Great news on the library front! Three quick updates:
1. We now have a gorgeous confirmed space for a demo lab, on the main
floor of the central DC Public Library.[1] It will tentatively be
open five days a week from 2-5pm, and two days a week from 2-7pm. It
has its own dedicated router for guaranteed high-speed connectivity,
and a few hundred sqft of space.
2. We've found an architect renowned for their work with library and
youth spaces, through Nate, who will lead the design process.[2] They
have a particular interest in library spaces with small footprints.
3. We have set up a new Google group for LibLab discussions.[3] I'll
move updates and discussion about the project there; those who are
interested, please join the new group and introduce yourself there!
Thanks for all of the early support that's helped us move quickly on
this idea. I spoke briefly about the LibLab concept to the audience
at the Wikipedia in Higher Ed summit this past weekend at Simmons,
which Katie and I attended. Four people came up to talk to me
afterwards wanted to talk about that idea and getting their libraries
involved. So whatever we accomplish is likely to have national
visibility.
At this point we could use suggestions for hardware, software research
tools, and use cases; design ideas for the architect to work with;
projects wanting to use the lab, and volunteers to man it, for the ten
weeks from August 1 to October 15.
Sam.
[1] http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk
[2] http://www.nollandtam.com/
[3] http://groups.google.com/group/liblabs
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Update posted to Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LibLabs
We're still largely looking for abstract use cases, similar projects
around the world, groups that would use a space in DC, and volunteers
to staff the DCPL lab while others use it.
Nate and I talked to the founders of "The Uni Project" which is
implementing what could be considered a two- or three-module liblab
(mainly for group reading, reconfigurable space, and workshops) in NYC
and Boston. Lots of good overlap there; once we've nailed down an
elevator pitch next month they might sign on as a partner.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uni/the-uni-a-portable-open-air-reading…
[Cross-posting to the wm-dc for information only; please continue
discussion on the liblabs list!]
Sam.
Hello everyone!
If you're in the Baltimore, Maryland region, July 22-23 the Walters Art
Museum and Baltimore Heritage are hosting a GLAM-WIKI series of events that
will bring together Wikimedians involved in GLAM-WIKI and representatives
from GLAMs throughout the Baltimore region to meet, talk, explore
partnership options and ideas. This is a great chance to learn more about
the efforts Wikimedia is making to further relationships between galleries,
libraries, archives and museums.
The weekend starts with the Wikipedia & Cultural Heritage at the Young
Preservationists Happy Hour event on Friday, July 22 at 6:30pm, at the
Midtown Yacht Club, an unpretentious neighborhood bar with affordable beer
on tap and a solid bar menu.
On Saturday, July 23, the Walters Art Museum is hosting us from
10:00am-12:30pm for a meetup & discussion of GLAM-Wiki initiatives. (as a
precursor for doing Wikipedia Takes Baltimore event in the Fall and other
outreach events + meetups in Baltimore).
Please spread the word with your colleagues and we look forward to seeing
you in the Charm City!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Baltimore_1
(if you need a ride, please say so and we could arrange carpools from the DC
area)
-Katie and Sarah
Hello everyone,
A preliminary version of the minutes from this week's meeting of the Board
of Directors is attached.
As always, any comments and suggestions are welcome!
Regards,
Kirill
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Kirill Lokshin | Secretary
Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
kirill.lokshin(a)wikidc.org | http://wikidc.org
Hi everyone,
The Smithsonian Archives of American Art is hosting a Backstage Pass for
Wikimedians interesting in American art history. This Backstage Pass
will allow you a behind-the-scenes peek at original documents and hear
the untold stories behind America's best known art and artists!
*July 28, Friday
9:15 am - 5:00 pm*
At the Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C.
In addition to a private tour of the archival storage facilities,
research areas and digitization labs, we will meet with Jason Stieber,
Collections Specialist for the United States, who will share the process
of acquiring papers, stories related to acquisitions, and sneak peeks at
newly acquired papers. Afterward, Archivist Jean Fitzgerald will share
rarely seen documents and stories about the collections.
We will have lunch with the Archives staff, followed by a targeted
edit-a-thon, made possible by access to free WiFi, knowledgeable staff,
and primary and secondary resources. After the edit-a-thon, we will
visit theDonald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Patent_Office_Building>to visit the
Archives' latest exhibition in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery gallery.
Our Edit-a-thon will focus around the Armory Show of 1913, which will
celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013. Lunch will be provided by the
Archives of American Art.
YOU MUST SIGN UP to participate. Again only 10
The day will end with a happy hour, in which ALL Wikimedians are
invited. We are also inviting staff from GLAMs throughout the DC area,
so it'll be a great networking opportunity.
I do hope you'll join us for this special event! This will be the first
time the Smithsonian has opened its doors and "secret world" to a free
culture community like ours.
Sarah
--
GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for the Wikimedia Foundation
<http://www.glamwiki.org>
Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American Art
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch>
--
Sarah Stierch Consulting
Historical, cultural & artistic research, advising & event planning.
