Wikipedia:GLAM/Boot Camp/2013



GLAM Boot Camp 2013 was a 3-day training workshop for Wikipedians interested in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with GLAM-Wiki projects. It was organized jointly by Wikimedia DC and the National Archives, and was held at the National Archives in Washington D.C. on April 26–28. Sessions were led by Wikipedians experienced in working with cultural institutions on past partnerships. The purpose of GLAM Boot Camp was to enlarge the pool of Wikipedians working on GLAM projects by bringing into the fold Wikipedians who were interested but not yet involved. Travel expenses were covered for all attendees to allow for greater participation from Wikimedians all around the United States (or possibly North America)!

What is GLAM-Wiki?


GLAM-Wiki (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) is an effort by members of the Wikimedia community to bring the resources of cultural institutions to Wikimedia. We seek to improve the content of Wikipedia and its sister projects through direct outreach to cultural institutions in order to encourage them to contribute content and expertise. This could be making a first contact with an institution, helping with an image/media upload, or helping to coordinate an event. However, GLAM-Wiki is also a project that takes place on-wiki involving Wikimedians in working in various ways with the contributions of cultural institutions. That might mean writing new Wikipedia content, organizing article collaborations on Wikipedia, categorizing Commons images, transcribing pages on Wikisource, and so on.

The main difference between GLAM-Wiki and other WikiProjects is that it seeks not just to meet the needs of Wikipedia, but to meet the needs of Wikipedia while also sustaining a mutually beneficial relationship with the contributing cultural institution. That does not mean that it is about promoting any particular institution through Wikipedia, and the more experienced community members we can get involved in GLAM-Wiki through projects like this, the less likely that is to happen.

The idea for GLAM Boot Camp was one of the outcomes of GLAMcamp London, where it was discussed that GLAMcamps are for sharing best practices among experienced GLAM Wikipedians, but there was no event devoted to helping established Wikipedians become GLAM Wikipedians. A shortage of manpower is one of the issues facing the GLAM-Wiki initiative, and this event is intended to address it.

Why attend?
If you are an experienced Wikipedian interested in the GLAM-Wiki concept but have not gotten involved before, this is for you. GLAM Boot Camp will introduce you to the basic concepts, whether you'd like to assist our projects on-wiki or go out and help start a new partnership with a cultural institution. It is intended primarily for absolute GLAM beginners. While we will sometimes be talking about outreach, the aim of GLAM Boot Camp is to increase the diversity (in terms of Wikimedia experiences) of GLAM-Wiki participants. GLAM-Wiki is a project that depends on the support and participation of the broader Wikipedia community in order to make collaborations successful. Much of the past GLAM-Wiki work has been done by volunteers engaging in real-world outreach, but there is now also a major need for on-wiki organizers and content writers to help sustain those partnerships being created through person-to-person contact with cultural institution professionals. So, we would like to have attendees from many different corners of Wikimedia, including those with WikiProject experience, featured or good article writers, bot coders, Wikisourcerors and Commonists, or with other niches.

Program
Etherpads:
 * Day 1: http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/GLAM%20Boot%20Camp,%20Day%201
 * Day 2: http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/GLAM%20Boot%20Camp,%20Day%202
 * Day 3: http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/GLAM%20Boot%20Camp,%20Day%203

Slides:
 * Jarek's, Wikimedia Commons

To get an idea of some of the topics that will be discussed, click "show" to expand the table for the planned program for the event. The program is still being developed.

Participation
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 * The following guests are attending part of the boot camp, either to assist with presentations or just sit in on the proceedings.


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 * Lori Byrd Phillips
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 * Michael Edson, Director of Web and New Media Strategy, Smithsonian Institution
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 * Sadads
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 * James Hare (President of Wikimedia D.C., logistics and presenting)
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 * Nikkimaria
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 * Kathryn Tinker (Wikimedia D.C. board, observing)
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 * Ed Summers (Library of Congress, observing)
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Outcomes



 * Worked to eliminate redundancy between various GLAM portals (English Wikipedia, Outreach Wiki, etc.)
 * Participants discussed ways to improve the promotional "one-pager"
 * Andrew Lih recorded an episode for his Wikipedia Weekly Audio Podcast
 * Decided that we should consolidate WikiProject Tagging into task forces on a template.

Requests

 * Move pages from acronyms to full names (museums)
 * Transcribe David Ferriero video