategy meeting for the future of the program. The first half and
hour will be a Workshop for Librarians titled: Behind The Secret Door:
Wikipedia Information Literacy for Librarians
Abstract:
Librarians are domain experts in classic information literacy, and much
of that expertise can be applied to Wikipedia if only one knows where to
click. Without even learning how to edit, there are a plethora of useful
tools built into - and onto - Wikipedia that can help you understand
more about the articles. With this workshop you will learn to view and
understand: the complete revision history of an article, the discussion
taking place on the content, the quality rating of an article, the
viewership statistics, which other articles link to it, and Wikipedia's
category system. Plus you'll have the opportunity to ask questions in a
supportive environment.
Where and When:
Wednesday 11th of July 2012 from 1pm-4pm.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor History Research Center
<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=Gelman+Library+room+702+George+Wash
ington+University+2130+H+St.+NW+Washington,+DC+20052+Metro:+Foggy+Bottom
&hl=en&ftid=0x89b7b7b1afbe5909:0xb1f849bd0bf385>
Gelman Library room 702
George Washington University
2130 H St. NW Washington, DC 20052
What you can do until then:
1. Show your intent to attend:
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries#Attend
ance_.28Sign_below.29
2. Add topics to the agenda that you'd like to discuss:
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries#Roundt
able_Discussion_Agenda
See you there and then,
Max Klein
Wikipedia in Residence
kleinm(a)oclc.org
+17074787023
Hey gang,
I joined this list thinking that I'd follow others to see what they do. I
suspect everyone else is thinking the same thing.
So it's time to spring into action in order to prepare for Wikipedia Loves
Libraries 2012 (WLL). To start, I propose that we create an email message
to be posted to various library-related email lists notifying people of the
existence of and advantages of WLL. (When I say "library" I mean to be
inclusive of the other GLAM participants, although - for now - focusing on
library staff [who are not always "librarians"].)
I'm in my Wikipedia mindset which makes me aware that what you're doing is
a collaboration - so apologies if my tone sounds excessively one-sided.
I feel we should create/edit a document so that we can send out this email.
I was going to suggest using Google Docs to foster collaborative editing,
but then realized that the appropriate place is the Outreach Wiki -
although I still feel like a guest on that wiki and am less confident about
its organization. (Wikipedia's page is *about* WLL.) I wasn't able to
find a WLL section of outreach.wikimedia.org, but there is this page:
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ_For_Librarians
The GLAM project has nice pages, such as this one:
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Get_started -- but I think an WLL
email blast needs a different kind of message. I'm thinking of some kind
of concise, direct, and appealing message that lays out about 5 bullet
points as to why library staff and libraries should be involved in WLL.
From there they can go to the Get Started page above.
Some of the points I'm thinking of are:
- Welcoming Wikipedians into your library can increase the number of
users
- Wikipedia activity in the library can foster a greater sense of
community
- As the 6th most frequently visited site on the Internet, Wikipedia as
the ability to highlight your library
- Wikipedia's underlying message of access to information can underscore
your library's efforts to provide access to patrons
- If your library has unique materials, Wikipedians can help reveal
knowledge and information about those materials
So how about it? Maybe someone can set up a planning space on
outreach.wikimedia.org so we can gather & organize our thoughts and share
them with others?
Secondly...
I know I'll be seeing Merrilee prior to ALA - are there any other folks
that would like to gather during ALA for an informal WLL meeting?
I'll probably wear my Wikipedia t-shirt to ALA.
--
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 -
Please feel free to forward to interested parties.
----------------
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is seeking a
Wikipedian-In-Residence for an unpaid internship. The successful applicant
will have a commitment to the Library, Wikipedia, and the performing arts.
https://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/6905/job
*External Responsibilities:*
Reporting to the Music Division Curator for Rare Books and Manuscripts, the
Wikipedian-In-Residence intern will:
- Create and/or enhance Wikipedia articles based on unique content found
at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Provides training on editing Wikipedia to staff by request
- Provides training on editing Wikipedia to public by request
- Collaborates with staff any Wikipedia-related activities at NYPL
- Identifies outreach opportunities
*External Qualifications:*
*Qualifications***
- Good computer skills
- At least two years experience editing Wikipedia
- Extensive knowledge of at least one of the subject areas appropriate
to The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Dance, Film, Music,
Recorded Sound, Theatre).
