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From:
Ed Summers <ehs@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Subject: [wikimedia-dc] August 13th at the Library of Congress: Cultural Institutions and Wikipedia: a Mutually Beneficial Relationship
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My apologies if this has been announced already. I imagine the current
Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives is a known quantity
to many of you already. Dominic graciously agreed to visit to the
Library of Congress to talk about his experience working with
Wikipedia at NARA. The talk is open to the public so please feel free
to spread the word. I'm personally hoping that Dominic's visit will be
an opportunity to talk about how LC (and ogs) can use and promote
Wikipedia more effectively.
//Ed
Cultural Institutions and Wikipedia: a Mutually Beneficial Relationship
Dominic McDevitt-Parks
1:30 - 3:00
6th floor, James Madison Memorial Building
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cultural_Institutions_and_Wikipedia.pdf
Over the past few years, cultural institutions have formed
partnerships with Wikipedia in order to increase their visibility on
the web and connect with a vibrant community of online volunteers. As
a purpose-driven, non-profit educational project, Wikipedia and its
sister sites have shared values and interests with cultural
institutions that are only now being fully realized. The National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has become an enthusiastic
and vocal participant in this movement to build bridges with Wikipedia
and its community in the past year. Using specific examples,
McDevitt-Parks will discuss how NARA views the partnership as a
vehicle for increasing access to holdings, citizen engagement, and
openness, while addressing practical concerns and challenges
institutions will likely face if they choose to become involved.
Dominic McDevitt-Parks is the Wikipedian in Residence at the National
Archives and Records Administration and has served in that role since
May 2011. He came to NARA from the Archives Management program at
Simmons College and also holds a B.A. in history from Reed College. He
has been a volunteer Wikipedia contributor since 2004.
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