This document discusses ways that institutions can collaborate with Wikipedia. It provides an overview of why institutions contribute content, such as to increase access to information and support open access. Examples of institutional goals in engaging with Wikipedia include improving discoverability of resources and coverage of institutional history. The document also outlines Wikipedia's core content policies and provides suggestions for how institutions can participate, such as by developing articles, hosting editing events, and contributing images and metadata.

1. Institutional Collaborations
With Wikipedia
SLA New York
Dorothy Howard : former Wikipedian-in-
Residence
at the Metropolitan New York Library Council
@DorothyR_Howard
#Wikipedia
#GLAMWiki

5. More Resources at the METRO
Wikipedia Page
• Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/METR
O
• Type: “Wikipedia:GLAM/METRO” into the search bar
on Wikipedia.
• Introduction to Wikipedia Editing Video: (Made by
the Wikipedia Art+Feminism Project)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPyxWiNxDw4&
feature=youtu.be

6. Why do institutions contribute to
Wikipedia?
• Meet demand for information where people are seeking it.
• Increase platforms for sharing, post-digitization.
• Wikipedia's content is embedded and used all over the web.
• Provide contextualization and information about temporary
exhibitions
• Encourage digital learning environments.
• Start a tradition of donating content to the public domain.
• Engage with a multi-lingual, global community
• Supporting maker-spaces, adaptive
spaces, local programming communities.

7. Institutional Goals
 Improve discoverability of institutional resources
 Improve discoverability of local resources
 Draw Wikipedia users to your authorial resources
 Improve coverage of your institutional history on
Wikipedia
 Become more active in the open access
movement

8. Wikipedia:Core content policies
These policies determine the type and quality
of material that is acceptable in Wikipedia
articles. Because they complement each other,
they should not be interpreted in isolation from
one another. The principles upon which these
policy statements are based are not
superseded by other policies or guidelines, or
by editors' consensus. These three policy
pages may be edited only to improve the
application and explanation of the principles.

9. Neutral point of view
• (WP:NPOV) – All Wikipedia articles and
other encyclopedic content must be written
from a neutral point of view, representing
significant views fairly, proportionately and
without bias.

10. Verifiability
• (WP:VER) – Material challenged or likely
to be challenged, and all quotations, must
be attributed to a reliable, published
source. In Wikipedia, verifiability means
that people reading and editing the
encyclopedia can check that information
comes from a reliable source.

11. No original research
• (WP:NOR) – Wikipedia does not publish
original thought: all material in Wikipedia
must be attributable to a reliable,
published source. Articles may not contain
any new analysis or synthesis of published
material that serves to advance a position
not clearly advanced by the sources.

12. How

13. How do Institutions Engage with
Wikipedia?
• Develop articles about which your institution is an
authority
• Create articles on features of your institution such
as a historic monument or landmark
• Add in references to institutional resources
• Host internal Wikipedia editing workshops to
develop staff expertise
• Contact local Wikipedians
• Host public Wikipedia events like Edit-a-Thons
• Participation in Wikipedia conferences

14. Edit-a-thons in New York City

15. Edit-a-thons in New York City
• More information about how to host an
Edit-a-thon is available at: Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GL
AM/METRO
• If you are hosting an Edit-a-thon, get in
touch with Wikimedia New York City:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia
_New_York_City

16. What kinds of things do
institutions contribute to
Wikipedia?
• Contribute or create pages about special
collection items held at your institution
• Contribute to articles in which your
institution is an authority
• Work on improving subject-specific
content on Wikipedia
• Contribute images and metadata to
Wikipedia’s sister projects: Wikimedia
Commons, WikiData
– GLAM-Wiki Toolset for mass uploads

17. Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest
Policies
• More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GL
AM/METRO/FAQCOI

18. Your Institution’s page on
Wikipedia
• Do not edit your institution’s page on
Wikipedia until you have some experience
editing other articles where you are not
affiliated with the subject matter
• Update basic information: hours, coordinates,
venue information, information about
divisions, libraries
• Do not edit out history or controversial
information
• When in doubt, look at other articles of a
similar nature for precedent and inspiration!

19. Basic metrics on your
institution’s coverage on
Wikipedia
• Go to “View History” tab, then to “Page view statistics”
to see article traffic
• Some more advanced tools:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Resources/
Tools

20. Institutional Collaborations
with Wikipedia
SLA New York
Dorothy Howard : former Wikipedian-in-
Residence
at the Metropolitan New York Library Council
@DorothyR_Howard
#Wikipedia
#GLAMWiki