Collaborating with a whole network of Public Libraries

Carme Fenoll & Àlex Hinojo | British Library | London | April 2013

@carmefenoll & @kippelboy representing @bibliotequescat & @wikimediacat | CC-BY-SA

Engaging institutional staff:

Collaborating with a whole network of Public Libraries

Marti rj- Wikimedia Commons- CC-BY-SA

Who?

http://exploradoreselectronicos.net/e4pedia/Imagen:Topolog%C3%ADas_de_red.gif CC-BY-SA From #netdemocracy en CCCB

@Kippelboy#glamwiki Project Manager at @wikimediacat. Creator of @CatalanMuseums. Digital Renaissance promoter in Europe. Barcelona

@CarmeFenollHead of Catalan Network of public Libraries @bibliotequescatGovernment of Catalonia. Ministry of CultureLibraries change lives.

Palafrugell

Where?

Where?365

libraries

7.500.000citizens

0euros

Map link

Why?

Kat Walsh- CC-BY-SAKippelboy- CC-BY-SA Kippelboy- CC-BY-SA

Librarians Point of View

Why?

Kat Walsh- CC-BY-SAKippelboy- CC-BY-SA Kippelboy- CC-BY-SA

Wikipedians Point of View

Projects: Wikipedian in Residence

Davidpar- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Teaching librarians

J.Corominas- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Early users workgroup

BP Girona- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Pioner women librarians

BP Girona- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Wiki takes

Marc79- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Sharing search engines

BP Girona- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Theme libraries

Kippelboy- Wikimedia Commons -CC-BY-SA

Projects: Reading wiki clubs

Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA -CC-BY-SA

Conclusions & next steps

● Both public libraries and Wikipedia have social centrality

● Mindchanging both for librarians and users

● Excuse for interacting with other GLAMs

● Small, scalable projects & self-sustainable projects

● Do less reading guides and do more Wikipedia Articles

Marti rj- Wikimedia Commons- CC-BY-SA

Thanks!Go wiki. Go glamwiki !

www.glamwiki.org | #glamwiki CC-BY-SA

Marti rj- Wikimedia Commons- CC-BY-SA

Carme Fenoll & Àlex Hinojo | British Library | London | April 2013