Working with Wikimedia workshop, Edinburgh

Working with Wikimedia: A workshop for Scottish GLAM organisations - In a nutshell Where? Rm 1.09, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Sq., Edinburgh When? 06 June 2014, 13:30 - 17:00 Point of contact: Ally Crockford NLS Wikimedian in Residence Twitter: @wikimediauk @AProckford Cost: Free How do I sign up? Contact Ally Crockford if interested!

Come learn how you can work with Wikimedia!

About the event

Since July 2013, when the National Library of Scotland launched their Wikimedian in Residence programme, there has been a massive increase in the number of Wikimedia supported events held in collaboration with galleries, libraries, archives, or museums (GLAM organisations). This workshop is designed to introduce staff from the cultural sector and other related areas such as education to Wikimedia events like edit-a-thons, backstage pass events, and photo expeditions. Learn how you can work with Wikimedia (that means Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, and more!) to share your material and your knowledge with a regular audience of millions, and how you can contribute to a growing a nation-wide Scottish open knowledge movement by bringing together interested local participants, experts, and material to show Wikipedia users from across Scotland and around the world what your organisation has to offer.

The event aims to make connections with staff members from organisations interested in working with Wikimedia but who do not currently have an ambassador, Wikimedian in Residence, or committed volunteer from the Wikimedia community to help them put together events like those organised at the National Library of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account (optional)
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: see the tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia article for more information
• Look at examples of previous GLAM-Wiki events in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK:
  • Anybody but Burns Edit-a-thon with Scottish Poetry Library
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh/Medical Research Council Women in Science Edit-a-thon
  • Scottish Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon with Glasgow Women's Library
  • Ada Lovelace Day Edit-a-thon 2012, London
  • Wikipedia Takes Coventry photographic scavenger hunt, 2012
  • The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Backstage Pass Tour, 2012
• Refreshments will be provided

Programme

13:30-14:00 – Tea and coffee (optional)

14:00-14:15 – Welcome and introductions

14:15-14:45 – Wikimedia GLAM events- what are they, how do they work?

14:45-15:30 – Open discussion: supporting Wikimedia events

15:30-15:45 – Refreshment break

15:45-16:30 – Breakout groups: what would help, potential barriers

16:30-17:00 – Conclusion: open discussion and feedback

Attendees

If you are attending and you have created a Wikipedia account, please add your username to the list below:

• User:ACrockford
• User:Elflin

What can I do after the event?

Here you would list ways of people to find help / get involved further, for example:

You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:

• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorials
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rockpocket/Register
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Instructional_videos_on_using_Wikipedia

To keep in touch, why not become a member of Wikimedia UK? You can learn more about membership at https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership