Well, I wore my ribbon and sticker and it was a was a good conversation starter!
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Tennant,Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > Jake, > I wish I could report that it went viral throughout the conference, but I > don't know that it did. Jessamyn West took a stack of them and she may have > more to report. Both the National Library of Medicine and OCLC exhibit > booths had them, and I also saw, on the last day, that they still had some > "I edit Wikipedia" ribbons out on display. But I'm not sure how many > stickers booth staff gave out. In any case, I know that a lot more people > heard about 1Lib1Ref than would have otherwise, so hopefully that will get > more people to participate. > Roy > > From: Libraries <[email protected]> on behalf of Jake > Orlowitz <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 1:23 PM > To: Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library project < > [email protected]> > Cc: Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libraries] [Wikipedia Library] Wikipedia Library Reference > (#1Lib1Ref) drive for Wikipedia 15 > > Hi Roy! > > While you're recovering from mid-winter, how did it go? What was the buzz > like? How were the stickers received/displayed?? > > Thanks again so much for being the "giver of swag and hope". > > Jake > TWL > > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 3:01 PM Amanda Rust <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you so much, Roy. And thanks to you and OCLC for getting the things >> physically shipped here to Boston! >> >> Best, >> Amanda >> On Jan 7, 2016 10:50 AM, "Tennant,Roy" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Amanda, >>> You or anyone else who wants to help distribute the stickers can drop by >>> the OCLC booth in the Exhibit Hall and pick up a sheet. I will alert them >>> that some people will be doing this. Thanks, >>> Roy >>> >>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 5:58 AM, Amanda Rust <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> It's wonderful to see this coming together for Midwinter! >>> >>> Roy, when you say that you expect to recruit people you know to help >>> distribute items and are fairly well equipped for Boston, do you mean that >>> you are not looking for any additional librarians to volunteer? I might >>> have some time, and I take it that Sara might as well. >>> >>> Best, >>> Amanda / User:AmandaRR123 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:00 AM, <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Message: 2 >>>> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 20:49:51 +0000 >>>> From: "Tennant,Roy" <[email protected]> >>>> To: Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library project >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [libraries] Wikipedia Library Reference (#1Lib1Ref) drive >>>> for Wikipedia 15 >>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" >>>> >>>> I have the stickers that Jake kindly had made, and they will be >>>> available at the OCLC and National Library of Medicine booths in the >>>> exhibit hall, and I expect to also recruit people I know to help me >>>> distribute them more widely. Merrilee also gave me a slug of badge ribbons >>>> that she made that say "I edit Wikipedia". So I think I'm fairly well >>>> equipped for Boston. Thanks, >>>> Roy >>>> >>>> > On Jan 6, 2016, at 11:30 AM, Marks, Sara R <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > I am a bit behind on this- vacation. Merrilee, do you need some help >>>> with >>>> > distribution of stickers? Do we want to schedule time on Friday or >>>> Monday >>>> > to meet and maybe edit? I have a spare Wikipedia shirt hanging >>>> around and >>>> > am happy to bring it to give to someone. >>>> > >>>> > Side note, when it comes to library conferences, badge ribbons are a >>>> hot >>>> > commodity. I would encourage that a bunch be made for future >>>> conferences. >>>> > All they need to say is ŒWikipedian¹ and include a spot for people to >>>> > write in their username. They can be picked up at booth. I think >>>> > librarians are a bit more ravenous about ribbons than tech people >>>> (who I >>>> > noticed prefer stickers). >>>> > >>>> > Sara >>>> > >>>> > On 12/18/15, 12:44 PM, "Libraries on behalf of Jake Orlowitz" >>>> > <[email protected] on behalf of >>>> [email protected]> >>>> > wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> I love the idea. We would need to do some quick turnaround with a >>>> >> sticker logo. Given the timeframe, could I have them shipped >>>> directly >>>> >> to you or Merrilee? Jake >>>> >> >>>> >>> 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. 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