2016/Wiki Culture Crawl
The Wiki Culture Crawl is a pre-conference event dedicated to GLAM-Wikipedia activities at Balboa Park, an historic San Diego hub that is home to more than 15 museums and cultural institutions. It is designed to be the largest one-day collaboration between Wikipedia contributors and the the GLAM community.
The day-long event will challenge Wikipedia editors to improve articles identified by the organizations while also educating and training staff about the Wikimedia movement. Registered participants will be provided free admission to all the museums to assist in improving content, as well as special "Backstage Passes" – special tours and talks with experts at Balboa Park institutions and their unique collections.
Date: Friday, October 7, 2016
Who: Members of the public, novices, experienced Wikipedia editors, and cultural/museum professionals are all welcome.
Free registration is required to participate
Tentative schedule (subject to change)
| Culture Crawl Edit-a-thon | Wiki Training Clinics | Backstage Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Improving pre-selected articles from cultural institutions. Three determined by each organization and worked on by Wikipedia editors and Balboa Park staff. | Drop-in clinics for staff, docents and cultural professionals throughout the day. | Pre-arranged tours of special collections in Balboa Park institutions for Wikipedia editors. |
| 9 am Registration opens, continues throughout the day
930 am Introduction to Wikipedia edit-a-thons for participants and BP staff 10 am Assessment and research of articles. Individuals visit museums and institutions throughout the day and continuously improve articles 1 pm Check-in on progress 4 pm Evaluation of results 430 pm Awards and accolades |
10 am Introduction to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement
12 noon Experiences from Wikipedians in Residence at heritage institutions; Brown bag lunch 2 pm Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata - Alex Stinson, others 4 pm New developments and the future of Wikipedia; how to keep working with the Wikipedia/Wikimedia community |
11 am Citizen Scientists and Rare Book Library, Margaret Dykens,
Registrar and Director of the Research Library, San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego Natural History Museum 1 pm Cannibals, Museum of Man (proposed) 3 pm TBD 5 pm TBD |