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Te Papa staff must disclose their affiliation with the Museum on their user page before editing. Use the Te Papa user page template
Te Papa staff should also add the category [[Category:Wikipedia:GLAM/TP participants (staff)]] to their user page.
The following policy statements communicate Te Papa’s expectations for its staff who make any contributions to Wikimedia Foundation projects. Te Papa is aware of and transparently handling any potential conflicts of interest in (paid) staff editing.
These statements are based on the work of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and the United States National Archives, (CC BY-SA).
Te Papa staff participate in Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia Foundation projects on equal footing with all other editors, by using individual rather than institutional accounts.
Like any editor, Te Papa staff recognise that they don’t own their contributions, and they may be contested or changed.
Te Papa staff must disclose their affiliation with the Museum on their user page before editing. Use the Te Papa user page template
Te Papa staff will not edit Wikipedia articles about the Museum as an institution or other Te Papa staff as this can be viewed as a conflict of interest and has significant reputational risk. Staff can propose edits on article talk pages.
When editing articles, Te Papa staff will always use an impartial voice as they are writing for an encyclopedia, not acting as a spokesperson for Te Papa.
When contributing Museum assets (such as digital collection images or text from Te Papa publications), Te Papa staff must understand and correctly apply the license that applies to that material. If clearance is required, check with Te Papa's Rights team.
When referencing Te Papa material, do link back to the specific source on Collections Online or another permanent page.
The Wikimedia Foundation projects of Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons are different from most other social-media channels used by Te Papa.
Wikipedia is a community-written encyclopedia and members of the public are free to write about Museum collection items, current and former employees, or Te Papa itself. Being an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is a tertiary source that does not publish original information or original research (i.e. information for which no independent secondary source exists).
Wikidata is the central storage space for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects including Wikipedia, Wikisource and others. It is a knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. Like Wikipedia it is a tertiary source that does not publish original information or original research. Referencing the source of statements is a significant contribution to the value of this dataset. A basic knowledge of SPARQL coding language is helpful when considering extracting information from Wikidata.
Wikimedia Commons is the Wikimedia Foundation project that permits contributions of freely usable media files. When adding content to this media repository copyright statements for both the United States and New Zealand should be added to any contributed file. Any reuse of images from Wikimedia Commons should be correctly credited. To avoid duplication of effort, talk with the Digital Channels Outreach Manager before uploading any collection images as they may already have a bulk upload planned.
Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons contributors, including staff, do not own their contributions; contributions are licensed openly; and contributions may be contested or changed by other editors. When contributing to any of the Wikimedia Foundation projects you are part of a community and are expected to respect the community norms. This includes referencing and citing your sources.
There are a number of tutorials available for Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons
When setting up your account as a Te Papa staff member you must:
Some editing resources are:
Here are a number of useful introductory videos on Wikidata and why it's great. They are ranked by complexity and depth of information.