Wikipedia:Wikipedia Connection/GLAM

Wikipedia Connection's GLAM Initiative is a project by Wikipedia Connection students to work with various institutions within Ohio State University and the rest of Columbus to bring free materials and resources online for the world to see, use, and share. Our project involves digitizing existing public domain works, or working towards getting intellectual property donated under a free license or into the public domain.

What is GLAM?
GLAM stands for "Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums". It's an initiative to help "cultural institutions share their resources with the world through collaborative projects with experienced Wikipedia editors." Wikipedia receives millions of pageviews a day, and is available in over 250 languages. By working with experienced Wikipedians, cultural institutions can easily improve online access to their works and collections.

Potential partners
Ohio State University and Columbus are home to a great number of cultural and academic organizations.

Ohio State University

 * Ohio State University Libraries
 * University Archives, home to all sorts of materials and 2 million photos
 * The Knowledge Bank, the preserver and distributor of OSU's intellectual output. Currently home to some public domain resources that can be uploaded to the Commons.
 * Ohio State Athletics, owner of lots of media pertaining to OSU's vast athletic history.

Columbus

 * Columbus Historical Society