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wikipedia (and commons!) loves libraries
by Samuel Klein 01 Aug '12

01 Aug '12

Dear library lovers, A reminder: here is a form to fill out if you have great ideas for the WLL events later this year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDZtbVEzNjlndHN0TGVmV1… And for reference, here is more about wiki loves monuments (which I know some of you are preparing for! Ping Emw for more details.) The timeline in particular is a great way to explain what's going on to new groups who want to get involved. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_the_… http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Timeline SJ

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-SF] Fwd: Wikipedians and the Computer History Museum
by Samuel Klein 21 Jul '12

21 Jul '12

A fine example; we should consider this model for exhibits in Boston. SJ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:38 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Fwd: Wikipedians and the Computer History Museum To: San Francisco Wikimedians <wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Andrew Lih <andrew(a)andrewlih.com> All, See Andrew's exciting message about the CHM exhibit! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew Lih <andrew(a)andrewlih.com> Date: Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:39 AM Subject: Wikipedians and the Computer History Museum To: wikimedia-california(a)lists.wikimedia.org Dear Wikimedia California folks: I'd like to announce an exciting opportunity for the week of August 13-17. I've been working with the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on a GLAMwiki (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) gathering that would provide a way for Wikipedians to work with the museum to improve Wikipedia articles about objects in their collection. If you haven't been to the museum, it's a spectacular facility in one of the famous Silicon Graphics buildings in Silicon Valley and hosts a new permanent collection about computing machinery through the ages. (http://www.computerhistory.org/ ) Even more interesting, the museum plans to have an exhibit next year about seven software technologies that have changed our lives, and Wikipedia will be one of them. This get-together would also be a time to brainstorm and have Wikipedians give direct input into what is believed to be the first physical museum exhibit about Wikipedia. This would likely be a 4-8pm event on one of the evenings of the week of August 13-17. Interested parties, please contact me by email or as User:Fuzheado on English Wikipedia on which days you might prefer, and I'll send out a followup notice. Thanks, -- -Andrew Lih User:Fuzheado Email: andrew(a)andrewlih.com WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http:/www.wikipediarevolution.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Boston & Cambridge Editathon during Wikimania?
by Samuel Klein 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Dear Bostobridgians, Molly de B. mentioned to me that some Boston and Cambridge area folks who can't make it to Wikimania want to hold an editathon here in Boston or Cambridge. Perhaps one afternoon, for 3-4 hours, ideally in a local library. Molly's offering to organize the event :-) Eric, have you talked with any libraries recently about holding such an event? I could write to Michael Colford at the BPL. Molly, what days would work for you? Let's make our request as clear as possible before pinging them for space and perhaps librarian-attention. I hope many of you are preparing for the NY editathon next week and for Wikimania itself :-) Regards, Sam. -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Fwd: Berkman Center: Interoperability Event on 5/30 at 6pm at Harvard
by Dominic McDevitt-Parks 25 May '12

25 May '12

This looks like an event that should interest people in our community. Dominic -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [gslis_info] Fwd: Berkman Center: Interoperability Event on 5/30 at 6pm at Harvard Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:03:32 -0400 From: Candy Schwartz <candy.schwartz(a)simmons.edu> Reply-To: candy.schwartz(a)simmons.edu To: GSLIS Faculty <gslis_faculty(a)simmons.edu>, GSLIS Info <gslis_info(a)simmons.edu>, GSLIS Staff <gslis_staff(a)simmons.edu>, Doctoral Students <gslis_doc(a)simmons.edu> Forwarded: Please join us on the evening of Wednesday, May 30th, for a special event hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School Library, and the Harvard Book Store. Professors John Palfrey (Director of the Berkman Center) and Urs Gasser (Executive Director of the Berkman Center) will launch their new book, /Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems/, at 6PM at the Harvard Law School. The book argues that interoperability is a critical aspect of any successful system—and now it is more important than ever. More information about the event and the book is below. The talk will be followed by a reception, which we would welcome you to join. Please feel free to share the announcement below with friends, colleagues, students, and others who may be interested (and if you have recommendations for people or groups to whom this may appeal, please feel free to share their contact information with me). Please don't hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions. We hope to see you there! = = = * Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems John Palfrey and Urs Gasser* http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2012/05/interop Wednesday, May 30, 6:00PM Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West AB (2nd Floor, Map) Free and Open to the Public RSVP required for those attending in person via http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2012/05/interop Co-sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School Library, and the Harvard Book Store Reception to follow The practice of standardization has been facilitating innovation and economic growth for centuries. The standardization of the railroad gauge revolutionized the flow of commodities, the standardization of money revolutionized debt markets and simplified trade, and the standardization of credit networks has allowed for the purchase of goods using money deposited in a bank half a world away. These advancements did not eradicate the different systems they affected; instead, each system has been transformed so that it can interoperate with systems all over the world, while still preserving local diversity. As Palfrey and Gasser show, interoperability is a critical aspect of any successful system—and now it is more important than ever. Today we are confronted with challenges that affect us on a global scale: the financial crisis, the quest for sustainable energy, and the need to reform health care systems and improve global disaster response systems. The successful flow of information across systems is crucial if we are to solve these problems, but we must also learn to manage the vast degree of interconnection inherent in each system involved. Interoperability offers a number of solutions to these global challenges, but Palfrey and Gasser also consider its potential negative effects, especially with respect to privacy, security, and co-dependence of states; indeed, interoperability has already sparked debates about document data formats, digital music, and how to create successful yet safe cloud computing. Interop demonstrates that, in order to get the most out of interoperability while minimizing its risks, we will need to fundamentally revisit our understanding of how it works, and how it can allow for improvements in each of its constituent parts. *About John* John Palfrey is Henry N. Ess Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School. He is the co-author of "Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives" (Basic Books, 2008) and "Access Denied: The Practice and Politics of Internet Filtering" (MIT Press, 2008). His research and teaching is focused on Internet law, intellectual property, and international law. *About Urs* Urs Gasser is the Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Urs Gasser has written several books, is the co author of “Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives” (Basic Books, 2008, with John Palfrey) that has been translated into 10 languages (including Chinese), and has published over 70 articles in professional journals. About the book: http://www.amazon.com/Interop-Promise-Perils-Interconnected-Systems/dp/0465… -- Maura Marx mobile: 617-835-3510 <tel:617-835-3510> email: mmarx(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu <mailto:mmarx@cyber.law.harvard.edu>

