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</div>Wikimedia DC collaborates with cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMS), as well as embassies and other culturally driven organizations to promote free knowledge and support digitization and open access projects.
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Collaborative activities include Wikipedia editing workshops, edit-a-thons, and longer-term content creation initiatives.
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<p style="font-size:110%">Wikimedia DC collaborates with cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, to promote free knowledge and support digitization and open access projects.</p>
  
   
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'''Editing workshops:''' Virtual or in-person sessions where new editors learn to edit Wikipedia and engage with Wikimedia projects
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<p style="font-size:110%">'''National Archives:''' With the assistance of their Wikipedian-in-Residence, we have supported several events at the National Archives, including the [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NARA 4|ExtravaSCANza]] in 2012. We also work with [[w:WP:FedFlix|WikiProject FedFlix]], in collaboration with Carl Malamud of [http://public.resource.org public.resource.org] and the [http://scanningleague.org International Amateur Scanning League], to digitize video and other materials in the holdings of the National Archives and other government agencies. The WikiProject is working to get the video and materials made available on [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], transcribe them, and available for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. [[w:David Ferriero|David Ferriero]], the Archivist of the United States, was the closing keynote speaker of [[wm2012:Main Page|Wikimania 2012]] at George Washington University.</p>
  
   
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'''Edit-a-thons:''' Virtual or in-person sessions where editors create or improve content related to particular themes, exhibitions, etc. Themeless or broad-themed 'thons are also welcomed. Training for new editors is always provided. Edit-a-thons allow constituents and/or site staff to share stories, materials, and collections with the world.
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<p style="font-size:110%">'''Smithsonian Institution:''' We work with the [http://www.si.edu Smithsonian Institution] to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the Smithsonian Institution, including history and the arts. We are providing mentorship and serving as a liaison between the Smithsonian and the Wikipedia community, and the Smithsonian has held several workshops with the support of Wikimedia DC teaching their staff how to edit Wikipedia. During the summer of 2011, local Wikipedia editor [[:w:en:User:SarahStierch|Sarah Stierch]] served as the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art ([[w:WP:GLAM/AAA|details]]).</p>
  
   
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'''Content drives:''' Longer-term initiatives during which interns, staff, or others aim to fill content gaps beyond a one or two day editing event. These can include editing activities, mass uploads to Wikimedia Commons, and/or the creation of Wikidata items.
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<p style="font-size:110%">'''To learn more about how your cultural institution can work with Wikimedia DC, contact info{{@}}wikimediadc.org.</p>
  
   
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'''<u>Past and Current Institutional GLAM and Cultural Partners</u>'''
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*National Archives and Records Administration
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*Smithsonian Institution
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*National Gallery of Art
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*National Museum of Women in the Arts
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*Library of Congress
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*DC History Center
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*Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives
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*Fairfax Regional Libraries
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*Anne Arundel County Public Libraries
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*Howard County Library System
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*The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
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*Embassy of the Republic of Poland
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*Embassy of Sweden
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'''To learn more about how your cultural institution can work with Wikimedia DC, contact our cultural outreach team at info{{@}}wikimediadc.org.'''
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'''[[Category:Programs]]'''

Latest revision as of 14:28, 28 April 2023

Wikimedia DC collaborates with cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMS), as well as embassies and other culturally driven organizations to promote free knowledge and support digitization and open access projects.

Collaborative activities include Wikipedia editing workshops, edit-a-thons, and longer-term content creation initiatives.

Editing workshops: Virtual or in-person sessions where new editors learn to edit Wikipedia and engage with Wikimedia projects

Edit-a-thons: Virtual or in-person sessions where editors create or improve content related to particular themes, exhibitions, etc. Themeless or broad-themed 'thons are also welcomed. Training for new editors is always provided. Edit-a-thons allow constituents and/or site staff to share stories, materials, and collections with the world.

Content drives: Longer-term initiatives during which interns, staff, or others aim to fill content gaps beyond a one or two day editing event. These can include editing activities, mass uploads to Wikimedia Commons, and/or the creation of Wikidata items.

Past and Current Institutional GLAM and Cultural Partners

  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • National Gallery of Art
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts
  • Library of Congress
  • DC History Center
  • Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives
  • Fairfax Regional Libraries
  • Anne Arundel County Public Libraries
  • Howard County Library System
  • The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
  • Embassy of the Republic of Poland
  • Embassy of Sweden

To learn more about how your cultural institution can work with Wikimedia DC, contact our cultural outreach team at infoatwikimediadc.org.


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