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FW: [friday@ischool] Friday Afternoon Seminar: Aug 24: Klein & Proffitt: Wikipedia and libraries
by Proffitt,Merrilee 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Hello, Max and I will be speaking at the iSchool on Friday (well, it's mostly Max - I'm only library window dressing). All are welcome. Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research PLEASE vote for my SXSW Proposal! http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/1146 <http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/1146> From: friday-bounces(a)ischool.berkeley.edu [mailto:friday-bounces@ischool.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Buckland Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:35 AM To: I School Announcement; friday(a)ischool.berkeley.edu Subject: [friday@ischool] Friday Afternoon Seminar: Aug 24: Klein & Proffitt: Wikipedia and libraries FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEMINAR ON INFORMATION ACCESS. South Hall 107, Fridays 3-5 pm http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i296a-ia/f12/schedule.html Open to the public. Everyone interested is welcome! Friday, Aug 24: Vivien PETRAS, Merrilee PROFFITT and Max KLEIN. Vivien PETRAS, Humboldt University, Berlin: Interfaces Across Cultural Differences. A brief discussion of search support across different cultures. Max KLEIN and Merrilee PROFFITT, OCLC Research: Wikipedia and Libraries: What's the Connection? We'll talk about synergies between libraries and Wikipedia, what OCLC Research has been doing to connect libraries and Wikipedia to ensure that those who start their research in Wikipedia can find resources in libraries. We'll talk about our VIAFBot project and a range of potential projects that we've identified that will be interesting to both librarians and Wikipedians. Max Klein is OCLC Research's Wikipedian in Residence. He is working with OCLC Research as community coordinator to explore and pursue mutually beneficial projects between OCLC, library stakeholders, and the Wikipedia community through a range of activities, including working with OCLC staff and libraries to help foster a broader understanding of Wikipedia's practices. Merrilee Proffitt is a Senior Program Officer in OCLC Research. She provides project management skills and expert support to institutions represented within the OCLC Research Library Partnership, with a special focus on increasing visibility of archives and special collections. Friday, Aug 31: No Seminar meeting. Friday, Sep 7: Ray R. LARSON: The Social Networks and Archival Context Project: Status Report. The SNAC project has been funded for another two years by the Mellon Foundation. This talk will review the SNAC project, and examine the new data being included in this round. This includes over 2 million MARC archival records from OCLC, as well as EAC data from the British Library, the Bibliothèque National de France, and EAD records from the UK Archives Hub. More at socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu. Also: Michael BUCKLAND: Editors' Notes: Update. The "Editorial Practices and the Web" project is a collaboration in making available working notes created in the preparation of documentary editions of historically important papers and notes made by curators of library special collections. A shared website for making notes available is now openly accessible without a password. More at ecai.org/mellon2010 <http://ecai.org/mellon2010/> and editorsnotes.org <http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i296a-ia/f12/editorsnotes.org> . Friday, Sep 14: Eric KANSA. -- Michael Buckland, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4600 (510) 642 3159 buckland(a)ischool.berkeley.edu http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland Co-Director, Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative -- This message was sent to friday(a)ischool.berkeley.edu Unsubscribe or update your options: https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/friday@ischool.berkeley.edu

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Fwd: Wikipedians and the Computer History Museum
by phoebe ayers 20 Jul '12

20 Jul '12

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

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Save the date! Edit-a-thon on June 16th!
by Proffitt,Merrilee 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi all, Just a quick note to say that we're planning another edit-a-thon for June 16th from 1-5, at the Wikipedia Foundation offices in San Francisco. Like the edit-a-thon in March, we are encouraging women to come out and get involved (but really everyone is welcome!). We hope to do these on a quarterly basis. More details will follow! Soon! Merrilee

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Wiki Loves Monuments Meeting - June 7 - DATE UPDATE!
by Sarah Stierch 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

Hi everyone, Due to a scheduling conflict we are changing the Wiki Loves Monuments planning meet up to Thursday, June 7. Sorry about this! (so to just cut and paste with the update..) We'll be lucky enough to have User:Smallbones in town who is helping to plan the national event. Please join us: June 7, Thursday 6:30pm Eddie Rickenbacker's 133 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 They do have free wifi, so bring your laptop if you feel like it! This will be a great chance to discuss coordinating events (i.e. "Wiki Takes") and online outreach, etc. Please RSVP back to me if possible up until the day of with a general headcount so we can make sure we have a table reserved for enough folks. They do serve food and cocktails. See you then and please forward this to whomever you believe might be interested. Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* >>Mind the gap! Support Wikipedia women's outreach: donate today <https://donate.wikimedia.org/><<

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Volunteer for Maker Faire at the Wikimedia booth!
by Stephen LaPorte 10 May '12

10 May '12

Hello all, Maker Faire is soon! It will be on May 19 & 20 at the San Mateo event center. If you are interested in volunteering at the Wikimedia booth, please send me an email before May 10, 2012 so I can get a total number of volunteers. We have a limited number of coupon codes for volunteer tickets, so let me know if you would like a ticket. In previous years, we have put a Wikipedia-related visualization (such as WikipediaVision) on a large screen. Does anyone have any suggestions for this year? Feel free to share any ideas on our meetup page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Maker_Faire_2012 More information on Maker Faire can be found here: http://makerfaire.com/ Cheers, Stephen

