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Editing for the Blind, three events at the DC Martin Luther King Public Library Adaptive Services Division. Using the JAWS screenreader, a group of blind library patrons learning computer skills created book reviews for three titles, including Hard Revolution and Fallen Grace. |
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Revision as of 19:51, 9 October 2012
Key activities and events
Wikimania 2012
Wiki Loves Monuments 2012
Ongoing programs
Academic and educational outreach
Cultural outreach
Attendees at GLAMCamp 2012 in February at the National Archives were Sarah Stierch, Katie Filbert, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, User:Slowking4, User:Jarekt, User:jeremyb, and Kristin Anderson, and local guest Jefferson Bailey.
GLAMCamp participants rewrote the GLAM documentation, and assisted with the Walters Museum upload.
Government outreach and engagement
An informal "Wikipedia Lunch Group" has begun meeting at the Library of Congress, consisting of staff and other visitors.
Three Wikipedians at the Library of Congress participated in the OCLC "Linking Library Data to Wikipedia" webcasts by Max Klein.
Wikipedian-in-Residence Dominic McDevitt-Parks gave a one-hour talk at the Library of Congress on Wikipedia and the National Archives. He was introduced by Kristin Anderson, of the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors.
International and diplomatic outreach
Nicholas Bashour, Wikimedia DC President, and Board member Kristin Anderson attended the Wikimedia Conference – Chapters' Meeting 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
Katie Filbert stepped down as President of Wikimedia DC, to accept a position with WikiData, in Berlin, Germany.
Kristin Anderson attended Choctaw Days at the National Museum of the American Indian to confer with tribal members about the current state of the Choctaw Language Wikipedia, and started a Mohegan Language Wikipedia in consultation with a Mohegan speaker at Wikimania 2012. She has also received e-mails from linguists expressing interest in the Shoshoni and Pipil language Wikipedias.
Public outreach and education
Editing for the Blind, three events at the DC Martin Luther King Public Library Adaptive Services Division. Using the JAWS screenreader, a group of blind library patrons learning computer skills created book reviews for three titles, including Hard Revolution and Fallen Grace.
The Great American Wicknic met at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, and in Frederick, Maryland.