Presentation used at : http://www.creatingconvergence.com/crea/index_en.html

1. Àlex Hinojo | GLAM-Wiki Ambassador | Museo Reina Sofia | Madrid | October 27, 2011
How to engage your
already existing
E-volunteers:
The Wikipedians
www.glamwiki.org | #glamwiki | @kippelboy | alexhinojo@gmail.com

2. “Our mission is to provide a free,
high quality encyclopedia
to every single person on the planet
on their own language.”
@jimmy_wales

3. Some numbers
●
20 million visits per hour
●
20 million articles
●
250 language editions
● 400 million monthly users
● 0 Number of advertisements

4. “We are doing
the same thing
for the same reason
for the same people
in the same medium
so...
let's do it together”
@wittylama

5. “Museum expertise + Reach of Wikipedia =
Better user experience”
@innova2

6. How to start a proactive
GLAM-Wiki relationship?
Work With What YOU have :
Your Existing programs
+
Your Existing E-volunteers

7. Some examples
Fundació Miró
●
Chateau de Versailles
●
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
●
US National Archives
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Museu Picasso
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Smithsonian
●
Derby Museum & Gallery
●

8. 7 things that you can do tomorrow
1. Contact Your local Wikipedia Community
2. Tell them about future exhibits/projects
3. Plan a Backstage pass
4. Monitor your presence on Wikipedia
5. Look for content gaps in your field of expertise
6. CC-BY licensed Press releases
7. Edit!

9. Àlex Hinojo | GLAM-Wiki Ambassador | Museo Reina Sofia | Madrid | October 27, 2011
“Wikipedia is your e-volunteer program,
you're just not affiliated with it yet.”
Liam Wyatt
THANKS!
www.glamwiki.org | #glamwiki | @kippelboy | alexhinojo@gmail.com