Hi Anna,
The proposal doesn't seem to give the motivation. That information is in
the email, but not (as far as I could see) on the websiite. I tried to
search the website for more information, but I couldn't find anything. Is
there a need to state the goal?
Also, the supportive information did not, I think, tell how the
participants would learn enough about the under-represented artists, to be
able to write Wikipedia articles that could survive through the standard
objections about under-documented people.
To be clear: I have participated in other edit-a-thons that also tried to
increase the visibility of people who were under-represented. I support
the goal! This email is not to criticize, but to ask about whether there
is time to make the proposal itself stronger?
Also, I am ignorant about artists local to Saint Louis. Is there a list of
people who should become the topic of articles? I would like to put some
content into a brief support statement.
thanks,
--michael
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Michael Muller, PhD, IBM Research, Cambridge MA USA
ACM Distinguished Scientist
ACM SIGCHI Academy
IBM Master Inventor
From: Anna Kijas <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 09/24/2018 10:04 AM
Subject: Please Endorse Wikipedia-edit-a-thon grant
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Dear Boston-area DH colleagues,
I am co-leading a Wikipedia-edit-a-thon with colleagues from the Music
Library Association at the annual meeting in February 2019 in St. Louis,
Missouri. We applied for a Wikipedia Rapid Grant proposal and would be
grateful to receive endorsements for the proposal from a wide community to
aid Wikipedia's grant funding committee in making their decisions. You can
find additional details below from my colleague, Joy Doan, or you can view
the full proposal and grant information online.
Best,
Anna
Anna E. Kijas, MA, MLS
Senior Digital Scholarship Librarian
Boston College Libraries
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Tel: 617-552-4253
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From: Joy Marie Doan <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 2:12 PM
Subject: [MLA-L] Please Endorse ETSC Wikipedia-edit-a-thon grant
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Dear MLA Constituents,
The Emerging Technologies and Services Committee (ETSC), with the support
of the St. Louis Public Library—Central Library, will be hosting a
Wikipedia-edit-a-thon as a post-conference event in St. Louis (February
2019).
From the proposal:
This Wikipedia edit-a-thon is focused on editing and creating
Wikipedia and Wikidata entries for un(der)represented performers and
composers who were born in St. Louis or have significant connections
to the city. The goal of this event is to pair experienced Wikipedia
editors from the national music library and local St. Louis
communities with new or novice editors to improve St. Louis
music-related content, notably highlighting members of marginalized
communities. The event will be free of charge and open to the public,
with a goal of bringing together a national scholarly association and
local community expertise to contribute and improve Wikipedia in
these areas.
As a means to garner financial support for the event, ETSC has submitted a
Wikipedia Rapid Grant proposal. The members of ETSC would be most grateful
to have endorsements for the proposal from MLA’s membership. These
endorsements aid Wikipedia’s grant funding committee in making their
decisions.
To read the full proposal and endorse the grant, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Music_Library_Association/Wikipedia-edit-a-thon_2019
.
ETSC thanks you for your support.
Joy M. Doan, M.L.I.S., M.A.
Music Research and Instruction Librarian
Radio/Television/Film Librarian
Northwestern University Libraries
Northwestern University
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
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