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/Bookshelf The GLAM Bookshelf is a listing of guides and outreach materials that are relevant to the cultural sector. Resources include handouts, presentations, Wikipedia how-to guides, and videos. Cultural professionals may use these resources for educating staff and beginning Wikimedia projects. Wikimedians may use them at outreach events and in preparing for GLAM partnerships. For a full listing of GLAM case studies & model projects, go to Outreach:GLAM/Case studies. For the main Wikimedia Bookshelf project, go to Outreach:Bookshelf. Why GLAMs & Wikipedia? Resources include presentations, hand outs, and publications that explain the relevance of Wikipedia in the cultural sector. These will be useful if you are interested in establishing interest for a Wikimedia project within a cultural organisation. Item Description Source Download Notes Share Your Knowledge: WHY is a video describing why cultural organizations should share knowledge through Creative Commons and Wikipedia. The Commons file includes the link to glamwiki.org, while the YouTube file includes a link directly to Share Your Knowledge. DensityDesign Research Department LabDesign for WikiAfrica / Share Your Knowledge, cc-by-sa 3.0 Video (23 MB) YouTube Lessons from Wikipedians in Residence is a (US-centric) panel presentation about Wikipedian in Residence programs around the world. aldson, Liam Wyatt, Sarah Stierch, Alex Hinojo, cc by-sa 3.0 PDF (5.64 MB) Wikimedia Canada has compiled several case studies from around the world: The National Library of France, Library of Congress, German Federal Archive, Tropenmuseum Amsterdam, etc... Antaya, cc-by-sa 2.5-ca PDF (4 MB) Also available in Spanish and French. The GLAM-Wiki Infographic is an informational graphic about the GLAM movement and the role of Wikipedians in Residence in carrying out projects and outreach events. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, cc-by-sa 3.0 Image (1.2 MB) Vector file Slides for Liam Wyatt's (the former British Museum Wikipedian in Residence) presentation on the collaboration between Wikimedia UK and the BM at Wikimania 2010. Liam Wyatt, cc-by-sa 2.5 PDF (3.48 MB) To add: Slideshows from Wikipedians in Residence, others. Third party press and publications, for "Why GLAM?" Wikipedia basics for GLAMs Resources include introductory material for Wikipedia and how-to guides for getting started. Item Description Source Download Notes Share Your Knowledge: HOW is a video describing how cultural organisations can share knowledge through Creative Commons and Wikipedia, detailing the Creative Commons licenses and the resources available through Share Your Knowledge, a project working with museums in Africa. DensityDesign Research Department LabDesign for WikiAfrica / Share Your Knowledge, cc-by-sa 3.0 Video (31 MB) YouTube The GLAM-WIKI Partnership How To Guide is a pamphlet describing the basic steps that a cultural institution can take in beginning a Wikipedia partnership, created for the Museum Computer Network 2011 conference by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, cc-by-sa 3.0 PDF (102 KB) Corresponding Prezi Wikimedia and cultural partnerships is a presentation given by Mike Peel on the history of GLAM in the UK and beyond and how GLAMs can get involved with Wikimedia UK. Mike Peel, cc-by-sa 3.0 PDF, (5.01 MB) Wikimedia Commons: What is it? is a presentation given to the Wellcome trust outlining Wikimedia Commons and how cultural institutions can donate images. Fæ, cc-by-sa 3.0 PDF (1.15MB) GLAM events & outreach Resources include how-to guides and publications to assist with facilitating a GLAM outreach event at a cultural organisation. Item Description Source Download Notes GLAM WIKI Outreach Basics from GLAMcamp DC, February 2012. By Kippelboy and & Sarah Stierch Kippelboy & Sarah Stierch, cc-by-sa 3.0 PDF(23 MB) Why Wikimedia is GLAMourous is a presentation given by Mike Peel at the Backstage Pass at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry on the history of GLAM outreach in the UK since the British Museum Wikipedian in Residence in 2010. Mike Peel, cc-by-sa 3.0 PDF, (13.86 MB) This video arose out of a partnership between Wikimedia UK and Derby Museums, where QRpedia codes were invented. This video explains QR codes and QRpedia codes. Andrew J Sykes, cc-by-sa 3.0 Video (low-res) (2.03 MB) HD version (on Vimeo)