- Those with interdisciplinary interests are especially encouraged
- Ability to work collaboratively with a positive outlook
--
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 -
Hello Bibliotechnicians,
Plans for a Wikipeida Loves Libraries Event at Wikimania 2012 in
Washington D.C. are coalescing.
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
So far the suggestions are to hold "an informal happy hour meetup" and
Biodiversity Heritage Library may present. Also I'm planning on hosting
a "no editing experience necessary Wikipedia Tips and Tricks, and
Secrets for Librarians" workshop. We want to gather some Librarians from
the surrounding area to create an assorted mix of both Librarians and
Wikimedians.
An important next area to finalize is the date. This will happen in the
pre-conference days of the 10th or 11th of July, and we want your input
to know exactly when, by use of this doodle.
http://www.doodle.com/d52sw3dmfc8qq8x8
Likely we will have some space at a George Washington University
Library, and OCLC will sponsor some refreshments.
What else would you like to see happen?
Max Klein
Wikipedia in Residence
kleinm(a)oclc.org
+17074787023
Hello,
I am Max Klein new Wikipedian in Residence with OCLC. My dedications for
the next few months will be in trying to bridge some divide Wikimedia
and Libraries.
In response to Bob's insight that "GLAM formulation is Wikimedia's own,"
and that "*librarians* in museums, many I've encountered see themselves
as part of the special libraries sphere." I think it very important that
Wikimedians start to treat Librarians in a more nuanced fashion, and
acknowledge their distinctions. (Just as I'm sure those Wikimedia
Commons contributors would not like to be bundled with Wikipedia
Copy-editors.) The title of GLAM as an package of institutional types
was probably necessary at some early stage, but now it doesn't serve us
as well because Museums and Libraries will need their own tailored
approaches to integration.
What are those levels of integration? So far we've seen work from
Wikipedians in Residence at museums creating and editing actual pages
based on the housed works. That model will work to some extent for
Libraries that have special collections. For other less specialist
libraries, that model would result in a lot of WIRs just twiddling
thumbs.
That is not to say that there would be no purpose in collaboration. Alex
Hinojo (a Catalan WIR) informed me of his idea of *Librarians as
Wikipedia Ambassadors*. I'm interested to get a feeling from the
Librarian community about how excited they would be to trained in
Wikipedia Literacy as a trainers themselves to their patrons? From my
experience in the Education Program (training students) the hard parts
were explaining the technical knowledge, and then a crash course in
Information Literacy. Librarians are already extremely information
literate in what would qualify as reliable sources, so they are actually
more natural fits to be in person contacts for Wikipedia help. This is
approach is more "teach a man to fish," (or "teach a man to teach
fishing," rather) than the classic approach, and relies on the
willingness of Librarians.
What are the feelings on this proposed paradigm?
Max Klein
Wikipedia in Residence
kleinm(a)oclc.org
+17074787023
Hello.
Interesting discussion.
Having worked in galleries, museums, public libraries, research libraries, library special collections, and archives, I would suggest that the relevance of Wikipedia varies for each, depending on many factors. For instance: What types of patrons are served? Is the institution publicly funded? What are its institutional priorities? How flexible is its institutional planning? How do decisions get made? How is it adjusting to the tectonic shifts in technology, media consumption, and participatory culture?
Showing the relevance of Wikipedia to GLAM institutions might be achieved quickly, with a one-size-fits-all approach. But more likely it'll happen gradually, one convert at a time, depending on context.
The American Library Association, for instance, is a big, complex organization with some 61,000 members. Here are just a few of the sub-groups within ALA, each very different, and suggestive of the diverse ways ALA members might relate to Wikipedia:
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
- Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
- Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
- Assn. of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends & Foundations (ALTAFF)
- Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
- Library & Information Technology Assn. (LITA)
- Library Leadership & Management Assn. (LLAMA)
- Public Library Assn. (PLA)
- Reference & User Services Assn. (RUSA)
- Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA)
And ALA is merely one of the many professional organizations that address GLAM concerns. That said, Wiki-GLAM partnerships have so much potential. It's totally worth the effort.
