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A panoply of international cultural experts and Wikimedians are set to descend on London next month for an international celebration of open access and culture.
''This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Wikimedia UK Events Organiser''


GLAM-Wiki 2013 is a global conference, organised by the UK chapter in association with Wikimedia Sweden and Europeana, and hosted by the British Library. It examines the possibilities, relationships and potential for galleries, libraries, archives and museums in working with Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia. The conference will take place on the weekend of 12-14 April at the British Library in London.
Wikimedia UK was present at the high profile annual [http://wow.southbankcentre.co.uk/ Women of the World Festival (WOW)] at Southbank Centre on 9th March this year. WOW festival is a global event where the audience gather to celebrate women’s achievements, and discuss how we can collectively overcome the boundaries that women face. I attended the event to give a [http://wow.southbankcentre.co.uk/events/wows-how-tos-wills-wikipedia/ short talk explaining why women should get involved with Wikipedia], where could they get started.


The international nature of the conference this year is reflected in the keynote speakers. The list includes Michael Edson of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, Lizzy Jongma of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and Nick Poole of the Collections Trust in London.
This event coincided with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day International Women’s Day] (8th March), and indeed was a part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen's_History_Month Women’s History Month celebrated within the Wikimedia community]


Michael Edson, Director, Web and New Media Strategy, of the Smithsonian Institution, said: “I don’t know of a single museum, archive, or library project that is as dedicated to transparency and quality improvement as the GLAM-Wiki community is. For GLAM-Wiki editors, it’s personal. Wikipedians are a terrific and intimidating audience. They tend to be well informed, independent thinkers who are hungry for big ideas and practical insights.”
This ‘how to’ session was an opportunity for 20-30 attendees to gain insight into how they can participate in a project that increases women visibility, making their achievements more accessible to everyone. After my presentation ([http://prezi.com/6g2e5wkwfsbh/understanding-wikipedia-what-is-it-and-how-to-join-in/ which can be seen here]) I was showered with questions, which proved that the audience was really engaged, very interested in Wikipedia (no one in the audience had contributed before) and wanted to know more about how to join the project. A lot of the participants were women interested in making women’s achievements more visible, and welcomed Wikipedia as an interesting way to contribute.  


Lizzy Jongma of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, said: “The Rijksmuseum is all about art, about images. We want to share these images with everyone, everywhere. That’s why we have decided to put everything, free of use, up to date, in the best quality, on the internet. We believe that knowledge needs to be shared and the internet is the best medium to share and reach our global audience. GLAM-Wiki helps and supports galleries, libraries, archives and museums to produce open-access, freely-reusable content for the public.”
We have discussed the problem of lack of visibility of some notable women on Wikipedia – if they don’t have articles about them, then a lot of people will not find out about them. But if they don’t have a Wikipedia article, that means there is no other easy way to find information about them on the Internet. I have encouraged people to spend time doing a bit more research (e.g. in their local library) to reach information that may not be available online.


Nick Poole, Chief Executive Officer of the Collections Trust, said: “I am hugely excited to be speaking at the GLAM-Wiki conference. Wikimedians and culture professionals share a common set of values and there is so much that our communities can learn from each other. Wikimedia can help bring cultural content to a global audience, and at the same time help us solve some of the most pressing questions about how we work with our communities to create and share knowledge about collections on equal terms.”
Apart from the seminar, I have circulated an [http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_edit_-_International_Women%27s_Day_2013.pdf introductory leaflet] to encourage as many people as possible to edit, and showing them where to start. Anyone interested can base on the resources listed on there and contribute during Women’s History Month in March.


As well as the keynote speakers there will be plenty of other activities taking place throughout the conference covering a broad range of topics related to the conference theme. [[GLAM-WIKI 2013/Schedule|You can see the schedule here]]
I really enjoyed the experience of sharing a topic that the audience found so illuminating and worthwhile. <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/wikimedia-uk-and-the-women-of-the-world-festival/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
 
Tickets are available for the conference and are priced from £15 to £40, with some scholarships available. Visit [[GLAM-WIKI 2013]] for tickets and more information. <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/glam-wiki-celebrating-culture-and-open-access/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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