Wikipedia in the library : Liam Wyatt's presentation for #risg2012

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.

Peace, Love & Metadataliamwyatt@gmail.com

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