I am a GLAM enthusiast & do my best to facilitate connections between archives, library, and museum staff and Wikipedians and Wikimedians. While I like to edit articles about art and artists, notable women, and local US landmarks, these days you are more likely to find my volunteerism taking the form of advocacy, speaking, and participating on the board of Wikimedia District of Columbia.
I, User:sarasays, am an employee of the Smithsonian Institution, a cultural institution per WP:GLAM. I accept the editing conditions specified at that page. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.
My main edits tend to consist of the following activities:
Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable American artists or art world figures based on both published and original primary source materials.
Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
Updating project pages related to GLAM and to the Smithsonian
I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration. --Sarasays (talk) 18:22, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
A late thank-you for going to bat for Viola Shelly Shantz! --Digitaleffie (talk) 19:28, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
The Barnstar Barnstar
The Barnstar Barnstar is for contributors who make Barnstars. So thank you for creating the beautiful Archives of American Art barnstar! SarahStierch (talk) 13:58, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
The Smithsonian Flowers Barnstar
For your encouragement, dedication, and sandbox during the reconstruction of the article about the Smithsonian Gardens. Geraldshields11 (talk) 15:24, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
For great Oct 12th presentation of how to edit with easy fun graphics. CarolMooreDC 02:16, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
