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⏰ Reminder: BHL-WIKI Meet-up Today ⏰
by Dearborn, JJ 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

Hi All, Sending out the friendly reminder that we will be meeting today: * 🗓 When: Monday November 18 / Tuesday November 19 (NZST/ AU) * ⏰ Time: UTC 18:00, Find your time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20240916T180000&p…> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20240916T180000&p…> * 📍 Where: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/j/88616007793?pwd=MktFaDEzSEVxZjVnM1A2cGZtWGVLd… Please add your additional items to our agenda<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19_-TZa3HBWYr_J-E1nsuGlCl6peHI47bXKqt-K5…> + some highlights for today: 🔹 BHL Wikipedian-in-Residence Update Come meet our new Wikimedian-in-Resident at today's meeting! 🎉 🔹 WMF Annual Plan Update Continuing our work on BHL-WIKI's hypothesis for the WMF annual plan on standardizing metadata and how it could boost the use of underrepresented biodiversity images. 🔹 More BHL Project Management Basics Refine your understanding of research spikes<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j9_qrvPwvAQtQzFUJi8NwqCy90NwaRy2mIesXmJ…> and story points<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMcaFSDgbiT0BdULZ1IJ1iJA2euAAnbtcTD--T3…>. Don’t forget to review BHL<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yQuFV4WHxNJX75Kbwg7aUxsoLL-IlNGu/ed…> Project Management Basics<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yQuFV4WHxNJX75Kbwg7aUxsoLL-IlNGu/ed…> and the related recording. We look forward to a productive session with valuable discussions and decisions. Hope to see you there! JJ Dearborn Data Manager, Biodiversity Heritage Library | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/f3b640e4…] dearbornjj(a)si.edu<mailto:dearbornjj@si.edu> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/e4c7b561…] 1000 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/a25da420…] biodiversitylibrary.org<https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/5dba2852…]<https://twitter.com/BHLDataMgr> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/8cf9f4cc…] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjdearborn/> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/2e8253e9…] <https://www.youtube.com/c/biodivlibrary> [cid:caa004f1-add9-43b8-92a1-2a00499f26c6]

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BHL-Wiki Group Meeting Recap - November 2024
by Dearborn, JJ 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

