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Wikipedia & the Cultural Sector: A Lecture and Workshop

Here’s a guest post by Lori Byrd Phillips, who is probably the busiest graduate student in the IUPUI Museum Studies Program. In addition to her coursework, she’s my teaching assistant for the Collections Care and Management course, developing the IMA’s E-Volunteer Program, interning as the in-house Wikipedian at The Children’s Museum, and a project leader for Wikipedia Saves Public Art.

The truly dedicated IMA blog reader will know that Richard has been interested in putting information about art in Wikipedia for some time, and will also remember that the IMA has been interested in doing the same: from participating in the project Wikipedia Loves Art, to Max having lunch with local Wikipedians, to a number of folks from the IMA participating in the Wikimedia-sponsored event at Museums and the Web this year.

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Filed under: Conservation, Current Events, Local

 

New Media Projects and More

Lots and lots going on in New Media at the IMA. It’s already been a long day here at the museum, but I’ve got a lot to report on, including audio guides, new videos and exciting spreadsheets! Now who doesn’t love spreadsheets? Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: New Media

 

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