Education July 2016

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Writing or Editing a Wikipedia Article for Law School Credit
by Kleefeld, John 25 Nov '25

25 Nov '25

Dear fellow Wikipedians: This is to let you know about my most recent article, co-authored with former student Kate Rattray. We’re especially proud of this piece, in which we make a pedagogical and public-service case for writing and editing Wikipedia articles for law school credit. The article has just been published in the Journal of Legal Education, which, appropriately, is an open-access journal. The current volume can be found here: http://jle.aals.org/home/. You can also read an abstract and download the article from my SSRN (Social Sciences Research Network) website, here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2729241. Yours truly, John Kleefeld Associate Professor, College of Law University of Saskatchewan 15 Campus Drive Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6 tel: (+1) 306.966.1039 email: john.kleefeld(a)usask.ca skype: johnkleefeld twitter: @johnkleefeld web: http://law.usask.ca/find-people/faculty/kleefeld-john.php

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Wikipedia assignment at Ulster University
by Lixxx235＠Wikipedia 22 Nov '25

22 Nov '25

Good evening, Professor Christie. My name is Lixxx235, and I'm a Wikipedia editor and an Online Ambassador with the Wikipedia Education Program. ( userpage <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lixxx235>) It's come to my attention (through a student's request for help via Wikipedia's live chat) that you have given your students assignments relating to editing Wikipedia. While the Wikipedia Education Program fully supports such assignments, and endorses a number of courses at various universities around the world, according to one of your students, an assignment you've given seems to have students confused and is causing submissions in violation of some Wikipedia policies and wasting volunteer and student time. For example, this <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Fuel_controlled_fires_…> is an entry one of your students tried to get help on from our live help chat. This submission does not meet Wikipedia guidelines such as notability policies, policies requiring verifiability of material, and policies requiring a neutral point of view (NPOV) to be kept. In addition, it was not in Wikipedia's standard format. We'd love to get in touch with you. Please reply back to lixxx235wikipedia(a)gmail.com and education(a)lists.wikimedia.org to see how we can help you develop good assignments for editing Wikipedia and how we can resolve some issues with your current assignment. All the best, Lixxx235 English Wikipedia

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WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM
by Pine W 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Hello, Does anyone running education or GLAM programs use WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies, or WikiNews in their programs? If so, how do you use them? I can imagine some possibilities for them, but I can't recall ever them being used in education or GLAM programs. Thanks, Pine

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R: Re: [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM
by Prof. Giulio Picciolini 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Wow, I'm following this thread from the beginning.The contest in wikisource is a great idea! I'd like make a contest in Italy Usually I use wikisource with my students and sometimes we have selected books to scanner and upload on wikisource. But a contest is a great idea. And an international contest is a greater idea. Why not? Inviato da smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Messaggio originale --------Da: Wikimedia Argentina <comunicacion(a)wikimedia.org.ar> Data: 21/07/2016 17:32 (GMT+01:00) A: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Oggetto: Re: [Wikimedia Education] [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM Hi Pine, We made a contest in Wikisource [1]. The results were very good, we made 1238 new pages but they´re very few participants. If you need something else I would love to chat with you. Regards. [1] https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Concurso_Wikisource_2016_%28WMAR%… Giselle BordoyEncargada de Comunicación A. C. Wikimedia Argentina 2016-07-21 7:19 GMT-03:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84(a)gmail.com>: Hi Pine. There are some reports here on the Wikisource Community User Group page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Community_User_Group#Updates Also, if you want some updates make sure to subscribe to the wikisource-l mailing list, when the conversation usually happens. https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l Aubrey On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thanks everyone. I might suggest that we keep a centralized list of GLAM+STEM and Education projects, probably on the Outreach wiki, to facilitate awareness and communication. As far as I know, we currently have no easy way to figure out what projects are planned, are happening, or have happened. These don't need to be elaborate reports; a simple list of locations and dates with links to the project pages would be great. Alex, is this something that you and Tighe could look into coordinating? Thanks, Pine On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: Hi Pine, et. al. I am seeing a lot of WikiSource in GLAM projects, including: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_NARA https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:BAnQ https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Aider_pour_la_livraison_BnF https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Collaborazioni And I am also hearing about similar projects in Indic languages, though not quite as well documented -- I would love to hear about more GLAM projects in Wikisource :) Cheers, Alex On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hello, Does anyone running education or GLAM programs use WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies, or WikiNews in their programs? If so, how do you use them? I can imagine some possibilities for them, but I can't recall ever them being used in education or GLAM programs. Thanks, Pine _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki StrategistWikimedia FoundationTwitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam

