GLAM Wiki 2023/Program/Democratizing GLAM-Wiki partnerships in Brazil: the case of developing a tool to diagnose the legal and technological compatibility of Brazilian cultural institutions with Wikimedia

ID: 2296
Facilitators/Speakers: Adriane Gomes Rodrigues Batata, Lucas Piantá, Sandra Soster	Time block: Afternoon	Beginning: 13h45
	Location: Auditorium	Duration: 1h
Description: Socioeconomic inequality is still an obstacle for cultural institutions located far from the main economic centers in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil to access resources to digitize, curate and digitally disseminate their collections. While some institutions in Brazil have a high degree of digital capacity, others don't even have access to the internet. Due to this disparity, the representation of Brazilian cultural heritage on Wikimedia is concentrated mainly in the richest regions that are well equipped in terms of technology and specialized personnel. It is no coincidence that 90% of the GLAM-Wiki partnerships established by Wiki Movimento Brasil (WMB) are located in the Southeast region of the country. Within this context, the WMB has promoted initiatives to democratize digitization and the digital dissemination of digitized collections, such as campaigns and partnerships in under-represented regions and the Portable Museum, which reduces digitization costs. One initiative that aligns these actions with the implementation of the Movement's Strategy is the calibra program, which aims to train volunteers to plan and implement educational and GLAM-Wiki initiatives in Brazil. To support participants in this effort, calibra has developed a tool designed to assess the legal and technological compatibility of Brazilian cultural institutions with Wikimedia. This tool will be used to establish expectations and strategies for using Wikimedia as a means of disseminating the institutions' collections, regardless of the resources available. In this section, we will present a case study that looks at the development of the tool, which relied on the collaboration of professionals and volunteer Wikimedians experienced in GLAM-Wiki initiatives in Brazil. Participants will learn how the complexity of the situation of Brazilian memory institutions led us to develop a tool that allows volunteers to help them set up a plan for their effective presence on Wikimedia platforms. We will address issues such as: the need to serve large and small institutions; setting expectations based on the institution’s reality; identifying potentials and challenges for establishing a partnership; collaboration between professionals and volunteers; and the importance of putting together a action plan to build the institution’s loyalty in the Wikimedia Movement.		Experience level: Beginner
		Keywords: Capacity building & training, Partnership building (GLAM Wiki collaborations, etc.), Regional, global strategy & networking
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