Yeah! Happy to hear that. More good things to come. Aubrey
On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Patrick Earley <pear...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Much support for you in your new role, Alex, and I'm sure you'll have fun > working with all the amazing people around the world involved with GLAM > work! > > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Mardetanha <mardetanha.w...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I am also so happy to hear this, though I already almost knew this is > > coming, it is very important that finally wmf now playing more attention > to > > GLam, hopefully with Alex we will achieve more, > > I would to like second what shani already said, We're all behind you. > > > > Mardetanha > > > > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Shani <shani.e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > A historic moment in our movement. > > > Alex, all the best in your new role! > > > We're all behind you. > > > > > > Best, > > > Shani. > > > On 20 May 2016 20:24, "Jake Orlowitz" <jorlow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation > > has > > > > proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce that > > *Alex > > > > Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as Wikipedia > > > Library > > > > Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist > *within > > > the > > > > Community Engagement department at WMF. He will continue to report > and > > > > work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very happy > > > about! > > > > > > > > I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why > > it > > > > matters, and what its goals are. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Jake Orlowitz > > > > > > > > User:Ocaasi (WMF) > > > > > > > > Head of the Wikipedia Library > > > > > > > > jorlow...@wikimedia.org > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Hi all! > > > > > > > > I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with > GLAM-Wiki > > > > support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia > > > outreach, > > > > first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an > > > > employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM > impact > > > [1]. > > > > > > > > As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long > > > > history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates. > These > > > > programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our > > technologies > > > > beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of > contributions > > > > from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years. > > > > > > > > However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and > > > varied, > > > > volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the > leaders > > of > > > > successful projects have found themselves unable to replicate this > > > success, > > > > or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects. At the > same > > > > time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of investment > in > > > > infrastructure and technology. > > > > > > > > WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate > > > > support, but we can do more. We haven’t provided consistent global > > > > connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and > > tools. > > > > My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and > > potentially > > > > tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like Liam Wyatt > have > > > > been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely > > > sharing > > > > knowledge with the world. > > > > > > > > Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role > > > [3]. I > > > > want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of > the > > > > communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that I > > > > prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania, > and > > > have > > > > already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia > > Conference. > > > > > > > > My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan. > > > So, > > > > please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other > > > > feedback. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Alex Stinson > > > > > > > > GLAM-Wiki Strategist > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > > > astin...@wikimedia.org > > > > > > > > [1] A little about me > > > > > > > > I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014, > > developing > > > > the Library’s publisher partnerships, building relationships with > > dozens > > > of > > > > community and language leaders across our volunteer movement, > crafting > > a > > > > broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and international > > > > reference networks, and project managing tool and metrics > improvements > > > for > > > > our program. > > > > > > > > I also designed and deployed the successful #1Lib1Ref campaign ( > > > > 1lib1ref.org) > > > > that drew nearly 30,000 viewers, 5 million tweet-impressions, and > > > hundreds > > > > of participants from the library world to Wikipedia in our first ever > > > > viral, global micro-contributions drive for quality improvement. > > > > > > > > In my volunteer, time I try to stay active as User:Sadads, where I am > > > > mostly active on English Wikipedia ( >98,000 edits). I have been > > actively > > > > writing content about literature and novels since 2008. I have always > > > > thought of our movement as a community with a lot of opportunities > > around > > > > partnerships and collaboration. > > > > > > > > I was also one of the early adopters of GLAM-Wiki in the US: While > > still > > > > in college, I approached the Smithsonian in 2010 about a partnership, > > > > establishing the dialogue which grew to one of our most successful > > > > long-term cultural partners within the movement. I have learned from > > > those > > > > early attempts and have led GLAM-Wiki relationships with a handful of > > > > smaller organizations while in school and as a volunteer. > > > > > > > > I am also a long time supporter of the Education program: I was > trained > > > as > > > > part of the Public Policy Initiative's first round of "Campus > > > Ambassadors", > > > > the project that became first the U.S. and then the Global Education > > > > Programs. > > > > > > > > I am based in Southern Vermont, where I enjoy hiking, the local and > the > > > > local food culture. In my spare time, I try to produce sustainable > food > > > > through my garden and homebrewing-- I just put in 4 rows of potatoes, > > and > > > > am about to start most of my summer crops. > > > > > > > > > > > > [2] *Annual Plan for GLAM* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_5:_Give_more_support_to_GLAM_partnerships > > > > > > > > > > > > [3] Some thoughts on the GLAM-Wiki Strategist Role > > > > > > > > What I hope to do: > > > > > > > > * Help lead efforts to evaluate and improve our GLAM-Wiki > > documentation, > > > > and develop resources that make GLAM-Wiki a more approachable > strategy > > > for > > > > volunteers, especially in communities which don't have much > experience > > in > > > > partnerships with formal organizations. > > > > > > > > * Connect with and learn from the network of community leaders > > supporting > > > > partnerships with GLAM and other organizations > > > > > > > > * Help document and share the most successful, repeatable GLAM-Wiki > > > project > > > > models coming from our communities. > > > > > > > > * Connect community leaders and outside organizations who approach > > > > Community Engagement and other Wikimedia Foundation departments about > > > GLAM > > > > partnerships with the best volunteer leaders, resources, or learning > > > > materials. > > > > > > > > * Communicate GLAM and GLAM-Wiki needs with teams and departments > > within > > > > WMF, including Community Resources, Strategic Partnerships and > > > Engineering > > > > teams. I have already started these conversations, and hope to be > able > > to > > > > share what I have been working on in the next couple months. > > > > > > > > * Support strategic movement relationships with global organizations > > > > (IFLA, ICOM, UNESCO, OCLC, Internet Archive, etc ) which can expand > > > > opportunities for GLAM-Wiki programming and partnerships by local > > > > affiliates. > > > > > > > > What I won't be doing: > > > > > > > > * Creating partnerships with local cultural heritage organizations > > > > > > > > * "Coordinating" in any strong sense of the word -- It's not my role > to > > > be > > > > “in charge” of what others are doing in the GLAM-Wiki space -- > instead > > my > > > > aim is to facilitate access to better tools and resources that help > > > > community > > > > leaders coordinate these partnerships more easily and effectively. > > > > > > > > What I would like to learn from the community and GLAM program > leaders > > in > > > > the next few months: > > > > > > > > * Where does our community of GLAM-outreach leaders need the most > > > support? > > > > > > > > * What are the greatest technology barriers preventing the creation > of > > > > easy-to-create and scalable relationships with cultural heritage > > > > organizations? > > > > > > > > * What are the best opportunities for expanding GLAM-Wiki strategies > to > > > new > > > > or emerging communities with less partnership experience or affiliate > > > > support? > > > > > > > > * How can we help a greater range of Wikimedia volunteers participate > > in > > > > partnerships with our GLAM allies? > > > > > > > > I am very optimistic about the opportunities for GLAM-Wiki work, > > > especially > > > > as Wikimedia becomes leaders of open and linked data, through > projects > > > like > > > > Wikidata -- and I want to make sure our communities have the tools > and > > > > support to take advantage of that leading role in sharing cultural > > > heritage > > > > knowledge around the world. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Alex > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Patrick Earley > Senior Community Advocate > Wikimedia Foundation > pear...@wikimedia.org > (1) 415 975 1874 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
