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This page tracks the history of the activities of Wikimedia New York City.
General public, University community, Library community
Partners
New York Public Library, City University of New York, Princeton Theological Seminary, New Work City, Red Hat
Topic or theme
Media literacy—Wiki contributions.
Purpose
Education—Outreach—Free content creation.
In Practice
Next step
Working with NYPL, BPL, CUNY, Columbia, and other libraries and educational organizations; Wikimedia Public Policy Initiative at regional universities; Wiki Workshops at Red Hat
Last update
May 2011
So far
07/2009 Mid-Manhattan Library Wikipedia 1: Basics, & Wikipedia 2: Becoming a Contributor
09/2009 CUNY LaGuardia Wikipedia Demystified: Content, Coverage, Controversies
Local cultural institutions (New York Public Library, Jewish Museum, Girl Scouts National Historic Preservation Center, etc), regional help with Smithsonian Institution collaboration
Topic or theme
Wikipedia.
Purpose
Free content creation—cultural outreach.
In Practice
Next step
United Nations Photo Library image donation, further development of embassy pages, Wikipedian in Residence program
Locally: Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New-York Historical Society, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Free Culture Columbia, Free Culture NYU
Globally: 16 cultural institutions total, cooperation with Wikimedia UK, and other regional Wikimedians
Topic or theme
Photography—Art.
Purpose
Free content creation—Outreach.
In Practice
Next step
Post-event processing
Last update
May 2010
So far
02/2009 Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New-York Historical Society events