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GLAM newsletter
by Andrew Lih 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

It's GLAM newsletter time - please report on any interesting activities for 2022-10 here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -- -Andrew Lih Smithsonian Institution - Wikimedian at Large Metropolitan Museum of Art - Wikimedia strategist Previously: professor of journalism and communications, American University, Columbia University, University of Southern California --- Email: andrew.lih(a)gmail.com, andrew(a)andrewlih.com WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheado PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE

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Re: OPEN CALL FOR A WIKIPEDIAN IN RESIDENCE AT PAMM
by Jake Orlowitz 19 Oct '22

19 Oct '22

Just a reminder that applications are still OPEN and *REMOTE* applicants are OK! Apply: https://secure5.saashr.com/ta/5CET.careers?CareersSearch Cheers, Jake Orlowitz

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Fwd: hybrid workshop experiment: noGLAMorɚ (non-institutional) cultural organizations
by Željko Blaće 14 Oct '22

14 Oct '22

*Good morning to ALL ! Hope all is well with your participation in WM CEE 2022.* *As my colleague Petra just arriver few hours ago, I can announce more freely **our hybrid session experiment* *is in about 40 minutes from now (14:00 CET)...* *Please consider checking into new event system in the Forum and help us test its new features like collaborative editinghttps://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/call-noglamor-csos-in-culture-… <https://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/call-noglamor-csos-in-culture-hybrid-…>* * Petra and me *(with few supporters) are planning to experiment * *with a hybrid workshop setup using FLOSS and analogue tools.* *In **noGLAMorɚ* * we aim to follow Samuel Beckett' mantra: Fail Better <https://booksonthewall.com/blog/samuel-beckett-quote-fail-better/>* *and hope you will consider joining us in being brave ;-)*

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Small job with Commons uploading
by Su-Laine Brodsky 13 Oct '22

13 Oct '22

Hi everyone, Is anyone experienced in Commons mass-uploading and interested in a small job? I know an organization that wants to upload a few hundred images to Wikimedia Commons with rich metadata. The images will be ready sometime over the next few months. They would like to hire someone to do the uploading. Please contact me if you're interested. Cheers, Su-Laine (user:Clayoquot)

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OPEN CALL FOR A WIKIPEDIAN IN RESIDENCE AT PAMM
by Jake Orlowitz 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

*The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)* is seeking a creative and driven Wikipedian In Residence (WIR) to improve coverage of their collections on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata. PAMM is a modern and contemporary art museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. MUSEUM: https://www.pamm.org The WIR would be helping PAMM establish Wikipedia programming institution-wide. The Wikipedian In Residence will work closely with the digital team at PAMM with access to curators and staff for support and training. DIGITIAL LEAD: https://www.jaymollica.com On Wikidata, the WIR will add structured data and expand items about painting objects, artists, collections, installations, exhibits, and events. On Wikimedia Commons, photos of living artists will be taken and added with appropriate categorization. On Wikipedia, the WIR will improve articles about PAMM's artists, their key collections, and the notable art movements of which they are a part. The WIR will also engage community through edit-a-thons, virtual events, and staff trainings. They WIR will have a dedicated, expert strategic advisor helping them onboard into the role and plan their activities with weekly check-ins and ongoing support. ADVISOR: https://www.wikiblueprint.com A good candidate will have some (but not necessarily all) of the desired skills and experience. We encourage a diversity of candidates to apply even if your resume doesn't meet every qualification. *PLEASE APPLY: https://secure5.saashr.com/ta/5CET.careers?ShowJob=302365959 <https://secure5.saashr.com/ta/5CET.careers?ShowJob=302365959>* Cheers, Jake Orlowitz *Founder of The Wikipedia Library* *Seeker of well people and sane societies* *Lead at WikiBlueprint* me: jakeorlowitz.com media: @jakeorlowitz <http://twitter.com/jakeorlowitz> blueprint: wikiblueprint.com book: welcometothecircle.net

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WREN updates and Final call for newsletter
by Andrew Lih 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Hi all, I'll be at the Wikimedia Summit this weekend and hope to capably represent WREN's POV and interests in the discussions around implementing Strategy 2030. Some other WREN folks who I know will be there in other capacities - Tochi Precious, Richard Knipel, Florence Devouard, and Mike Dickison. If there are thoughts from anyone on Strategy 2030 and what we do, please let me know, or feel free to use the email list. Also, last call for newsletter items! They are publishing very soon. Even a pointer to a Wikimania presentation would be fine, which is what I did for the USA report. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -Andrew

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Special meeting Wed. Aug 31st 1400 GMT (12pm EST)
by Jamie Flood 31 Aug '22

31 Aug '22

Greetings! Please join WREN and others from the Wikimedia community on August 31st at 14:00 GMT <https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/event?lid=5577147%2C5128581%2C3435910&h=5577…> (12 pm EST) for a community conversation and demonstration of View it!, a new tool in development. Anyone is welcome to attend, so if you're aware of others who may be interested, please share. Unable to attend or curious to know more now, please visit our Meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/View_it!_Tool> and sign up for updates (or beta testing) or email Jamie Flood (jamie.flood2(a)gmail.com View it! is a tool that will show Wikipedia users (editors and hopefully readers, too) relevant Wikimedia Commons media depicting - or otherwise related to - the article they are viewing. The number of images displayed in a Wikipedia article is finite and highly curated by editors; through View it! users will have access to the full catalog of images available on Wikimedia Commons. View it! will increase discoverability of Wikimedia Commons uploads and encourage contributors to utilize Commons and structured data <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>. Please join Dominic Byrd-McDevitt (User:Dominic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dominic>), Kevin Payravi ( User:SuperHamster <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SuperHamster>), and Jamie Flood (User:JamieF <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JamieF>) to share more about the vision for View it! and have a community conversation about functionality of the tool and suggestions for structured data to be utilized. We look forward to chatting with you and hope you’ll join us! Thank you, Dominic, Kevin, & Jamie

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Interested Juror?
by Daniel Obiokeke 03 Aug '22

03 Aug '22

Please, do you know any vastly experienced Wikipedian within the English and French community that you can recommend to be a juror for a project based on EnWiki, FrWiki and Wikidata? I'll be glad to get any recommendations or PM. Cheers. Daniel.

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presentation draft on positive examples of WiR editing
by Rachel Helps 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Hello WREN friends, I've mentioned that I'm doing a lightning talk on why WiRs should edit Wikipedia. I mention the work of Mary Mark Ockerbloom, John P. Sadowski, and Ji Yun Alex Jung, as well as the recent Smithsonian intern Mia Cariello. Please let me know if: 1. You are mentioned and you would like me to * not mention you or * use a different example of your work. 2. You would like me to mention your work (I'm looking for examples that help fill some of the knowledge gaps identified by WMF). 3. You have other comments. You can see my draft here<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V1GWwcGmr4Uclvvrv_PCceYVR6v9jQYGCzx…>. Rachel Helps Wikipedian-in-Residence 2086 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Rachel_Helps(a)byu.edu

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Feedback and insights on the "Future of History"
by Andrew Lih 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation. I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners). So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience. The full description of the topic is below. Thanks! -Andrew https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/ The Future of History We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?

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