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Welcome to the United States National Archives WikiProject on the English Wikipedia! This is a project focused on sharing the National Archives' resources with the public and improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the National Archives. Our goal is to foster collaboration between Wikimedia projects and the National Archives in order to make cultural works more discoverable to the public. We intend to do this through the creation of related Wikipedia content and digitization of materials on Commons and Wikisource. Please make suggestions for accomplishing this goal on the talk page. Events United States National Archives Building, Washington D.C. Photo by David Samuel. WikiXDC - Wikipedia 10th anniversary celebration and one-day symposium On May 24, 2011, Liam Wyatt spoke at the William G. McGowan Theater of the National Archives building in D.C. This event was followed by a meetup of local Wikimedians with NARA staff attending. NARA 2 Backstage Pass event on August 6, 2011 Tasks This project can use volunteers interested in a range of tasks, whether it is intensive tasks like research and article work, or less intensive tasks like tagging and categorizing. This is a cross-project effort taking place on Wikipedia, Wikisource, and Commons. If you have any special skills, such as programming, proficiency with templates, digital image expertise, or fluency with multiple languages, please note it when you sign up. Less intensive tasks Wikipedia/article-related Help recruit new members. Tag and assess articles related to the National Archives' collection using {{WPNARA}}. "Related" articles include those documents held by the National Archives (e.g., Webster–Ashburton Treaty) as well as creators or subjects of documents (e.g., Louisiana Purchase), if the holdings of the National Archives have major significance for them in some way. If possible, include the document's ARC Identifier (template parameter "ARC=") when tagging. Compile a list of existing National Archives media for which high-quality scans should be obtained. Commons/media-related Use the pictures! Add new media to pages, on all projects, where appropriate Files are being uploaded as TIFFs in most cases. Help convert these to JPEG (for still pictures), DjVu (for text), OGG (for audio), or OGV (for video). Remember to link the two versions using the "|Other versions=" parameter. Move National Archives images from Wikipedia to Commons. Help categorize new National Archives media topically according to Commons standards. Identify and tag any existing low-quality duplicates of new high-quality material with {{superseded}} and replace the files on any projects where they are in use. Find ARC identifiers for media which lack one and add it to the images using {{NARA-image}}. Wikisource/text-related Intensive tasks Wikipedia We want to help increase coverage of National Archives-related content on Wikipedia. You can work on articles related to the Ansel Adams set, the Today's Document challenge, or any other content related to the National Archives. If you are working on an article related to a document held by the National Archives, we may be able to find a subject specialist willing to collaborate with you. Where appropriate, nominate National Archives media for featured status. Wikisource Transcribe and proofread National Archives documents. Commons Digitally restore any National Archives media from the high-quality TIFFs. Where appropriate, nominate National Archives media for featured status. Article assessments National Archives and Records Administration-related articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 2 3 FM 1 1 GA 5 3 1 9 B 13 5 18 C 11 1 1 1 14 Start 37 3 19 3 1 63 Stub 5 18 9 1 33 Project 10 10 NA 2 2 Assessed 72 9 43 13 13 3 153 Total 72 9 43 13 13 3 153 Importance guidelines Importance Meaning Examples Top These are the most significant documents in the National Archives' holdings. United States Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, Voting Rights Act High These are other documents of some significance, as well as other important articles where a document is critical context for the article. Tennessee Valley Authority, Lend-Lease Mid These are any remaining documents with their own articles, articles for which a document is a major component or source, and articles about important NARA facilities, agencies, or people. Webster–Ashburton Treaty, Wayne C. Grover, Hoover Dam, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Low These are articles that are more tangentially related to the National Archives in some way. Charles O'Rear, U.S. reclassification program Project These are the non-article pages related to this project, including templates and categories. This page! Press reporting National Archives Blog, Meet Our Wikipedian in Residence: Dominic McDevitt-Parks and Press Release, June 1. Zongter B., National Archives Hires “Wikipedian in Residence", NBC Washington, June 1. (reposted by Boston Globe[1]) Stone A., National Archives names first Wikipedian in Residence, Huffpost Tech, June 1. (reposted by BusinessInsider[2] and The Daily Reporter, Indiana[3]) Marks J., Primary sourcing meets crowdsourcing, Nextgov.com, June 1. Rein L., National Archives hires first ‘Wikipedian’, Washington Post's Federal Eye, June 2. Connelly, P., The National Archives hires its first Wikipedian to push its digital reach, Yahoo! News, June 2. Keller, J. How Wikipedians-in-Residence Are Opening Up Cultural Institutions, The Atlantic, June 16. Baughman, J. National Archives hires 'Wikipedian in residence, Baltimore Sun, July 13. Related WikiProjects Wikipedia:WikiProject FedFlix - Digitizing and using video from NARA and other U.S. Federal government sources