Thats a great idea! The Wikipedia 15 page has plenty of information on creating local swag to celebrate Wikipedia 15 : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15
Moreover, at the Wikipedia Library, we created a bookshelf of outreach tools we have used in the past: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Bookshelf Phoebe Ayer is talking about doing a one-page share, and special shout out to Jessamyn West for giving the 1lib1ref page a facelift: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref We look forward to whichever communications materials you develop. Cheers, Alex On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee <[email protected]> wrote: > Great idea Roy. I’m not going to be on hand at ALA but I’m putting out > feelers to see if there is interest in attending virtual office hours, to > provide a helping hand to librarians who may need some help making the leap > to reading (and in some cases critiquing) to contributing. I want this to > be a very positive experience for everyone who participates. > > > > Merrilee > > > > *From:* Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Tennant,Roy > *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2015 7:14 PM > *To:* Wikimedia & Libraries; Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library > project > > *Subject:* Re: [libraries] Wikipedia Library Reference (#1Lib1Ref) drive > for Wikipedia 15 > > > > The American Library Association Midwinter Conference is happening just > prior to this project[1]. I think it would be great to have some sort of > cool promotional swag to hand out there. I know I would spread it around, > and I also know lots of other people who would be more than happy to > promote this. It seems like a wonderful opportunity to outreach to > librarians who many not be as plugged into Wikipedia as they could be. I > have a lot of connections that I would be happy to call upon to help with > this effort. > > > > I don't think it needs to be much -- a sticker? A ribbon to stick on your > conference badge? I'm nearly 60 years old, so I will leave it to the > imagination of others as to the best mechanism to build excitement among > the younger crowd that is more likely to "get it" and participate. But I > also believe this is an opportunity that is too good to pass up. Let's make > this a meme. > > Roy > > > > [1] http://2016.alamidwinter.org/ > > > > *From: *Libraries <[email protected]> on behalf of > Alex Stinson <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> > *Date: *Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:08 AM > *To: *Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination < > [email protected]>, Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library > project <[email protected]>, North American Cultural > Partnerships <[email protected]>, Wikimedia & Libraries < > [email protected]>, Alex Stinson <[email protected]>, > Jacob Orlowitz <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [libraries] Wikipedia Library Reference (#1Lib1Ref) drive > for Wikipedia 15 > > > > Hi All, > > > > We could still use some help translating and sharing the #1lib1ref. > > > > I recently got a request for translation templates at > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref . It would > be great to prep the page for translation in multiple languages, but we > could use some help implementing the translation extension for the page on > meta. > > > > Thanks much, > > > > Alex Stinson > > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Alex Stinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > At the Wikipedia Library, we wanted to find a strategy for help our > network participate in the momentous*Wikipedia ‘15 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15>* celebrations. > > > > We regularly talk with library advocacy groups like the International > Librarians Network, international library networks like IFLA and DLF, > professional publications like Infodocket, and scholarly publishers like > JSTOR and Project Muse. All of these have large networks of library > professionals active in social media spaces and have expressed the desire > to get more involved with Wikipedia. > > > > To engage them for Wikipedia 15, we are creating a ‘mega > microcontributions drive’ called #1LIB1REF. We are going to run a > week-long global campaign focused on librarians adding references to > Wikipedia articles that need more or better citations. The goal is simple: > every librarian in the world adding *one* reference to a Wikipedia > article, and then telling the world about it. > > > > The campaign page describing how this will work is a live draft on Meta: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref > > > > We need GLAM-Wiki and TWL coordinators to help achieve broad impact with > the campaign. We are looking for help with the following: > > · Feedback/improvements to the main campaign page > > · Signing up to be a help contact in the "Contact a library > leader" section > > · Help with internationalization (i.e. adding translation tags, > ensuring instructions for language-specific community policies, adding > links to maintenance categories or tools for language editions not yet > represented, etc) > > · Sharing the campaign with Library or Archive partners in your > community, and asking them to support it (We can include them as official > partners during the week, if their social media team help share the > campaign) > > · Preparing or encouraging others to write blog posts and social > media for the Wikipedia 15 conversation focused on libraries and Wikipedia > (for example blog posts, see this post for ILN > <http://interlibnet.org/2015/10/07/librarian-as-teacher-ways-to-use-wikipedia/> > or this post about the State Library of New South Wales > <http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/16/great-war-memories/> ) > > · Update GLAM-Wiki Contact pages like > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Contact_us > > · Tweeting, lots of tweeting (and retweeting) and sharing on > other social media platforms > > > > We hope that the #1LIB1REF campaign will help spread the word about > librarians not only *trusting* Wikipedia but *contributing* research > support to make it even better. > > > > In turn, we hope this campaign creates more interest in your local > communities about GLAM-Wiki, Wikipedia’s role in Libraries, and how to > improve Wikipedia’s support of research for both Wikipedia readers and > editors. > > > > Please let us know how you plan to participate! > > > > Cheers, > > > The Wikipedia Library Team > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > >
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