Wikimedia-boston November 2012

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Denny Vrandečić on "Wikidata: The next step for Wikipedia (and beyond)" - Tuesday 11/13 4:15pm @ Berkman
by Benj. Mako Hill 10 Nov '12

10 Nov '12

Greetings! I know many of you have seen the announcement already but if you have not, you might want to considering coming to a talk on WikiData at the Berkman Center. You can find details in the attached message or on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiData_Presentation_at_Berk… If you are coming, we'd appreciate an on-wiki RSVP. Thanks! Regards, Mako -- Benjamin Mako Hill mako(a)atdot.cc http://mako.cc/ Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto

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December 10 meetup location
by Sven Manguard 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

We talked in the past about maybe alternating between Cambridge and Boston for the meetups, but the last few have been in Clover Food Lab, and we've never really explored finding a Boston location since that place in Chinatown moved. I have, despite having living here for several years, no real grasp of the meeting spots in the city, but I'd like to propose that for the Monday, December 10, 2012 monthly meeting, we find a place on this side of the Charles to meet up. I think that we'd be able to boost attendance a bit if we did. Thoughts? Sven

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries at Cambridge Public Library Nov 17
by Arend Sluis 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

The Friends of the Cambridge Public Library will be providing some light food for the event, so an accurate head count would be helpful for ordering. My deadline is Friday around noon. If anybody is planning to attend (even if you are unsure--nothing wrong with too much food, since librarians are a hungry bunch), please RSVP by Friday morning (11/16) at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge_Public_Library/Wiki… We have 11 people so far. Thanks! Arend.

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Fwd: [cultural-partners] [BLOG] Why Wikipedians should love Libraries
by Samuel Klein 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:02 PM Subject: [cultural-partners] [BLOG] Why Wikipedians should love Libraries To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination < cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch> Cc: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org> By Merrrilee Profitt from the OCLC - please share! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/11/05/why-wikipedians-should-love-librarian… [image] Last year marked the start of Wikipedia Loves Libraries<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries>(WLL), and in 2012, WLL activities are in full swing, with many events planned in the coming month. WLL was originally conceived as a way of celebrating Open Access Week <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Access_Week>, but we now have WLL events throughout the year. As a librarian who is interested in seeing more coordination between libraries and other cultural heritage organizations (i.e. GLAM <http://www.glamwiki.org>), I’d like to offer some perspectives on why libraries and Wikipedia are so well aligned with one another. The bottom line is that we share a common mission. We are dedicated to providing free access to information and knowledge. Wikipedians want to strengthen their articles by citing credible sources. If those sources are in print, or hidden behind paywalls, it undermines the important tenant of free access. Libraries collect those same credible sources and make them freely available to patrons. Partnering with libraries helps keep sources free. Librarians value “information literacy,” which means teaching the general public to recognize, appreciate and rely on credible sources. Sound familiar? Teaching basic Wikipedia editing skills can be a great, practical way to re-enforce information literacy skills. Encouraging more librarians to become Wikipedians will also help address the gender gap. Librarians are an almost mirror image of Wikipedians in terms of gender – a March 2012 survey<http://www.ala.org/research/sites/ala.org.research/files/content/March%2020…>of members of the American Library Association found that 80.7 percent of those in the profession are female (versus about 10 percent of Wikipedians). So, if you haven’t already, reach out to your local librarian. Suggest a WLL event, or find out if you can use library space to hold an editathon on a topic of local interest. Ask for help from your library in promoting events, not only to library patrons, but also to staff. Be patient, and recognize that librarians may move at a slower pace than Wikipedians (and that they have a range of other events and activities on top of their day-to-day duties). Be complementary to see if you can find a way for Wikipedia activities to harmonize with areas where the library is already investing. If you make the effort, I think you’ll have a good shot at creating a beautiful partnership, and creating some new Wikipedians in the process. -*Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research (User:Mlet<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mlet> )* -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist and open culture advocate* >>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><< _______________________________________________ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/cultural-partners -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com>wrote: > By Merrrilee Profitt from the OCLC - please share! > > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/11/05/why-wikipedians-should-love-librarian… > > [image] > > Last year marked the start of Wikipedia Loves Libraries<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries>(WLL), and in 2012, WLL activities are in full swing, with many events > planned in the coming month. WLL was originally conceived as a way of > celebrating Open Access Week<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Access_Week>, > but we now have WLL events throughout the year. As a librarian who is > interested in seeing more coordination between libraries and other cultural > heritage organizations (i.e. GLAM <http://www.glamwiki.org>), I’d like to > offer some perspectives on why libraries and Wikipedia are so well aligned > with one another. > > The bottom line is that we share a common mission. We are dedicated to > providing free access to information and knowledge. Wikipedians want to > strengthen their articles by citing credible sources. If those sources are > in print, or hidden behind paywalls, it undermines the important tenant of > free access. > > Libraries collect those same credible sources and make them freely > available to patrons. Partnering with libraries helps keep sources free. > Librarians value “information literacy,” which means teaching the general > public to recognize, appreciate and rely on credible sources. Sound > familiar? Teaching basic Wikipedia editing skills can be a great, practical > way to re-enforce information literacy skills. > > Encouraging more librarians to become Wikipedians will also help address > the gender gap. Librarians are an almost mirror image of Wikipedians in > terms of gender – a March 2012 survey<http://www.ala.org/research/sites/ala.org.research/files/content/March%2020…>of members of the American Library Association found that 80.7 percent of > those in the profession are female (versus about 10 percent of Wikipedians). > > So, if you haven’t already, reach out to your local librarian. Suggest a > WLL event, or find out if you can use library space to hold an editathon on > a topic of local interest. Ask for help from your library in promoting > events, not only to library patrons, but also to staff. Be patient, and > recognize that librarians may move at a slower pace than Wikipedians (and > that they have a range of other events and activities on top of their > day-to-day duties). Be complementary to see if you can find a way for > Wikipedia activities to harmonize with areas where the library is already > investing. If you make the effort, I think you’ll have a good shot at > creating a beautiful partnership, and creating some new Wikipedians in the > process. > > -*Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research (User:Mlet<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mlet> > )* > > > -- > *Sarah Stierch* > *Museumist and open culture advocate* > >>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><< > > _______________________________________________ > cultural-partners mailing list > cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch > https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/cultural-partners > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Reminder: physics text hackathon this weekend!
by Samuel Klein 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

If you're interested in compiling a physics text from raw materials with your bare hands: come to the Boundless offices in Boston this weekend for a booksprint. http://textbookhackathon.eventbrite.com/ There's an intro session Friday from 6-10pm, and people will be working on the book Sat 9-9 and Sun 9-6. I will be there with my best doppler effect outfit. Cheers, SJ PS - I don't know anyone at Boundless, so this is also a good chance to meet them and see what they're up to in person. Right now the Saylor Foundation is still my favorite org tackling the open 'writing textbooks' problem.

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