Thanks. We had a good session this past Wednesday with librarians new to Wikipedia and I referenced the bullet points Jake sent.
(p.s. This below email was a draft that I accidentally sent this morning. All is well) > On Oct 5, 2018, at 10:03 AM, Bob Kosovsky <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 - > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
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