Hacking History: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons as Public Engagement

Jessica Knapp of Canada's History and I are organizing a Canada wide Wikipedia edit-a-thon with a focus on editing Canadian History content.  Join us on October 18, 2017 at a regional site or virtually to improve Canadian History content on Wikipedia! Want to know more? Check out our "Hacking Histories" blog post on Unwritten Histories.  … Continue reading Hacking History: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons as Public Engagement

Webinar: Editing Wikipedia Part Two

The recording of the final webinar of the "Wikipedia as Outreach and Activism for Canadian History" series I hosted with Jessica Knapp from Canada’s History Society is now available. I was the main presenter in this webinar  which focused on "Diving Into Wikipedia Editing Basics" and included an introduction and technical walk through of basic editing skills. … Continue reading Webinar: Editing Wikipedia Part Two

Webinar: Editing Wikipedia Part One

The recording of the third Wikpedia focused webinar in the series I’m hosting with Jessica Knapp from Canada’s History Society is now available. I was the main presenter in this webinar and my presentation focused on the basics of editing Wikipedia.  During my talk I tried to answer some of the following questions: Why should we … Continue reading Webinar: Editing Wikipedia Part One

AAO: Wikipedia and Reconciliation

Headed to the Archives Association of Ontario conference this week? Come join Danielle Robichaud and I on Friday April 28th from 2:30-3:15pm in session 6b.  We'll be talking Wikipedia and reconciliation and sharing some of our experiences editing Wikipedia within the context of reconciliation. I'm really looking forward to this talk and hope to see … Continue reading AAO: Wikipedia and Reconciliation

Women, Wikipedia, and Intentional Editing

I've written previously about my use of Wikipedia as an outreach tool for the GLAM sector and the possibilities of connecting archives to users through Wikipedia.  I've also been thinking a lot about using Wikipedia as a form of awareness raising about Indigenous history, marginalized communities, and women. Many people have written about the systemic … Continue reading Women, Wikipedia, and Intentional Editing

#1Lib1Ref Initiative

The #1Lib1Ref (One Librarian, One Reference) initiative is running January 15 - February 3, 2017.  The project targets librarians and information professionals and encourages them to engage with Wikipedia by improving citations and adding citations to existing pages.  The skills required to add citations draw on a lot of the research and reference skills that … Continue reading #1Lib1Ref Initiative

Reflection: 2016 Accomplishments

For the past few years I've reflected on my professional practice and accomplishments at the end of the year.  I'm going to continue that tradition with this blog post albeit in a slightly more list based format than the reflective posts I've done in the past. In 2016 I did a lot of things including: … Continue reading Reflection: 2016 Accomplishments

Organization Social Media Accounts

For the past number of years I've been managing the Activehistory.ca social media accounts, namely Twitter and Facebook.  Since the fall I've also been managing Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr accounts for my work. The accounts are somewhat different in nature.  The Active History accounts are primarily used to promote new website content, so I don't … Continue reading Organization Social Media Accounts

Re-writing Wikipedia

As I mentioned earlier the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) is currently hosting "“A Lifetime – Day by Day, Five Women and Their Diaries”the travelling exhibit from the Archives of Ontario and a locally curated companion exhibit "Indigenous Women Rebuilding A Nation." As part of the the Indigenous Women Rebuilding A Nation exhibit the SRSC … Continue reading Re-writing Wikipedia

Digital Outreach and Wikipedia in the GLAM Sector

My most recent post "Digital Outreach and Wikipedia in the GLAM Sector" can be seen over on Activehistory.ca.  This post looks at why Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) might engage in Wikipedia editing and different possibilities for GLAM organizations interested in editing Wikipedia as a form of outreach.