Greetings!
The Berkman cooperation group is going to be hosting Haiyi Zhu from
Human Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University who
is going to talk about some of her research on shared leadership in
Wikipedia.
The meeting will Tuesday 10/2 at 4:15pm at Harvard at the Berkman
Conference room at 23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge (right near
Harvard Law School). The seminar will include time for discussion and
should end by 17:30.
An abstract and biography follows.
Abstract:
Traditional research on leadership in online communities has
consistently focused on the small set of people occupying leadership
roles. We use a model of shared leadership, which posits that
leadership behaviors come from members at all levels, not simply
from people in high-level leadership positions. Although every
member can exhibit some leadership behavior, different types of
leadership behavior performed by different types of leaders on
different types of followers may not be equally effective. We
investigate how distinct types of leadership behaviors
(transactional, aversive, directive and person-focused) and the
legitimacy of the people who deliver them (people in formal
leadership positions or not) and the experience of the people who
receive them (newcomers and experienced members) influence the
contributions that the receivers make in the context of Wikipedia.
Bio:
Haiyi Zhu is a fourth year PhD student in Human Computer Interaction
Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. She is interested in how to
manage people to achieve the common goal that transcends individual
interest in an environment which lacks hierarchical structure and
monetary incentives. Specifically, she has investigated shared
leadership, group identification, goal settings and social modeling
in the context of Wikipedia. One of her papers is nominated for best
paper award in the 15th ACM Conference on Computer Supported
Cooperative Work. She got her bachelor degree in computer science
from Tsinghua University in 2005.
Hopefully, we'll see some of you Tuesday!
Regards,
Mako
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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
(also sent to fc-discuss; excuse any multiple receipt)
Jonathan Gray and I are starting local meetups for OKFN mavens, hackers,
enthusiasts in Cambridge and SF:
http://www.meetup.com/OpenKnowledgeFoundation/Boston-MAhttp://www.meetup.com/OpenKnowledgeFoundation/San-Francisco-CA
Please join if you are interested, and indicate when you're free to meet.
We are thinking about organizing a national event around free knowledge
and shared data in the spring.
Warmly,
SJ
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Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
Hello,
My friend Zachary Davis in Cambridge is working on KANON, a cool
visualization of history timelines, drawing on Wikimedia data, media, and
text.
He's looking for people to help brainstorm how to realize the idea, and for
developers to work on the project - particularly on the Wikimedia data side
and on a javascript front-end; see below.
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Kanon is an interactive timeline that visualizes humanity's most
significant cultural works, initially proving the concept with books. The
zoomable timeline enables the user to delve deeper into any time period and
be shown the ten most important books. So zoomed completely out, one would
see the ten most significant books of all time (e.g Odyssey, Bible, War and
Peace) but zoomed into the time period between 1920-1930 the user would see
the ten most significant books from that period (Great Gatsby, etc).
"Significance" is ranked according to a composite index of Wikipedia page
traffic for the particular work, google search traffic, google ngram
mentions, and library circulation. Users could then click on a work they
find interesting and go to a page showing more information and save the
book to a customizable reading list.
I'm looking for a developer to help with the D3 javascript library and
making Wikipedia's API do as told. The job is paid.
Mockups and more info here <http://bitly.com/kanonproject>.
Email: zacharysdavis(a)gmail.com
Phone: 617.999.8066
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Zachary Davis
Producer of Operations
metaLAB(at)Harvard <http://metalab.harvard.edu/>
zacharystevendavis.com
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Hi guys,
Brief response to Sven's email. Alyssa is away this week.
We are arranging some basic logistics (rooms, times). As far as the time,
the 11-4 is a perfectly good working time range for the time being. (The
CPL main branch closes at 5 on Saturdays.) With three events, though, we
should be a little clearer about the timing of the program.
Would the outreach seminar be before the tutorial? How long would it be?
The audiences for the seminar and the tutorial are a bit different, so I
want to make sure we publicize that correctly. It also affects the amount
of space we need to reserve at the Library. Are you thinking (roughly)
11-12 Outreach Seminar
12-1 Tutorial
1-4 Edit-A-Thon
And we can squeeze in some tea and cookies and snacks a few times.
We are working on a poster right now and once Alyssa is back in town a
couple of us will be working on a press release for the event. We will run
the poster by you before printing and publishing it, since I expect it will
use the Wikipedia logo somewhere. Besides contacting the Friends of the
Library membership, we are also planning to reach out to some local
newspapers and magazines, perhaps even Craigslist. We will keep you posted.
Sven, for the tutorial component, should I expect something like what the
screencast of last years Harvard event?
http://osc.hul.harvard.edu/sites/osc.hul.harvard.edu.yopc/files/WikiLovesLi…
Do we want to set up a pages like these
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I/World_War_I_Editathon
Thanks!
Arend.
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 8:00 AM, <
wikimedia-boston-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Happy Monday mailing list subscribers!
>
> As a follow up to my earlier email and Arend's email on Thursday, I wanted
> to give everyone a bit more information about the Cambridge event.
>
> The event will be taking place on November 17th at the Main Branch of the
> Cambridge Public Library. The street address is:
> 449 Broadway
> Cambridge, MA
> 02138
>
> Hours have not been entirely finalized. We've been working off of the
> assumption that they would be 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. If that is the case, I
> personally will be arriving at 10:30 AM to help set up. I will also be
> leaving (irregardless of the finalized hours) at 3:00 PM, as I have a plane
> to catch later on in the afternoon.
>
> There are three components to the Cambridge event as it stands right now: a
> Wikipedia Loves Libraries outreach seminar, a tutorial for new users, and
> an edit-a-thon with the theme of "Cambridge". It's an ambitious program,
> but with five hours, an large number of Cambridge/Boston based Wikipedians,
> and eager partners, I think it will work.
>
> - The Wikipedia Loves Libraries outreach seminar is... well... an outreach
> seminar. Alyssa Pacy, the Cambridge Public Library's archivist, has
> connections within the area's network of librarians, and mentioned that she
> would be inviting them. There are also two library schools nearby that we
> know of, one at Simmons and the other somewhere in Rhode Island. What all
> of that means is that we're going to have, hopefully, a large audience of
> librarians, archivists, and future librarians at the event. I've never done
> an outreach seminar, but I'm going to lean heavily on
> http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ_For_Librarians, steal ideas from
> the
> Boston WLL event on 11/10, and hope for the best.
>
> - The tutorial for new users is... well... a tutorial for new users. I'm
> thinking of doing a slideshow or a speech of some sort and then bringing
> all the new users into the computer lab, where I and a couple of other
> users will be camping out to help new users get set up and acclimatized.
> This will segue cleanly into the edit-a-thon.
>
> - The edit-a-thon is... well... an edit-a-thon (who didn't see that
> coming?). Both Alyssa and I will be working on preparing a list of
> Cambridge themed stubs that users can work on if they don't have anything
> else they want to do.
>
> But wait, there's more! Remember up top where I described Alyssa as the
> Cambridge Public Library's archivist? That wasn't a typo. I meant
> archivist, as in archives, as in *we get to go into the archives and use
> very old, in some cases one-of-a-kind documents as sources*. Yes; awesome.
> We might be able to hold a scan-a-thon there at a later date (they're
> getting one of the cool top-down super scanners 'soon'), but until then
> we're dealing with a once-in-a-blue-moon access opportunity here.
>
> And now for the begging:
>
> Please show up. Please, if you can, commit to showing up sooner rather than
> later (and remember to tell me if you've signed up and can't make it). In
> order for this event to be a success, we're going to need a number of
> Wikipedians to be around. We're going to need at least three or four people
> that are willing to spend time with the new users during the tutorial. It
> would be nice to get a dozen Wikipedians in the room, both to reciprocate
> the enthusiasm that Alyssa and Arend have shown us, and to demonstrate to
> the librarians and the new users that this city has a thriving Wikipedian
> community. Yes, I'm fully aware that we have two WLL events on back to back
> Saturdays, and I would never suggest that people skip the one in Boston. I,
> for one, am going to both, and it would be great to see a couple of other
> people do that too. What I am saying though, is that this event can and
> should be the start of a very fruitful relationship between the Cambridge
> Public Library and the Society of Wikipedians in New England. So please
> show up.
>
> Further information will be sent out as it becomes available.
>
> Sven
>
Happy Monday mailing list subscribers!
As a follow up to my earlier email and Arend's email on Thursday, I wanted
to give everyone a bit more information about the Cambridge event.
The event will be taking place on November 17th at the Main Branch of the
Cambridge Public Library. The street address is:
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
02138
Hours have not been entirely finalized. We've been working off of the
assumption that they would be 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. If that is the case, I
personally will be arriving at 10:30 AM to help set up. I will also be
leaving (irregardless of the finalized hours) at 3:00 PM, as I have a plane
to catch later on in the afternoon.
There are three components to the Cambridge event as it stands right now: a
Wikipedia Loves Libraries outreach seminar, a tutorial for new users, and
an edit-a-thon with the theme of "Cambridge". It's an ambitious program,
but with five hours, an large number of Cambridge/Boston based Wikipedians,
and eager partners, I think it will work.
