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1 The Wikipedia GLAM Project It's Really Not About Fashion Chanitra Bishop Reference Services Oct 31, 2012 Emerging Technologies Librarian Digital Library Brown Bag

2 Wikipedia & Libraries Wikipedia Loves Libraries GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) flickr.com robby van moor flickr.com acullador flickr.com dolescum

3 Wikipedia Q&A How often do you use Wikipedia? Why do you use Wikipedia? / What type of information do you use Wikipedia to find?

4 The Wikipedia & Libraries Connection Discoverability & Quality Libraries want to improve discoverability Wikipedia wants to improve quality Wikipedia & Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons Sylvia Plath Lilly Library Sylvia Plath Collection Indiana Basketball

5 Who’s GLAM GLAM projects British Museum Indianapolis Children’s Museum National Archives Smithsonian

6 Wikipedian-in-Residence Serves as a liaison between the organization and the Wikimedia community to promote a mutually beneficial cooperation. Promotes understanding of Wikimedia among staff Works with organizational staff to digitize, compile, & organize resources that are shared with the Wikipedia community. Facilitates the improvement of content by Wikipedians, rather than directly editing articles as a core goal. Coordinates events, such as Hack-a-Thons, Edit-a-Thons, or Backstage Passes, that bring Wikipedians on-site to work with staff on content creation and improvement. Avoids Conflict of Interest by not editing articles directly relating to the organization. Supported formally by an institution, allowing the resident to work closely with staff for various projects

7 Getting Started Become Wikipedia literate Five Pillars of Wikipedia Become a Wikipedian Get a Wikipedia account Create a user page Add content to discussion pages Decide how & what content to contribute GLAM Read the GLAM beginner’s guideGLAM

8 Additional Resources GLAM Resources Why contribute? Case Study – Biodiversity Heritage Library GLAM-Wiki Infographic Wikipedia GLAM Basics Guides for long term projects

9 Questions??

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