View source for Submissions:2017/Building the New York City HIV/AIDS Archive: The La Guardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project

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;Title: Building the New York City HIV/AIDS Archive: The La Guardia & Wagner Archives Wikipedia Project

;[[Submissions#Proposal Themes|Theme]] (optional): <!-- Advocacy & Outreach/Community/Technology/GLAM/Education - if no particular theme, write "N/A" --> GLAM & Education

;[[Submissions#Presentation Types|Type of submission]]: <!-- Panel, workshop, or presentation --> Presentation

;Author: Ann Matsuuchi

;E-mail address: <!-- This field must be entered, otherwise, submission will not be checked --> amatsuuchi@lagcc.cuny.edu

;Username: User:Mozucat, User:OhhRenneR, User:AkampreetKaur, User:ChangeWithUs & User:Bluerasberry

;Affiliation: <!-- Organization, company, Wikimedia affiliate, etc. --> LaGuardia Community College, CUNY & Wikimedia New York City

;Abstract: <!-- At least 300 words to describe your proposal, can also link to any pages, slidedecks, etc. that you may have. -->
In this presentation, LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) students and Wikipedia community members will discuss their experiences working on an ongoing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/La_Guardia_and_Wagner_Archives GLAM project] at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives where they conducted a year-long independent research project designed to help foster the needed growth of a localized historical archive on the history of AIDS in New York City. This is the second year of this collaborative project, which began in 2016, which involved archivists, librarians and faculty, as well as the continued support of the Wikimedia NYC chapter and Consumer Reports. The objective was to both increase online visibility of archival holdings while effectively introducing students to the process of archival research. This project also sought to involve them in establishing unwritten historical narratives that are crucial towards building a more inclusive public history of activism and our cities. This year’s cohort of students contributed to the entry started by last year’s team - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_New_York_City HIV/AIDS in New York City], their work based upon unique archival sources that included the papers of Mayor Ed Koch and interviews with artists/activists. We would also like to foster discussion of questions like: How can we foster connections with other archives, museums, colleges and activist groups in order to make these kinds of Wikipedia projects even more relevant? How do we negotiate the issues relating to usage of primary sources when facilitating GLAM projects?

;Length of presentation: <!-- 30-45 min. for panels, 30-75 min. for workshops, 15-30 min. for presentations --> 15-20 min.

;Special requests: <!-- For example - technology requirements, can not present at specific times, etc. --> computer, projector, screen

;Preferred room size: <!-- How many do you think will be in audience? e.g. 10, 25, 50, 100. We will try to match, but larger rooms have limited availability. --> 25

;Wikimania submission?: <!-- Yes/No if your proposal was also submitted for Wikimania 2017's programming --> No

;Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?:

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