Hello Michael,
Thanks for your note! I will connect you & forward your message to my colleagues Jon Manton and Angela Pratesi who were key in writing the grant. I know there was a proposal that went to the Music Library Association which discussed this Wikipedia grant so there might be additional details that can be added from that document.
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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On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 12:33 PM Michael Muller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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
Anna Kijas ---09/24/2018 10:04:11 AM---Dear Boston-area DH colleagues, I am co-leading a Wikipedia-edit-a-thon with colleagues from the Mus
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
Schedule an appointment |https://ds.bc.edu/ |@anna_kijas | She/Hers
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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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847.467.5828
Anna Kijas ---09/24/2018 02:42:09 PM---Sorry about that! I was responding to Michael and copied the list, but it just went to the list.