Institutional Collaborations

With Wikipedia

SLA New York

Dorothy Howard : former Wikipedian-in-

Residence

at the Metropolitan New York Library Council

@DorothyR_Howard

#Wikipedia

#GLAMWiki

More Resources at the METRO

Wikipedia Page

• Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/METRO

• Type: “Wikipedia:GLAM/METRO” into the search bar on Wikipedia.

• Introduction to Wikipedia Editing Video: (Made by the Wikipedia Art+Feminism Project) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPyxWiNxDw4&feature=youtu.be

Why do institutions contribute to

Wikipedia? • Meet demand for information where people are seeking it.

• Increase platforms for sharing, post-digitization.

• Wikipedia's content is embedded and used all over the web.

• Provide contextualization and information about temporary exhibitions

• Encourage digital learning environments.

• Start a tradition of donating content to the public domain.

• Engage with a multi-lingual, global community

• Supporting maker-spaces, adaptive

spaces, local programming communities.

Institutional Goals

Improve discoverability of institutional resources

Improve discoverability of local resources

Draw Wikipedia users to your authorial resources

Improve coverage of your institutional history on

Wikipedia

Become more active in the open access

movement

Wikipedia:Core content policies

These policies determine the type and quality of material that is acceptable in Wikipedia articles. Because they complement each other, they should not be interpreted in isolation from one another. The principles upon which these policy statements are based are not superseded by other policies or guidelines, or by editors' consensus. These three policy pages may be edited only to improve the application and explanation of the principles.

Neutral point of view

• (WP:NPOV) – All Wikipedia articles and

other encyclopedic content must be written

from a neutral point of view, representing

significant views fairly, proportionately and

without bias.

Verifiability

• (WP:VER) – Material challenged or likely

to be challenged, and all quotations, must

be attributed to a reliable, published

source. In Wikipedia, verifiability means

that people reading and editing the

encyclopedia can check that information

comes from a reliable source.

No original research

• (WP:NOR) – Wikipedia does not publish

original thought: all material in Wikipedia

must be attributable to a reliable,

published source. Articles may not contain

any new analysis or synthesis of published

material that serves to advance a position

not clearly advanced by the sources.

How

How do Institutions Engage with

Wikipedia?

• Develop articles about which your institution is an authority

• Create articles on features of your institution such as a historic monument or landmark

• Add in references to institutional resources

• Host internal Wikipedia editing workshops to develop staff expertise

• Contact local Wikipedians

• Host public Wikipedia events like Edit-a-Thons

• Participation in Wikipedia conferences

Edit-a-thons in New York City

Edit-a-thons in New York City

• More information about how to host an Edit-a-thon is available at: Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/METRO

• If you are hosting an Edit-a-thon, get in touch with Wikimedia New York City: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City

What kinds of things do

institutions contribute to

Wikipedia?

• Contribute or create pages about special collection items held at your institution

• Contribute to articles in which your institution is an authority

• Work on improving subject-specific content on Wikipedia

• Contribute images and metadata to Wikipedia’s sister projects: Wikimedia Commons, WikiData– GLAM-Wiki Toolset for mass uploads

Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest

Policies

• More information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GL

AM/METRO/FAQCOI

Your Institution’s page on

Wikipedia• Do not edit your institution’s page on

Wikipedia until you have some experience editing other articles where you are not affiliated with the subject matter

• Update basic information: hours, coordinates, venue information, information about divisions, libraries

• Do not edit out history or controversial information

• When in doubt, look at other articles of a similar nature for precedent and inspiration!

Basic metrics on your

institution’s coverage on

Wikipedia

• Go to “View History” tab, then to “Page view statistics”

to see article traffic

• Some more advanced tools:

https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Resources/

Tools

Institutional Collaborations

with Wikipedia

SLA New York

Dorothy Howard : former Wikipedian-in-

Residence

at the Metropolitan New York Library Council

@DorothyR_Howard

#Wikipedia

#GLAMWiki