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Education Newsletter – Share Your Story
by Loreen Ruíz 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Dear Education Program leaders, This is a friendly reminder to share your story to the Education Newsletter by Monday, August 22. If you would like to have your story published, please follow this link to the Newsroom. In the Newsroom, you will find a template with guidelines that will help you create your story. We hope to see many of your programs there! https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/Newsroom Thank you all for your help, and I look forward to reading your stories in the Newsletter! All best, Loreen Ruíz

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Which kinds of students are successful in education programs?
by Pine W 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

Hi Education Program participants, I am wondering, for purposes of the "LearnWiki" video series, which kinds of students tend to be successful in Wikipedia Education Program courses. The impression I am getting is that age is less important than writing ability. I have heard that some middle school students with strong writing abilities can do well on Wikipedia, while 1st and 2nd year college students can struggle if their writing skills are weak. Would you agree with that assessment? Are there any "skill checks" that you would recommend educators do with their students to make sure that they have the skills necessary for a WEP course? Thanks, Pine

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM
by Wikimedia Argentina 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Hi Pine, We made a contest in Wikisource [1]. The results were very good, we made 1238 new pages but they´re very few participants. If you need something else I would love to chat with you. Regards. [1] https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Concurso_Wikisource_2016_%28WMAR%… Giselle Bordoy Encargada de Comunicación *A. C. Wikimedia Argentina* 2016-07-21 7:19 GMT-03:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84(a)gmail.com>: > Hi Pine. > There are some reports here on the Wikisource Community User Group page: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Community_User_Group#Updates > > Also, if you want some updates make sure to subscribe to the wikisource-l > mailing list, > when the conversation usually happens. > https://*lists*.*wikimedia*.org/*mail*man/*list*info/*wikisource-l* > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l> > > Aubrey > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks everyone. I might suggest that we keep a centralized list of >> GLAM+STEM and Education projects, probably on the Outreach wiki, to >> facilitate awareness and communication. As far as I know, we currently have >> no easy way to figure out what projects are planned, are happening, or have >> happened. These don't need to be elaborate reports; a simple list of >> locations and dates with links to the project pages would be great. >> >> Alex, is this something that you and Tighe could look into coordinating? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pine >> >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Pine, et. al. >>> >>> I am seeing a lot of WikiSource in GLAM projects, including: >>> >>> - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_NARA >>> - https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:BAnQ >>> - >>> https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Aider_pour_la_livraison_BnF >>> - https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Collaborazioni >>> >>> And I am also hearing about similar projects in Indic languages, though >>> not quite as well documented -- I would love to hear about more GLAM >>> projects in Wikisource :) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Does anyone running education or GLAM programs use WikiVoyage, >>>> WikiSource, WikiSpecies, or WikiNews in their programs? If so, how do you >>>> use them? I can imagine some possibilities for them, but I can't recall >>>> ever them being used in education or GLAM programs. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> GLAM mailing list >>>> GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alex Stinson >>> GLAM-Wiki Strategist >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads >>> >>> Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and >>> other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: >>> http://glamwiki.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> GLAM mailing list >>> GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GLAM mailing list >> GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > >

