In this talk Olaf Janssen explains how and why joining forces with Wikipedia fits in the bigger open data strategies of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Starting from a brief historic overview of its Wikipedian-in-Residence project in 2013-14, he not only explains how the KB has been collaborating with Wikipedia and its volunteer community over the last couple of years, but also which positive impacts it has had for the exposure, distribution and reuse of KB's collections. Sharing is Caring – Brussels Extension: Opening up with Wikimedia took place on 20 June at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels. This conference introduced the Belgian heritage sector to the possible applications of the various Wikimedia platforms for opening up digital collections. The conference showcased examples from museums, libraries and archives from Belgium and abroad. See http://sharecare.nu/brussels-x-2017/ Sharing is Caring is a conference platform focused on collaboration and sharing in the cultural heritage sector, bringing together practitioners, researchers, and users of culture. See http://sharecare.nu/ This presentation is also available on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joining_forces_with_Wikipedia_reasons,_experiences_and_impact_-_Sharing_is_Caring_BrusselX_-_20_June_2017.pdf

1. Tim de Haan, Nationaal Archief
tim.de.haan@nationaalarchief.nl
@timmietovenaar
Olaf Janssen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek
olaf.janssen@kb.nl
@ookgezellig
slideshare.net/OlafJanssenNL
Joining forces with Wikipedia
reasons, experiences and impact
Sharing is Caring, 20-7-2017, Brussels
Source,NationaalArchief,CC-BY-SA

2. What we want to share with you today
1. Why KB and NA set up structural
collaborations with Wikipedia
2. How this fits in our “open” strategies
3. Their impact & added values

3. Source: NRC
Before 2030
KB aims to digitise all Dutch
books, newspapers & magazines since 1470

4. 100.000
pages per day
http://www.allposters.co.uk/-sp/Man-Wiping-Forehead-Posters_i8018953_.htm
(that’s
for 20 years)

5. http://www.pregamemagazine.com/pastpresent-73/
And of course, once digitised,
we want to make people (and machines)
happy with our content

6. http://www.pregamemagazine.com/pastpresent-73/
Two strategies
beyond our own websites…

7. OPEN
data formats

8. OPEN
data formats

9. OPEN
data formats
APIs

10. OPEN
data formats
APIs
content

11. OPEN
data formats
APIs
content
licenses

12. BE WERE THE
PEOPLE ARE

13. BE WERE THE
PEOPLE ARE
social media
Wikipedia

14. BE WERE THE
PEOPLE ARE
social media
Wikipedia

15. http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Martin%20and%20Lewis/Annex/Annex%20-%20Martin%20and%20Lewis%20%28Scared%20Stiff%29_02.jpg

16. Who are the users of Dutch Wikipedia? (2015)
https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Rapportage_Motivaction_Lezers.pdf

17. “Which sources do you use most for
finding factual information?”
• 62% Google
• 30% Wikipedia
• ??% libraries, books and archives

18. “Which sources do you use most for
finding factual information?”
• 62% Google
• 30% Wikipedia
• 2% libraries, books and archives

21. Onderzoek onder lezers Wikipedia 2015
https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Rapportage_Motivaction_Lezers.pdf
“8 out of 10 Dutch citizens use Wikipedia”

22. KB Themes
Background information on selected
topics based on the KB collection
www.kb.nl/themas

23. Anne Frank
117 views
(6 months period)
95.228 views
(6 months period)
KB decided to discontinue this page

24. “In order to increase
visibility and findability ….
It has become necessary to
offer scholarly and historic
materials not only via the
home webiste, but also
through other channels on
the internet.
To this end, cooperation is
sought with external
parties…”
(KB annual report 2012, pag 12)
Early 2013

25. “In order to increase
visibility and findability ….
It has become necessary to
offer scholarly and historic
materials not only via the
home webiste, but also
through other channels on
the internet.
To this end, cooperation is
sought with external
parties…”
(KB annual report 2012, pag 12)

26. Let’s collaborate!!!
(“set up a GLAM-wiki
partnership”)
Let’s collaborate!!!
(“set up a GLAM-wiki
partnership”)
Let’s collaborate!!!
(“set up a
GLAM-wiki partnership”)

27. But we had a lot of questions!
• How does Wikipedia work?
• How do we get our content on Wikipedia?
• How do we collaborate with the Wiki-community?
We could use some help!!

28. NRC, 9 oktober 2013
October 2013

29. NRC, 9 oktober 2013
October 2013
Wikipedian-in-Residence
Hay Kranen
1st in the Netherlands
1 year inhouse (oct. 2013 - 14)

30. Some results & impact
2013-2017

31. 15 workshops introducing Wikipedia & Commons
150+ students
1. More awareness, knowledge &
skills inhouse

32. 2. Structural liaison for
Wiki community

33. Active in online community life
discussion pages, Village Pump, newsletters, mailing lists

34. Active in offline community life
attend writing & photo events, conferences, training events

35. Host for community events

36. GLAM-WIKI 2015 @ KB + NA

37. 3. Content distribution
Impact case study
Birds from the Netherlands

38. Nederlandsche Vogelen on kb.nl
https://www.kb.nl/themas/boekkunst-en-geillustreerde-boeken/nederlandsche-vogelen-van-nozeman-en-sepp
Highlight of the
KB collection
Birds from the
Netherlands
(±1800)

39. Nederlandsche Vogelen on kb.nl
Hi-res image viewer

40. Nederlandsche Vogelen on kb.nl - # page views 2016
On the KB website,
Nederlandsche Vogelen
were viewed
34K times
in 2016
(Google Analytics)

41. Nederlandsche Vogelen on Wikimedia Commons
In 2015 we uploaded
all 264 images from this
book to Commons…
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nederlandsche_vogelen_van_Nozeman_en_Sepp

42. .. and sought collaboration
with Wikipedia volunteers
By Ter-burg (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsBy Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1969661) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

43. Reuse on Dutch Wikipedia
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekster

44. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anseriformes
Reuse on English Wikipedia

45. Reuse on English Wikipedia

46. Source
Reuse on Russian Wikipedia

47. Source
Reuse on Tamil Wikipedia

48. Nederlandsche Vogelen on Wikipedia
Reuse stats
• 56 out ouf 264 uploaded
images were actually used on
WP
• These 56 images illustrate
190 distinct WP articles
in 50 languages
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Koninklijke_Bibliotheek_en_Nationaal_Archief/Resultaten/ImpactBeelddonatieNederlandscheVogelen

49. Nederlandsche Vogelen on WP – # page views 2016
On Wikipeda these
190 articles were viewed
3.7M times
in 2016

50. Nederlandsche Vogelen on WP – # page views 2016
x 107

51. AND ON THAT BOMBSHELL…