Hi All, At this month's meeting we all got to meet our new Wikimedian-in-Residence for the first time! Please give a warm welcome to BHL WiR, Tiago Lubiana!<https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2024/11/meet-tiago-bhl-wikimedian-in-r…> 🎉 [20 Of The Best Welcome To The Team Memes — PerkUp] I'm also sending out last week's BHL-Wiki Recap + notes for November<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19_-TZa3HBWYr_J-E1nsuGlCl6peHI47bXKqt-K5…>. RECORDING https://smithsonian.zoom.us/rec/share/5y4IRRwhGs6-yjyxnVERKMzVStTdOdRpdPuSB… Passcode: $s5?ZO%6 🚀 ACTIONS 🚀 1. BHL FAQ Review * @Dearborn, JJ<mailto:DearbornJJ@si.edu> and @Siobhan Leachman<mailto:siobhan.leachman@gmail.com> will begin updating the BHL Wiki FAQ<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h5J-hDSz7E3K9SLgTXNkr6LuPVHbWp7qmp3M2Km…>, focusing; group members are encouraged to contribute inputs. 2. Commons Tracking Categories for WMF Annual Plan * @Dearborn, JJ<mailto:DearbornJJ@si.edu> will follow up with @Roderic D. M. Page<mailto:rdmpage@gmail.com> to explore depositing images as taxonomic treatments. 3. BHL Image Subsets from South America and Africa * Action: Everyone to continue augmenting image SDC with relevant categories using @Siobhan Leachman<mailto:siobhan.leachman@gmail.com> Biodiversity Heritage Library Wikimedia Commons Structured Data Workflow<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J__vxzL_0jzTpiMHQLoCECU6UrxpWyVXI6DDFBH…> and add comments, suggestions, feedback to her draft. ✅ DECISIONS ✅ * Decision: Group will continue refining this list of needs and improvements for Commons and join a future WMF community call with list of suggested improvements. 💡 FYIs 💡 * Wikidata Split: The Wikidata split has been confirmed, and technical teams are working on ensuring queries continue to function properly. * Open Education Global Conference: Siobhan’s keynote is available here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNXWKA9Xc7A>. The talk covers the journey of citizen science, BHL, Flickr, and the importance of open licensing. * NZ Editathons: The NZ species editathons were successful, with reports being drafted to improve future edit-a-thon organization. * Project Management Trainings (continued) * Research Spikes and Story Points was presented. Please see this month's recording for more info and review BHL-WIKI 36<https://github.com/JJDear83/BHL-WIKI-Working-Group/issues/36> for even more project management training. * BHL Research Spike Template<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j9_qrvPwvAQtQzFUJi8NwqCy90NwaRy2mIesXmJ…> * Estimating with Story Points<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMcaFSDgbiT0BdULZ1IJ1iJA2euAAnbtcTD--T3…> * Monthly Highlights: * Please add any additional highlights<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q6ZHeSJVpE-YRINeFGIueEgncr9QUC0AGuhMq5V…>, events, or activities to the monthly rolling document for broader dissemination via communication channels (Newsletter, Signpost, BHL All Staff etc.) Thanks! JJ Dearborn Data Manager, Biodiversity Heritage Library | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/f3b640e4…] dearbornjj(a)si.edu<mailto:dearbornjj@si.edu> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/e4c7b561…] 1000 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/a25da420…] biodiversitylibrary.org<https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/5dba2852…]<https://twitter.com/BHLDataMgr> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/8cf9f4cc…] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjdearborn/> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/2e8253e9…] <https://www.youtube.com/c/biodivlibrary> [cid:185255a7-a975-4007-ad3f-769f3e8890eb]

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🚨 Exciting News! Introducing BHL's new Wikimedian-in-Residence, Tiago! 🚨
by Dearborn, JJ 21 Nov '24

21 Nov '24

Dear BHL Colleagues, The BHL Secretariat is thrilled to introduce the newest member of the BHL team – please join us in welcoming our NEW Wikimedian-in-Residence, <https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2024/11/meet-tiago-bhl-wikimedian-in-r…> Tiago Lubiana<https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2024/11/meet-tiago-bhl-wikimedian-in-r…>!<https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2024/11/meet-tiago-bhl-wikimedian-in-r…> 🥳🎉 Tiago will be working to integrate BHL's 300K + image collection into the rapidly expanding semantic web on Wikimedia Commons (SDC) and Wikidata. 🌐 I wanted to send a huge thanks to all of the members of the BHL-Wiki Working Group who collaboratively wrote the scope of work. The candidate pool was absolutely stellar for this position and it was an incredibly competitive process. And a special shout out goes to BHL Program Manager, @Funkhouser, Colleen<mailto:FunkhouserC@si.edu>, Chair, @Siobhan Leachman<mailto:siobhan.leachman@gmail.com>, Vice-Chair,@Jake Orlowitz<mailto:jorlowitz@gmail.com> and WMF Rep, @Giovanna Fontenelle<mailto:gfontenelle@wikimedia.org> for serving on the WiR evaluation committee. Thank you all for your hard work to bring Tiago on board successfully. ❤️ Please join me in giving Tiago a very warm welcome to the BHL Community! JJ on behalf of the BHL Secretariat JJ Dearborn Data Manager, Biodiversity Heritage Library | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/f3b640e4…] dearbornjj(a)si.edu<mailto:dearbornjj@si.edu> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/e4c7b561…] 1000 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/a25da420…] biodiversitylibrary.org<https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/5dba2852…]<https://twitter.com/BHLDataMgr> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/8cf9f4cc…] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjdearborn/> [https://woodpecker.co/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/dbHg18raJkJAbxhrT08asw/2e8253e9…] <https://www.youtube.com/c/biodivlibrary> [cid:61cc4519-76f8-4cc5-890a-9c9145594f53]

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