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[[File:Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media H.jpg|thumb|right|Liam Wyatt speaking at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media]]
 
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The Wiki Society of Washington, DC. engages in outreach programs with a variety of scientific, cultural, and educational institutions in the Washington area and across the nation. These programs promote collaboration with Wikimedia projects and the dissemination of freely-licensed educational content to the general public.
 
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Wikimedia DC collaborates with cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, to promote free knowledge and support digitization and open access projects.
   
 
'''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.
== Smithsonian Institution ==
 
[[File:Group_shot_AAA_BP_1.jpg|thumb|right|Archives of American Art editathon and backstage pass event]]
 
* [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/SI|WikiProject GLAM/SI]] - Collaboration and outreach with the [http://www.si.edu Smithsonian Institution]. Goals are to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the Smithsonian Institution. We are providing mentorship and serving as a liaison between the Smithsonian and the Wikipedia community, and teaching Smithsonian staff how to contribute to Wikipedia.
 
* [[:w:en:User:SarahStierch|Sarah Stierch]] is Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art for the Summer 2011. ([[w:WP:GLAM/AAA|Details]])
 
   
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'''Smithsonian Institution:''' We work closely with staff from the [[w:WP:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institution]] to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the Smithsonian collections and research, including history, science, art, and culture. The Smithsonian has held numerous editathons and workshops, with the support of Wikimedia DC, teaching staff about how to contribute to Wikipedia. During 2011, Wikipedia editor [[:w:en:User:SarahStierch|Sarah Stierch]] served as the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art ([[w:WP:GLAM/AAA|details]]) and the Smithsonian Institution Archives. During the summer of 2013, [[:w:en:User:Dominic|Dominic Byrd-McDevitt]] served as the Smithsonian's first centrally hosted Wikipedian-in-Residence.
== National Archives and Records Administration ==
 
[[File:NARA Backstage Pass (2011-08) - 11.jpg|thumb|right|Wikipedians on a backstage tour of NARA II in College Park]]
 
* [[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, and make available online. The WikiProject is working to get the video and materials made available on [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons], transcribe them, and available for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dominic Dominic] is the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the National Archives and Records Administration for the Summer of 2011. ([[w:WP:GLAM/NARA|Details]])
 
   
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'''To learn more about how your cultural institution can work with Wikimedia DC, contact our cultural outreach team at glam{{@}}wikimediadc.org.
== DC Public Library : LibLab ==
 
* [[LibLab]] (Library Lab) project, in collaboration with the DC Public Library, to create a digital humanities and library labs and knowledge hackspace to support innovation and outreach to youth.
 
   
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== Colleges and universities ==
 
[[File:Dc-2011-campus-ambassador-training.jpg|thumb|right|Campus ambassador training at Georgetown University]]
 
* Participation in the Wikimedia Public Policy Initiative, as campus ambassadors, and more direct involvement with [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Regional_Ambassadors Regional Ambassadors] coordinating campus programs in 2011-2012. Universities actively involved in the Wikipedia university programs include Georgetown University and James Madison University, and we are seeking to expand the program to include other universities.
 

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Wikimedia DC collaborates with cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, to promote free knowledge and support digitization and open access projects.

National Archives: With the assistance of their Wikipedian-in-Residence, we have supported several events at the National Archives, including the ExtravaSCANza in 2012. We also work with WikiProject FedFlix, in collaboration with Carl Malamud of public.resource.org and the 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 Wikimedia Commons, transcribe them, and available for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, was the closing keynote speaker of Wikimania 2012 at George Washington University.

Smithsonian Institution: We work closely with staff from the Smithsonian Institution to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the Smithsonian collections and research, including history, science, art, and culture. The Smithsonian has held numerous editathons and workshops, with the support of Wikimedia DC, teaching staff about how to contribute to Wikipedia. During 2011, Wikipedia editor Sarah Stierch served as the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art (details) and the Smithsonian Institution Archives. During the summer of 2013, Dominic Byrd-McDevitt served as the Smithsonian's first centrally hosted Wikipedian-in-Residence.

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