Victoria Stasiuk and Navino Evans co-produce Wiki Wednesdays, an online webinar series to increase digital literacy for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums).
This second series was funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Wikimedia Foundation, built on our earlier work to continue peer learning, discussions and hands-on interactions with our tools and visualizations.
Topics Explored
| SEPTEMBER 6 | Kickoff Launch Session |
| OCTOBER 4 | Wiki-Wednesdays GLAM: SEO & Wikidata with Inga Petri, Strategic Moves |
| NOVEMBER 1 | South Asian Artists in Canada: Exploring Cultural Works & Digital Empowerment with Indu Adiyat and Dr. Beenish Tahir |
| DECEMBER 6 | Jason Evans – How would a Wikimedian in Residence help your cultural organization? |
| JANUARY 10 | Online Collections – Increasing Education & Outreach through Wikidata & the WikiCommons: Partnered Session with BC Museums Association Members |
| FEBRUARY 7 | Raising the Profile & Discoverability of Metis artists with Tracey-Mae Chambers & George Simard |
Project Results & Knowledge Graphs
These webinars were held from September 2023 to February 2024. We held monthly free online webinars on the first Wednesday of each month. We created data visualizations known as knowledge graphs as a way of reaching out to GLAM to explain how wikidata editing is done and how these concepts can be used as a tool to increase online discoverability:
- Uninvited, Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment
- Sobey Art Award Winners
- Embracing Wikidata for SEO Discoverability Tool Kit for Visual Artists and Art Galleries
- Emily Carr, examples of online collections and Wiki Commons uploads
- Métis artists who were born in Canada.
One of the key takeaways our project team had from the second series was how challenging it is to design the best online peer experiences.
We wanted to create an environment for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to link subject matter experts with the larger concepts of online learning, education, outreach to new communities with linked open data and increased online discoverability.
Some attendees were interested in casual and informative discussions in our break out groups.
Others were curious to find out what they should know or what they were curious about.
Next Steps
We are reviewing the results and outcome of Series 2 to plan what form our future peer online sessions should take.
To join our mailing list and stay informed about upcoming Peer Learning sessions, please email info@victoriastasiuk.ca.