Good day all,
I just wanted to let you know that our edit-a-thon at the C. Burr Artz Library's
Maryland Room (archives) was a success. We had 9 people show up, 3 new editors,
and 2 new people make accounts (one already had one that just had never been
used). We also had one person who just came to see the presentation, but didn't
actually create an account.
We created 2 new articles, actually photographed a few local buildings that had
articles, but no photos, and made modifications to …
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edit-a-thon was not quite as productive as I would have liked, but everyone
still had a good time and some folks new to Wikimedia learned who we are and
what we are about.
I'll have a full write-up, with what I learned and advise for future organisers
along with detailed results, on-wiki a bit later, but I wanted to give a brief
summary here now. I'll email again once I've done the full write-up.
Thank you,
Derric Atzrott
Computer Specialist
Alizee Pathology
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Hi all,
I just wanted to say "Hi" since I am joining this group now. I am Alex
Stinson (User:Sadads) and Jake Ocaasi brought me on as a project manager
for The Wikipedia Library a few weeks ago. Moreover, I will be working as a
digital humanist in collaboration with Kansas State University's library in
the fall.
We released last months Books and Bytes (our project newsletter) a few
weeks ago at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/…
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It has a great section on updates on libraries information more general
And of interest to this list more generally I would think, I am drafting
guidelines for best practices for Wikipedia-related library interns at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TWL/I and would appreciate feedback
or help developing materials. If you have any assignment guidelines or
materials that you have used with library interns before, I would also
appreciate those.
Cheers,
Alex Stinson
User:Sadads
The Wikipedia Library
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Hi all,
As I've mentioned on this list before, I am working on producing Wikipedia
article evaluation materials.
I began a page to collect these materials, and others I've found:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Evaluating_articles
If you know of other handouts, resources, etc about how to evaluate
articles -- or know of similar pages elsewhere -- please let me know! And
if you have thoughts about where to link this from, that would be great
too.
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Phoebe
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Forwarding for Dominic -- the message bounced last week to this list. This
is great news!
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks <
dominic.mcdevitt-parks(a)nara.gov> wrote:
> Hi all, I have more NARA news to share. The U.S. National Archives'
> updated Open Government Plan
> <http://www.archives.gov/open/open-government-plan-3.0.pdf>[1] was just
> published on Wednesday with this announcement
> <https://linproxy.…
[View More]fan.workers.dev:443/http/blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=9253>. It places a lot
> of emphasis on how the National Archives plans to work with the Wikimedia
> community in order to help fulfill its mission, especially the flagship
> "Make Access Happen" goal. This is a follow up to the 2012 version
> <http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=8115> of the Open
> Government Plan, which also mentioned Wikipedia in a less developed way.
>
> From the executive summary, the document notes: "*Over the next two years
> we will work to increase the number of National Archives records available
> on Wikimedia Commons, continue our work to engage local communities of
> volunteer Wikipedians with on-site events, and collaborate on the
> development of the GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/Consortium>.*" On pages
> 19-20, there is a fleshed out section about the agency's strategic approach
> to Wikipedia, which I am copying below:
>
> *Expand Wikipedia Efforts*
>
> NARA has been engaging the Wikipedia community since 2011, when we
> welcomed a Wikipedian in Residence and began holding events to build
> awareness of the records of the National Archives. In 2013, we welcomed a
> full-time employee devoted to engaging the Wikipedia community along with
> NARA staff members to promote greater access, reuse, and context for our
> records on Wikipedia.
>
> Our work strengthening digitization and description fuels our ability to
> make records available on external platforms like Wikipedia. In 2012, we
> shared 100,000 digital images from our holdings to Wikimedia Commons. This
> work enabled digital copies of our records to be incorporated into
> Wikimedia projects and Wikipedia articles. The 4,000 Wikipedia articles
> featuring our records received more than one billion page views in Fiscal
> Year 2013. Over the next two years we will work to increase the number of
> National Archives records available on Wikimedia Commons, which furthers
> our strategic goal to “Make Access Happen” and expands re-use of our
> records by the public.
>
> We are continuing our work to engage local communities of volunteer
> Wikipedians with on-site events, including skills-building workshops and
> “edit-a-thons” for improving Wikipedia content related to our holdings. In
> addition, we are establishing a model for “scan-a-thons” to enable citizen
> archivist stakeholder groups to digitize our records for access.
>
> We have worked to develop policies and best practices for NARA staff and
> other professionals to contribute to Wikipedia articles and NARA staff
> members regularly engage in sharing our experiences and insights about
> Wikipedia with other cultural institutions. We are also collaborating on
> the development of the GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium, which brings together
> archivists, librarians, museum professionals, and Wikipedians to work on
> building skills and shared understandings.
>
>
> The rest of the document touches on other open government, crowdsourcing,
> and "citizen archivist" initiatives that may also be of general interest to
> you all. It even cites Simple English Wikipedia's definition for "API". As
> far as I know, this is likely the most prominent policy document from a
> cultural or government agency to enshrine collaboration with Wikipedia in
> institutional strategy (though the previous NARA Open Government Plan from
> 2012 comes close), and I think we succeed in talking about Wikipedia
> engagement in a way that Wikipedians will find ethical.
