Hi Rajene! Wikipedia Library wrote this summary that could easily be turned into a slide or two:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Cultural_Professionals#Before_you_start:_Conflict_of_interest ? Cheers, Jake Orlowitz Wikipedia Library On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 5:28 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Libraries mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Libraries digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Librarians and conflict of interest (RJ Hardeman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:26:53 -0400 > From: RJ Hardeman <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimedia & Libraries" <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Subject: [libraries] Librarians and conflict of interest > Message-ID: > <CAGqSfwHjZA9-mDfn0QVjjDdPSB4-=YAG+JFyhzi9HgQ=Xxxn= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi All, > > Just a change of subject for this email thread. Next month, my colleague > and I will be introducing Wikipedia to a group of librarians and wanted to > include a slide on conflict of interest and librarians. Is there a policy > or best practice set of guidelines that we can reference and share? > > Please let me know, > > Thank you, > Rajene > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 05:30 Kerry Raymond <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yes, unfortunately the way we often promote 1Lib1Ref can leave that > > impression (it’s cleaning-up after some lazy Wikipedians!). There are a > > number of ways to deal with this. > > > > > > > > Firstly explain away “1 Ref”, just say that it’s asking librarians to > take > > a first step, and obviously we hope they will do more than 1. Tell them > it > > can 1Lib10Ref if they prefer. > > > > > > > > Second, the topic doesn’t have to be random. If the library has a > > particular topic area of interest (probably something they actively > collect > > and are proud of), talk to them about adding citations in articles > relating > > to that topic area. Now your librarians are exploiting their special > > collection material and their special expertise in that collections. Such > > citations (particularly if they refer to online accessible content on > their > > website or at least a catalogue entry) will drive interest in the library > > (and its website). Librarians like that because it provides a way by > which > > they can promote their special collection (without crossing the COI > > boundary – remember [[WP:CURATOR]] says it is not COI for a GLAM to do > > edits that relate to the content of the GLAM’s collections). > > > > > > > > The way to work with a special topic is to **not** use Citation Hunt but > > rather use the tool Petscan to find the articles in their topic of > interest > > that need citations > > > > > > > > https://petscan.wmflabs.org/ > > > > > > > > with which you can construct a list of articles within a specific > category > > tree in Wikipedia (which relates to one of library’s area of interest) > > which are intersected with the tracking category “All articles with > > unsourced statements” (which means the article has a citation-needed > > template in it). Note, that the documentation for most of those “quality” > > tags usually mentions a tracking category (so you can look for other > > quality issues if you want) > > > > > > > > So if your library’s special interests is Egypt, then here’s an example > of > > a search for citations needed in Egypt articles > > > > > > > > > > > https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?language=en&project=wikipedia&depth=3&categories=Egypt%0D%0AAll%20articles%20with%20unsourced%20statements&ns%5B0%5D=1&search_max_results=500&interface_language=en&active_tab=&doit > > = > > > > > > > > That query (with depth 3) produced 845 articles. But if you want more, > try > > depth 4 (1465 results), then 5 (2186 results), etc (the greater the > depth, > > the slower the execution, but you probably have more than enough with 845 > > possible articles! > > > > > > > > I print these Petscan lists out, and progressively cut them up into some > > single article strips (for the total beginner) and into some larger > > multiple-article strips (for the not-beginner), put them in a “lucky dip” > > box and let people draw out one or a group at random. Or let them choose > > from a single big list (but get them to mark off the one they are doing > so > > people aren’t duplicating their effort or creating edit conflicts). > Whether > > or not they succeed in finding a citation, throw away that topic after > > their attempt. Don’t let them spend too long on any one topic (there’s > > plenty more articles if one proves difficult). It’s quite OK to focus on > > the easy wins as it is a more positive experience for them and all > > citations added benefit Wikipedia. (Aside, if your expert librarians > can’t > > find a citation in their area of special interest, it may be a hint to > you > > that maybe it’s time to remove that content from Wikipedia as perhaps no > > citation does exist). > > > > > > > > If adding citations doesn’t appeal, then try away the whole > > citation-needed idea and pursue a “let’s expand articles about your > topics > > of interests” or “let’s add photos from your collection” Call it > > 1Lib1Expand or1Lib1Photo if you like. Explain that the campaign is just > to > > provide a focus for librarians to engage with Wikipedia. However they > want > > to engage is just fine. It’s all improving Wikipedia. Here’s an idea that > > might appeal to other libraries: > > > > > > > > At State Library of Queensland last year, we had a sub-goal for 1Lib1Ref. > > We said to ourselves that public libraries are important civic amenities > > (and what librarian doesn’t believe that!) and that every public library > > in Queensland therefore should be mentioned in the Wikipedia article for > > that town/suburb/district. So we used > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/visit-us/find-a-public-library/browse-library-branches > > > > > > > > as our lucky dip list and the pages linked from it and also this master > > spreadsheet of other info about all public