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] Which kinds of students are successful in education programs?
by Gabriel Thullen 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Thank you very much for your feedback which corresponds to my experience with 7th grade students over the pastvten years. Sorry about being short, I am out in the senegalese brush and the phone connexion is sporadic. Le 21 juil. 2016 10:13 AM, "שי כץ" <shai(a)wikimedia.org.il> a écrit : Hello everyone, Sorry I'm joining the correspondence late (this is the period of training teachers in Israel, busy days). It is interesting to learn from the experience that was gained around the world and different models that were developed. I'd be happy to share a few points based on the education activity in Israel. Our main expertise concerns educational tasks of creating new articles, and significantly expanding existing ones, in Wikipedia. Here, too, experience has shown that for such tasks, level of writing is more important than age (as long as the students are not too young, that is, their age is over 13 or 14). Regarding the skills required for such tasks – we defined the following skill Check: 1. Curiosity, the ability to ask questions 2. Good information literacy - high ability to detect and evaluate information sources 3. A good reading comprehension, including the ability to perform critical reading and distinct between important and unimportant data 4. Good writing skills, including the ability to write clearly and correctly, form independent phrases, design the structure of the text, synthesize different sources of information, and adjust the writing style to the desired genre Another point that should be noted, is that the ability of young students (and generally, of newcomers) to cope with the task of articles writing depends not just on their personal abilities, but also the nature of the writing subject, the assignment and the training. These are the conclusions we reached in this regard: 1. Writing subjects: young students performs better when they write about concrete writing topics, such as persons or heritage sites. 2. Assignments: young students tend to deal with creating a new content unit (a new article or chapter) better than with modifying an existing text. 3. Training: a. Young students will need assistance in choosing the writing subject, planning the process of work, locating and evaluating sources of information and drafting. Therefore, it is important to have a close and professional figure that will supervise them (we work with teachers especially trained to do it.) b. If all the students write about a similar topic, it is easier to give them detailed guidance, because everyone can get the same recommendations regarding the structure and type of information sources. (For example, in one of our projects, 50 young students wrote articles on the same topic - leading scientists, and thus we were able to produce a uniform training brochure <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMIL_-_A_Guide_to_Writing_Articles_…> that can guide them better in the process of content creation.) One last point: teachers may be interested in using Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool in the context of content creating, but also in the context of information consumption. I am attaching a link for a teacher guide <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_in_Class_-_Teachers_Guide…> that offers teachers the pedagogical use Wikipedia in both these contexts. Thanks to everyone for sharing information, happy to be a part of this correspondence! Shai Katz Education Coordinator, Wikimedia Israel 2016-07-13 22:25 GMT+03:00 Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>: > I like how you think. (: > > Pine > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Lilit Tarkhanyan < > lilit.tarkhanyan(a)wikimedia.am> wrote: > >> Yes, Pine, you are right. They are editing mainly Armenian Wiktionary and >> we have just begun editing Wikisource but it is an experimental trial >> though I think with time we'll succeed again :) There are secondary school >> students who simultaneously edit Wikipedia under their >> teachers/coordinators' guide but they are hyperactive in Wiktionary. One of >> our goals of involving students in editing different wikiprojects is that >> we want each student to find a wikiproject which fits him, which he will >> edit with great pleasure and as a result we have long-term editors. After >> gaining enough experience they move from one project to another thus they >> do not get bored. >> >> Best, >> >> Lilit Tarkhanyan >> Wikimedia Armenia >> Board Member >> Wikipedia Education Program Leader >> 2a Arshakunyats ave., 4th floor >> tel. +374 55 534 011 >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:52 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Lilit. If I recall correctly, Wikimedia Armenia also includes >>> middle school students in its education program? Is that correct, and if >>> so, which projects do they tend to edit? