Conflict of interest generally does not apply to GLAM folk adding citations or links to content in their *collection*. But don't rush it. Don't add 1000 citations to your collection in a day. Add a few, see if you get any kind of push-back and discuss it if you do (either with the person questioning it and/or here). No objections, then add some more. You will learn the boundaries this way. I would be hesitant to cite/link to a temporary exhibition as opposed to something permanent in your collection. But if you preserve a temporary exhibition in your permanent collection, it would be OK to cite the permanent collection item created. Or if you archive the web content associated with the exhibition either in-house or at the Internet Archive or similar, that would be fine too. Ideally the material should still be accessible to the reader after the exhibition is over.
Kerry -----Original Message----- From: Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rajene Hardeman Sent: Friday, 5 October 2018 9:13 PM To: Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libraries] Librarians and conflict of interest Thanks Bob and all, My real question was not about new editors trying to write about their own library; My question is when you want to write about items in your collection, or historic events surrounding your location or an exhibit which could use encyclopedic fortification using resources from your library. Are you promoting your library collection/environment (conflict of interest) or are you adding relevant content to Wikipedia (using your expertise to provide sources). And how do you understand the boundary. > On Sep 20, 2018, at 6:48 PM, Bob Kosovsky <[email protected]> wrote: > > the _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
