GLAMTLV2018/Submissions/M for Medicine: An Overview of medical-related GLAM projects around the world
This is an Open submission for GLAM TLV Conference 2018 that has not yet been reviewed by the members of the Program Committee. |
- Submission no. 50
- Title of the submission
- M for Medicine: An Overview of medical-related GLAM projects around the world
- Author(s) of the submission
Shani Evenstein
- E-mail address
shani.evengmail.com
- Country of origin
- Israel
- Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
- WikiProject Medicine Foundation
- Type of session
- Talk
- Length of session
30
- Ideal number of attendees
- Abstract
- What will attendees take away from this session?
When you think of GLAM, medicine is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. Indeed, traditionally GLAM simply meant "Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum". However, in the past 8 years this term as actually been used as an umbrella term for collaborations with varied types of institutions, including WikiTowns, photography contests, collaborations with Zoos, research centers, and -- collaborations with medical or medical-related institutions. This session will offer a (hopefully surprising) global overview of WikiProject Medicine Foundation's GLAM efforts around the world -- from collaborations with medical libraries and organizations such as "Translators without Borders", to Wikimedian-in-resident positions in medical-related institutions, offline app and Internet-in-a-Box. This session will also demonstrate the importance of such collaborations and will offer an opportunity to get involved in medical-related GLAM projects both locally and globally.
- Slides or further information
Shani Evenstein serves as the Chair of WikiProject Medicine Foundation, a user group and a recognized non-profit charity that aims to enhance medical information in Wikimedia Projects and their availability to the public both on and offline.
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