Ben Vershbow

@subsublibrary

Open knowledge advocate. Director of Community Programs (GLAM, Edu, + more) . Formerly: , Institute for the Future of the Book.

Joined September 2010

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    Along with our friends over at and , we're revising the Open GLAM Principles. 👉 Help us by sharing resources around for cultural heritage, from theoretical insights to practical aspects of implementation, via this form:

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    Mar 5

    NEW: This , join us for , a new initiative to help close the gender gap on and amplify women's stories and contributions. Anyone who cares about inclusion and gender equity is encouraged to participate. (1/2)

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    Feb 25

    "Our mission is a world where everyone can share in the sum of all knowledge. It says nothing about us, but everything about humanity." —Wikimedia's shares how advances free knowledge and supports gender equity. Learn more:

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    Feb 25

    Open Access also means big things for the American Women's History Initiative - which uses technology to create, disseminate, and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women. Learn more here:

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    Feb 25

    That feeling when you're *finally* allowed to speak openly about THE SMITHSONIAN'S RELEASE OF 2.8 MILLION IMAGES INTO THE VIA A CC0 LICENSE 🎉🍾🥂🤯

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  6. Feb 25

    What does mean in the context of cultural heritage? What new stories can it bring to light? Smithsonian Wikimedian in Residence and I penned this post to celebrate the launch of

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    Feb 24

    "What’s missing from Wikipedia isn’t just intellectual. It’s personal." This , our Chief Operating Officer reflects on how everyday experiences and perspectives contribute to history, especially on .

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  8. Feb 25

    Heartfelt congratulations to and the whole team for the launch of . A historic step and a huge gift to the Commons.

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    Feb 25

    The Smithsonian is the 532 institution as of today! I am proud of all the staff that made this possible.

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    Feb 25

    The Smithsonian's treasures belong to you. Now you can download, remix, reuse and share them with , for free, for any purpose. Explore at .

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    Jan 30

    invites you to participate in the challenge (17-23 February)! Improve data about cultural heritage institutions on and earn points (& karma for improving open GLAM data)!

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    Jan 23

    Wikipedia volunteers around the world are training librarians on how to connect their collections to , and Wikipedia to their collections. Love these photos from Nigeria! ❤️

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    Jan 15

    2020 starts today! From 15 January to 5 February, from all around the world are invited to enrich the quality and reliability of 's bibliographic sources. Get involved! Learn more:

    1 Librarian + 1 Reference = Better Access to Knowledge for All #1Lib1Ref IFLA.org
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    Jan 15

    Today, we turned 19. 🥳🎂

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  15. 11 Dec 2019

    We are excited to support in sharing collections from their vast network of libraries, archives, + museums through the projects. Looking forward to collaborating with longtime Wikimedian who has just joined as DPLA data fellow!

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    11 Dec 2019

    How do you preserve a mostly oral language on ? Over the past six years, volunteer students in Quebec have been recording the knowledge and memories of their elders on Wikipetcia — the only active Wikipedia in Canada in an indigenous language.

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    10 Dec 2019

    Have you heard? Thanks to a -funded collaboration between us and , our cultural artifacts are coming to and other Wikimedia projects! Stay tuned to our blog and social media channels for updates!

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    10 Dec 2019

    How can you get involved in the new campaign? We're glad you asked: 🔸Join an edit-a-thon 🔸Share topics missing on 🔸Tell us why human rights matter to you 🔸Share pics from events Learn more:

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    10 Dec 2019

    NEW: Starting this , join us and to improve and expand knowledge about human rights on through our new campaign! Here's how to get involved, via and ➡️ (THREAD 1/2)

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  20. 21 Nov 2019

    Reproductions of Public Domain Works Should Remain in the Public Domain via

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