Also, one of the prime vehicles for library outreach this year can be an expanded international roster of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' events in October/November:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Anne Britton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello. > > Interesting discussion. > > Having worked in galleries, museums, public libraries, research libraries, > library special collections, and archives, I would suggest that the relevance > of Wikipedia varies for each, depending on many factors. For instance: What > types of patrons are served? Is the institution publicly funded? What are its > institutional priorities? How flexible is its institutional planning? How do > decisions get made? How is it adjusting to the tectonic shifts in technology, > media consumption, and participatory culture? > > Showing the relevance of Wikipedia to GLAM institutions might be achieved > quickly, with a one-size-fits-all approach. But more likely it'll happen > gradually, one convert at a time, depending on context. > > The American Library Association, for instance, is a big, complex > organization with some 61,000 members. Here are just a few of the sub-groups > within ALA, each very different, and suggestive of the diverse ways ALA > members might relate to Wikipedia: > > - American Association of School Librarians (AASL) > - Assn. for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) > - Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC) > - Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) > - Assn. of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends & Foundations (ALTAFF) > - Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) > - Library & Information Technology Assn. (LITA) > - Library Leadership & Management Assn. (LLAMA) > - Public Library Assn. (PLA) > - Reference & User Services Assn. (RUSA) > - Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA) > > And ALA is merely one of the many professional organizations that address > GLAM concerns. That said, Wiki-GLAM partnerships have so much potential. It's > totally worth the effort. > > All the best, > > Anne > Cambridge, Massachusetts > _______________________________________________ > cultural-partners mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
