Wikipedia:GLAM/Connected Heritage/Resources
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Outreach and Advocacy Toolkit[edit]
This set of resources outlines useful materials for advocacy with internal and external stakeholders.
About the Project[edit]
- Our Connected Heritage brochure detailing the kind of work and support Connected Heritage can offer GLAM organisations.
- The Connected Heritage Training Menu 2023
- This Case Study slide deck represents case studies collated by the Connected Heritage team to illustrate the positive impact of Wiki work in the GLAM sector.
- This Train the Trainer slide deck formed part of a Train the Trainer session by Wikimedia UK. This module utilised the Connected Heritage framework as a guiding example for developing community partnerships in Wiki work.
The Connected Heritage Webinar[edit]
The initial webinar explaining the project and the utility of Wiki work in a GLAM context can be viewed here [c. 50 minutes].
Useful Links for Stakeholders[edit]
Links to resources that others have created which advocate for and explain the value and impact of editing Wikimedia projects.
- Wikimedia in Teaching and Learning: The Wikimedia Residency at the University of Edinburgh [Longer format, 10 minutes]
- The Wikimedia Residency at the University of Edinburgh [Shorter format, 3 minutes]
- Citation Needed - Digital Provenance in the era of Post Truth Politics [Shorter format, 6 minutes]
- Why I Am Editing Wikipedia by Dr Jess Wade [Longer format, 26 minutes]
- The Work of Wikimedia UK in Scotland by Dr Sara Thomas [Longer format, 10 minutes]
- Wikipedia in the Curriculum in 'the New Normal' by Ewan McAndrew [Longer format, 20 minutes]
- Teaching With Wikipedia: A Practical How-To Guide [Longer format, 1 hour]
- Structured Data: How can Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums Grab the Low Hanging Fruit [Longer format, 30 mins]
- Learning to Develop Open Knowledge: Improving Social Capital for Learning: The Edinburgh Editathon [Longer format, 23 mins]
- Welsh Wikipedia Thinking Big - Keynote address by Jason Evans at Celtic Knot 2017 [Longer format, 37 minutes]
- Wikidata and GLAMs - Jason Evans, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales [Longer format, 40 minutes]
- Putting Wikipedia and Open Practice into the Mainstream in a University: Martin Poulter at OER17 [Longer format, 18 minutes]
Public Engagement Toolkit[edit]
This set of resources is designed to support public engagement with Wikipedia via face-to-face training.
Event Management Resources[edit]
- A "How-to Guide" for running a Wikipedia Editathon (or Wikithon)
- Wikithon Training Slides
- A checklist, in timeline-format, of what to do in the lead up to a Wikithon and how to communicate with participants.
- A blank worklist of tasks to be completed during a wikithon
Especially for In-person Events[edit]
Especially for Hybrid Events[edit]
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- A list of resources for self-study for participants to support their learning after the event. We sent this as a document (see Thumbnail link on the right) or the same resources are linked to in the list below:
- Training Library [Programs & Events Dashboard]
- The Wikipedia Adventure
- Introduction to Wikipedia
- Wellcome Toolkit
Alternative Training Models[edit]
Because our project focused on drawing in and supporting new editors, we are interested in exploring different methods of training.
Partnership Toolkit[edit]
This set of resources is designed to support partnership working in wiki work.
Partnership Overview[edit]
- This Train the Trainer slide deck formed part of a development session hosted by Wikimedia UK in December 2022. This module utilised the Connected Heritage framework as a guiding example for developing and sustaining community partnerships in Wiki work. It gives a good overview of how we work along with some helpful questions to ask when considering partnership working. [Google Slides]
Metrics & Impact[edit]
- Case study template for gathering feedback from partners [Google doc]
Useful partnership tools[edit]
Online tools for keeping track of partners and events. These are three that we found particularly useful.
- Asana - web-based project management app
- Eventbrite
- Calendly
Partner-specific guidance[edit]
- Wikimedia Commons guidance
- Commons Guidance appendix: Pattypan resources
Residency support[edit]
Resources for supporting a Wikimedian in Residence.
- Residency practicalities and outcomes - a shared document which outlines the goals and desired outcomes of a Wikimedian in Residence project, as well as practical details such as when and how the Resident will do their work.