Bringing Wikimedians into the Conversation at Libraries

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Bringing Wikimedians into the Conversation at Libraries
by Alex Stinson and Jason Evans

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2480169Bringing Wikimedians into the Conversation at LibrariesAlex Stinson and Jason Evans

Bringing Wiki(p/m)edians into the Conversation at Libraries

By Alex Stinson and Jason Evans

This article preprint is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The peer-reviewed chapter apears in the book "Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge", edited by Merrilee Proffitt, published by ALA Editions. Item Number: 978-0-8389-1632-2 ISBN: 9780838916384

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Table of Contents (not listed in original)

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Introduction.	2
Finding your allies in the Wikimedia Movement.	2
Creating Wikimedians in Your Community	8
Planning for new contributors	10
Getting the right support: integrating Wikimedia champions into the library	13
Staff champions	13
Wiki(p/m)edians in Residence	14
Wikipedia Visiting Scholars	17
Student Interns, Practicum students or University Classes	18
Innovating, growing, and supporting communities	20

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