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GLAM India is a community group that supports collaboration between the Wikimedia community and GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) institutions across India. The initiative aims to strengthen the representation, accessibility, and sustainability of Indian cultural heritage on Wikimedia projects.

Mission

To facilitate ethical, inclusive, and sustainable GLAM-Wikimedia collaborations in India that improve access to knowledge, promote open culture, bridge the existing knowledge gap that persists in India, and support cultural institutions in sharing their collections with the world.

Objectives

Support GLAM institutions in India to engage with Wikimedia projects.
Improve the quality and coverage of Indian cultural heritage content on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and related projects.
Build capacity among Indian Wikimedians and GLAM professionals through training and mentorship.
Encourage best practices in digitisation, metadata, licensing, and community collaboration.
Support coordination among existing and emerging GLAM Wiki initiatives in India.

Scope

GLAM India supports work related to:

Museums, libraries, archives, galleries, and memory institutions
Universities and research institutions
Community archives and underrepresented heritage collections
Open access, open data, and open licensing efforts

How to Participate

Participation is open to Wikimedia contributors, GLAM professionals, students, researchers, and educators, or anyone interested in open knowledge and cultural heritage.

To get involved, please add your name to /Members page, and kindly consider, inter alia:

Joining or starting discussions on the project's talk page
Participating in activities and events
Uploading GLAM related media
Proposing collaborations or outreach initiatives

Contact

Primary contacts:

Alnitak-Alnilam-Mintaka, Wikimedian-in-Residence, Central Library, IIT Delhi
Raydann, Wikimedian-in-Residence, Central Library, IIT Delhi