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Re: [Wikimedia-SF] Volunteer for Maker Faire at the Wikimedia booth!
by Jonathan Harvey 04 May '12

04 May '12

Stephen, I am interested in volunteering, but can probably do only Sunday. Jonathan Harvey One must still have chaos in oneself, to give birth to a dancing star. -- Friedrich Nietzsche in "Thus Spake Zarathustra" On Fri May 04 13:25:01 CDT 2012, Stephen LaPorte <stephen.laporte(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > Maker Faire is soon! It will be on May 19 & 20 at the San Mateo > event > center. > > If you are interested in volunteering at the Wikimedia booth, > please send > me an email before May 10, 2012 so I can get a total number of > volunteers. > We have a limited number of coupon codes for volunteer tickets, > so let me > know if you would like a ticket. > > In previous years, we have put a Wikipedia-related visualization > (such as > WikipediaVision) on a large screen. Does anyone have any > suggestions for > this year? Feel free to share any ideas on our meetup page: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Maker_Faire_2012 > > More information on Maker Faire can be found here: > http://makerfaire.com/ > > Cheers, > Stephen > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >

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Innovate/Activate afterparty April 20 -- open to all
by Kat Walsh 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

I hope to see some of you at the Innovate/Activate conference next weekend. (Sadly, regular registration has filled up, though there is a waiting list.) But if you couldn't make it, think about coming to the afterparty to hang out with other free knowledge advocates! Via the conference list: "Engine Advocacy has officially agreed to sponsor the afterparty for Saturday night! Please RSVP and spend the word to all your folks who will be in the Bay Area. All are welcome, even if they are not coming to the conference!" Link is: http://iaparty.eventbrite.com/ Cheers, Kat -- Your donations keep Wikipedia free: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate Web: http://www.mindspillage.org Email: kat(a)wikimedia.org, kat(a)mindspillage.org (G)AIM, Freenode, gchat, identi.ca, twitter, various social sites: mindspillage

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This Saturday: Editing Workshop at WMF for Fulbright scholars
by Asaf Bartov 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Hello again, Bay Area Wikimedians! I have been talking to the west coast Institute of International Education, known for running the Fulbright scholars programs, and we have agreed to hold an editing workshop for visiting *Fulbright scholars* (i.e. Fulbright scholarship recipients from around the world studying in Bay Area universities). The editing workshop will be held at the Wikimedia Foundation office (149 New Montgomery St., 3rd floor, San Francisco, a two-minute walk from the Montgomery BART), on *Saturday April 14th, 12pm-5pm*, and approximately 12 scholars, a few IIE staff members, and a few new WMF employees will participate. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Bring your own laptop, please! We'll need volunteer veteran Wikipedians to tutor the visiting scholars in basic editing, introduce them to Wikipedia norms (possibly not just in English Wikipedia), and help them navigate to useful places such as [[Wikipedia:Backlog]], or WikiProjects matching their academic (or other) interests. If you're interested in attending and providing tutoring, please let me know in the coming 48 hours (I apologize for the very short notice!) so we can plan the food. I look forward to seeing some of you on Saturday! Cheers, Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>

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Fwd: [libraries] Applications open for OCLC paid Wikipedian in Residence - location:, SF Bay Area
by Asaf Bartov 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Hey there, Bay Area Wikimedians! Take a look at this opportunity. Cheers, Asaf ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:08 PM Subject: [libraries] Applications open for OCLC paid Wikipedian in Residence - location:, SF Bay Area To: Hi everyone, OCLC is seeking a Wikipedian in Residence to serve three months this summer at their San Mateo, California (SF Bay Area) office. This would be a remarkable experience for anyone, including library sciences students. Learn more here: https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2081/job "OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs. Tens of thousands of libraries around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials." OCLC is one of the most important figures in library sciences internationally - your local library most likely utilizes their services. Apply today and PLEASE forward to any appropriate parties, mailing lists, etc. Tweet, Facebook, whatever! Thank you, Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* *Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow* >>Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today<https://donate.wikimedia.org/> << _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>

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Job listing: Wikipedian in Residence
by Proffitt,Merrilee 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hello, I work for OCLC, a non profit that works with libraries to make library collections and services more accessible. This summer, we will be hosting a Wikipedian in Residence. Although the most important qualification for a candidate is being an established Wikipedian and someone who can communicate with others about their passion for Wikipedia, a candidate who is also an early career archivist or librarian would be ideal! Please check out the position description and let me know if you have any questions! Please feel free to forward. https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2081/job?hub=6#.T195DPQsT1A Best, Merrilee Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research 777 Mariners Island Blvd Suite 550 San Mateo, CA 94404 USA +1-650-287-2136 Merrilee blogs at hangingtogether.org <http://hangingtogether.org/> Follow me on Twitter @merrileeiam

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