Cousins: The Bookworm and Wikignome
As we all know, the best you can hope of a meeting is not a conclusion, but a chuckle at a statistical oddity. When OCLC’s Top Library Loans List came …
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Wikimania 2012: copyright and closing thoughts
This is the last in series of posting on my first Wikimania. I’m (mostly) focusing on the connection between Wikipedia and libraries, and approaching topics thematically, rather than going through …
Read MoreWikipedia and Libraries: The Afterwebinar
At 556 attendees strong the recent OCLC Research Webinars “Librarians are Wikipedians Too” and “Wikipedia and Libraries: The Connection” piqued the progressive, exploratory minds of Librarians worldwide. Conviced tech managers …
Read MoreWikimania 2012 — mind the gap
This is the third in a series of posting on my first Wikimania. I’m (mostly) focusing on the connection between Wikipedia and libraries, and approaching topics thematically, rather than going …
Read MoreWikimania 2012 – Wikipedia goes GLAM
This is the second in a series of posting on my first Wikimania. I’m (mostly) focusing on the connection between Wikipedia and libraries, and approaching topics thematically, rather than going …
Read MoreWikimania 2012 – Wikipedia Loves Libraries Workshop
In a previous post, I explained that I was both excited and nervous at the prospect of attending my first Wikimania. It turned out to be an amazing experience, and …
Read MoreScan and Deliver… on Wikipedia!
I just learned from Max – our Wikipedian in Residence – that NARA (the US National Archives) is postings scans of archives on request and putting them up on Wikipedia. …
Read MoreWikimania, the video(s)
I’m going to write a longer summary soon, but I thought I would share these videos that Max and I did at Wikimania. In the videos, we reflect on the …
Read MoreA Librarian in Wikiland
Jennifer Weintraub from UCLA’s Digital Library program recently advised me to get out of my comfort zone and attend a conference that’s off my beaten path. Next week, I’ll be …
Read MoreVIAFipedia
“VIAF integration into Wikipedia” was the cry I kept on hear repetitively when I first joined OCLC as Wikipedian in Residence. It took a moment to realize though that I was hearing …
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