Knowledge (XXG)

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These guidelines communicate the State Library’s expectations of staff engaging in editing Knowledge (XXG) articles and provide a public-facing explanation of the editing methodology of State Library staff, and also acknowledge that the institution is aware of and dealing with any potential conflicts
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Where State Library staff are contributing Library assets (e.g. digitised images of collection items that are in copyright, or photographs taken by the Library) to the Wikimedia Commons, they must have Library authorisation to release the specific files; use the appropriate license; and include the
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If State Library staff edit articles about the Library as an institution, other users may perceive a conflict of interest. Simple factual changes (e.g. personnel updates or outdated statistics) may likely be made without contention, but more substantial changes should be proposed first using
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Knowledge (XXG) is different from most other social media channels used by the State Library of Western Australia. Knowledge (XXG) is an encyclopedia, so it is a tertiary source that does not publish original information, that is, information for which no independent secondary source exists.
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Knowledge (XXG) contributors, including Library staff, do not own their contributions; contributions may be contested or changed. Knowledge (XXG) is a community-written encyclopedia and members of the public may write about Library objects or the Library itself.
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the Library is working to add authoritative content to Knowledge (XXG) and to encourage other public libraries in Western Australia to do the same. The goal is to share the State's stories with the world along with information about its people and places.
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is writing and developing Knowledge (XXG) articles about current and historic Western Australian newspapers. It includes contributing to comprehensive list articles as well as articles on individual newspapers from the lists.
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appropriate Library meta data. They must also confirm that the Library has the copyright permission to use images, and record the upload to the Wikimedia commons in the collection's corporate file.
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Creating and editing articles in Knowledge (XXG) is in line with the State Library of Western Australia’s mission of providing open access to contemporary and historical knowledge.
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State Library staff must disclose their affiliation with the Library on their user page before editing. Templates are available on the State Library’s Participants project page.
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This project page co-ordinates activities to improve articles and images related to the State Library of Western Australia and the items in its collections. In partnership with
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When editing articles, an impartial voice should be maintained. State Library staff must remember they are writing an encyclopedia, not speaking for the Library.
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helps participants continue to use their Knowledge (XXG) editing skills in their own time. Another potentially useful guide (with video) can be found at
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The State Library of Western Australia’s Social Media Policy and Code of Conduct applies to all State Library staff interactions with Knowledge (XXG).
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as a template, both are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. These guidelines are published under the same license.
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State Library staff participate in Knowledge (XXG) on an equal footing with all other editors by using individual rather than Library accounts.
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Additions to articles must be verifiable. This means that independent media or secondary sources should be cited whenever possible.
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Ongoing work on articles as part of the Knowledge (XXG) project at the State Library of Western Australia can be found at
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Relevant references and links to digitised items from State Library of Western Australia's collections
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for general Wikimedia-wide information about the library, including the 2017 'incubator space'
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The guidelines were based on the ones developed by the State Library of New South Wales for a
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The Library edits articles and topic areas related to its collections. These include:
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Knowledge (XXG) GLAM in Western Australia/State Library of Western Australia
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State Library of Western Australia guidelines for editing Knowledge (XXG)
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For more information on the Library's Knowledge (XXG) projects, talk to
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Information about the planning and evaluation will be added to the
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Objects from the State Library of Western Australia's collection
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Exploring Knowledge (XXG): Content Creation Training Manual
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Home
Discuss
Participants
Events and Workshops
Ongoing Work
The Newspaper Project
State Library of Western Australia
Wikimedia Australia
RenegadeStormie
Madradish
Ask a Librarian
Shortcut
WP:SLWA
GLAM/State Library of Western Australia is located in Western Australia
similar project
internal guidelines
Newspaper Project
SLWA Ongoing Work

training manual
Knowledge (XXG):GLAM/SLQ
Knowledge (XXG):GLAM/BeginnersGuide
evaluation page
Knowledge (XXG):GLAM/Australian libraries and WP
Australian Wikipedians' notice board
WA contributors notice board
Meta:State Library of Western Australia
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