On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Christopher Leeder <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Will Wikimedia be promoting Wikipedia Loves Libraries this year? > > Thanks, > > Chris
Yes, and we hope to have more of a head-start this time around in coordinating with major libraries like NYPL and interlibrary groups like OCLC in outreach to a broader swath of libraries. Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Pharos <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be >> an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' events >> in October/November: >> >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries >> >> Thanks, >> Richard >> (User:Pharos) >> >> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hello. >> > >> > Interesting discussion. >> > >> > Having worked in galleries, museums, public libraries, research >> > libraries, library special collections, and archives, I would suggest that >> > the relevance of Wikipedia varies for each, depending on many factors. For >> > instance: What types of patrons are served? Is the institution publicly >> > funded? What are its institutional priorities? How flexible is its >> > institutional planning? How do decisions get made? How is it adjusting to >> > the tectonic shifts in technology, media consumption, and participatory >> > culture? >> > >> > Showing the relevance of Wikipedia to GLAM institutions might be >> > achieved quickly, with a one-size-fits-all approach. But more likely it'll >> > happen gradually, one convert at a time, depending on context. >> > >> > The American Library Association, for instance, is a big, complex >> > organization with some 61,000 members. Here are just a few of the >> > sub-groups >> > within ALA, each very different, and suggestive of the diverse ways ALA >> > members might relate to Wikipedia: >> > >> > - American Association of School Librarians (AASL) >> > - Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) >> > - Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC) >> > - Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) >> > - Assn. of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends & Foundations (ALTAFF) >> > - Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) >> > - Library & Information Technology Assn. (LITA) >> > - Library Leadership & Management Assn. (LLAMA) >> > - Public Library Assn. (PLA) >> > - Reference & User Services Assn. (RUSA) >> > - Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA) >> > >> > And ALA is merely one of the many professional organizations that >> > address GLAM concerns. That said, Wiki-GLAM partnerships have so much >> > potential. It's totally worth the effort. >> > >> > All the best, >> > >> > Anne >> > Cambridge, Massachusetts >> > _______________________________________________ >> > cultural-partners mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Libraries mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > > > -- > Thanks, > > Chris Leeder > University of Michigan > School of Information > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
