Wikipedia:GLAM/Massey

Sir Geoffrey Peren building, Palmerston North campus

This is the project page for Wikimedia initiatives at Massey University, New Zealand. From January to July 2020 Dr Mike Dickison (User:Giantflightlessbirds) was employed as a Research Information Advisor at the Palmerston North campus, increasing the visibility of research at Massey.

Resources

• Tāmiro, heritage collections in Massey University Library
• Massey Research Online, an open-access repository of Massey research papers and theses, with permalinks

Events

• Godwits Edit-a-thon: all-day event for Massey staff and students (event page)
  Thu 19 Mar, 09.00–17.00, Large Group Discussion Room, Library, Massey PN
• How Wikipedia Works: Zoom presentation to Massy Library staff
  Wed 22 Apr, 14.00–15.00
• Wikidata for Librarians: talk for Massey Library staff and other interested parties
  Wed 29 Apr, 13.30–16.00 (TBC)

Created

Category:Photos by Jane Ussher, comprising high-resolution TIFF photos of Massey research staff by noted portrait photographer Jane Ussher commissioned for Rangahau: Research at Massey (Volume 1:2016, Volume 2:2018). Made available by Massey University Press under a CC BY 4.0 license. For more information contact Nicola Legat at Massey University Press (N.Legatmassey.ac.nz). Photos were uploaded

• 22 April 2020 (Robert McLachlan)
• 24 April 2020 (29 other photos from Rangahau 2018)
• 28 April 2020 (31 photos from Rangahay 2016)
• 15 July 2020 (one photo by Dave Wiltshire, Massey staff photographer)
• 8 August 2020 (one additional photo of Dianne Brunton by Barbara Evans)

Of the 72 researchers featured in Rangahau, only 34 had Wikidata items and only 24 Wikipedia articles. The following articles were created:

• Robert McLachlan (mathematician)
• Oli Wilson

as well as articles for Heather Hendrickson and Libby Liggins. Fifteen other articles were improved, and 72 Wikidata items were created or improved.

Goals

1. Begin a partnership with the Palmerston North Wikipedia volunteers
2. Run a staff/student edit-a-thon on Massey PN campus
3. Organise a Wikipedia event with Palmerston North Public Library (topic: Wildbore photo collection)
4. Bulk upload of staff photos used in the books Rangahau: Research at Massey (#1:2016, #2:2018) – Massey CC BY copyrighted
5. Student tutoring for WikiEducation assignments Worked with 7 students improving insect articles for fourth-year Entomology paper
6. Propose a Wikipedian in Residence programme for Massey

Media

• Massey University Library. (21 Mar 2019). "Wikipedia boosts visibility and readership of your research". Library Out Loud, Massey University