Hi Rajene, It's not a black-and-white distinction but one of degrees. If I am in one of the best positions to describe a topic, why shouldn't I add such information to Wikipedia? One thing I ask myself: If someone not in my position added this information would it be accepted? If the answer is yes, then I have no qualms about adding such information. Is it promotion? To an extent it is, but it's information that others may have a difficult time acquiring.
You mention an "exhibit" but I feel that many library exhibits do not achieve notability by themselves (unless an accompanying book is published along with substantial reviews of the exhibit). If there's a lasting website exhibit, then I might add it as a link. I know others have had difficulty adding links to archival resources, a problem which I've rarely had. I think the difference might be one of reputation. I'm active in several WikiProjects and have created/editing lots of articles, not all necessarily in my professed field (I'm a music librarian, yet I created article on what was the longest river in Manhattan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minetta_Creek> - the article was assessed as a GA). In other words, my track record proves to the community that I'm not on Wikipedia for promotion, but I'm there to add to the encyclopedia. Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; EXLIBRIS-L ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions - *Inspiring Lifelong Learning* | *Advancing Knowledge* | *Strengthening Our Communities * On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 7:13 AM Rajene Hardeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Bob and all, > > My real question was not about new editors trying to write about their own > library; > > My question is when you want to write about items in your collection, or > historic events surrounding your location or an exhibit which could use > encyclopedic fortification using resources from your library. Are you > promoting your library collection/environment (conflict of interest) or are > you adding relevant content to Wikipedia (using your expertise to provide > sources). And how do you understand the boundary. > > > On Sep 20, 2018, at 6:48 PM, Bob Kosovsky <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > the > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries >
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