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Item ARL White Paper on Wikidata: Opportunities and Recommendations(Association of Research Libraries (ARL), 2019-04-18) Allison-Cassin, Stacy; Armstrong, Alison; Ayers, Phoebe; Cramer, Tom; Custer, Mark; Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; McCallum, Sally; Proffitt, Merrilee; Puente, Mark; Ruttenberg, Judy; Stinson, AlexItem Bringing archival collections to Wikipedia with the Remixing Archival Metadata Project (RAMP) editor(2017-07-03) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; Thompson, Timothy A.Wikipedia has been in existence for 16 years, but it was not until recently that GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions started to see it as a trusted source and one they were interested in contributing to. Libraries and archives, in particular, have been slowly embracing the idea of contributing to Wikipedia, often motivated by the prospect of increasing the visibility and impact of their distinctive collections, which have been carefully curated by librarians and archivists alike. Different approaches have been taken by libraries and archives when it comes to contributing to Wikipedia. Some institutions have focused on adding links to Wikipedia articles in order to point back to their unique archival collections, whereas others have concentrated on enhancing the content of existing articles. Another way in which librarians and archivists can work together to share our collections is to collaborate on projects to enrich and repurpose the metadata that has already been created to describe them. The University of Miami Libraries took this approach and developed a tool to facilitate the creation of Wikipedia articles using relevant metadata from the libraries’ finding aids (documents that describe the scope, content, and context of archival collections). In this chapter, we will introduce the RAMP (Remixing Archival Metadata Project) editor and share our experience working on a pilot project conducted to test its viability.Item Building an on-RAMP to Wikipedia(The Wikipedia Library, 2015-04) Thompson, Timothy; Lemus-Rojas, MairelysItem Building Bridges with Structured Linked Data at IUPUI University Library(InULA, 2018-11-29) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; Odell, Jere D.Item Contributing to the Portuguese Wikipedia with the Wikipedia Translation Project at Brown University(2024-06-11) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; Sobral, Patricia; Figueroa, PatriciaProviding equitable access to the consumption and creation of knowledge is at the core of organizations like the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia, which is part of the ecosystem of open knowledge projects under the umbrella of Wikimedia, is available in over 300 languages. However, having this reach doesn’t mean all languages have the same coverage. With efforts underway carried out by the global community of users to try and mitigate the prevalent gender gap in the online encyclopedia, at Brown University, we have taken a step toward helping bridge the content and gender gap in the Portuguese-language version of Wikipedia. This is how the Wikipedia Translation Project was developed and has been implemented in the POBS 0400 course on Writing and Speaking Portuguese. The project mainly focuses on improving the coverage of those who lack representation, for example, women biographies in the Portuguese-language version of Wikipedia given that women biographies account for 20% of all biographies. In this presentation, we will share our experience in conceptualizing and implementing this project as well as its outcomes.Item Contributing to the Representation of Women Artists in Wikidata(2019-11-07) Lemus-Rojas, MairelysOpen knowledge projects that are part of the Wikimedia ecosystem allow users to consume, contribute, and reuse the data. Wikidata, the structured linked data knowledge base that serves as a hub for all Wikimedia projects, offers interesting opportunities for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) institutions. Despite the fact that Wikidata holds over 60 million items, and that it is constantly growing, there is a noticeable gender disparity favoring entries for males. In this presentation, I share details of my efforts toward bridging the gender divide and hope to encourage GLAM professionals to join me in reshaping the art historical narrative in ways that can positively help bridging the gender gap in Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects while also providing more visibility to female artists in museum and library collections.Item Enhancing the Representation of Latin American Women Scholars and their Scholarship in Wikidata(2019-06-28) Lemus-Rojas, MairelysLibraries interested in exploring linked data opportunities have been engaging with Wikidata–a freely accessible knowledge base. Wikidata stores structured linked data that can be consumed by other projects that are part of the Wikimedia ecosystem, as well as external sources. The participation of libraries and other communities in Wikidata can be pivotal in modelling and building a more comprehensive data source. The SALALM community has the knowledge expertise needed to start making contributions toward achieving a more balanced representation of Latin American women scholars and their scholarship output in the knowledge base, which will ultimately enhance their discoverability.Item Ennegreciendo Wikidata(2020-07-12) Lemus-Rojas, MairelysItem Facilitating Open Knowledge: The Intersection of Wikidata and Libraries(2020-07-27) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; Ma, ThomasItem The Intersection of Open Metadata & SALALM: Learning to Use Wikidata(2018-07-01) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; Thompson, Tim A.