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sarah@sarahstierch.com@sarah_stierch#GLAMWIKI or #NMLA13

GLAM-Wiki partnerships with libraries

Note: This is me speaking as a volunteer in the GLAM-Wiki & OpenGLAM initiatives.

NOT the Wikimedia Foundation

What is GLAM?

GalleriesLibrariesArchivesMuseums

Photo: ARVO, CC BY SA 3.0

© & ™ All rights reserved, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

Partnerships around the world! Big and small. ● Smithsonian Institution● OCLC● Children's Museum of Indianapolis● Museum of Modern Art● National Archives & Records Administration● Chateau de Versailles● Teyler's Museum● Museu Picasso● National Archives UK● National Railway Museum UK● Hamburg Museum● Natural History Museum UK● Israel Museum

Just to name

a few!

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Libraries

George Washington University LibrarySpecial Collections Resource Center - Project Page

Photo: Brunswyk - CC BY SA 3.0

Improve coverage on Wikipedia related to GWU's special collections.

○ DC history○ Labor history○ Media & journalism○ African diaspora

Edit-a-thon● All things GW● Labor history● DC history

Missoula Public LibraryEngaging new & existing community - Event page

Photo: Djembayz - CC BY SA 3.0

Wiki Loves Libraries event to train new editors & staff. Improve content about MT history

○ Historic places in Missoula○ Education in MT○ Libraries○ Cheyenne

● 35 participants● Training about how to upload images● Trained staff - now they can [edit]!

Press coverage● Missoulian & Missoulan 2

World Digital LibraryImproving content from afar - Project page

Improve content on Wikipedia using WDL online resources from over 50 libraries around the world

● All corners of the world● Remote resident● Improved visitation to website

● Training staff at Library of Congress● Disseminating knowledge● Improving Wikipedia in 6 languages

The L in GLAM

Photo: Andrew Lih - CC BY SA 3.0

● Wikipedians around the world● WikiProject: New Mexico

A few tips:

● Be bold and click [edit]○ Make an account○ COI statement on user

page● Don't edit your orgs article● Ask for help if needed

○ Teahouse○ Sarah's userpage

Helpful links

● Wikipedia Love Libraries● US GLAM-Wiki● OpenGLAM● This presentation● GLAM women contributing to Wikipedia● Indigenous communities + Wikipedia

sarah@sarahstierch.com@sarah_stierch#GLAMWIKI or #NMLA13