>
> Dominic
>
> [1] For those interested, in the United States each executive federal
> agency is required
> <http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/documents/open-government-directive> by
> law to publish an "Open Government Plan", described as a public roadmap
> that details how the agency will incorporate the principles of transparency
> and open government into the core mission objectives of the agency. The
> link has more information. There is no Wikipedia article on this. :(
>
> _______________________________________________
> GLAM-US mailing list
> GLAM-US(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us
>
>
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Hello,
Perhaps not the best list to ask this on, but this weekend I am holding my
edit-a-thon at my local library and I was wondering if anyone here would be
willing to look over my Introduction to Wikipedia presentation?
I would love some feedback about whether it's too long, too short, too complex,
too simple, or if it misses any key information. I'm not sure how many people
are planning on attending, but I know I should be getting at least one person
who is just an average reader so …
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I've uploaded the file to Commons here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Introduction_to_Wikipedia_Presentat…
df
Thank you,
Derric Atzrott
Computer Specialist
Alizee Pathology
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Thanks for sharing this great news, Dominic! It's really thrilling to see
the substantial progress that's been made in establishing such expansive
strategy relating to Wikimedia. Our long-term projects at influential
institutions like the National Archives are invaluable in illustrating how
relevant our work still is. I'm personally quite proud that the GLAM-Wiki
US Consortium was named, and that the Archives continues to support the
efforts there.
Cheers to an even *more* fantastic National …
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Lori
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Dominic McDevitt-Parks <
dominic.mcdevitt-parks(a)nara.gov> wrote:
> Hi all, I have more NARA news to share. The U.S. National Archives'
> updated Open Government Plan
> <http://www.archives.gov/open/open-government-plan-3.0.pdf>[1] was just
> published on Wednesday with this announcement
> <http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=9253>. It places a lot
> of emphasis on how the National Archives plans to work with the Wikimedia
> community in order to help fulfill its mission, especially the flagship
> "Make Access Happen" goal. This is a follow up to the 2012 version
> <http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=8115> of the Open
> Government Plan, which also mentioned Wikipedia in a less developed way.
>
> From the executive summary, the document notes: "*Over the next two years
> we will work to increase the number of National Archives records available
> on Wikimedia Commons, continue our work to engage local communities of
> volunteer Wikipedians with on-site events, and collaborate on the
> development of the GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/US/Consortium>.*" On pages
> 19-20, there is a fleshed out section about the agency's strategic approach
> to Wikipedia, which I am copying below:
>
> *Expand Wikipedia Efforts*
>
> NARA has been engaging the Wikipedia community since 2011, when we
> welcomed a Wikipedian in Residence and began holding events to build
> awareness of the records of the National Archives. In 2013, we welcomed a
> full-time employee devoted to engaging the Wikipedia community along with
> NARA staff members to promote greater access, reuse, and context for our
> records on Wikipedia.
>
> Our work strengthening digitization and description fuels our ability to
> make records available on external platforms like Wikipedia. In 2012, we
> shared 100,000 digital images from our holdings to Wikimedia Commons. This
> work enabled digital copies of our records to be incorporated into
> Wikimedia projects and Wikipedia articles. The 4,000 Wikipedia articles
> featuring our records received more than one billion page views in Fiscal
> Year 2013. Over the next two years we will work to increase the number of
> National Archives records available on Wikimedia Commons, which furthers
> our strategic goal to “Make Access Happen” and expands re-use of our
> records by the public.
>
> We are continuing our work to engage local communities of volunteer
> Wikipedians with on-site events, including skills-building workshops and
> “edit-a-thons” for improving Wikipedia content related to our holdings. In
> addition, we are establishing a model for “scan-a-thons” to enable citizen
> archivist stakeholder groups to digitize our records for access.
>
> We have worked to develop policies and best practices for NARA staff and
> other professionals to contribute to Wikipedia articles and NARA staff
> members regularly engage in sharing our experiences and insights about
> Wikipedia with other cultural institutions. We are also collaborating on
> the development of the GLAM-Wiki U.S. Consortium, which brings together
> archivists, librarians, museum professionals, and Wikipedians to work on
> building skills and shared understandings.
>
>
> The rest of the document touches on other open government, crowdsourcing,
> and "citizen archivist" initiatives that may also be of general interest to
> you all. It even cites Simple English Wikipedia's definition for "API". As
> far as I know, this is likely the most prominent policy document from a
> cultural or government agency to enshrine collaboration with Wikipedia in
> institutional strategy (though the previous NARA Open Government Plan from
> 2012 comes close), and I think we succeed in talking about Wikipedia
> engagement in a way that Wikipedians will find ethical.
>
> Dominic
>
> [1] For those interested, in the United States each executive federal
> agency is required
> <http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/documents/open-government-directive> by
> law to publish an "Open Government Plan", described as a public roadmap
> that details how the agency will incorporate the principles of transparency
> and open government into the core mission objectives of the agency. The
> link has more information. There is no Wikipedia article on this. :(
>
> _______________________________________________
> GLAM-US mailing list
> GLAM-US(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us
>
>
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Digital Marketing Content Coordinator
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
703.489.6036 | http://loribyrdphillips.com/
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