Thats a great idea! The Wikipedia 15 page has plenty of information on
creating local swag to celebrate Wikipedia 15 :
Moreover, at the Wikipedia Library, we created a bookshelf of outreach
tools we have used in the past:
Phoebe Ayer is talking about doing a one-page share, and special shout out
to Jessamyn West for giving the 1lib1ref page a facelift:
We look forward to whichever communications materials you develop.
Cheers,
Alex
On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee <proffitm(a)oclc.org>
wrote:
Great idea Roy. I’m not going to be on hand at ALA but
I’m putting out
feelers to see if there is interest in attending virtual office hours, to
provide a helping hand to librarians who may need some help making the leap
to reading (and in some cases critiquing) to contributing. I want this to
be a very positive experience for everyone who participates.
Merrilee
*From:* Libraries [mailto:libraries-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On
Behalf Of *Tennant,Roy
*Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2015 7:14 PM
*To:* Wikimedia & Libraries; Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library
project
*Subject:* Re: [libraries] Wikipedia Library Reference (#1Lib1Ref) drive
for Wikipedia 15
The American Library Association Midwinter Conference is happening just
prior to this project[1]. I think it would be great to have some sort of
cool promotional swag to hand out there. I know I would spread it around,
and I also know lots of other people who would be more than happy to
promote this. It seems like a wonderful opportunity to outreach to
librarians who many not be as plugged into Wikipedia as they could be. I
have a lot of connections that I would be happy to call upon to help with
this effort.
I don't think it needs to be much -- a sticker? A ribbon to stick on your
conference badge? I'm nearly 60 years old, so I will leave it to the
imagination of others as to the best mechanism to build excitement among
the younger crowd that is more likely to "get it" and participate. But I
also believe this is an opportunity that is too good to pass up. Let's make
this a meme.
Roy
[1]
http://2016.alamidwinter.org/
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Alex Stinson <sadads(a)gmail.com>
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*Date: *Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:08 AM
*To: *Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination <
cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>gt;, Mailing list for the Wikipedia Library
project <wikipedia-library(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>, North American Cultural
Partnerships <glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>, Wikimedia & Libraries <
libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>gt;, Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org>rg>,
Jacob Orlowitz <jorlowitz(a)wikimedia.org>
*Subject: *Re: [libraries] Wikipedia Library Reference (#1Lib1Ref) drive
for Wikipedia 15
Hi All,
We could still use some help translating and sharing the #1lib1ref.
I recently got a request for translation templates at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref . It would
be great to prep the page for translation in multiple languages, but we
could use some help implementing the translation extension for the page on
meta.
Thanks much,
Alex Stinson
On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Alex Stinson <sadads(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
At the Wikipedia Library, we wanted to find a strategy for help our
network participate in the momentous*Wikipedia ‘15
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15>* celebrations.
We regularly talk with library advocacy groups like the International
Librarians Network, international library networks like IFLA and DLF,
professional publications like Infodocket, and scholarly publishers like
JSTOR and Project Muse. All of these have large networks of library
professionals active in social media spaces and have expressed the desire
to get more involved with Wikipedia.
To engage them for Wikipedia 15, we are creating a ‘mega
microcontributions drive’ called #1LIB1REF. We are going to run a
week-long global campaign focused on librarians adding references to
Wikipedia articles that need more or better citations. The goal is simple:
every librarian in the world adding *one* reference to a Wikipedia
article, and then telling the world about it.
The campaign page describing how this will work is a live draft on Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref
We need GLAM-Wiki and TWL coordinators to help achieve broad impact with
the campaign. We are looking for help with the following:
· Feedback/improvements to the main campaign page
· Signing up to be a help contact in the "Contact a library
leader" section
· Help with internationalization (i.e. adding translation tags,
ensuring instructions for language-specific community policies, adding
links to maintenance categories or tools for language editions not yet
represented, etc)
· Sharing the campaign with Library or Archive partners in your
community, and asking them to support it (We can include them as official
partners during the week, if their social media team help share the
campaign)
· Preparing or encouraging others to write blog posts and social
media for the Wikipedia 15 conversation focused on libraries and Wikipedia
(for example blog posts, see this post for ILN
<http://interlibnet.org/2015/10/07/librarian-as-teacher-ways-to-use-wikipedia/>
or this post about the State Library of New South Wales
<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/16/great-war-memories/> )
· Update GLAM-Wiki Contact pages like
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Contact_us
· Tweeting, lots of tweeting (and retweeting) and sharing on
other social media platforms
We hope that the #1LIB1REF campaign will help spread the word about
librarians not only *trusting* Wikipedia but *contributing* research
support to make it even better.
In turn, we hope this campaign creates more interest in your local
communities about GLAM-Wiki, Wikipedia’s role in Libraries, and how to
improve Wikipedia’s support of research for both Wikipedia readers and
editors.
Please let us know how you plan to participate!
Cheers,
The Wikipedia Library Team
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