Talk:IIITH-OKI

Team member names and usernames

Congratulations on the new incarnation of the team.

It would be good if the team members were more formally listed (at the moment some are listed with a single name only, or with initials), and linked to their (work) Wikimedia account user pages. Asaf (WMF) (talk) 13:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Announcing the GLAM India User Group - Get Involved!

Hello there,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to share information about a recently initiated community effort, the GLAM India User Group, and to invite interested members of IIITH-OKI to take part.

GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) initiatives focus on collaboration between cultural and memory institutions and the Wikimedia community to improve the availability, quality, and sustainability of free knowledge on Wikimedia projects. In the Indian context, GLAM-related work has so far remained largely fragmented and localized. At the same time, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding Indian GLAM institutions, their collections, and related metadata across Wikimedia projects.

The GLAM India User Group has been started as a community led initiative to help unite and streamline GLAM efforts across India, encourage collaboration among contributors, and support more coordinated engagement with cultural institutions. Given India's rich cultural, archival, and linguistic heritage, participation from IIITH-OKI would be very valuable and appreciable.

The user group is currently in its early stages of formation and is not yet affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation (AffCom has currently paused the recognition of new User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Organizations until March 31, 2026). Membership is open and free, and interested contributors are welcome to join by adding their username to the members list at GLAM India User Group/Members

We would be glad to collaborate with IIITH-OKI on GLAM-related activities, documentation initiatives, and capacity-building efforts.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to the possibility of working together.

Best,
❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 09:32, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
Wikimedian-in-Residence,
Central Library, IIT Delhi

@Raydann Thank you for sharing this. We are happy to hear about the formation of the GLAM India User Group and congratulate the team on this initiative. We appreciate the effort involved in bringing together GLAM-related work across India.

We would be happy to discuss this further. Please write to our contact email ID (contact.okiresearch.iiit.ac.in) to take this conversation forward. Pavan Santhosh (OKI) (talk) 09:08, 8 January 2026 (UTC)