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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…
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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>
)*
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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><<
>
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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.
Come one, come all :) Please update this wiki page if you can make it.
http://wiki.mako.cc/Cooperation_Workshop#Tuesday_November_13.2C_2012
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From: Denny Vrandečić <denny.vrandecic(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: wikidata talk at Berkman?
To: "Benj. Mako Hill" <mako(a)atdot.cc>
Cc: Lydia Pintscher <lydia.pintscher(a)wikimedia.de>, Samuel Klein
<meta.sj(a)gmail.com>, Amar Ashar <ashar(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu>, Gabriel
Fishman <gabriel.fishman(a)gmail.com>, yochai_benkler(a)harvard.edu
Mako,
I added a description to the session. I would be delighted by anyone
spreading the word, and am looking forward to the discussion.
<http://wiki.mako.cc/Cooperation_Workshop#Tuesday_November_13.2C_2012>
Cheers,
Denny
2012/10/23 Benj. Mako Hill <mako(a)atdot.cc>:
> <quote who="Denny Vrandečić" date="Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 06:53:12PM +0200">
>> For a talk at Berkman, I'd come over at that time :) Don't worry
>> about the time.
>
> Alright. You're on the schedule for 16:15 on Tuesday November
> 13th.
>
> Denny, why don't you fill in the details on this wiki page:
> http://wiki.mako.cc/Cooperation_Workshop
>
> I'll follow up with you privately to discuss how and whom we might
> want to publicize this.
>
> Regards,
> Mako
>
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> http://mako.cc/
>
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Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
A nice recap and model to follow :)
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From: Snyder, Sara <SnyderS(a)si.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Subject: [wikimedia-dc] Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Backstage at the
Smithsonian Institution Libraries - Results
To: Wikimedia DC chapter mailing list <wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
I just wanted to say a big thank you to the Wikimedia DC Chapter, and
especially to Lisa Marrs, Kristin Anderson, Jim Hayes, James Hare, and
all of the other wonderful volunteers who helped to make our meetup
and edit-a-thon last Friday such a wonderful success. Your generosity
and collegiality went a long way in helping the new editors and GLAM
professionals in attendance feel more comfortable and positive about
working with Wikipedia and Wikimedians.
You can review our results of the day at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/WLL/2012/results
Don't miss the Storify summary at
http://storify.com/silibraries/wikipedia-loves-smithsonian-libraries
Looking forward to many more GLAM-Wiki events and ideas to come!
Best,
Sara (User:Sarasays)
Sara Snyder
Webmaster, Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Institution
(202) 633-7987 | www.aaa.si.edu
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Interested in going to this? I'll be there for at least part of that
weekend.
From: Dora Gao <dora(a)boundlesslearning.com> <dora(a)boundlesslearning.com>
My name is Dora and I work for an education technology company called
Boundless in Boston. I am reaching out to you regarding a textbook
hackathon Boundless is hosting in a few weeks.
We're pulling together a group of Boston area physics teachers, grad
students, researchers, and undergrads with TA experience to join us at
Boundless for a hackathon weekend. Essentially, it's a way to meet and
mingle with fellow physicists enthusiasts while creating a free, open
physics textbook for students and teachers to use soon. To create the
textbook the group will be pulling from free, openly-licensed educational
sources online (we'll explain the whole process during a fun orientation
night). Here's some more info about the hackathon:
http://textbookhackathon.eventbrite.com/
I would love if you could share the event with your physics contacts!
A little background on Boundless <http://www.boundless.com>: The company
is based in Boston and has raised almost $10M in venture capital to date.
We're is aiming to make education more affordable and accessible for
students by curating the best open educational resources. We currently have
free, open textbook alternatives for eight subjects, and physics is one
we're planning to share with the community soon!
Hello everyone. I'm not entirely sure that these emails are read and/or
wanted, but here's one anyways!
Tonight's meeting was attended by five people. Maia (the event planner for
the upcoming Ada Lovelace Day edit-a-thon) was there, and the main topic of
conversation was that event. Aside from the Ada Lovelace event, no official
business was discussed. In short, while we'd have loved for you to have
joined us, if you didn't show, you didn't miss anything new or critical.
There are four events coming up in New England that you should know about.
They are:
- The Ada Lovelace Day edit-a-thon on Tuesday, October 16th, from 3:00pm
to 8:30pm, at the Harvard University Law School. <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Ada_Lovelace_Edit-a-thon_-_Ha…
>
- The UMass Amherst Wikipedia Loves Libraries event on Thursday, October
25th, from 9:00am to 5:00pm at UMass Amherst's Du Bois Library. <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/UMassAmherst>
- The Boston Dorchester/Roxbury Wikipedia Loves Libraries event on
Saturday, November 10th, (times TBA) at the Dorchester/Roxbury branch of
the Boston Public Library. <link TBA>
- The Cambridge Public Library Wikipedia Loves Libraries event on
Saturday, November 17th, from 11:00am to 5:00pm at the Cambridge Public
Library main branch. <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge_Public_Library/Wiki…
>
Please note that Maia would like for you to RSVP for the Ada Lovelace Day
event via email. Her mailing address is <maiaw(a)nasw.org>. The other two
events with pages set up have regular sign up sections.
If any Wikipedia administrators are reading, it'd probably be a good idea
to set up the sitenotice for the Ada Lovelace Day event as soon as
possible, as we're only a week away.
Thanks for reading,
Sven
Hello glorious comrades!
This message is to remind you that there is a monthly meeting *tonight at
7:00 PM at Clover Food Lab in Cambridge*.
I had to be reminded myself, so I figured I'd pass the reminder along.
Sven
P.S. Spam! [?]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge_Public_Library/Wiki…
Denny from the Wikidata team will be in Boston in November.
If folks are interested in having a meetup or something with him, you can
let me and/or Lydia (cc-ed) know or reply on the Wikipedia talk page here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Interested_in_a_W…
Cheers,
Katie
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News from other parts of the world: An edit-a-thon is being held by our
colleges in Sydney, and it's being done online, meaning we can join in if
we want. Details below:
Sven
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From: John Vandenberg <XXXXXXXX(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 6:10 AM
Subject: Classical music countdown
To: Sven Manguard <svenmanguard(a)gmail.com>
Hi Sven,
In Australia we have a classical countdown each year. France is the
theme this year. Wikimedia Australia is organising a
meetup/edit-a-thon, but also an online edit-a-thon over the week of
the countdown. Maybe your are interested, or know someone who is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/October_2012
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