Re: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation

[Jens Best]

Good news.

Embracing the factor that GLAM and Wikipedia can grow together to enhance
the various possibilities of Free (deep) Knowledge is a good development in
the 15th year of Wikipedia and also to counterbalance the commercialisation
of the internet in this era.

Good that the Foundation in strenghening this area.

Jens

2016-05-20 19:23 GMT+02:00 Jake Orlowitz :

> Hi everyone,
>
> As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation has
> proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce that *Alex
> Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as Wikipedia Library
> Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist *within the
> Community Engagement department at WMF.  He will continue to report and
> work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very happy about!
>
> I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why it
> matters, and what its goals are.
>
> Best,
> Jake Orlowitz
>
> User:Ocaasi (WMF)
>
> Head of the Wikipedia Library
>
> jorlow...@wikimedia.org
>
> --
>
> Hi all!
>
> I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with GLAM-Wiki
> support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia outreach,
> first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an
> employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM impact [1].
>
> As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long
> history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates. These
> programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our technologies
> beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of contributions
> from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years.
>
> However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and varied,
> volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the leaders of
> successful projects have found themselves unable to replicate this success,
> or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects.  At the same
> time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of investment in
> infrastructure and technology.
>
> WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate
> support, but we can do more. We haven’t provided consistent global
> connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and tools.
> My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and potentially
> tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like Liam Wyatt have
> been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely sharing
> knowledge with the world.
>
> Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role [3]. I
> want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of the
> communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that I
> prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania, and have
> already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia Conference.
>
> My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan.  So,
> please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other
> feedback.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex Stinson
>
> GLAM-Wiki Strategist
>
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
> astin...@wikimedia.org
>
> [1] A little about me
>
> I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014, developing
> the Library’s publisher partnerships, building relationships with dozens of
> community and language leaders across our volunteer movement, crafting a
> broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and international
> reference networks, and project managing tool and metrics improvements for
> our program.
>
> I also designed and deployed the successful #1Lib1Ref campaign (
> 1lib1ref.org)
> that drew nearly 30,000 viewers, 5 million tweet-impressions, and hundreds
> of participants from the library world to Wikipedia in our first ever
> viral, global micro-contributions drive for quality improvement.
>
> In my volunteer, time I try to stay active as User:Sadads, where I am
> mostly active on English Wikipedia ( >98,000 edits). I have been actively
> writing content about literature and novels since 2008. I have always
> thought of our movement as a community with a lot of opportunities around
> partnerships and collaboration.
>
> I was also one of the early adopters of GLAM-Wiki in the US:  While still
> in college, I approached the Smithsonian in 2010 about a partnership,
> establishing the dialogue which grew to one of our most successful
> long-term cultural partners within the movement. I have learned from those
> early attempts and have led GLAM-Wiki relationships with a handful of
> smaller organizations while in school and as a volunteer.
>
> I am also a long time supporter of the Education program: I was trained as
> part of the Public Policy Initiative's first round of "Campus Ambassadors",
> the project that became first the U.S. and then the Global 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation

[Liam Wyatt]

O frabjous day!
Dedicated WMF support for GLAM-Wiki activities is something that has been a
lng time coming. Congratulations Alex, and thank you!