- The Wikipedia Loves Libraries outreach seminar is... well... an outreach
seminar. Alyssa Pacy, the Cambridge Public Library's archivist, has
connections within the area's network of librarians, and mentioned that she
would be inviting them. There are also two library schools nearby that we
know of, one at Simmons and the other somewhere in Rhode Island. What all
of that means is that we're going to have, hopefully, a large audience of
librarians, archivists, and future librarians at the event. I've never done
an outreach seminar, but I'm going to lean heavily on
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ_For_Librarians, steal ideas from the
Boston WLL event on 11/10, and hope for the best.
- The tutorial for new users is... well... a tutorial for new users. I'm
thinking of doing a slideshow or a speech of some sort and then bringing
all the new users into the computer lab, where I and a couple of other
users will be camping out to help new users get set up and acclimatized.
This will segue cleanly into the edit-a-thon.
- The edit-a-thon is... well... an edit-a-thon (who didn't see that
coming?). Both Alyssa and I will be working on preparing a list of
Cambridge themed stubs that users can work on if they don't have anything
else they want to do.
But wait, there's more! Remember up top where I described Alyssa as the
Cambridge Public Library's archivist? That wasn't a typo. I meant
archivist, as in archives, as in *we get to go into the archives and use
very old, in some cases one-of-a-kind documents as sources*. Yes; awesome.
We might be able to hold a scan-a-thon there at a later date (they're
getting one of the cool top-down super scanners 'soon'), but until then
we're dealing with a once-in-a-blue-moon access opportunity here.
And now for the begging:
Please show up. Please, if you can, commit to showing up sooner rather than
later (and remember to tell me if you've signed up and can't make it). In
order for this event to be a success, we're going to need a number of
Wikipedians to be around. We're going to need at least three or four people
that are willing to spend time with the new users during the tutorial. It
would be nice to get a dozen Wikipedians in the room, both to reciprocate
the enthusiasm that Alyssa and Arend have shown us, and to demonstrate to
the librarians and the new users that this city has a thriving Wikipedian
community. Yes, I'm fully aware that we have two WLL events on back to back
Saturdays, and I would never suggest that people skip the one in Boston. I,
for one, am going to both, and it would be great to see a couple of other
people do that too. What I am saying though, is that this event can and
should be the start of a very fruitful relationship between the Cambridge
Public Library and the Society of Wikipedians in New England. So please
show up.
Further information will be sent out as it becomes available.
Sven
Dear New Englanders,
I have a bunch of Wikipedia swag dating back to 2004, including flags and
posters and pins and shirts from the 2006 Wikimania (much of them
unbranded, and good forever) that should go into a local wiki-collection --
either a museum or as things to give away at future events. The place I
currently use to store most of my gear recently had some flooding, which
made me realize I need to move it.
If you or a cool dry storage space you know are interested in hosting a
local wikiarchive, please reply to me offlist.
Warmly,
SJ
--
Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
I managed to figure out how to sign up for the Boston Wikimedia mailing
list (obviously)!
Thank you to all who came to Monday's meetup and shared their enthusiasm
for organizing a WLL event with Alyssa Pacy (Archivist, CPL) and the
Friends of the Cambridge Public Library (represented by myself). It was
great fun meeting you all and sharing the excitement.
Alyssa will focus on providing materials and sources for an edit-a-thon,
"bad" articles to use as starting points for a tutorial, and related items.
The Friends will take care of publicity--local papers will definitely be on
our list, as well as our membership, the library branches, and other
venues--as well as providing refreshments. Rooms have been reserved!
Hopefully some people will show up :-)
Arend.
We should have a Wiki Takes Boston outing soon; say on the 22nd? SJ
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From: Philip Chang <pchang(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Camera users - the Android app is for you!
To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition <
wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Greetings WLM Members,
Version 1.2.3 of the WLM Android App is on Google
Play<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.wlm>and
here <http://dumps.wikimedia.org/android/WLM-v1.2.3.apk>. We have made some
improvements and in particular, there is an important enhancement related
to camera photos.
Yes, camera photos. Please let me explain.
The app is a great way to find monuments, but many participants in WLM use
cameras to take the photos they will submit to the contest.
It is great to submit mobile photos to the contest as well, but cameras
generally offer better quality and control. So why not upload mobile photos
as placeholders, to make camera submissions easier?
The following blog post, which will be published tomorrow, explains how
this works.
Using the Wiki Loves Monuments App as a travel
log<http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17406>
Posted by Philip Chang <http://blog.wikimedia.org/author/pchang/> on
September 10th, 2012
The Wiki Loves Monuments Android
App<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.wlm>
is
a great way to take photos and upload them to Wikimedia Commons during the
world’s largest photo
contest<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/>
throughout
September. But what if you are shooting with a camera and don’t see
yourself taking too many photos with your mobile phone? You can now use the
app as a convenient travel log and make it much easier to organize your
photos when processing and uploading them at home.
