Category Archives: academia

New Systems for Documenting Public Art

Richard McCoy summarizes the outcomes of IUPUI Museum Studies’ documentation project at the Indiana Statehouse and discusses the future of Wikiproject Public Art. Continue reading

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Conference-a-thon!

In the next couple of months I’m on a bit of a conference-a-thon, presenting the idea of the cultural sector having a proactive relationship with Wikipedia and more generally learning things about the intersection between culture and technology. 1) Right … Continue reading

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WIkipedia Journal

Questions: How to encourage academics to contribute to Wikipedia? How to increase the amount of good quality articles in Wikipedia? Issues: In order to demonstrate the work they have undertaken (to funding organisations, to their university, for promotion, for their … Continue reading

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