a gateway theory – how edit-a-thons can lure innocent glams into the world of wiki
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A Gateway Theory How Edit-‐a-‐thons Can Lure Innocent
GLAMs into the World of Wiki
Sanna Hirvonen 17 July 2015 Wikimania 2015
TwiHer: @sannahirvonen
fiwiki: Sanahirviö
Helsinki Finland
Where I come from
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma • Part of the Finnish NaRonal Gallery • GLAMwiki projects since 2013
Wikimedia Finland Board Member 2014
Photo: Finnish NaRon
al Gallery /
Petri Virtanen
CC BY-‐SA 3.0
Edit-‐a-‐thons An edit-‐a-‐thon (someRmes wriHen editathon) is an event where editors get together to edit and improve a specific topic or type of content, typically including basic ediRng training for new editors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit-‐a-‐thon
Kiasma Wikimaraton
Photos: Finnish NaRonal Gallery / Petri Virtanen CC BY-‐SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
24 h edit-‐a-‐thon organised by Kiasma and Wikimedia Finland, February 2013
Bring Culture to Wikipedia
Edit-‐a-‐thon course 6 gatherings, October– November 2014
Organised by Wikimedia Finland with 6 GLAM partners and Helsinki Summer University
Photos: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0
Kiasma Wikitriathlon
Photos: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0
One-‐day edit-‐a-‐thon organised by Kiasma and Wikimedia Finland, March 2015
Next
• InternaRonal Women’s Day edit-‐a-‐thon, March 2016 – MulRple GLAM organisaRons, one locaRon, one day
Where’s the value?
What GLAMs can benefit
• Engage their audiences • Increase the understanding and appreciaRon for their field of experRse
• Find new applicaRons and contexts for their subject maHer
• Learn a more open and generous organisaRon culture
• Build their brand by doing things that stand out
Value to Wikimedia
• ContribuRons during the event • Spreading informaRon and increasing posiRve percepRons of Wikimedia
• Building the community
• Reaching and influencing GLAM professionals
Why professionals maHer
GLAM professionals can
• make decisions about opening data and materials
• direct resources to new events
• hire Wikipedians in Residence
• spread posiRve percepRons of Wikimedia among their peers
Photo: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0
GLAM professionals
• need hands-‐on experience and networks to build their trust in Wikimedia
Photo: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0
Example: Bring Culture to Wikipedia
• Course for anyone who wanted to learn ediRng and visit cultural insRtuRons behind the scenes
• Dozens of professionals got their first touch to ediRng Wikipedia
Ajerwards
• All 6 partner organisaRons open to collaboraRon, interested in new events, content donaRons or a Wikipedian in Residence
• Could we have accomplished this without edit-‐a-‐thons?
Collaborate and build on the work of others
Collaborate
• Team up with other open data agents • Present Wikimedia as part of a larger open knowledge movement
• Build networks with organisaRons
Example: Open Culture Data Masterclass
Course for GLAM professionals by Open Knowledge Finland, the local Open GLAM network AvoinGLAM, and Aalto University Photos: AvoinGLAM CC BY-‐SA 2.0
GLAMs need to benefit
GLAMs are more and more goal oriented. They do things that help them reach their goals. Wiki acRviRes are no excepRon.
Photo: Horia Varlan CC BY 2.0 via Flickr
Therefore
• Help GLAMs make open knowledge / wiki projects their own.
• Offer professionals informaRon, hands-‐on experience and support.
• Find and support advocates inside the GLAM sector.
Edit-‐a-‐thons
…are a good start.
Photo: Deutsche Fotothek CC BY-‐SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
• Kiasma Wikimaraton wikimedia.fi/2013/02/05/wikimaraton-‐at-‐kiasma/
• Bring Culture to Wikipedia edit-‐a-‐thon course wikimedia.fi/2014/10/30/bringing-‐cultural-‐heritage-‐to-‐wikipedia/
• Kiasma Wikitriathlon wikimedia.fi/2015/04/02/wikitriathlon-‐at-‐kiasma/