-Liam / Wittylama

On Friday, 20 May 2016, Jake Orlowitz  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation has
> proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce that *Alex
> Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as Wikipedia Library
> Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist *within the
> Community Engagement department at WMF.  He will continue to report and
> work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very happy about!
>
> I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why it
> matters, and what its goals are.
>
> Best,
> Jake Orlowitz
>
> User:Ocaasi (WMF)
>
> Head of the Wikipedia Library
>
> jorlow...@wikimedia.org 
>
> --
>
> Hi all!
>
> I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with GLAM-Wiki
> support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia outreach,
> first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an
> employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM impact [1].
>
> As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long
> history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates. These
> programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our technologies
> beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of contributions
> from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years.
>
> However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and varied,
> volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the leaders of
> successful projects have found themselves unable to replicate this success,
> or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects.  At the same
> time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of investment in
> infrastructure and technology.
>
> WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate
> support, but we can do more. We haven’t provided consistent global
> connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and tools.
> My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and potentially
> tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like Liam Wyatt have
> been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely sharing
> knowledge with the world.
>
> Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role [3]. I
> want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of the
> communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that I
> prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania, and have
> already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia Conference.
>
> My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan.  So,
> please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other
> feedback.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex Stinson
>
> GLAM-Wiki Strategist
>
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
> astin...@wikimedia.org 
>
> [1] A little about me
>
> I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014, developing
> the Library’s publisher partnerships, building relationships with dozens of
> community and language leaders across our volunteer movement, crafting a
> broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and international
> reference networks, and project managing tool and metrics improvements for
> our program.
>
> I also designed and deployed the successful #1Lib1Ref campaign (
> 1lib1ref.org)
> that drew nearly 30,000 viewers, 5 million tweet-impressions, and hundreds
> of participants from the library world to Wikipedia in our first ever
> viral, global micro-contributions drive for quality improvement.
>
> In my volunteer, time I try to stay active as User:Sadads, where I am
> mostly active on English Wikipedia ( >98,000 edits). I have been actively
> writing content about literature and novels since 2008. I have always
> thought of our movement as a community with a lot of opportunities around
> partnerships and collaboration.
>
> I was also one of the early adopters of GLAM-Wiki in the US:  While still
> in college, I approached the Smithsonian in 2010 about a partnership,
> establishing the dialogue which grew to one of our most successful
> long-term cultural partners within the movement. I have learned from those
> early attempts and have led GLAM-Wiki relationships with a handful of
> smaller organizations while in school and as a volunteer.
>
> I am also a long time supporter of the Education program: I was trained as
> part of the Public Policy Initiative's first round of "Campus Ambassadors",
> the project that became first the U.S. and then the Global Education
> Programs.
>
> I am based in Southern Vermont, where I enjoy hiking, the local and the
> local food culture. In my spare 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation

[Rahmanuddin]

Thanks Jake for the information.
All the best Alex!

On Friday 20 May 2016 10:53 PM, Jake Orlowitz wrote:

Hi everyone,

As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation has
proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce that *Alex
Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as Wikipedia Library
Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist *within the
Community Engagement department at WMF.  He will continue to report and
work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very happy about!

I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why it
matters, and what its goals are.

Best,
Jake Orlowitz

User:Ocaasi (WMF)

Head of the Wikipedia Library

jorlow...@wikimedia.org

--

Hi all!

I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with GLAM-Wiki
support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia outreach,
first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an
employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM impact [1].

As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long
history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates. These
programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our technologies
beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of contributions
from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years.

However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and varied,
volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the leaders of
successful projects have found themselves unable to replicate this success,
or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects.  At the same
time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of investment in
infrastructure and technology.

WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate
support, but we can do more. We haven’t provided consistent global
connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and tools.
My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and potentially
tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like Liam Wyatt have
been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely sharing
knowledge with the world.

Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role [3]. I
want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of the
communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that I
prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania, and have
already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia Conference.

My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan.  So,
please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other
feedback.

Cheers,

Alex Stinson

GLAM-Wiki Strategist

Wikimedia Foundation

astin...@wikimedia.org

[1] A little about me

I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014, developing
the Library’s publisher partnerships, building relationships with dozens of
community and language leaders across our volunteer movement, crafting a
broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and international
reference networks, and project managing tool and metrics improvements for
our program.

I also designed and deployed the successful #1Lib1Ref campaign (1lib1ref.org)
that drew nearly 30,000 viewers, 5 million tweet-impressions, and hundreds
of participants from the library world to Wikipedia in our first ever
viral, global micro-contributions drive for quality improvement.

In my volunteer, time I try to stay active as User:Sadads, where I am
mostly active on English Wikipedia ( >98,000 edits). I have been actively
writing content about literature and novels since 2008. I have always
thought of our movement as a community with a lot of opportunities around
partnerships and collaboration.

