Hello everyone! Here's the most recent news about Structured Data on
Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>.
Community updates
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Rama <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rama> published an article
about Structured Commons in Arbido, a Swiss online magazine for
archivists, librarians and documentalists: original in French,
illustrated
<http://arbido.ch/fr/edition-article/2017/metadonn%C3%A9es-donn%C3%A9es-de-qualit%C3%A9/donn%C3%A9es-structur%C3%A9es-la-puissance-de-wikidata-au-service-de-wikimedia-commons>
and the article translated in English
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rama/Structured_Data>.
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We now have a dedicated IRC channel: wikimedia-commons-sd webchat
<https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-commons-sd>
Things to do / input and feedback requests
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved>
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Join the community focus group
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Community_focus_group>
!
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Translation. Do you want to help out translating messages about
Structured Data on Commons from English to your own language? Sign up on
the translators' page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Structured_Data_on_Commons/Newsletter/Translators>
.
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The documentation and info pages about Structured Data on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data> have
received a thorough update, in order to get them ready for all the upcoming
work. Obsolete pages were archived. There are undoubtedly still a lot of
omissions and bits that are unclear. You can help by editing boldly, and by
leaving feedback and tips on the talk pages.
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We have started to list tools, gadgets and bots
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools>
that might be affected by Structured Commons in order to prepare for a
smooth transition to the new situation. You can help by adding alerts
about/to specific tools and developers on the dedicated tools page
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools>.
You can also create Phabricator tasks
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173971> to help keep track of this.
Volunteers and developers interested in helping out with this process are
extremely welcome - please sign up
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools>
!
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Help write the next Structured Commons newsletter
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Structured_Data_on_Commons/Newsletter/Next>
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Presentations / Press / Events
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/About/Press_and_presentations>
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Structured Data on Commons was presented at Wikimania 2017 in Montréal
for a packed room. First design sketches for search functionality were
discussed during a breakout session. Read the Etherpad reports of the
presentation
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimedia2017-StructuredDataPresentation>
and the breakout session
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimedia2017-StructuredDataDesignDiscussion>
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Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, answered
questions on Quora <https://www.quora.com/session/Katherine-Maher/1>. One
of her answers
<https://www.quora.com/Whats-your-take-on-VideoWiki-building-a-multi-media-encyclopedia>,
mentioning Structured Data on Commons, was republished on Huffington Post
<https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wikipedia-is-working-on-making-its-treasure-troves_us_59d2e800e4b03905538d17ea>
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Sandra Fauconnier, Amanda Bittaker and Ramsey Isler from the Structured
Commons team will be at WikidataCon. Sandra presents Structured Commons
there
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Submissions/Structured_Data_on_Wikimedia_Commons:_what%27s_coming,_and_how_to_be_involved_as_Wikidatans>
(with a focus on fruitful collaboration between the Wikidata and Commons
communities). If you attend the conference, don't hesitate to say hi and
have a chat with us! (phabricator task T176858
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T176858>)
Team updates
Two new people have been hired for the Structured Data on Commons team. We
are now complete! :-)
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Ramsey Isler is the new Product Manager of the Multimedia team.
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Pamela Drouin was hired as User Interface Designer. She works at the
Multimedia team as well, and her work will focus on the Structured Commons
project.
Partners and allies
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We are still welcoming (more) staff from GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries,
Archives and Museums) to become part of our long-term focus group
(phabricator
task T174134 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174134>). You will be
kept in the loop of the project, and receive regular small surveys and
requests for feedback. Get in touch with Sandra
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SandraF_(WMF)> if you're
interested - your input in helping to shape this project is highly valued!
Research
Design research
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technology/Goals/2017-18_Q2#Segment_4:_Programs>
is ongoing.
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Jonathan Morgan and Niharika Ved have held interviews with various GLAM
staff about their batch upload workflows and will finish and report on
these in this quarter. (phabricator task T159495
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T159495>)
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At this moment, there is also an online survey for GLAM staff
<https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WDA2RZvPDuaV7f>,
Wikimedians in Residence, and GLAM volunteers who upload media collections
to Wikimedia Commons. The results will be used to understand how we can
improve this experience. (phabricator task T175188
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175188>)
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Upcoming: interviews with Wikimedia volunteers who curate media on
Commons (including tool developers), talking about activities and
workflows. (phabricator task T175185
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175185>)
Development
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Development>
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In Autumn 2017, the Structured Commons development team works on the
following major tasks (see also the quarterly goals for the team
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Audiences/2017-18_Q2_Goals#Programs>
):
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Getting Multi-Content Revisions sufficiently ready, so that the
Multimedia and Search Platform teams can start using it to test and
prototype things.
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Determine metrics and metrics baseline for Commons (phabricator task
T174519 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174519>).
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The multimedia team at WMF is gaining expertise in Wikibase, and
unblocking further development for Structured Commons, by
completing the MediaInfo
extension for Wikibase.
Stay up to date!
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Follow the Structured Data on Commons project on Phabricator:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/34/
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Subscribe to this newsletter
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Structured_Data_on_Commons>
to receive it on a talk page of your own choice.
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Join the next IRC office hour
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours>
and ask questions to the team! It takes place on Tuesday 21 November, 18.00
UTC.
All the best! Sandra
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Sandra Fauconnier
Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>, Wikimedia
Foundation
sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org
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