Wikisource Conference 2025/Submissions/Collaboration Toward an Open GLAM: The Case of Wikisource Loves Manuscripts in the Philippines

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Title of the submitted proposal: Collaboration Toward an Open GLAM: The Case of Wikisource Loves Manuscripts in the Philippines
Description: This presentation focuses on the results of capacity building of trainers an initiative of PhilWiki Community, the first implementer of the Wikisource Loves Manuscripts program outside Indonesia. The first phase comprised the 24-hour basic training course on transcribing, proofreading, and validating of Wikisource pages held from the first week of June toward mid-July 2024. In the second phase, the 40-hour WILMA PH advanced Wikisource workshop commenced with the two-day Bikol Wikisource Training of Trainers (TOT). More than 30 participants completed the trainings by the end of August 2024. The pilot activity was organized after the conclusion of the first cohort of the WILMA Learning Partners network (WILMA LPN) training program.
Relationship to Wikisource or to the theme: The presentation is aligned with the theme “Wikisource: Transform & Preserve Heritage Digitally”. The pilot project aimed at supporting the preservation of old publications in the Philippines.
Username of speaker(s): Filipinayzd, Maffeth.opiana
Session type: Lecture
Duration: 30 mins.
Outcomes: Attendees will learn about the challenges in organizing the trainings and in forming partnerships with GLAMs, the best practices for sustaining the activities, and strategies in fostering collaboration among the participants.