Ben Vershbow

Open knowledge advocate. Director of Community Programs (GLAM, Edu, content campaigns) @Wikimedia. Formerly: @nypl_labs, Institute for the Future of the Book.

[Ben Vershbow @subsublibrary]

Happy to kick off the new year with this great news. Grateful to @Dominic_BM @mdellabitta @jsb @HalleLibrary for their ongoing collaboration. cc: @foe @giofontenelle

[DPLA @dpla]

DPLA to make cultural treasures freely available on Wikipedia with new Sloan Foundation support: https://t.co/GcwK9Herie
@Wikimedia @SloanFoundation

[Ben Vershbow @subsublibrary]

I'm hiring! Are you an internationally experienced organizer + campaigner who wants to build a better internet? This role is a unique opportunity to bring experience from other social movements to @Wikipedia’s unique process of public knowledge creation. https://t.co/yxe2QEIC8g

[Ben Vershbow @subsublibrary]

Calling all librarians with a global outlook! A wonderful opportunity to join my team @Wikimedia. #glamwiki #lodlam #libraryjobs #openglam

[James Popoola | Publish2Profit Coach @TheJamesPopoola]

The wait is over!!!🤩

The Multilingual Launch Webinar for #WikiForHumanRights is live NOW!

Register to join the meeting- https://t.co/KDMk7P8vaJ

Read more about the event on diff- https://t.co/kc48yZuZKx

All are cordially invited!

14th April 16:00 UTC

[Liam Wyatt @Wittylama]

I'm frequently asked about the origin of "GLAM" as an acronym for the cultural/heritage sector, which is now the default term used in the Wikimedia community.

A 🧵 [of my personal, subjective, context]

https://t.co/t9P8Svxyj9

[Sam Klein📚🏛️ @metasj]

#kiwix : Internet in a box https://t.co/vLM65BemVz

[Wikimedia Education @WikimediaEdu]

Education is a core part of our work at the @Wikimedia Foundation. Our CEO @MaryanaIskander shares with us her experience and the values that Wikimedia projects bring to education. Join us this week to celebrate this virtual festival of #EduWikiWeek2022. https://t.co/0deMkqPouD

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

The building of bridges between Wikimedia and libraries often takes a lot of experimentation and adaptation to local conditions. Explore how the #1Lib1Ref ("One Librarian, One Reference") campaign has evolved in Romania over the years, via @subsublibrary.
https://t.co/mQk1x3zx0J

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

The Right to a Healthy Environment is the most recent human right to be recognized by the @UN – and it is also the focus of the #WikiForHumanRights 2022 campaign.

We need your help to organize it. Learn more.

https://t.co/hD8qetbJHD

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

#1Lib1Ref aims for every librarian to add one reference to @Wikipedia, but you don't have to be a librarian to participate.

Want to be part of a global free knowledge movement? Now is your chance! More info 👉 https://t.co/XdVwnPxCge

[The Wikipedia Library @WikiLibrary]

We've been building a library of paywalled resources free for use by @Wikipedia editors through a centralised tool. We're really proud to announce that we've now completed our major technical goals, including a search tool and on-wiki notifications! https://t.co/Htwar6wGuy

[The Wikipedia Library @WikiLibrary]

2022 #1Lib1Ref is off to an amazing start!

We have recorded 1993 edits on 1002 pages in just the first two days on the hashtags tool.

Check out the tool for more statistics: https://t.co/EEuVDgqhhR

[Siobhan @SiobhanLeachman]

I've decided on my #1Lib1Ref "theme" for this year. I'm going to be using @docgovtnz publications - uploading metadata to #Wikidata, checking the url for the publication is archived in the @internetarchive wayback machine, & using the CiteQ template to cite them in #Wikipedia.

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

https://t.co/uWCWmlfwrd

[The Wikipedia Library @WikiLibrary]

Happy 21st birthday to @Wikipedia!

Let's participate in #1Lib1Ref and celebrate the occasion by gifting a citation to make Wikipedia more reliable. Anyone can edit!

More details: https://t.co/0YYWFxM0Ps

[afrocrowd.org @afroCROWDit]

Happy @Wikipedia Day 2022!
Join us as we celebrate Wikipedia's 21st Bday!

325 languages, 99M+ editors, ^2B visits/month, top 10 on the net.

AfroCROWD has championed people of African descent on & in #Wikipedia & the @Wikimedia community since 2015. 🥂 🎉 #growth #celebrate!

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

🎊 Happy 21st birthday, @Wikipedia! 🎊

This #WikipediaDay, the best gift is thanking our incredible global community of volunteers who make it possible.

Drop a ❤️ below, tag a contributor, or give thanks here: https://t.co/541fQfEoVy

[Wikimedia Education @WikimediaEdu]

Join us for a virtual celebration of free knowledge in education! Let's celebrate our work by participating in the first-ever #EduWikiWeek2022.Participate at your convenience, find more information here: https://t.co/0deMkqPouD

[Satdeep Gill @satdeepgill]

@wikisource became an adult today!

#WikisourceBirthday #18yearsofwikisource

[Wikimedia Foundation Policy @wikimediapolicy]

Friday Policy Feature (thread 1/5):

This week we took action against the #Chile digital platform bill

It might distort the online info environment and pose risks for the rights to freedom of expression and privacy. We're supporting our allies @theGNI @derechosdigital