Ben Vershbow
@subsublibrary
Open knowledge advocate. Director of Community Programs (GLAM, Edu, content campaigns) @Wikimedia. Formerly: @nypl_labs, Institute for the Future of the Book.
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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 to make cultural treasures freely available on Wikipedia with new Sloan Foundation support: dp.la/news/dpla-to-m… @Wikimedia @SloanFoundation
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. boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs…
Calling all librarians with a global outlook! A wonderful opportunity to join my team @Wikimedia. #glamwiki #lodlam #libraryjobs #openglam
DPLA to make cultural treasures freely available on Wikipedia with new Sloan Foundation support: dp.la/news/dpla-to-m… @Wikimedia @SloanFoundation
The wait is over!!!🤩 The Multilingual Launch Webinar for #WikiForHumanRights is live NOW! Register to join the meeting- bit.ly/36FIJIJ Read more about the event on diff- bit.ly/3NCTv3b All are cordially invited! 14th April 16:00 UTC
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]
#kiwix : Internet in a box meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Internet-…
DPLA to make cultural treasures freely available on Wikipedia with new Sloan Foundation support: dp.la/news/dpla-to-m… @Wikimedia @SloanFoundation
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. meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education…
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. w.wiki/4kMo
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. w.wiki/4iPb
#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 👉 w.wiki/44X
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! diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/19/the…
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: hashtags.wmcloud.org/?query=1lib1ref
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.
It has been 10 years since Wikipedia and other websites went dark to protest the SOPA & PIPA bills in the US Congress. A lot has changed. But we need lawmakers to prioritize the protection of free knowledge. Read this thread and my new Medium post. 👇👇
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: meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?ti…
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!
🎊 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: w.wiki/4gdL
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: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education…
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
A digital platform bill in #Chile mirrors poor approaches we’ve seen elsewhere — too many companies in scope, stringent liability, insufficient guidance on transparency and due process, plus limits on platforms’ ability to moderate. Read GNI's response: globalnetworkinitiative.org/chile-digital-…
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