libraries as our sources > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf > > > > > > > > to add a few snippets about each public library (cited to the sources > > above). We added the address of the library and who operates it and the > > year it opened and anything special about that library that was worthy of > > mention (e.g. special collections). So just a sentence or two with > > citations. Thanks to 1Lib1Ref, we now have every Qld public library (and > > its mobile libraries stop-off points) mentioned in the relevant Wikipedia > > article. (The only catch is that it turned out that there were places > with > > public libraries but without Wikipedia articles – those were handed to > me, > > and I created a basic place article, and the library was thrown back in > the > > lucky dip jar when I had made the article.) Now the librarians involved > > (about 40 of them who did about 25 edits each on average) really engaged > > well with this; libraries are meaningful to them and so they saw value in > > doing the task. When we finished doing public libraries, we started > working > > on lists of Qld schools (education matters to librarians too). I note > that > > we do 1Lib1Ref in “editathon” sessions and the librarians enjoy the > social > > aspect of that (although people are free to do it at their desks if they > > prefer and many leave the editathon session with some extra lucky dip > > topics saying they will do them at their desk or at home that night). OK, > > this is not “traditional” 1Lib1Ref but let’s call it 1Lib1Lib or > > 1Lib1School J > > > > > > > > So don’t see the format proposed for 1Lib1Ref as a straightjacket. It’s > > just one way to engage librarians and Citation Hunt does provide a set of > > tasks for the individual librarian who might be interested but who isn’t > in > > an outreach relationship. But if another way works better for the > librarian > > in an outreach situation (and particularly so if you are working with a > > library rather than an individual librarian), then just do it that other > > way. It’s the engagement that matters, not the format. No matter what > they > > do, they acquire some Wikipedia skills, which they might continue to use > on > > their own or be willing to use in another partnership or campaign. It’s a > > first-step campaign. Once they have taken it, you need to work out what > > step 2, 3, and 4 is for them. > > > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > *“I would like*, if I may, to *take you* on a *strange journey” – Rocky > > Horror Picture Show* > > > > > > > > *From:* Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] *On > > Behalf Of *Paulo Santos Perneta > > *Sent:* Monday, 17 September 2018 10:54 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [libraries] Meeting Librarians Soon. Help! > > > > > > > > Last #1lib1ref was not successful here: The librarians we've contacted > > were not interested in fixing references for random articles, and they > had > > difficulties on understanding why they should get through all the trouble > > of learning to edit Wikipedia just to fulfill the objective of 1 ref per > > librarian. > > > > > > > > Probably in the next edition we'll be reformulating the contest locally > to > > make it more attractive to them. > > > > > > > > Paulo > > > > > > > > Jean-Philippe Béland <[email protected]> escreveu no dia segunda, > > 17/09/2018 à(s) 13:39: > > > > Hello Reem, > > > > > > > > I'm not a librarian, but what worked well with librarians here in Quebec, > > Canada was the #1lib1ref campaign. We organized a little friendly > > competition between different university and institutional libraries and > it > > was very successful in my opinion. We also invited students in relevant > > university courses to participate and taught them how to add references > to > > Wikipedia. From what I have been told, since last year, the International > > Federation of Library Association (IFLA) is actively supporting the > > cooperation between libraries and WMF projects, especially through > > #1lib1ref. I'm sure there are people more qualified than me on this > mailing > > list to explain to you what is #1lib1ref, but you can find information > > about it on Meta-Wiki: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref> > > > > > > > > Thank you and good luck with your meeting! > > > > > > > > Jean-Philippe Béland > > > > Wikimédia Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 7:23 AM Reem Al-Kashif <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Hope this finds you well. I didn't plan on meeting librarians at a > > university here in Cairo, Egypt, but they expressed interest in > Wikipedia, > > so we are meeting :). The problem is, I really don't know what activities > > to offer them. I have zero experience in Wiki+libraries collaborations. > It > > would be more than great if anybody could help me out. What I need is: > > 1. Understanding the nature of librarians work (I know it is a big topic, > > but some general remarks would do). > > 2. Having examples of activities they can be part of to contribute to > Wiki > > (be it Wikipedia or Wikimedia). > > > > 3. Understanding how rewarding those activities are (so that I explain to > > them) > > 4. Having examples of similar activities, if any, around the world. > > Bonus point 5. Having a clear plan of action to give them (i.e. what do > > we do after the meeting and so on) > > > > Thank you so so much in advance for helping me navigate this uncharted > > territory. > > > > Best, > > Reem > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > *Kind regards,Reem Al-Kashif* > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libraries mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libraries mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libraries mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > -- > Hi, it's RJ at Vizzylane here > [email protected] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/libraries/attachments/20180919/0326fe68/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Libraries Digest, Vol 75, Issue 15 > ***************************************** >
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