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Victoria and Albert Museum Wikilounge

Saturday 16th July 2011

Courtyard in the Victoria and Albert Museum

Front view of Tipu's Tiger.

The Victoria and Albert Museum run a Web Weekend and have invited Wikimedia UK to take part by holding a public Wikilounge. This was a joint outreach event to encourage new contributors to help with improving the access to cultural content. The V&A run a page on their website, there was a hashtag recommended for tweets and there notices for the public about what was going on in the Sackler Centre at the time.

All the Web Weekend events in the Sackler Centre were open to the public from 10.30am through to 5pm.

Logistics

Location: Seminar Room 2, Sackler Centre in the V&A. Map
Coordinator: Fae, WM-UK director
Hashtag for Twitter: #webweekend
Commons Category: Category:V&A Wikilounge
Numbers: The room capacity up to 20 at any one time with plenty of natural light via massive windows, with additional comfy seating in the Sackler downstairs.
- Several Wikimedians available to support public interest by answering questions, giving demonstrations or edit coaching sessions
Facilities
- free Wifi
- beverages and lunch for volunteers provided
- plenty of power-points, re-arrangeable desks and chairs and mains extension cables
- four PCs with internet access for the public to have a go at editing
- presentation screen

Programme

There was a framework programme as outlined below. Remote e-volunteers were part of the day and engaged via IRC, Skype and tweeting.

Volunteers were arriving at the venue around 10.30 and were asked to bring their own laptops.
Public introductory sessions were at 11, 12.30, 14.30, 16.00 (but welcome to drop by and join in at any time)
- The sessions were a short walkthrough of Wikimedia, Wikipedia and sister projects and an editing demonstration with Q&A. There were two "loaner" laptops so the public could have a go straight away and help with the editathon (in particular with non-English Wikipedia versions).
Parallel all day mini-editathon focused on selected V&A artefacts with good potential for multi-language interest with Tipu's Tiger as the key article for improvement, particularly with versions needed in South Asian languages. Photographs were allowed in the museum.
Lunch around 1.30 was provided by the V&A along with refreshments at other times.
Close at 17.30 (Sackler closes at 17.45), going on to a social venue for wind-down.

Registration for Wikimedian volunteers

The list of volunteers registered is below.

As well as a free lunch, we also had a limited number of free special exhibition tickets as a reward for official helpers.

Fae - Helping with general coordination, demonstrations or editathon activity.
Tom Morris - can do photographs, sister project stuff, bring some laptops along
Leutha - general help, wikiversity
Johnbod - as Fae, maybe pm only
Philafrenzy - I will attend. Did some photos of pieces for Commons last time I was there.
Andrew Davidson - Expect to be working in morning but will come when I can.
James Forrester - only there for the morning really (bringing the pop-up signs!)
Peter Cohen - It's on the way to where I am in the evening. I therefore hope to be able to offer some time helping people edit. I'll try to get there for lunchtime.
Jonathan Cardy 13:14, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Online volunteers for editathon

User:AshLin from India

Questions

How exactly is remote participation to be achieved?
- We are planning to use IRC and can set up a bot so that a relevant hashtag has messages copied direct into the same IRC channel (this will encourage general public interaction). We are open to trying out other interactive methods if they are suggested and practical.
What other topics besides Tipu's Tiger can be edited?
- Any V&A related topics and artefacts. In the first instance we want to ensure that Tipu's Tiger is significantly improved in English and created in several other languages, particularly languages used in India.

