Re: [GLAM] Request help for batch uploads to Commons

The National Library of Scotland has cleared about 2500 images to be released to Commons as part of the Wikimedian in Residence programme – which is fantastic! The tricky part is that I as the Wikimedian in Residence don’t have the technical experience that seems to be required to go about doing that myself. I’ve looked through some of the previous successful uploads, and am having trouble tracing the process through from conceptualisation to realisation. I was hoping to use the GWToolset but I’m lacking the documentation that tells me how to go about preparing the metadata and the files and how to (reasonably) successfully execute the upload. I know that the BL has recently had a successful batch upload and I’ve spoken to Andrew about this, but I also am aware that things have been evolving since then and I’m keen to do this as efficiently and quickly as possible. I’m therefore reaching out for any assistance to make this happen. The idea was to do a series of smaller large uploads (between a couple hundred and a thousand images at a time) that would be grouped according to theme – this is partly an attempt to facilitate their use on Wikipedia and elsewhere once on commons. I will work on this end with anyone who can give me ideas and/or flat out dummy’s guide directions to get things organised, I mainly need a hand getting started. We are entirely flexible in the output of the metadata, as it’s currently just sitting in a database, and the files are already sitting in an open webspace, so it’s just a question of getting things from point A to point B with all of the appropriate information attached, really. If this works, then the NLS would be able to use this process in the long term to hopefully upload thousands more images, maps, and other digitised content, so while the trial run is small it will have a large impact in the end. Any help/ideas either onlist or on my Commons talk page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ACrockford would be fantastic. Cheers, Ally Ally Crockford Wikimedian-In-Residence National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Scotland, UK e: a.crockford(a)nls.uk t: (0) 131 623 3797 w: http://www.nls.uk Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/natlibscot> and Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/NationalLibraryOfScotland> National Library of Scotland, Scottish Charity, No: SCO11086 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Library of Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message. www.nls.uk _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam