GLAM-WIKI 2013

Cultural partnerships
Content partnerships — Digital image restorations — Joint events

Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums & Wikimedia at the British Library, Friday 12 - Sunday 14 April 2013 Cost: £15-£40 (scholarships) Contact: daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk, +44 (0)20 7065 0990, @wikimediauk Convened by Fæ: faewikimedia.org.uk, @faenwp Hashtag: #GLAMWIKI | Lanyrd | Bit.ly: glam-wiki13

Guidance for speakers

Themes/Purpose The British Library's main courtyard entrance We believe that Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAMs) should constantly look for new and imaginative ways to maximise the impact of their collections and knowledge. While online collections are a popular and exciting route to engage with their audience, they typically only have small numbers of visitors—whereas working with the Wikimedia community can offer Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums a new window on a potential global audience of over half a billion people worldwide. This conference will have two main themes. On Friday, we are explaining the work the Wikimedia movement has been doing with cultural organisations to showcase what partnerships and opportunities are available. You will hear first-hand how some institutions are already leveraging the connection between sharing a part of their own collections with Wikimedia and seeing some amazing benefits – such as a sharp increase in traffic to their websites and an increase in sales of merchandising. Attendees will be able to better understand the crossover of mutual interest that Wikimedians share with curators of cultural heritage to further each other's goals. On Saturday, the conference will focus on the more practical sides of the Wikimedia-GLAM collaborations, with workshops and discussions to develop ideas. We also have a free Sunday unconference and hackathon event - THATCamp London 2013 - where the agenda and session topics are being determined by attendees, on the day. Prepare for inspiring lightning talks, and getting as involved as possible. This event is particularly relevant to any representatives of cultural institutions interested in a partnership with Wikimedia UK. Any representatives from the licensing, web, curation and interpretation departments in cultural institutions are welcome. Please contact faewikimedia.org.uk or daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk with any questions. Agenda This is a global GLAM conference, organised by the UK chapter in association with Wikimedia Sweden and Europeana, and hosted by the British Library with the support of other chapters and the WMF in terms of volunteer support and scholarships to attend. This event is bringing the Wikimedians and cultural institutions together to share their GLAM related experience. Please see below for the details of the schedule, and if you have any suggestions feel free to comment on the talk page. Presentations may be available as open publications or be the basis of published papers after the event.

Schedule

A full schedule is now available. Please note that exact timings of sessions may be subject to change during March while we confirm all speakers; however, we do not anticipate any major changes

Please register here.

Keynote speakers

• Michael Edson (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)
• Lizzy Jongma (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
• Nick Poole (Collections Trust)

Thursday 11th - Social event

For anyone keen to join us before the official beginning of the event on Friday, for networking and informal chat.

• 12:00-15:00 - Any representatives from Wikimedia Chapters coming to the conference are welcome to visit the Wikimedia UK office to say hello (limited to a couple of places - please notify Daria)
• 19:00-20:00 - Free tour of the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, NW1 2BE (max 30 people - please email Daria to book a place daria.cybulska@wikimedia.org.uk)
• 20:00 - Informal networking dinner - location up to the participants

Friday 12th

On the Friday, we will be looking at the work Wikimedia and other organisations have done in partnership with cultural institutions, presenting case studies and discussing the benefits to both parties. The day will include two keynote speeches and a series of shorter talks, of up to an hour each, with 1 to 3 tracks running at different points.

Friday
	Auditorium	Bronte Room	Chaucer Room	Eliot Room
09.30 - 10.30	Registration and coffee
10.30 - 11.00	Welcome
11.00 - 12.00	Keynote: Michael Edson - "Scope, Scale, and Speed"
12.00 - 13.00		Partnership Reports: UK	Open content: where are we today?	Working with digital content
13.00 - 13.45	Lunch
13.45 - 15.00	Lizzy Jongma - "The Rijksmuseum is Open"
	Geer Oskam - "Europeana and Wikimedia"
15.00 - 15.45		Partnership Reports: Outside the UK	Engaging institutional staff	Europeana GLAM-Wiki Toolset
15.45 - 16.15	Coffee
16.15 - 17.00		Partnership Reports: Science	What are the risks?	New Tools
17.00 - 17.30	Wrap up & summary

• 18:00 - 19:00 - special walking tour with Gordo (talk) (free) - "Urban Learning"
• 19:00 onwards - conclude the tour in a pub

Saturday 13th

On the Saturday, we will be focusing on the more practical and technical side, looking at ways to work together and running workshops to share best practice.

