Wikimania 2017 - The Internet Archive and Wikimedia - Common Knowledge Goals session. Friday, August 11, 2017.
The presentation begins at 12 mins in.Presenters:
- Wendy Hanamura, Director of Partnerships, IA
- Mark Graham, Director, Wayback Machine, IA
This session discusses how the Internet Archive has been
working with the Wikimedia community as a partner to increase access to
knowledge through efforts such as mitigating link rot problems in
Wikipedia, video transcoding support, making primary sources from the
Internet Archive more easily cited. We will also introduce a new
initiative that has the potential to dramatically increase access to
books and copyrighted content.
The Internet Archive is one of eight semifinalists vying for
MacArthur Foundation’s 100 & Change. The $100 million prize
competition calls for bold solutions to the world's biggest problems.
Even in this digital age, millions of books, representing a century of
knowledge, are not accessible online to Wikipedia editors, journalists,
students, and the public. Working with libraries, Internet Archive
proposes a project bringing libraries and learners 4 million free,
digital books. Together, we can collaborate to create a digital
collection of the most useful, impactful, inclusive set of materials for
the next generation. We can bring books that have been underrepresented
on library shelves into the digital realm where they can be more
readily cited and shared.
The Internet Archives seeks to work with Wikimedia communities and
get feedback on ways we can help bring more diverse sources to editors.
We’ll share the major project pillars: our goals, technology, legal
framework, and the potential impact when the Internet Archive and
Wikimedia combine to promote free, long-term access to knowledge.
The Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/index.phpThe Internet Archive Bot on Wikipedia:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/InternetArchiveBotNotes from the presentation:
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_Internet_Archive_and_Wikimedia_-_Common_Kno...Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VgZUZ5aXqHL93CP3aIpKnILfqFk1edcB4Qq2wFq9ZQ0/edit#slide=id.g2... 