I was also one of the early adopters of GLAM-Wiki in the US:  While still
in college, I approached the Smithsonian in 2010 about a partnership,
establishing the dialogue which grew to one of our most successful
long-term cultural partners within the movement. I have learned from those
early attempts and have led GLAM-Wiki relationships with a handful of
smaller organizations while in school and as a volunteer.

I am also a long time supporter of the Education program: I was trained as
part of the Public Policy Initiative's first round of "Campus Ambassadors",
the project that became first the U.S. and then the Global Education
Programs.

I am based in Southern Vermont, where I enjoy hiking, the local and the
local food culture. In my spare time, I try to produce sustainable food
through my garden and homebrewing-- I just put in 4 rows of potatoes, and
am about to start most of my summer crops.


[2] *Annual Plan for GLAM*

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/draft#Program_5:_Give_more_support_to_GLAM_partnerships


[3] Some thoughts on the 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation

[Andrea Zanni]

Yeah!
Happy to hear that.
More good things to come.

Aubrey

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Patrick Earley 
wrote:

> Much support for you in your new role, Alex, and I'm sure you'll have fun
> working with all the amazing people around the world involved with GLAM
> work!
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Mardetanha 
> wrote:
>
> > I am also so happy to hear this, though I already almost knew this is
> > coming, it is very important that finally wmf now playing more attention
> to
> > GLam, hopefully with Alex we will achieve more,
> > I would to like second what shani already said, We're all behind you.
> >
> > Mardetanha
> >
> > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Shani  wrote:
> >
> > > A historic moment in our movement.
> > > Alex, all the best in your new role!
> > > We're all behind you.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Shani.
> > > On 20 May 2016 20:24, "Jake Orlowitz"  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation
> > has
> > > > proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce that
> > *Alex
> > > > Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as Wikipedia
> > > Library
> > > > Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist
> *within
> > > the
> > > > Community Engagement department at WMF.  He will continue to report
> and
> > > > work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very happy
> > > about!
> > > >
> > > > I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why
> > it
> > > > matters, and what its goals are.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Jake Orlowitz
> > > >
> > > > User:Ocaasi (WMF)
> > > >
> > > > Head of the Wikipedia Library
> > > >
> > > > jorlow...@wikimedia.org
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Hi all!
> > > >
> > > > I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with
> GLAM-Wiki
> > > > support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia
> > > outreach,
> > > > first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an
> > > > employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM
> impact
> > > [1].
> > > >
> > > > As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long
> > > > history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates.
> These
> > > > programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our
> > technologies
> > > > beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of
> contributions
> > > > from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years.
> > > >
> > > > However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and
> > > varied,
> > > > volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the
> leaders
> > of
> > > > successful projects have found themselves unable to replicate this
> > > success,
> > > > or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects.  At the
> same
> > > > time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of investment
> in
> > > > infrastructure and technology.
> > > >
> > > > WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate
> > > > support, but we can do more. We haven’t provided consistent global
> > > > connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and
> > tools.
> > > > My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and
> > potentially
> > > > tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like Liam Wyatt
> have
> > > > been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely
> > > sharing
> > > > knowledge with the world.
> > > >
> > > > Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role
> > > [3]. I
> > > > want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of
> the
> > > > communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that I
> > > > prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania,
> and
> > > have
> > > > already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia
> > Conference.
> > > >
> > > > My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan.
> > > So,
> > > > please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other
> > > > feedback.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Alex Stinson
> > > >
> > > > GLAM-Wiki Strategist
> > > >
> > > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > >
> > > > astin...@wikimedia.org
> > > >
> > > > [1] A little about me
> > > >
> > > > I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014,
> > developing
> > > > the Library’s publisher partnerships, building relationships with
> > dozens
> > > of
> > > > community and language leaders across our volunteer movement,
> crafting
> > a
> > > > broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and international
> > > > reference networks, and project managing tool and metrics
> improvements
> > > for
> > > > our program.
> > > >
> > > > I also designed and deployed the successful