I (finally, yeah, I know) had a meeting with some of the curators from
Harvard's Law Library. They're going to send us a list of possible
dates that would be good for them as well as a few options for
collections to work with.
What is this about: Back in January we talked about doing some work
writing articles on a special collection of the law library at
Harvard. This would entail going in and meeting up with some of their
librarians, talking about the collection, doing some work with it, and
generally having fun around old things.
Faithfully yours,
Molly
Dear Bostonians,
Those of us from the Boston area met on Saturday at the end of the
Wikipedia in Higher Ed summit to discuss how to move forward with
outreach to profs and student ambassadors in the region.
If you are a professor or student who wants to get involved with the
program as it grows over the coming year, there are ways you can get
involved over the summer. If you want to help frame the program to
improve WP and higher ed, or simply to facilitate your own plans to
redecorate the world, we'd love to hear from you as well.
Our next chat will be 30-60 min via skype and IRC on Wednesday. If
interested, note on this Doodle when you would be free:
http://doodle.com/fv9hxrn289wdmdbr
Sam.
Yes, we need to move back in that direction. FabLabs are entirely
defined in that way ' as a mechanism for enriching your own life,
giving you tools to make your life better, and stepping back tyo see
what happens.
That is absolutely what I have in mind, I just am blocking on coming
up with specific use cases to illustrate that. I spend a lot of time
with wikipedians, who spend their 'pesonal enrichment' time doing
things that help large arhives and others, so my instinctive use cases
are skewed towards what I know they would do with such a lab...
SJ
2011/7/8 Nate Hill <nathanielhill(a)gmail.com>:
> This looks great!
> One thought:
> Most of the activities listed here are somewhat work-like; they are efforts
> to bolster or support other programs or organizations rather than enrich the
> lives of participants.
> Partnering with a public library means, at least in my mind, that you'll be
> working with the public to accomplish some if not all of these listed tasks.
> There's a great opportunity to frame some of these activities as
> experiential learning opportunities, civic engagement, and co-creative
> processes in which patrons work with LibLab staff or volunteers to enrich
> their own lives through knowledge.
> Nate
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> A quick update on the LibLab project follows. For more detail, see
>> (and edit!) our no-longer-stubby project page:
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LibLabs#July_update
>>
>> SJ
>>
>> == I. Location update, DCPL contacts ==
>>
>> Katie and I just had a helpful call with Ginnie Cooper, head of the
>> DCPL, and some of her technical and programs staff.
>> Nate, thank you for making that *excellent* introduction; the whole
>> team struck me as efficient, inspired by their work, and deeply
>> knowledgable about the local community and history. I would be
>> thrilled to work with them.
>>
>> They are looking into potential spaces for a lab, and have some ideas;
>> one option would be prominently in the main library, which is right on
>> the Metro. Volunteers are needed to man the lab make this happen; see
>> below.
>>
>> I am still interested in hearing about other possible liblab spaces,
>> in DC or elsewhere -- we will want a list of interested future labs to
>> submit with the final results in September.
>>
>>
>> == II. Timeline ==
>>
>> Next steps: if someone is interested in taking a lead on the design
>> work, a design meeting this month would be helpful.
>> And we could start planning now for a 1- or 2-day hacking session with
>> wikimedians and the library -- perhaps in line with the recent talk
>> about having a national followup to the Wiknic, with libraries. :-)
>>
>>
>> == III. Volunteers needed ==
>>
>> WE NEED: tech / teacher / organizer volunteers! Available afternoons
>> every day of the week.
>>
>>
>> == IV. Design research needed ==
>>
>> We are also looking for someone to lead the work on design options for
>> the space. If you know interested architects or designers, please get
>> them involved.
>>
>> Examples:
>>
>> [1] http://youmediachicago.org/10-philosophy/pages/37-youmedia-layout
>> [2] https://as220.org/labs/blog/2008/09/announcing-the-providence-fab.html
>>
>>
>> == V. use cases for a lab ==
>>
>> Please share your own use cases on the wiki. I'd like to have 100 use
>> cases, with example projects, by the end of the month. This more than
>> anything helps line up partners because they understand what sort of
>> desire there is among knowledge-lovers to *do* collection, curation,
>> classification, digitization, and publishing work.
>>
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Hello All,
I'm Max the New Wikipedia Regional Ambassador to New England and I wanted to
invite you to the event that's currently being hosted in Boston this
weekend. It's the Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit hosted at Simmons
College:
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_in_Higher_Education_Summit .
Mostly we are focusing on how Wikipedia and Higher Education mesh, but the
topics are more diverse and there is even a Keynote by Sue Gardner.
Hope to see, I'll be here all weekend.
Max Klein
Wikipedia Regional Ambassador to New England
+15108426295
maxklein(a)berkeley.edu
Dear Bostonians,
There is a party this Saturday at Simmons College for the first annual
Wikipedia in Higher Ed Summit! It's the first such event focused on
Wikipedia, and organized by the Wikimedia public policy initiative
team.
A lot of Wikimedians will be there - from the WMF, our ED Sue Gardner
is coming, as is Barry, and Rod Dunican & Frank and everyone involved
in the PPI effort. From the Campus Ambassadors, a whole new crop will
be there. And the profs and some students who have taken part in the
program over the past year have all been invited; most are attending.
The event itself tomorrow and Saturday is by invitation, and focused
on people who are deeply familiar with PPI and the ambassador program.
(If you desperately want to attend let me know.) The party Sat.
night is open to local Wikimedians -- with light food, drink, and
rumours of dancing. RSVP if you can come.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7-10 PM @ Simmons College
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_in_Higher_Education_Summit
SJ
617 529 4266
Dear all,
A quick update on the LibLab project follows. For more detail, see
(and edit!) our no-longer-stubby project page:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LibLabs#July_update
SJ
== I. Location update, DCPL contacts ==
Katie and I just had a helpful call with Ginnie Cooper, head of the
DCPL, and some of her technical and programs staff.
Nate, thank you for making that *excellent* introduction; the whole
team struck me as efficient, inspired by their work, and deeply
knowledgable about the local community and history. I would be
thrilled to work with them.
They are looking into potential spaces for a lab, and have some ideas;
one option would be prominently in the main library, which is right on
the Metro. Volunteers are needed to man the lab make this happen; see
below.
I am still interested in hearing about other possible liblab spaces,
in DC or elsewhere -- we will want a list of interested future labs to
submit with the final results in September.
== II. Timeline ==
Next steps: if someone is interested in taking a lead on the design
work, a design meeting this month would be helpful.
And we could start planning now for a 1- or 2-day hacking session with
wikimedians and the library -- perhaps in line with the recent talk
about having a national followup to the Wiknic, with libraries. :-)
== III. Volunteers needed ==
WE NEED: tech / teacher / organizer volunteers! Available afternoons
every day of the week.
== IV. Design research needed ==
We are also looking for someone to lead the work on design options for
the space. If you know interested architects or designers, please get
them involved.
Examples:
[1] http://youmediachicago.org/10-philosophy/pages/37-youmedia-layout
[2] https://as220.org/labs/blog/2008/09/announcing-the-providence-fab.html
== V. use cases for a lab ==
Please share your own use cases on the wiki. I'd like to have 100 use
cases, with example projects, by the end of the month. This more than
anything helps line up partners because they understand what sort of
desire there is among knowledge-lovers to *do* collection, curation,
classification, digitization, and publishing work.
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