bhl-wiki September 2024

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⏰ Reminder: BHL-WIKI Meet-up Next Week ⏰
by Dearborn, JJ 27 Sep '24

27 Sep '24

Hello BHL-WIKI Folks! We are getting ready for an action-packed meeting next week! * 🗓 When: Monday September 16 / Tuesday September 17 (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… Here’s a sneak peek at some of the highlights and updates from our agenda.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19_-TZa3HBWYr_J-E1nsuGlCl6peHI47bXKqt-K5…> 🔹 SPNHC+TDWG 2024 / IBC 2024 / Wikimania 2024 / NHM Recaps Check out the amazing scholarly output from this group in the last 2 months.<https://github.com/users/JJDear83/projects/3/views/1?filterQuery=label%3Aco…> Kudos to all the collaborators! Additionally, many thanks to @Siobhan Leachman<mailto:siobhan.leachman@gmail.com> who has put together a thorough Conference report for SPNHC TDWG 2024<https://zenodo.org/records/13731573> for those who were not able to attend. 🔹 WikiConNA 2024 Updates Register and hear about some of the sessions that will be happening at WikiConNA 2024; many, many upcoming talks from BHL-WIKI members will be featured at this event! 🔹 BHL Wikipedian-in-Residence Update Catch up on the latest on the BHL WiR recruitment process. We are making great headway! 🔹 WMF Annual Plan Update Learn about BHL-WIKI's hypothesis for the WMF annual plan on standardizing metadata and how it could boost the use of underrepresented biodiversity images. We'd love everyone's input on how to measure and track this outcome. 🔹 BHL Image SDC Data Model Diving back into the latest on our in-progress data model. Let's discuss outstanding properties and try to solidify some community data model decisions. 🔹 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 Project Management Basics<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yQuFV4WHxNJX75Kbwg7aUxsoLL-IlNGu/ed…> and the related recording from last month. We look forward to a productive session with valuable discussions and decisions. Hope to see you there! PS: I will be updating our standing series invite with some incoming and outgoing members, please look out for that. 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:945f4539-af59-4950-af69-bf5158e1cb0a]

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Meeting Recap - BHL-WIKI - SEP 16
by Dearborn, JJ 18 Sep '24

18 Sep '24

Hi All, Thanks for the lovely meet-up as always. I'm just sending out the monthly meeting notes<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19_-TZa3HBWYr_J-E1nsuGlCl6peHI47bXKqt-K5…>, recording, and recap below. Please see the summary of our actions, decisions, and FYIs. RECORDING https://smithsonian.zoom.us/rec/share/5w4FiqcBqGSgHYrsGAngJIAJ-5-sH4FseIlU0… Passcode: dNty#g6= 🚀 ACTIONS 🚀 * Siobhan and Sabine to discuss a date for the next meet-up for the research expeditions group. * Siobhan to find out about DISSCO funding for Andy and email him. - DONE * JJ to analyze current Flickr harvest data for the regions in the hypothesis and get a subset of possible image candidates. * Siobhan to draft existing categories for BHL images and circulate them to the group. - DONE, see listserv for conversation * JJ to add difficult image data model properties as discussion items on the GitHub board. * Everyone is encouraged to attend the roundtable at WikiConNA 2024 for "How to Create Wikimedia Working Groups for GLAMs." ✅ DECISIONS ✅ * In the WMF hypothesis statement, we will change the term "Sub-Saharan Africa" to "Africa" for easier searching of relevant images. * Next time we will DECIDE if the WMG annual plan tracking categories will remain hidden, what their exact naming will be, and how to apply these categories in Commons on an isolated set of BHL images related to Africa and South America. 💡 FYIs 💡 Upcoming Events & Talks Register at WikiConNA 2024 and be sure to check out relevant sessions for our group. Good luck to all of the speakers!! ✨ How to Create Wikimedia Working Groups for GLAMs<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/How_to_create_Wikimedia_Wo…>, Giovanna Fontenelle ✨ What Is the Future of the Wikipedian in Residence Position?<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/What_Is_the_Future_of_the_…>, Jake Orlowitz ✨ LOFESQ: Building Community through Named Entity Wikibase<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/LOFESQ_(Lots_of_Farmers_Em…>, Deborah Shapiro, Richard Naples ✨ GLAM CSI Workshop on Documenting User Stories<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/LOFESQ_(Lots_of_Farmers_Em…>, Andrew Lih ✨ Generative AI and Wikipedia: A Discussion<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions:2024/Generative_AI_and_Wikipedi…> ← Keynote, Authors: Maryana Pinchuk, LiAnna Davis; Panelists: Andrew Lih, Bob Cummings, et al. August Monthly Highlights GLAM-WIKI Newsletter: Biodiversity Heritage Library Report<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2024/Contents/Bi…> Please feel free to forward this message on. Thanks everyone and have a great day! 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:7b70d80a-47dc-4ec3-a368-47e7d0be51a3]

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