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1. Re: [GLAM-US] Getting ready for #1lib1ref 2017 (Jake Orlowitz)
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From: Jake Orlowitz To: North American Cultural Partnerships
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Cc: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration \[Public\]"
, Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners
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That's perfect cause this year we're running #1lib1ref this year from
Jan
15th for almost *3* weeks, to give people more time to participate and
get
involved.
Jake
On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 10:10 AM Kathleen DeLaurenti <
kathleendelaurenti(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I would love to participate in something at Midwinter!
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee
>> wrote:
>>
>> Good timing. I’m in Seattle for the day so we can do some planning
>> for our
>> grants. We want to use #1lib as a way of building interest in our
>> program
>> and this would tie in nicely!
>>
>>
>>
>> Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer
>> OCLC Research
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Libraries [mailto:libraries-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Marks, Sara R
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2016 6:19 AM
>> *To:* Wikimedia & Libraries *Cc:* Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration
>> [Public] ;
>> Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination <
>> cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>gt;; North American Cultural Partnerships
>> <
>> glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [libraries] Getting ready for #1lib1ref 2017
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> ALA Mid-winter in Atlanta happens during this time period: January
>> 20-24.
>> Do we want to organize something at a local library, at the
>> convention, or
>> someplace else.
>>
>> Would OCLC or one of the interest groups be willing to sponsor an
>> edit-a-thon?
>>
>> I am going to post this to the FB group too.
>>
>> Sara
>>
>>
>>
>> Sara Marks
>> Instruction & Outreach Librarian
>> UMass Lowell - O'Leary Library Rm. 260A
>> 978-934-4581
>> sara_marks(a)uml.edu
>> Appointments:
https://saramarks.youcanbook.me
>> Twitter: @sara_marks
>> Wikipedia: Librarygurl
>> " I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent;
>> curiosity,
>> obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism have
>> brought
>> me to my ideas.” - Albert Einstein
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 31, 2016, at 3:38 PM, Alex Stinson wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Wikimedians!
>>
>>
>>
>> We are excited to finally start coordinating among #1lib1ref
>> organizers
>> this month.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you haven’t yet, we invite you to read the lessons that we learned
>> from
>> last year’s great campaign:
>>
>>
>>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> As with last year, we hope to launch #1lib1ref on Wikipedia’s 16th
>> birthday in January, asking librarians to “Give a birthday present to
>> Wikipedia, by adding a reference”.
>>
>>
>>
>> *What’s new?*
>>
>>
>>
>> Last year we got a lot of feedback from librarians that they would
>> have
>> planned more activities if “they just had a bit more warning and
>> time” so
>> we are* extending the campaign from eight days to 19 days, from
>> January
>> 15 through February 3*.
>>
>>
>>
>> We hope this does two things: a) it allows for several waves of
>> communications and people adopting the campaign for local events and
>> b)
>> fits better with the start of the Spring Term at many universities in
>> the
>> Northern Hemisphere, where librarians are in demand for various
>> activities.
>>
>>
>>
>> We also noticed last year a lot of social media about informal
>> gatherings:
>> librarians wanted to learn about Wikipedia socially at physical
>> events. We
>> think this is a great opportunity, so the Wikipedia Library team is
>> developing a* coffee hour kit* that provides enough material to help
>> librarians coordinate a small gathering, where they can talk about
>> Wikipedia with their peers and add their one reference.
>>
>>
>>
>> The kit is going to include: a) recommendations for planning, b) a
>> series
>> of discussion questions, c) easy suggested activities, and d) a flyer
>> template for promoting the event locally. If you would like to help
>> build
>> the kit, or a new 1lib1ref logo, let us know.
>>
>>
>>
>> *How you can help*
>>
>>
>>
>> We hope the campaign offers a platform for engaging librarians in
>> your
>> region and context to learn more about Wikimedia projects. We know
>> librarians use Wikipedia for a variety of purposes, but the
>> campaign’s
>> story--specifically how our references work--becomes a shared
>> foundation
>> for understanding and entering our community. If you would like to
>> coordinate #1lib1ref in your area, here are the main steps:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Join the Wikipedia + Libraries Facebook group:
>>
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikilibrary
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Fill out this survey:
>>
>>
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflWCp9QkNbIZWXCWU02bp_FGCAua4Z6Ua…
>>
>>
>> 1. Review Citation Hunt -- a volunteer-developed tool that allows
>> for
>> randomly being offered a citation. Check if your language is
>> supported in
>> the top right.
>>
>>
>> 1. URL:
https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/
>>
>>
>> 1. Report Bugs or request features or language support:
>>
https://github.com/eggpi/citationhunt/issues
>>
>>
>> 1. Review Hashtag Tracking -- a way to track edits made through
>> the
>> edit summary field.
>>
>>
>> - URL:
https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags
>>
>>
>> - Report bugs or request features or language support:
>>
https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new
>>
>>
>> 1. Translate the campaign page to your local language. We want to
>> have
>> it ready for translation no later than November 10th and will
>> notify you
>> with an email that it’s ready.
>>
>>
>> 1. Begin reaching out to partners that you think will want to
>> participate during the campaign through a) communications or b)
>> activities.
>>
>>
>>
>> We look forward to collaborating with you! Thanks so much for your
>> help--it should be a lot of fun.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alex Stinson
>>
>> Jake Orlowitz
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> 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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