The document presents an introduction to wiki projects at the 2013 Digital Heritage Conference, emphasizing Wikimedia's mission to provide free knowledge globally. It discusses outreach efforts to strengthen smaller language wikipedias, enhance content quality through community involvement, and the collaboration between Wikimedia and cultural institutions like museums and libraries. Additionally, it highlights various successful initiatives in Israel, challenges faced, and future collaboration prospects within the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) sector.

1. An Introduction to
-Wiki Projects
Digital Heritage Conference, 2013
Shani Evenstein
National GLAM Projects Coordinator
Wikimedia Israel
glam@wikimedia.org.il

2. Part 1 –
An Intro to Wiki Projects
Around the World

3. Wikipedia’s Mission
“to provide a free, high quality
encyclopedia
to every single person on the planet
in their own language”
Jimmy Wales, Jan 2011

4. Our Rules

5. Set Knowledge Free

6. By the People, For the People
• Created by the public, worldwide
• Maintained by the public, worldwide
• Supported by the public, worldwide

7. Giving Back and Reaching Out:
Wiki projects
1 - Strengthen the weak: Outreach Projects
2 – Make the strong even stronger: Wiki in the
Academia & GLAM

8. Outreach Wiki Projects – 1
The most general goal:
to encourage the expansion of smaller language
Wikipedias through advice, encouragement,
and general assistance.
• Empowering the “global south” via access to free
knowledge.
• Preserving cultural knowledge on the verge of
extinction.

9. Wiki in the Eduction & GLAM – 2
Quantity & Quality
“content improves with more people
involved. There are now 10.000 very active
editors. Many eyes checking and editing loads
of information. System mistakes are fixed by
the community.
So, we want universities, research centers,
professionals and specialists from different
areas to become part of the community,
sharing their experience. This will
automaticly improve the quality”.
Kul Wadhwa (UOC, Open University of Catalonia, 2010)
Wikimedia Head of Bussiness Developement

10. Collaborations with Educational
institutions
• “Campus Ambassador” projects
• More “expert” writers
• Writing articles as an academic assignment:
education the next generation
• A new, full academic wiki course!

11. - Part 2

12. ?What’s
• GALLERIES
• LIBRARIES
• ARCHIVES
• MUSEUMS
To begin with..
, anyway

13. ..?Could it ever work
GLAMs
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© Texts and images
Academicism
Paid work
Scientific Rigour
Original research
Vulnerable contributions
Transmitting information
Closed & reserved world
WIKIPEDIA
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Free and reusable texts
Populism
Volunteer work
Questionable reliability
Referenced sources
Erasing promotional contents
Is considered advertising
Open and shared world

14. ?What’s in it for GLAMs
• It’s affordable (and usually free)
• E-volunteers from around the world
• More traffic back to your site
• A new platform to share your resources;
which often falls in line with your mission
• New energy to an often stale work in
environment
• Challenges traditional GLAM practices
And.. the future is here, baby!

15. Comitted to collaborate
Spreading knowledge
reaching the maximum audience
with the highest quality
WIKIPEDIA
MUSEUMS
- Free encyclopedia
- Most consulted in the world
- +250 active editions
- Expertise content
- All knowledge areas

16. Ways to Collaborate
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Creating a “Wikipedian-in-Residence” program
Image & Media donation to Commons
Coordinating GLAM outreach events
Updating your Institution’s articles
Using Wikipedia QR codes
Sharing historical footage
Allowing Wikimedians to digitally restore images
Adding a Wikipedia citation template to your database
Improving and using Wikipedia articles for an exhibition
Improving the quality of OCR

17. Success Stories:
Museums & Galleries
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The Children’s Museum,
Indianapolis
Smithsonian
Museu Picasso,
Barcelona
MOMA

18. Success Stories:
Libraries
Australia
France
UK

19. Success Stories:
Archives
NARA
Bundesarchiv
Archives of
American Art
Regional Archive,
Norway

20. Success Stories:
More
Federal
government of the
United States
Public Art in
Milwaukee

21. This is a worldwide movement;
!And Israel has joined the party

22. Part 3 -

23. !Israel Joins the Global Efforts
• 09/2011 – “GLAM: Israel Museum, Jerusalem” Project
• 12/2011 – “GLAM: National Library of Israel” Project
• 08/2012 – “GLAM: Library of Haifa University” Project
• 09/2012 – “GLAM: Wiki Loves Monuments” Contest

24. GLAM in Israel: Some Challenges
• Increasing “GLAM awareness” –
– within the Hebrew Wikipedia community
– within the general public: new editors
• Collaborating with more GLAMs & Academic world
• Smaller editing community
• Technical tools
• Lack of infrastructure [WLM, Public Art]

25. Other / future collaborators
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- Israel State Archives ?
- Museum of Jewish Diaspora ?
- The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ?
- The Israeli Opera ?
- The Haifa Museums ?
- The Israeli Museum Portal ?
- 10/2013 – “GLAM: Shenkar”!
- 12/2014 - GLAM-Holon
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26. 11/2013: GLAM-Fashion!

27. An Invitation --
Fashion Edit-A-Thon!

28. ! Thanks you for Listening
An Introduction to
-Wiki Projects
Digital Heritage Conference, 2013
Shani Evenstein
National GLAM Projects Coordinator
Wikimedia Israel
glam@wikimedia.org.il