wikipedia in the library : liam wyatt's presentation for #risg2012
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Wikipedia in the library[Reference @ the Metcalfe]
State Library of NSW8 May 2012
Liam Wyatt@wittylama
wittylama.com/blog
Does your library have a volunteer program?
...an e-volunteer program?
Wikipedia already is your e-volunteer program, you’re just not affiliated with it, yet.
Definitions of “use”• read it
• cite it
• edit it
• research it
Definitions of “use”• read it
• cite it
• edit it
• research it
the best place to start
use its references instead
a way to learn by doing
potentially enlightening!
Three Policy Pillars
• Neutral Point of View (NPOV)
• Verifiability (V)
• No Original Research (NOR)
Why you need to know
(4 big themes)
“If Wikipedia is becoming the family encyclopedia for the twenty-first century, historians probably have a professional obligation to make it as good as possible.”Roy Rosenzweig, The Journal of American History, Volume 93, Number 1 (June 2006) 117-46
1. Wikipedia is the fastest way to reach your audience
2. We are a global Community
280+Number of Wikipedia language editions
(Each has its own, self-governing community)
D
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Reykjavik, Iceland
Tabriz, Iran
Jakarta, Indonesia
3. We are big (and small)
5thRank of Wikimedia sites, globally
18b monthly pageviews (2b mobile)
0Amount spent on advertising ourselves.Number of advertisements we show.
(We’re 100% funded by donations)
Go where the audience is going...Popular search queries nma.gov.au Wikipedia.org
National museum of Australia Google: 1st
Bing: 1st
Google: 3rd
Bing: 2nd
NMA Google: 1st
Bing: 1st
Google: 7th
Bing: 9th
Gold rush Google: 7th
Bing: 8th
Google: 1st
Bing: 1st
Gough Whitlam Google: 3rd
Bing: 2nd
Google: 1st
Bing: 1st
John Howard Google: 4rd
Bing: 2nd
Google: 1st
Bing: 1st
Ned Kelly Google: > 20th page
Bing: > 20th page
Google: 1st
Bing: 1st
Phar Lap Google: 5rd
Bing: 2nd page
Google: 2nd
Bing: 1st
4. We are Free.
“Free”
• the freedom to use the work and enjoy the benefits of using it • the freedom to study the work and to apply knowledge acquired
from it • the freedom to make and redistribute copies, in whole or in part,
of the information or expression • the freedom to make changes and improvements, and to
distribute derivative works
http://freedomdefined.org/
Free x 2• 100% OSS, 100% open standards, 100% copyleft
• charitable foundation, volunteers, no advertising, no royalties, no permissions, available to use and re-use.
1. GRATIS 2. LIBRE
Reuse!
Free x 3SPEECH
Wikipedia is not censored and provides the same access to all readers, in all countries, in all languages.
GLAM-Wiki case studies
(8 ideas for projects you could run)
Bringing Wikipedia in-house to find ways of building a proactive relationship, of mutual benefit, without undermining the principles of either.
Two Years of Wikipedians in Residence
JuneJune
British
Museu Picasso / Barcelona
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Smithsonian
'10 '11Aug
'12MayMarJan Aug
Chateau de Versailles
National Archives
Israel Museum
Museum
Derby Museum, MoMA,
NYPL, British Library, OCLC
Residencies in 2011• Chateau de Versailles - 24h challenge
• Children’s Museum of Indianapolis - apprentices
• Derby Museum & Gallery - QRpedia codes
• US National Archives - document of the day
• Museu Picasso, Smithsonian, MoMA, Israel Museum, Berlin State...
Bibliotheque National de FranceTranscription where OCR won’t do
British Library“edit-a-thon” events focusing on unique resources
National Library of AustraliaEasy referencing of digitised newspapers
Seznam členů posádky Bounty (cz)
orLázadás a
Bountyn (hu)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nla.ms-ms5393-2-s1.jpg
State Library of QueenslandRegional training workshops
We’re doing the same thing, for the same reason, for the same people, in the same
medium. Let’s do it together.