Here’s how you use the app as a travel log. As you walk around finding
monuments nearby to shoot with your camera, use the app on your phone to
find the monuments and take a picture of them to upload, either on the road
or when you get home. Back on your computer, your uploaded mobile photos
will be a convenient record of all the monuments you visited, sitting on
Commons under “My uploads.”
As an added bonus, every mobile upload you add to Commons will include a
link to the Special Upload Wizard that automatically allows you to upload
and categorize more photos of that monument based on its campaign and
reference number. This is similar to clicking the “upload photo” button on
the monument lists in Wikipedia, but it is right there in your travel log.
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upload_more_photos.png>
A screenshot of the new travel log feature associated with WLM app photos
uploaded to Commons.
To see your travel log and use this feature, you must login at
commons.wikimedia.org <http://blog.wikimedia.org/commons.wikimedia.org> and
click on “My uploads” at the top. Click on the name of any uploaded photo
and the file page of that photo will open. Scroll down and below the
description you will see the link, “Upload more photos of this monument.”
The travel log can help you in two ways:
1. you will see a sequential list of the monuments you visited, which
helps in identifying the monuments taken on your camera
2. you can submit the photos from your camera for each monument directly
from the travel log
The latest app, version 1.2.3, has been published in the Google
Play<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.wlm>
store
and that version has this new feature. Please update the app if you
downloaded it before and do not have auto-updates turned on. If you have
good ideas about photo uploads in general, or improvements next year, feel
free to post feedback<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_mobile_application/Feedb…>
or
send email <mobile-feedback-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>.
You may also download the app
here<http://dumps.wikimedia.org/android/WLM-v1.2.3.apk>,
or on the F-Droid
market<http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=wiki%20loves%20monuments&fdi…>
.
We appreciate your support. Happy uploading!
*Phil Chang, Product Manager, Mobile*
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photos"<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upload_more_photos.png>
by Philinje <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Philinje>,
under CC-BY-SA
3.0 Unported <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode>,
from Wikimedia Commons
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Hello glorious comrades!
Tonight's meeting got off to a slow start, with most people filtering in
about 30 minutes after the scheduled starting time. Once it did get going,
however, it flew by very quickly.
A few things of note:
1. We are tentatively scheduled for a *second* Wikipedia Loves Libraries
event, this one in Cambridge, for 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on November 17th. I
am serving as the coordinator for our end of the event. This would be
exactly a week after the Wikipedia Loves Libraries event happening in
Boston on November 10th, however because of the needs of our partner
organizations, and because of Thanksgiving, that's really the only date
that works. Speaking of Thanksgiving, there is a very high likelihood that
I won't actually make the event the event, because I'm flying out of town
that day. I will try to get a later plane (in which case I would still have
to leave at 3:00) or if I can't reschedule, at the very least make the
first hour of the event. What that does mean though is that going forward I
am going to need volunteers to commit not only to being at the WLL event,
but also to helping run the show. It's not an ideal situation, and I'm
sorry, but it's the best I can do, and the Cambridge folks are *really *excited
about this. Further details forthcoming as they are finalized.
2. At some time in the near future you're going to hear more about Gabe and
my efforts to get governmental offices (Mayor of Boston, Governor of
Massachusetts, maybe others) to release their photos under free licenses.
We are targeting the Mayor's office first, as the Governor will likely be
preoccupied by the election for the next few months. If we're going to send
elected officials a letter representing us as a group, we need have at
least a few vice presidents and/or active members of the group say that
they are okay with us doing so. It'll probably also involve signing the
letter, which... well... requires people to be committed enough to sign the
letter. Again, further details forthcoming as they are finalized.
3. Clover Food Labs was a great location for the Cambridge folks, but other
than myself, we drew none of the Boston based members. This does likely
have to do with that the meeting wasn't publicized very far in advance, but
also has to do with location. SJ floated the idea of a meeting in two
weeks' time in Boston. There are a number of locations that would work;
apparently the meeting space used for the last Boston meetup (I forget the
name) was fine. There's also Peach Farm Restaurant in Chinatown, which a
large number of us went to after the mega-meeting before summer break. I'm
thinking that we might get more people if we did it on a Sunday afternoon,
say Sunday the 23rd, but am open to suggestions for both timing and
location. That and... well officially I'm not the one planning it. But hey,
whatever, details.
4. There were some other projects that were discussed, however I was
speaking to the Cambridge folks during that time. SJ or Gabe will have more
information, and I'm sure that they'll fill the list in if anything
important was brought up.
Cheers everyone. Hope to see you soon,
Sven