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+[[File:Tipu's Tiger front view 2006AH4173.jpg|thumb|Front view of Tipu's Tiger.]]
-The [[:wikipedia:Victoria and Albert Museum|Victoria and Albert Museum]] are running a Web Weekend and have invited Wikimedia UK to take part by holding a public Wikilounge. This is a joint outreach event to encourage new contributors to help with improving the access to cultural content. The V&A will be running a page on their website, there will be a hashtag recommended for tweets and there will be notices for the public about what is going on in the Sackler Centre.
+The [[:wikipedia:Victoria and Albert Museum|Victoria and Albert Museum]] run a [http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/w/web-weekend/ Web Weekend] and have invited Wikimedia UK to take part by holding a public Wikilounge. This was a joint outreach event to encourage new contributors to help with improving the access to cultural content. The V&A run a page on their website, there was a hashtag recommended for tweets and there notices for the public about what was going on in the Sackler Centre at the time.
-This page is for registration of supporting Wikimedians either hosting and coaching members of the public or joining to help with the parallel editathon activities. Members of the public interested in dropping by do not have to register.
+All the Web Weekend events in the Sackler Centre were open to the public from 10.30am through to 5pm.
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 ==Logistics==
-*Location: [http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/r/rooms-for-hire-at-v-and-a/ Seminar Room 2], [http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/sackler-centre-for-arts-education-at-the-vanda/ Sackler Centre] in the V&A. [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Victoria%20and%20Albert%20Museum,%20London&btnG=Google+Search&ie=Victoria%20and%20Albert%20Museum%2C%20London&oe=Victoria%20and%20Albert%20Museum%2C%20London&sa=N&tab=pl Map]
+*Location: [http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/r/rooms-for-hire-at-v-and-a/ Seminar Room 2], [http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/sackler-centre-for-arts-education-at-the-vanda/ Sackler Centre] in the V&A. [[File:Gfi-set01-unesco-cultural-heritage.png|20px]] '''[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Victoria%20and%20Albert%20Museum,%20London&btnG=Google+Search&ie=Victoria%20and%20Albert%20Museum%2C%20London&oe=Victoria%20and%20Albert%20Museum%2C%20London&sa=N&tab=pl&z=18 Map]
 *Coordinator: {{w|User:Fæ|Fae}}, WM-UK director
-*Numbers: The room easily holds up to 20 at any one time with plenty of natural light via massive windows. There is additional comfy seating in the Sackler downstairs.
+*Hashtag for Twitter: #webweekend
-**At least 4 Wikipedians will be available to support public interest by answering questions, giving demonstrations or edit coaching sessions
+*Commons Category: [[commons:Category:V&A Wikilounge|Category:V&A Wikilounge]]
+*Numbers: The room capacity up to 20 at any one time with plenty of natural light via massive windows, with additional comfy seating in the Sackler downstairs.
+**Several Wikimedians available to support public interest by answering questions, giving demonstrations or edit coaching sessions
 *Facilities
 **free Wifi
 **beverages and lunch for volunteers provided
 **plenty of power-points, re-arrangeable desks and chairs and mains extension cables
-**two 'loaner' laptops for the public
+**four PCs with internet access for the public to have a go at editing
 **presentation screen
 ==Programme==
-''The programme is a framework, if there is enough interest in any particular topic on the day (such as batch upload to Wikimedia Commons) then we can start a parallel session. Remote e-volunteers are part of the day and engagement with the virtual world via IRC and tweeting will be explored.
+''There was a framework programme as outlined below. Remote e-volunteers were part of the day and engaged via IRC, Skype and tweeting.
-*Volunteers should aim to be at the venue at 10.30 and bring their own laptops.
+*Volunteers were arriving at the venue around 10.30 and were asked to bring their own laptops.
-*Public introductory sessions will be at 11, 12.30, 14.30, 16.00 (but welcome to drop by and join in at any time)
+*Public introductory sessions were at 11, 12.30, 14.30, 16.00 (but welcome to drop by and join in at any time)
-**The sessions will be a short walkthrough of Wikimedia, Wikipedia and sister projects and an editing demonstration with Q&A. There are two "loaner" laptops so the public can have a go straight away and will be encouraged to help with the editathon (in particular with non-English Wikipedia versions).
+**The sessions were a short walkthrough of Wikimedia, Wikipedia and sister projects and an editing demonstration with Q&A. There were two "loaner" laptops so the public could have a go straight away and help with the editathon (in particular with non-English Wikipedia versions).
-*Parallel all day mini-editathon will focus on selected V&A artefacts with good potential for multi-language interest with {{w|Tipu's Tiger}} as the key article for improvement, particularly with versions needed in South Asian languages. Photographs are allowed in the museum and this may also be an area for improvement.
+*Parallel all day mini-editathon focused on selected V&A artefacts with good potential for multi-language interest with {{w|Tipu's Tiger}} as the key article for improvement, particularly with versions needed in South Asian languages. Photographs were allowed in the museum.
-*Lunch around 1.30 will be provided by the V&A along with refreshments at other times.
+*Lunch around 1.30 was provided by the V&A along with refreshments at other times.
-*Close at 17.30 (Sackler closes at 17.45), possibly going on to a social venue for wind-down.
+*Close at 17.30 (Sackler closes at 17.45), going on to a social venue for wind-down.
 ==Registration for Wikimedian volunteers==
-Please add your name if you would like to help support the event, if you can be available all day or part of the day and your scope of interest (helping the public, editathon, language skills, photographs etc.)
+The list of volunteers registered is below.
-Note, we expect to be able to offer a limited number of free special exhibition tickets as a reward for helpers.
+As well as a free lunch, we also had a limited number of free special exhibition tickets as a reward for official helpers.
 *{{w|User:Fæ|Fae}} - Helping with general coordination, demonstrations or editathon activity.
 *{{w|User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris}} - can do photographs, sister project stuff, bring some laptops along
 *{{w|User:Leutha|Leutha}} - general help, wikiversity
-*[[w|User:Johnbod|Johnbod}} - as Fae, maybe pm only
+*{{w|User:Johnbod|Johnbod}} - as Fae, maybe pm only
-*<add your name with Wikipedia or other project user page link>
+*{{w|User:Philafrenzy|Philafrenzy}} - I will attend. Did some photos of pieces for Commons last time I was there.
+*{{w|User:Andrew Davidson|Andrew Davidson}} - Expect to be working in morning but will come when I can.
+*{{w|User:Jdforrester|James Forrester}} - only there for the morning really (bringing the pop-up signs!)
+*{{w|User:Peter cohen|Peter Cohen}} - It's on the way to [http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2011/july-16/3 where I am in the evening]. I therefore hope to be able to offer some time helping people edit. I'll try to get there for lunchtime.
+* [[User:Jonathan Cardy|Jonathan Cardy]] 13:14, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
+==Online volunteers for editathon==
+* [[User:AshLin]] from India
 ==Questions==
 # How exactly is remote participation to be achieved?
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 #* Any V&A related topics and artefacts. In the first instance we want to ensure that Tipu's Tiger is significantly improved in English and created in several other languages, particularly languages used in India.
-{{Cultural partnerships}}
+[[Category:Training events for newcomers‎]]
+[[Category: GLAM]]
+[[Category:Events in 2011]]
+[[Category:Events in London]]