All the best,
Anne
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(apologies for meta-cross-posting)
Let me forward an Open Access petition sent originally by Dario
Taraborrelli, from the Wikimedia Research Committee.
If you wanna know more, here there some comments form our Daniel Mietchen
(the document is uberdetailed :-):
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Committee/Areas_of_interest/Open-ac…
Aubrey
----
(apologies for cross-posting)
A petition you should care about: require free access over the Internet to
journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research.
http://access2research.org/http://wh.gov/6TH
25,000 signatures in 30 days (by June 19) gets an official response from
the White House.
Dario
______________________________________________
I don't know who wrote this over this weekend:
> I think a separate libraries list is important; I've asked librarians
> > in Australian partner institutions if they want to join the
> > cultural-partners mailing list, and they arnt interested because its
> > too broad, and doesnt focus on issues that libraries are grappling
> > with.
> > I wasnt aware of the separate libraries list until phoebe's email.
> renaming it to open-access would be a good approach to keep a list
> > that is more focused on issues librarians face. open access
> > initiatives are very important to libraries at the moment.
>
I'd be disappointed if this "Wikimedia & Libraries" list was renamed "Open
Access." While OA is certainly a valid topic, I suspect it is not the
primary concern of all librarians who would be interested in being involved
with WP.
The only way I found out about the Wikimedia & Libraries list was because I
joined cultural-partners and went to the root directory to see what other
lists are on the server. Whoever is the listowner: if you want to have an
active list, you need to have appropriate publicity (not just a one time
blast, whenever that was).
ALA and IFLA are this summer; it's a pity an effort wasn't made to have
more of a WP presence at ALA (I don't attend IFLA). Nevertheless there are
venues where I (and hopefully others) can publicize activity in
anticipation of Wikipedia Loves Libraries this fall.
--
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 -
I agree with Nemo and Dominic.
[sorry, this is long and just my 2 cents]
Few years ago, we started working with museums because of some proactive
Wikipedians and chapters
saw a void which needed to be filled: Liam, Lori, Sarah, Kippelboy and many
others had competences and interest in bridging the
gap between Wikimedia projects and museums. They did (and are doing) good,
interest is spreading, and now there are success cases, history,
experience: we're building an infrastructure.
I think that the world of libraries is gonna be next, but I see a lot of
issues too:
libraries are in the middle of a disruption, the Internet has been really
"though" on them.
Librarians need to shift and adapt to survive (as a profession) an so do
libraries themselves. (if you want to read something (I didn't) --> David
Lankes "Atlas of New Librarianship")
Moreover, there is the ebook issue, and all the changes and consequence it
will cause.
In this sense, as many other profession, I think that (statistically)
librarians see Wikipedia more as a threat than an opportunity
(I see a pattern here :-), and in my personal experience they are really
interested in understanding it better,
but often they do lack the skills.
I'm not a librarian and I'm not sure which kind of partnership could be
organized with libraries:
I can imagine workshops and lessons for librarians (we did it with
Wikimedia Italia few years ago), or for patrons,
and digitization patnerships for uploading books on Wikisource (as
Wikimedia France did with Gallica).
A more complex relationship is yet to be build (and thought),
but we can ask our librarian Phoebe for some insights :-)
For IFLA, we have contact (I personally do),
but we should think very well waht to say and propose them.
Right now, I don't know.
Aubrey
2012/5/15 Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>
> I think IFLA loves us, we have many friends there. Not many wikimedians
> attend it becaus it's very expensive, but some wikimedians volunteered in
> it (Aubrey for instance, when it's been in Milan; I think he's not been
> able to speak although he tried?). If you can get access you're lucky and
> you shouldn't miss the opportunity.
> On the other hand, at least in Italy we regularly attend free librarians
> and publishers events (it's particularly easy in Milan, where most of the
> publishing world and of Italian wikimedians are).
>
> Nemo
>
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