Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums & Wikimedia
at the British Library, Friday 12 - Sunday 14 April 2013
Cost: £15-£40 (scholarships)
Contact: daria.cybulska wikimedia.org.uk, +44 (0)20 7065 0990, @wikimediauk
Convened by Fæ: faewikimedia.org.uk, @faenwp
Hashtag: #GLAMWIKI | Lanyrd
Bit.ly: glam-wiki13
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Themes/Purpose
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 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 Sunday unconference\hackathon event, 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.
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Agenda
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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.
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Schedule
Please see here.
Provisionally confirmed speakers
- Michael Edson (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)
- Lizzy Jongma (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
- Nick Poole (Collections Trust)
- MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Thursday 11th - Social event
For anyone keen to join us before the official beginning of the event on Friday.
- 15:00 Tour of a museum/gallery/pub or indeed London itself - to be determined!
- 19:30 Networking dinner
Friday 12th
On the Friday, we are hoping to look 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.
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. We welcome suggestions for practical workshops and hands-on demonstrations of new tools or methods, but are likely also to have some standard presentations also.
Sunday 14th
The Sunday will be organised as an unconference and hackathon, where the agenda and session topics are being determined by attendees on the day. If you need help with travel and accommodation, please specify on your application.
Volunteer for the conference
Volunteer helpers
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.
Contact Daria Cybulska for details (daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk).
Press
Please leave questions on the talkpage, or email dariawikimedia.org.uk
