Leveraging Libraries: Community, open access & Wikimedia
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This document summarizes a training program delivered by the National Library of Scotland to train librarians in contributing to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. It discusses delivering 10 editathons to train 45 users from 9 local authorities. As a result of the program, 55 new articles on Scottish culture and history were created. Feedback from librarians was positive, with many seeing benefits to promoting open access and their collections online. However, challenges around staff buy-in, skills, and copyright were also noted.
![Feedback
"Through Wikipedia we as an organisation will be able to improve the open access information already available and add to any gaps.
We intend to do this with colleagues and with our volunteers. For example, research that is currently being carried out on our collections
by volunteers can be made accessible to everybody."
"[Now that I have a] better understanding of how Wikipedia works and how reliable it is, I feel confident in recommending this source to
library users."
"We organised Wiki Loves Monuments activities for groups of our users to introduce them to open data, heritage and digital technology -
they loved it!"
"I am better able to explain how pupils can effectively use wikipedia as a research tool."
"I have supported a colleague who has created a page for another library service. His contribution reflects well on our service and
hopefully will encourage others to add pages for our libraries. I believe that any positive promotion of Wikipedia is beneficial to all that
use it and contribute to it."
"[This project is helping] to change teaching staff’s negative perceptions of Wikipedia as a source of information and explain its potential
as a valuable teaching tool especially in relation to information literacy skills."
"The Editathon [we ran] was useful for engaging with library users in the local studies library" .](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/sarathomasjasonevans-190613134916/85/Leveraging-Libraries-Community-open-access-Wikimedia-8-320.jpg)
![Looking to the future... However, librarians also related the many benefits to the wider library
sector that this project had helped highlight:
● "Libraries are about access for all and [open knowledge]
supports this ideology."
● "[Open knowledge helps] promote local resources that we
hold, which people may not know about. [It also provides]
a place online, which we can contribute to and supply
quality information, which is also well regarded, easy to
find and searchable and that we don't need to host
ourselves."
● "[Open knowledge] makes libraries more accessible."
● "[Open knowledge] enhances the reputation of libraries as
providers of trusted and transparent information."
● "[...] Addressing the fear that knowledge being open does
not necessarily mean that it is not quality information. It
means in the long-term that we can benefit from the work
each other are doing, rather than staying in silos."
● "Open knowledge is an exact fit with the original ethos of
the library service."
● "[Open knowledge provides] opportunities to become
creators, contributors and to collaborate."
Librarians still felt that there were barriers to overcome in
developing a culture of open knowledge in their library,
highlighting the following:
● Issues around capacity, staff skill levels and time
input
● Issues around engagement or resistance at a senior
staff level
● More work needed to develop staff knowledge and
expertise on copyright and open licenses
● More time needed to roll out training across their
wider staff team
● Structural issues such as the separation of libraries
and museums, when they should be working
together
● Organisations sticking with the better known paywall
system for digital collections rather than considering
the benefits of open licenses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SLIC/SLIC_residency_final_report](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/sarathomasjasonevans-190613134916/85/Leveraging-Libraries-Community-open-access-Wikimedia-9-320.jpg)
Leveraging Libraries: Community, open access & Wikimedia
- 2. “To establish public libraries as quality content creators in the digital sphere, and to provide open access to freely usable content about Scottish culture, derived from our rich library collections.” By Morag, CC-BY-SA
- 3. A tale in three parts….
- 4. Delphine Dallison, CC-BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Wiki-enabled libraries ● Train the trainer programme - tailored for librarians ● 32 librarians from 9 local authorities ● 10 editathons delivered with the support of the resident ● 7 planned - the next is on the 20th June in East Dunbartonshire ● 45 users trained ● 55 new articles on Scottish culture and history Delphine Dallison, CC-BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Up & Coming Wikimedian of the Year 2018 Delphine Dallison Delphine Dallison, CC-BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Libraries engaging with Wikimedia Campaigns
- 8. Feedback "Through Wikipedia we as an organisation will be able to improve the open access information already available and add to any gaps. We intend to do this with colleagues and with our volunteers. For example, research that is currently being carried out on our collections by volunteers can be made accessible to everybody." "[Now that I have a] better understanding of how Wikipedia works and how reliable it is, I feel confident in recommending this source to library users." "We organised Wiki Loves Monuments activities for groups of our users to introduce them to open data, heritage and digital technology - they loved it!" "I am better able to explain how pupils can effectively use wikipedia as a research tool." "I have supported a colleague who has created a page for another library service. His contribution reflects well on our service and hopefully will encourage others to add pages for our libraries. I believe that any positive promotion of Wikipedia is beneficial to all that use it and contribute to it." "[This project is helping] to change teaching staff’s negative perceptions of Wikipedia as a source of information and explain its potential as a valuable teaching tool especially in relation to information literacy skills." "The Editathon [we ran] was useful for engaging with library users in the local studies library" .
- 9. Looking to the future... However, librarians also related the many benefits to the wider library sector that this project had helped highlight: ● "Libraries are about access for all and [open knowledge] supports this ideology." ● "[Open knowledge helps] promote local resources that we hold, which people may not know about. [It also provides] a place online, which we can contribute to and supply quality information, which is also well regarded, easy to find and searchable and that we don't need to host ourselves." ● "[Open knowledge] makes libraries more accessible." ● "[Open knowledge] enhances the reputation of libraries as providers of trusted and transparent information." ● "[...] Addressing the fear that knowledge being open does not necessarily mean that it is not quality information. It means in the long-term that we can benefit from the work each other are doing, rather than staying in silos." ● "Open knowledge is an exact fit with the original ethos of the library service." ● "[Open knowledge provides] opportunities to become creators, contributors and to collaborate." Librarians still felt that there were barriers to overcome in developing a culture of open knowledge in their library, highlighting the following: ● Issues around capacity, staff skill levels and time input ● Issues around engagement or resistance at a senior staff level ● More work needed to develop staff knowledge and expertise on copyright and open licenses ● More time needed to roll out training across their wider staff team ● Structural issues such as the separation of libraries and museums, when they should be working together ● Organisations sticking with the better known paywall system for digital collections rather than considering the benefits of open licenses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SLIC/SLIC_residency_final_report
- 11. ‘to collect, preserve and give access to all kinds and forms of recorded knowledge, especially relating to Wales and other Celtic peoples, for the benefit of the public, including those engaged in research and learning.’
- 18. What about the Data?!? • Data adds value • Open data encourages innovative reuse & analysis
- 20. Wikidata
- 25. Event location Co-ordinates Data enrichment Open Access Images Links to Wikipedia articlesArchive locations External Identifiers References
- 32. Data for every book of Welsh interest ever published in Wales...or The Sum of all Welsh Literature
- 33. Basic Data