------------------------------------------------------
http://www.sarahstierch.com/
All,
As noted earlier, we will be holding a meeting of the Board of Directors at
7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The meeting will be held at Panera
Bread, located at 4459 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD; the meeting can also
be attended via conference call, at 916-209-4534, PIN # 7328117.
The order of business for the meeting is attached.
As usual, everyone is welcome to attend the meeting; please let me know if
you're planning on attending in person so that we can select an adequate
space.
Thanks,
Kirill
--
Kirill Lokshin, Secretary
Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc.
http://wikidc.org
Nate has organized a conference call this Tuesday with a design firm
that is interested in working on the lab design. They are known for
their designs of collaborative spaces, for youth and for adults:
http://www.nollandtam.com/
This is great news - a solid design is one of our core needs, and was
a potential bottleneck this month.
The call will be at 1500 EST and will last for less than an hour. If
you are interested in joining, reply to this thread, and you'll get a
link to dial into.
By Tuesday we should have more information on a potential place to
locate a lab, as well.
Warmly,
SJ
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Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
Dear all,
A quick update on the LibLab project follows. For more detail, see
(and edit!) our no-longer-stubby project page:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LibLabs#July_update
SJ
== I. Location update, DCPL contacts ==
Katie and I just had a helpful call with Ginnie Cooper, head of the
DCPL, and some of her technical and programs staff.
Nate, thank you for making that *excellent* introduction; the whole
team struck me as efficient, inspired by their work, and deeply
knowledgable about the local community and history. I would be
thrilled to work with them.
They are looking into potential spaces for a lab, and have some ideas;
one option would be prominently in the main library, which is right on
the Metro. Volunteers are needed to man the lab make this happen; see
below.
I am still interested in hearing about other possible liblab spaces,
in DC or elsewhere -- we will want a list of interested future labs to
submit with the final results in September.
== II. Timeline ==
Next steps: if someone is interested in taking a lead on the design
work, a design meeting this month would be helpful.
And we could start planning now for a 1- or 2-day hacking session with
wikimedians and the library -- perhaps in line with the recent talk
about having a national followup to the Wiknic, with libraries. :-)
== III. Volunteers needed ==
WE NEED: tech / teacher / organizer volunteers! Available afternoons
every day of the week.
== IV. Design research needed ==
We are also looking for someone to lead the work on design options for
the space. If you know interested architects or designers, please get
them involved.
Examples:
[1] http://youmediachicago.org/10-philosophy/pages/37-youmedia-layout
[2] https://as220.org/labs/blog/2008/09/announcing-the-providence-fab.html
== V. use cases for a lab ==
Please share your own use cases on the wiki. I'd like to have 100 use
cases, with example projects, by the end of the month. This more than
anything helps line up partners because they understand what sort of
desire there is among knowledge-lovers to *do* collection, curation,
classification, digitization, and publishing work.
While Living in San Rafael, California. Public Library had California
History Room, With old documents, Books & Articles. With Emphasis on Local
Color & Families. There where Two Volunteers, Man & Wife, Opened door when
where on duty, guarding pecious small room, with maps & artifacts. When
Volunteer died, Public laibrary downtown could Not find next Volunteer &
simply threw collection out, as reported in marin Independent Journal.
My Point: by digitalizing important stored works, for almost No cost, works
become available 24/7, & 100% secured as digital image. making effort
worthwhile. maybe even make high density disc of stored material. vastly
better than making volunteer sit for thouisands of hours, with few viewers.
next result, contents nearly captured fopr history, yet just too much time &
narrowness of useage, while digitalized history could be much more
accessible & useful to pub;lic.
Signed:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART von DRASHEK M.D.
http://vondrashek.spaces.live.com/http://vondrashek.blogspot.com/
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> Hello again all... for what it's worth, I do know Ginnie Cooper, the D.C.
> Public Library Director.
> I saw past threads about looking for folks to collaborate with in D.C. -
> I'd
> be happy to introduce anyone to her if that is helpful.
> -Nate
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> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> > So: some great ideas suggested so far
> > - work with George Mason's History and New Media project (awesome for
> > historical reasons - they funded the first Wikimedia-related grant I
> > ever applied for, in early 2005).
> > Q: do they have space for a lab?
> >
> > - the top idea on http://www.allourideas.org/dpla/results : "work with
> > GPO, DTIC, NARA etc to provide access to fed docs, perhaps offering
> > assistance for digitization"
> > Q: A liblab could definitely do this. What do those orgs currently
> > need in the way of help?
> > Related: how can we define a plan with the Internet Archive or other
> > scanner-providers to get equipment soon?
> >
> > Finally, I invited Nate Hill, a local librarian and eloquent writer
> > from my public library (SJPL) who was at last week's meeting, to join
> > this list. He has been thinking about how to set up library outposts,
> > and can help advise on what might make a good first demonstration.
> >
> > SJ
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:35 PM, K Anderson <andersonster(a)gmail.com>
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> > > Yes, I've been looking for something like this too!
> > > Kristin
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