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
Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' events in October/November:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partners@wikimedia.ch http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners
Hi Richard,
Will Wikimedia be promoting Wikipedia Loves Libraries this year?
Thanks,
Chris
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.comwrote:
Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' events in October/November:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partners@wikimedia.ch http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Christopher Leeder cleeder@umich.edu wrote:
Hi Richard,
Will Wikimedia be promoting Wikipedia Loves Libraries this year?
Thanks,
Chris
Yes, and we hope to have more of a head-start this time around in coordinating with major libraries like NYPL and interlibrary groups like OCLC in outreach to a broader swath of libraries.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' events in October/November:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partners@wikimedia.ch http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
-- Thanks,
Chris Leeder University of Michigan School of Information
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
And speaking of OCLC, we have a new Wikipedian in Residence, Max Klein, who should be introducing himself any minute now....
Yes! We will be happy to help out with Wikipedia Loves Libraries this year. I would have been more involved last year but I think I really only found out about it at the end of October last year.
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research
-----Original Message----- From: libraries-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:libraries-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Pharos Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:19 AM To: Wikimedia & Libraries Subject: Re: [libraries] [cultural-partners] IFLA
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Christopher Leeder cleeder@umich.edu wrote:
Hi Richard,
Will Wikimedia be promoting Wikipedia Loves Libraries this year?
Thanks,
Chris
Yes, and we hope to have more of a head-start this time around in coordinating with major libraries like NYPL and interlibrary groups like OCLC in outreach to a broader swath of libraries.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Pharos
wrote:
Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries'
events
in October/November:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton
wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partners@wikimedia.ch http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
-- Thanks,
Chris Leeder University of Michigan School of Information
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
_______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Pharos [Richard] < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, and we hope to have more of a head-start this time around in coordinating with major libraries like NYPL and interlibrary groups like OCLC in outreach to a broader swath of libraries.
One would think it obvious that libraries would fit into the GLAM network of relationships. But to a great extent, I think the GLAM formulation is Wikimedia's own. Although I often see a cross between libraries and archives, I know plenty of people in both fields that perceive themselves as separate. Even with museums, and even with *librarians* in museums, many I've encountered see themselves as part of the special libraries sphere (i.e. libraries that are generally corporate, for-profit, or "other") and not part of the academic or public library world.
In this regard, I think Wikimedia can function as an ambassador to bridge more of the gaps between all those represented by GLAM. I've begun to see that happen with the networking done by some of the Wikipedians-in-Residence among themselves. There should be people pushing for Wikimedia program at the various conferences (unfortunately it's kinda late this year: the American Libraries Association (ALA) meets June 22-26, the Society of American Archivists (SAA) meets August 6-11, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) meets August 11-17, and and the Museum Computer Network (MCN) meets November 7-10).
People involved with Wikimedia should offer to propose some kind of joint panel from multiple disciplines (GLAM Panel) to make presentations to the various societies which represent only one part of GLAM -- at the local and (eventually) national level.
At the very least, Wikipedians-in-Residence should make presentations on their jobs and their accomplishments to both large (national/international) and local organizations.
Even if your institution does not have a Wikipedian-in-Residence, just circulating job descriptions or articles about such positions can help to spread and inform people about possibilities.