This is the template request being written to GLAM representatives when asking them to participate in writing case studies of their organisation's relationship with Wikimedia. See "section 3" of GLAM/Documentation & Case studies.
As part of the Cultural Partnerships initiative, Wikimedia is hoping to produce a series of case studies that can be combined in book where various professional cultural organisation who have worked with Wikipedia will tell their own story, in their own words, about why they chose to do this and what advantages/problems this has resulted in. We find that people telling their own story is much more powerful than if Wikipedians were to tell the story for them. This is based on [http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/publications/casestudiesvol1 Creative Commons' equivalent case studies book]. Each case study will available as a standalone physical and digital page, as well as combined into a hardcopy collection.
Specifically what I would like is for a one or two page piece of prose text, a couple of pull-quotes, and a couple of associated photographs, that can be laid out into an attractive webpage and accompanying printed book. The prose could briefly describe:
# The reasons that your organisation decided to collaborate with Wikimedia
# What risks/fears you had, how they were addressed/solved.
# What the outcomes have been, both intended and unexpected.
# An example of something extra special that you would like to draw attention to.
# Some statistics.
# What you think the organisation will do in the future.
The text itself would need to be licensed as CC-by-SA or CC-by and we would need permission to use the organisation's logo in the context of this case study. ~~~~
As part of the Cultural Partnerships initiative, Wikimedia is hoping to produce a series of case studies that can be combined in book where various professional cultural organisation who have worked with Wikipedia will tell their own story, in their own words, about why they chose to do this and what advantages/problems this has resulted in. We find that people telling their own story is much more powerful than if Wikipedians were to tell the story for them. This is based on <a href="http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/publications/casestudiesvol1" Creative Commons'equivalent case studies book</a>. Each case study will available as a standalone physical and digital page, as well as combined into a hardcopy collection.
Specifically what I would like is for a one or two page piece of prose text, a couple of pull-quotes, and a couple of associated photographs, that can be laid out into an attractive webpage and accompanying printed book. The prose could briefly describe:
1. The reasons that your organisation decided to collaborate with Wikimedia
2. What risks/fears you had, how they were addressed/solved.
3. What the outcomes have been, both intended and unexpected.
4. An example of something extra special that you would like to draw attention to.
5. Some statistics.
6. What you think the organisation will do in the future.
The text itself would need to be licensed as CC-by-SA or CC-by and we would need permission to use the organisation's logo in the context of this case study.
