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SESSION 406 - 80,000 Volunteers Can't Be Wrong: The Case for Greater Collaboration with Wikipedia Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting 2012 Aug 10, 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sara Snyder, MLS , MA Webmaster Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art Wikipedia is the fifth most popular Web property in the world and is continually expanded by 80,000 editors from around the globe. How can archives harness this incredible level of participation for their benefit? Join colleagues and Wikipedia volunteers from the National Archives and Records Administration and the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art to learn about the Wikipedian in Residence Program and other initiatives that will result in greater knowledge and exposure of your collections.
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The Archives of American Art
on Wikipedia & Wikimedia
Society of American
Archivists Annual Meeting 2012Sara Snyder
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
• www.aaa.si.edu (screenshot)
Experimental Wikipedia Editing, 2007-10
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SI
The Archives’ Goals in Hosting a Wikipedian in Residence
1.To get training and mentoring for our staff in Wiki norms and culture
2.To get more of the Archives’ content in Wikipedia articles
3.To run an experimental project and see what happened!
Activities of the Wikipedian in ResidenceTraining
One-on-one mentoring and training Brown bag info sessions for all Smithsonian
staff
ToolsScript to analyze creator names in our
collections, link to corresponding Wikipedia articles
Wikimedia Commons content contribution
OutreachEditor recruitmentBackstage Pass & Edit-a-thon
EDIT-A-THON VIDEO: How the Smithsonian Is Helping Wikipedia, from the Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/blogs/social-philanthropy/how-the-smithsonian-is-helping-wikipedia/29095
Outcomes of GLAM/AAA Partnership
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/AAA
36 new English articles were created utilizing Archives resources14 English articles translated into
Spanish2 articles translated into French2 articles translated into Catalan
12 English articles were expanded2 articles was expanded in Spanish5 articles were "Do You Knows...?”
256 high resolution public domain photographs donated to Wikimedia Commons
BackstagePass &Edit-a-thonArchives ofAmericanArt, 2011
Benefits to the Archives
Press coverageList of articles we continue to work fromIncreased exposure of collections New relationshipsConfidence in our expertise and the fact that we are welcome contributors!
Referrals from Wikimedia sites2009 - 4.72% of site visits2010 - 5.95% of site visits2011- 6.57% of site visits
2012 Visits: Wikipedia v. Facebook v. Twitter
Five new and exciting things I learned from this project!
1. Wikipedians exist in “real life”!!!2. There are already many active
WikiProjects out there waiting for us to join them
3. There are talented Wiki developers & engineers constantly making cool new tools
4. Wikipedia articles are patrolled, ranked, & evaluated by the community in a very orderly and systematic way
5. Editing is addictive, so watch out!
Conclusion
WikiWomen’s Lunch, Wikimania Conference 2012
Looking to the futureAt the Archives of American Art
Wikipedia in the strategic planBuilding editing into staff workflows
At the larger SmithsonianGLAM/SI project getting renewed attentionEdit-a-thon at Smithsonian American Art Museum (happening now! @americanart)
Wikipedia:GLAM/SI – Smithsonian Project
Wikipedia:GLAM/AAA – Archives of American Art Project
User:Sarasays - Wikipedia user page
[email protected]@sosarasays@ArchivesAmerArt#glamwiki
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