Saturday
	Auditorium	Bronte Room	Chaucer Room	Eliot Room
09.30 - 10.15	Registration and coffee
10.15 - 11.00	Welcome & introduction to workshops
	Mia Ridge - "A Brief History of Open Cultural Data"
11.00 - 12.00		Wikimedia for GLAMS - Workshop I (Wikipedia)	Panel: Starting a project: how do we begin?	Workshop: TBC
12.00 - 13.00		Wikimedia for GLAMS - Workshop II (Commons)	Panel: Striking the balance?	Wikidata: background and discussion
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00		Wikimedia for GLAMS - Workshop III (Licensing)	Panel: Engaging with Maps	GLAM-Metrics: Measuring the Impact of Openness
15.00 - 15.30	Coffee
15.30 - 16.30		Wikimedia for GLAMS - Workshop IV (Communities)	Wikimedia UK EGM 2013	GLAM-Wiki Europeana Toolset Workshop
16.30 – 17.00	Wrap up & summary

Sunday 14th

Sunday is organised by THATCamp as a free unconference and hackathon, where the agenda and session topics are determined by attendees on the day. THATCamp London 2013 will be an unconference exploring the humanities and technology. We’re hoping to see lots of exciting creations and thoughts around free-licensing, open access and the interface between humanities and technology.

To attend, please follow these steps:

1. Register here (free)
2. Create an account on the THATCamp website here
3. Check any details on the wiki page here.

If you need help with travel and accommodation, please specify on your registration.

Volunteer for the conference

We will need several helpers for reception, coordination, stewards, advice and emergency help for international travellers, reporting on the events, guides for groups wanting to socialize or play tourist around the most famous sights of London, and more technical help with Audio/Video webcasts, transcription and non-English support. Please add your name and the type of help you would like to offer on the talkpage.

Scholarships

There is a limited budget to support scholarships for the conference. These are mostly aimed at supporting speakers participating in the event (please contact Wikimedia UK for details). We may be able, however, to support some delegates from cultural organisations, and key members of the Wikimedia community - please let us know with at least 3 weeks notice (22 March 2013).

Contact Daria Cybulska for details (daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk), including the estimate costs that you would require for support, and outline of your engagement within GLAM sector.

Press

• High profile keynote speakers confirmed for GLAM-Wiki 2013 (Wikimedia UK Blog) 4 January 2013
• Call for papers 16 January 2013
• OKFN blog: [1] and [2]
• BL listing
• NAPLE blog

Other information

Lunch and coffee will be provided for attendees on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, there will be drinks but no food - attendees of the hackathon are encouraged to make their own arrangements for lunch, and take the opportunity for a break!

If you're attending, feel free to sign up to our public list of attendees - but make sure to register as well!

Please leave questions on the talkpage, or email dariawikimedia.org.uk

Address

Conference Centre @ the British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB

See here for directions.

Accommodation

Hostel

Smart Camden Inn Hostel
55-57 Bayham St
London NW1 0AA

20 rooms available at £20.99 per night, which includes continental breakfast. To book please contact:
Francisco Baia T +44(0)20 7487 8333
francisco.baiasmartspaceuk.com
Using the booking reference number 42608 to book 12-14 April only.

Hotel

1. Thistle City Barbican
Central St Clerkenwell
London EC1V 8DS‎

Book by emailing groupsadmin.citybarbican@thistle.co.uk or calling +44 (0) 871 977 0218 and using the code WIKI120413 to book 12-14 April only. The code was valid till 14 March, after which if there are any rooms still available you can still use the code - contact the hotel to confirm. Otherwise you can book here.

2. There is a number of Travelodge hotels available for booking, we recommend Travelodge Docklands, Stratford and London Bethnal Green hotel for the best pricing and convenience with all a short train ride away from the British Library. To book:
Visit their website and search the recommended hotels. Prices range from between £50-£100 per night.

Parking

There is very limited parking in the area of British Library. However, there are parking bays for disabled visitors in both Midland Road and Ossulston Street and for car parks nearest to the British Library. You might be able to fine some parking details here.

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