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Wikimedia and Academia/Stakeholder analysis

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To support synergies between the Wikimedia projects and Academia, it is important to consider the relevant stakeholders.

Area Potential institutions and groups
Wikimedia ecosystem
  • Researchers engaged in contributing subkect knowledge to Wikimedia projects
  • Researchers implementing research about the Wikimedia projects
  • Academic librarians engaged in the Wikimedia projects
  • Chapters and affiliates implementing initiatives in universities and with universities (training, collaborations, academic conferences, research)
  • Thematic projects: Wiki Education, Wikimed
  • Wikimedia Foundation research team
Open science
Institutions and networks working on research metrics
GLAMs DARIAH-EU Digital research infrastructure for the arts and humanities https://www.dariah.eu (they have specific initiatives related to GLAMs, which could also include online open communities)
  • Libraries: IFLA International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
  • Museums: ICOM, specific museums already very active on the Wikimedia projects with a specific attention to research
Research infrastructures
  • Research repositories: Zenodo
Publishers
Grant-makers supporting research
  • Private foundations supporting research and dissemination of research