Submissions:2025/250 by 2026: Wiki Education’s GLAM Outreach
This submission has been noted and is pending review for WikiConference North America 2025.
Title:
- 250 by 2026: Wiki Education’s GLAM Outreach
Type of session:
- Lecture (15-30 min)
Session theme(s):
- Missing pieces, Future of Wikipedia
Abstract:
Wiki Education’s Scholars & Scientists program is running a special set of courses centered on the upcoming US semiquincentennial. One goal is to engage 250 cultural heritage practitioners to add content from their collections to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons to fill current gaps. Our efforts intend to engage smaller GLAM institutions across the United States where Wikimedia activity may be low and emphasizing geographic diversity in our outreach. Institutions strengthen public access to trusted information from their GLAM in a moment when funding and transparency in the sector is unstable. As a part of our existing Scholars & Scientists training program, we hope to add Wikimedia into the workflows of GLAM practitioners to improve access to and understanding of public history ahead of the national promotion of the 250th in Summer 2026.
Author name(s):
Wikimedia username(s):
- KellyDoyle, Will (Wiki Ed)
Affiliated organization(s):
- Wiki Education
Estimated length of session
- 30
Will you be presenting remotely?
- I will present in-person
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
Previously presented?
- No - this is a new initiative
Special requests:
- Kelly is running this program but will be out of the office so Will is going to present and contextualize the program as part of Wiki Education's ongoing efforts to engage with content gaps and GLAM institutions.