I’ve been spending some of the wintertime outlasting the blues and making sure that Wikipedia’s got entries for every state library association. It mostly didn’t, now it mostly does. I really should have been writing this post as I went, but blogging is different from making little stubs from templates. My process was straightforward:
- Start with a bare-bones template
- Check library association website for an “Our History” section
- Check old Library Journals on the Internet Archive (keyword searchable)
- Check Hathi Trust for publications BY the association
- Check Guidestar for incorporation information
- Read a few newsletters
- Upload a small version of the logo
- Add some fun details if there are any
- PUBLISH
I am lucky that at some point I got “auto-patrolled” status, so my Wikipedia articles don’t have to get cleared by someone before they go live. If I can use this to help you, do let me know. A few things I’ve learned along the way… Continue reading “Our Library Associations”