The document discusses the principles and policies of Wikipedia, emphasizing its collaborative, non-profit nature and commitment to providing free access to knowledge. Key policies such as neutrality, verifiability, and the freedoms associated with content usage are highlighted. It also illustrates the synergy between cultural institutions like the British Museum and Wikipedia, aiming to enhance the public's access to cultural knowledge.

1. Everything you wanted to
know about Wikipedia but
were too afraid to ask
Liam Wyatt, 7 June 2010
JISC/Culture24 - London

2. Unintentional
Artichoke.

5. Links to: http://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/menus-cookbooks

6. Intentional Adenauer

8. Some introduction...

9. Wiki. What?
Wikis in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

10. Charity Software
Chapter Website

12. http://underdogpictures.com/wikidoc/site/trailer.htm
Documentary trailer - “Truth in Numbers”
•s

13. If people were passing out paints on the street for free every
day, I’m sure there’d be a lot more painters.
- Gregg Gillis (GirlTalk)
in “Good Copy, Bad Copy”

14. If people were passing out paints on the street for free every
day, I’m sure there’d be a lot more painters.
- Gregg Gillis (GirlTalk)
in “Good Copy, Bad Copy”
knowledge
If people were passing out paints on the street for free every
day, I’m sure there’d be a lot more painters.
learning

15. Some Key Policies
• Neutral Point of View
(NPOV)
• Verifiability (V)
• No Original Research
(NOR)
• Notability (N)
• Ignore All Rules (IAR)
cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pillars

16. Saussages, law, encyclopedias....

17. Gnangarra - CC-by http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GLAM_friday_gnangarra_06.JPG
Recommendations:
wikimedia.org.au/glam

18. WP:GLAM

19. “Free”
•
the freedom to use the work and enjoy the benefits of using it
•
the freedom to study the work and to apply knowledge acquired
from it
•
the freedom to make and redistribute copies, in whole or in part,
of the information or expression
•
the freedom to make changes and improvements, and to
distribute derivative works
http://freedomdefined.org/

20. http://creativecommons.org/

21. “Free x2”
not for profit, volunteer created,
available to use, and re-use.
Imagine if you never had to deal with a licensing org. again!
Gratis Libre

22. • Freedom of Panorama • Terms of use
• Cultural rights • Commercial license
• Donor restrictions • Attribution
• Photography policy • TPMs/DRMs
• International • Fair Use
copyright terms
• Copyright in scans
Control of Museum Art Images:
The Reach and Limits of Copyright and Licensing
Melissa Brown, Kenneth Crews - Columbia University
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1542070

23. ç

24. What creates copyright:
?
“Originality” “Sweat of the Brow”

25. The legal arguments
are just that.
What about the moral
argument?

26. If you love something,
set it free.

27. (even if love isn’t always free)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOVE_(Sculpture)

28. Seznam členů
posádky Bounty (cz)
or
Lázadás a
Bountyn (hu)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Nla.ms-ms5393-2-s1.jpg

29. The
BM
&
me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Wikipedia:GLAM/BM
Andrew Dunn - CC-by-SA
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:British_Museum_Great_Court_roof.jpg

30. “[The British Museum is] one of the
broadest-ranging cultural collections
in the world. Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia, is the most consulted
and largest compendium of knowledge
ever compiled. By harnessing the
expertise of the British Museum and the
reach of Wikipedia, this project
aims to bring mutual benefit to both
organisations.” - @matthewcock

31. Qualitative & Quantitative

32. Qualitative & Quantitative

33. “Backstage Pass”
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/
Backstage_Pass#Results_of_the_day

34. get excited and make
things

35. We’re doing the same
thing, for the same
reason, for the same
people, in the same
medium. Let’s do it
together.

37. Peace, Love & Metadata
liamwyatt@gmail.com
[[user:witty lama]]
@wittylama
www.wittylama.com/blog
Presentation available via my website