1. Wikipedia in the Library
Wikipedian in Residence Program
The British Library, 2012-13
Andrew Gray
@generalising // andrew@generalist.org.uk

2. Origins
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British Museum, 2010
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Articles about objects; public events
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Several more residencies worldwide
– mostly museums, “object-focused”

3. British Library
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Arts & Humanities Research Council funds
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Two goals:
–Support AHRC researchers
–Develop British Library-related
content

4. Supporting researchers
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Training and guidance for research projects
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Using Wikipedia for
– “contextualising” - public understanding
– “disseminating” - distributing content
– “capturing” - recording research
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Several events and case studies

5. In the Library
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Outreach & training
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Digital content
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Technical work
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...and communication!

6. Outreach and training
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Training workshops
– ~100 British Library staff
– ~300 public
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Public events
– Workshops
– Conference

7. Creating digital content
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Picturing Canada
4,000 historic photographs
Unique collection
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Royal Manuscripts
Articles on specific MS
Linked to cataloguing work

8. Picturing Canada

9. Reusing digital content
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Europeana 1914-18
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19th
Century Books
Existing projects
Transformative uses
One pamphlet – 6000 words!

10. Technical work
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Authority control records
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Image metadata
– Catalogue links & identifiers
– Encouraging best practice

11. Everywhere else
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Partnerships around Europe
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Active local communities
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Get in touch!
outreach.wikimedia.org
glam@wikimedia.org