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Fwd: [Internal-l] NYC Wiki World's Fair
by Samuel Klein 23 May '12

23 May '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:28 PM Subject: [Internal-l] NYC Wiki World's Fair To: "Local Chapters, board and officers coordination (closed subscription)" <internal-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Please sign up today to have your Wikiverse group (region, chapter, wikiproject) represented at the Wiki World's Fair for July 7 as part of 'Wikimania Takes Manhattan': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World's_Fair#Sign_up Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) Wikimedia NYC _______________________________________________ Internal-l mailing list Internal-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/internal-l -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Tonight's meetup at 33 Harrison *Avenue*, not 33 Harrison *Street*
by emw 15 May '12

15 May '12

Hi folks, Tonight's meetup is at 33 Harrison Avenue, not 33 Harrison Street. The full amended address for the venue (Encuentro 5 in Chinatown) is: 33 Harrison Ave, floor 5, Boston, MA 02111 Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=33+Harrison+Ave,+floor+5,+Boston,+MA+02111&h… Apologies for the last-minute fix. Eric

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Fwd: [Wiki Loves Monuments] wanted: suggestion for international media partners to WLM 2012
by Samuel Klein 12 May '12

12 May '12

Does anyone have a current contact working on media at the Globe? This would be a fun thing to coordinate come WLM time later this year. SJ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Itzik Edri <itzik(a)infra.co.il> Date: Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:24 AM Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] wanted: suggestion for international media partners to WLM 2012 To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition <wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org> It's less international, but The Atlantis and the Boston Globe have a great and very popular weekly picture posts (The Big Picture). Maybe we can also combine something with them - Sent from my mobile device. On May 11, 2012 12:01 PM, "Barbara Fischer" <barbara.fischer(a)wikimedia.de> wrote: > > Hello all of You, > > we would love to further the outreach of the WLM contest even beyond the boundaries of the community. For that reason each participating chapter will likely to be organizing its own press information center and maybe try to get media partners for support. In case you like to get support in how to raise a media partnership please do contact me. We are working on a basic pattern for such purpose. In any case please do inform me about Your press activity as soon as it comes to partnerships. > > On international level we strive for media partnerships aswell. Please let me know, if You do have specific media in mind, that could be interesting to address. Right now we consider magazines on photography and heritage of interest but also web related focus as open access would be fine. If You do have further ideas, come on and share them.Both print and online would be just nice. > > Here some examples: > > National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ > Metro Newspaper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_International > Eikon http://www.eikon.at/content/en/termine_wettbewerbe.php > world monuments fund http://www.wmf.org/watch > > > Please help me to complete the list! If You do know who to address to obtain a quick decision please let me know. :)) > > best regards and have a nice weekend > > Barbara > > > -- > Barbara Fischer > Kuratorin für Kulturpartnerschaften > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | NEU: Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > > http://wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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Fwd: [NEAdiscuss] New England American Studies Association Call for Papers—Deadline May 3, 2012
by Dominic McDevitt-Parks 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

