This looks like a fun project to take part in.

cheers, Gaurav

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From: "Rowell, Chelcie Juliet" chelcie_rowell@harvard.edu Subject: [GLAM] Political Buttons Research-a-Thon & Copyright-a-Thon Date: October 9, 2025 at 4:34:07 PM EDT To: "'Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]'" glam@lists.wikimedia.org Reply-To: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" glam@lists.wikimedia.org

Hello, Wikimedia + GLAM folks!

Ahead of state and local elections this November, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Library is hosting two events focused on the Political Buttons at HKS Collection https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/library-knowledge-services/collections/political-buttons. The events will focus on improving collection metadata and investigating copyright status, enabling us to make collection items available on platforms beyond Harvard (e.g., ✨Wikimedia Commons✨) to expand the collection's reach and research potential.

You’re invited! Please join us. The first event is in-person in the Boston area, while the second event is virtual. All are welcome at both events.

At the events, you’ll... Research the dates associated with the buttons of candidates who have run for all levels of political office. Learn about copyright law and researching copyright registrations. Investigate the copyright status associated with these buttons. Help to make it much easier for people to find specific buttons in the collection. Enable us to make the buttons available on many more platforms beyond Harvard. Explore the many political campaigns run in the US over the past century. Learn how to register to vote in your municipal election taking place on November 4.

View event details and register: Research-A-Thon https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/14759570: Friday, October 17, 10:30AM-2:30PM, In Person – Identify dates associated with the buttons of candidates who have run for political office. Copyright-A-Thon https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/14759577: Tuesday, October 28, 10:30AM-2:30PM, Virtual via Zoom – Investigate the copyright status of candidate buttons with identified dates.

We look forward to seeing you there!

— Chelcie Juliet Rowell (she, they) Associate Head of Digital Collections Discovery UX & Discovery, Harvard Library _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list -- glam@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:glam@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to glam-leave@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:glam-leave@lists.wikimedia.org