Submissions:2023/Wikipedia Initiatives at Local Canadian Public Libraries
This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2023.
Title:
- Wikipedia Initiatives at Local Canadian Public Libraries
Theme:
- Community Initiatives, GLAM / Heritage / Culture
Type of session:
- Lecture
Abstract:
This presentation, conducted by Milton Public Library's Wikipedian-in-Residence, will go over recent initiatives into community outreach programs while using Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool. In particular, we will present teen outreach programs in Wikipedia workshops, known to the community as 'Wikipedia at the Beehive' with both its spring and summer 2023 cohorts. Goals and impacts have included filling knowledge gaps from curriculum and teaching digital literacy in Wikipedia editing, and the emphasis on the importance of the public library space for accessible knowledge and community skill enhancement. This session will highlight aspects of our programming which are unique to the residency, including having a Canadian-perspective, a rural/suburban-based target audience, and the strengths and challenges of being a local, public library (as opposed to a larger academic or special library).
Author name:
E-mail address:
- emily.carrascoacosta@gmail.com
Wikimedia username:
- Emily CA (MPL)
Affiliated organization(s):
- Milton Public Library
Estimated time:
- 30 minutes
Special requests:
Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:
- No
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)
- Yes