This is very late-notice, but the New England American Studies Association conference's theme this year is Digital Revolutions, and it seems to me Wikipedia and GLAM would fit in perfectly. The deadline for proposals is May 3 (this Thursday). Anyone interested? Dominic ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: kristen_albert2 <kristen.albert(a)yale.edu> Date: 26 April 2012 18:02 Subject: [NEAdiscuss] New England American Studies Association Call for Papers—Deadline May 3, 2012 To: NEAdiscuss(a)yahoogroups.com ** Call for Papers—Deadline Extended to May 3, 2012 New England American Studies Association 2012 Conference URI Campus, Providence, Rhode Island October 12–13, 2012 Digital Revolutions: Interpreting and Historicizing American Culture Recent developments in digital technologies have transformed the place of the humanities in American life. From online versions of Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana to a daily John Quincy Adams Twitter feed to the Smithsonian's publicly accessible Archives of American Art to the Women Writers Online Project, digital technologists are reshaping our sense of history, place, community, and identity. Digitization of America's cultural heritage has also fundamentally transformed work in the humanities itself. >From universities to libraries to cultural institutions, the information infrastructure has brought forth digital collaborations across disciplines and beyond the academy, as well as between scholars, educators, archivists and programmers. But it has also brought forward concerns about copyright, control and access to information and the future of print media. Are such changes unprecedented? Prior evolutions in communications technology suggest otherwise. From broadsides to blogs, such changes have reshaped the way Americans interact and understand themselves both in the present and the past. The 2012 NEASA conference, Digital Revolutions, invites participants to consider what these developments are, how they are redefining work in the humanities and what previous media revolutions suggest for the future. This conference will combine scholarly investigation of the cultural, political and economic significance of communications media with a series of panels, workshops and participatory forums that can take advantage of technologies now available to us. In addition to individual paper proposals, we also welcome submissions for roundtable discussions, hands-on workshops and multimedia sessions such as film screenings, online presentations and 5-minute micropapers. Proposals should include a one page abstract and title, as well as the author's name, address (including email), and institutional or professional affiliation. For panel proposals please include contact information for all participants, as well as a brief (no more than two page) description of the session topic and format. Submit proposals to neasaconference12(a)gmail.comby the revised deadline of May 3, 2012. Proposal or queries may also be sent to: Sara Sikes, NEASA President Massachusetts Historical Society, The Adams Papers 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA02215 ssikes(a)masshist.org For more information about the conference and NEASA, including an expanded Call for Papers, please visit www.neasa.org. -- Tracy Potter, Reference Librarian Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Tel: 617-646-0571, Fax: 617-859-0074 www.masshist.org - America's Oldest Historical Society - Founded 1791 __._,_.___ Reply to sender<kristen.albert@yale.edu?subject=Re%3A%20New%20England%20American%20Studies%20Association%20Call%20for%20Papers%97Deadline%20May%203%2C%202012>| Reply to group<NEAdiscuss@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20New%20England%20American%20Studies%20Association%20Call%20for%20Papers%97Deadline%20May%203%2C%202012>| Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAdiscuss/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdW1hNTZuBF9TAzk3…>| Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAdiscuss/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZDhnZ2E0BF9TAzk3…> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAdiscuss/message/1636;_ylc=X3oDMTM1b3VwMjFm…>( 1) Recent Activity: - New Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAdiscuss/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJncGcwZXVyBF9TA…> 2 Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAdiscuss;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbTBvZ2swBF9TAzk3MzU5N…> [image: Yahoo! Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZXU5ZW0zBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwM…> Switch to: Text-Only<NEAdiscuss-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, Daily Digest<NEAdiscuss-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>• Unsubscribe <NEAdiscuss-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . __,_._,___

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two local news items
by Gabriel Fishman 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

I saw two news items this week that might be of interest to the Boston group: - The WMF is seeking a Wikipedian to serve as a full-time fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The goal is to help use the Belfer Center's resources to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics such as nuclear security. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/04/26/can-you-help-wikipedians-collaborate-… - Harvard's libraries have put the metadata on 12 million items in their collection in the public domain: http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2012/04/24/2b2keverythingismiscbig-data-for… metadata consists of information about books, such as sizes, and sometimes tables of contents. Best, Gabe

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Re: [Wikimedia-boston] May 2012 meetup set!
by Samuel Klein 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Pizza made entirely of tofu! Thank you, this is great. And so is the page update... SJ On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 12:58 AM, emw <emw.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello! > > Our next meetup is confirmed for May 14 at 7:00 PM at encuentro 5. The > address is 33 Harrison Ave, floor 5, Boston, MA 02111. Many thanks to Gabe > for quickly securing the new venue -- it looks like a neat place, and should > hopefully be more convenient for folks in the city proper. > > You can sign up at the Wikipedia meetup page > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston#Upcoming) and/or our > meetup.com page (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/57543932/). I've > put forward some ideas for discussion topics on that Wikipedia meetup page, > and you should too. A geonotice request for Massachusetts is up > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Geonotice#Wikipedia:Meetup.2FBoston), > so you'll probably see that on your watchlist soon. > > For those who plan to attend -- what are your thoughts on food? I recall > seeing pizza and tofu suggested in a recent thread. I'd be up for that, and > maybe some caprese sandwiches. It might be simplest to have attendees who > plan to eat bring a few dollars for food -- otherwise, I can look into > different options. > > Please send any questions or comments my way. > > Best, > Eric > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Emw > > P.S.: I've spruced up that Wikipedia meetup page -- did you know the Boston > group has recorded about 70 meetings since 2004? Add/adjust/remove as you'd > like! > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > Wikimedia-boston(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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