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Pine >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:30 AM, Lilit Tarkhanyan < >>> lilit.tarkhanyan(a)wikimedia.am> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Pine >>>> >>>> I agree with Leigh that an educator should design his course based on >>>> his students' abilities as not all the students have strong skills of >>>> writing an encyclopedic article and in in this case the age doesn't really >>>> matter. That is the reason why we started our Education program based >>>> on Armenian Wiktionary >>>> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/01/wikicamp-armenia-student-editors/> >>>> which has a real success. The majority of the program editors are secondary >>>> school students. We also began to include Armenian Wikisource in our >>>> program, so we'll see what comes of it. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Lilit Tarkhanyan >>>> Wikimedia Armenia >>>> Board Member >>>> Wikipedia Education Program Leader >>>> 2a Arshakunyats ave., 4th floor >>>> tel. +374 55 534 011 >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:07 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That is very useful information for me to hear. Thanks Leigh. >>>>> >>>>> I think that Wikimedia Armenia is similarly finding that they can be >>>>> successful on projects other than Wikipedia; in their case I believe that >>>>> their younger students are having success with Wiktionary. >>>>> >>>>> Pine >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:44 AM, Leigh Thelmadatter < >>>>> osamadre(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If we only think about WEP as writing a Wikipedia article as a class >>>>>> assignment, then yes, the overriding qualification is writing ability... >>>>>> same as for any other volunteer doing that work. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fortunately, there are other ways to participate... just like any >>>>>> other Wikimedian. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think what it really comes down to is designing a >>>>>> program/activities that meet the needs and strengths of students. We saw a >>>>>> long time ago that what works for the US and Canada does not necessarily >>>>>> work for other parts of the world. Even at the national level, a single >>>>>> model may not work. >>>>>> >>>>>> At Tec de Monterrey, little of our activity is writing new articles >>>>>> as part of coursework and there are various reasons for this based on our >>>>>> system and culture. Instead, we focus on students doing their community >>>>>> service requirement (WP is a popular option for this) and Semana i (i Week) >>>>>> ... when students work on projects instead of going to class. We do >>>>>> translations, photography, video, audio and animation. (still working on >>>>>> convincing someone to look into hacking opportunities). These activities >>>>>> have worked very well for us so far, and we have excellent contribution >>>>>> stats. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> From: wiki.pine(a)gmail.com >>>>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:49:11 -0700 >>>>>> To: education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Which kinds of students are successful >>>>>> in education programs? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Education Program participants, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am wondering, for purposes of the "LearnWiki" video series, which >>>>>> kinds of students tend to be successful in Wikipedia Education Program >>>>>> courses. The impression I am getting is that age is less important than >>>>>> writing ability. I have heard that some middle school students with strong >>>>>> writing abilities can do well on Wikipedia, while 1st and 2nd year college >>>>>> students can struggle if their writing skills are weak. Would you agree >>>>>> with that assessment? >>>>>> >>>>>> Are there any "skill checks" that you would recommend educators do >>>>>> with their students to make sure that they have the skills necessary for a >>>>>> WEP course? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Pine >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ Education mailing >>>>>> list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Education mailing list >>>>>> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Education mailing list >>>>> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Education mailing list >>>> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Education mailing list >>> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Education mailing list >> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > -- *בברכה,* *שי כץ * *רכזת הדרכה וחינוךויקימדיה ישראל* משרד: 077-3200796 | נייד: 054-4435834 http://www.wikimedia.org.il [image: תמונה מוטבעת 3] _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM
by Pine W 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Thanks everyone. I might suggest that we keep a centralized list of GLAM+STEM and Education projects, probably on the Outreach wiki, to facilitate awareness and communication. As far as I know, we currently have no easy way to figure out what projects are planned, are happening, or have happened. These don't need to be elaborate reports; a simple list of locations and dates with links to the project pages would be great. Alex, is this something that you and Tighe could look into coordinating? Thanks, Pine On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Pine, et. al. > > I am seeing a lot of WikiSource in GLAM projects, including: > > - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_NARA > - https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:BAnQ > - https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Aider_pour_la_livraison_BnF > - https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Collaborazioni > > And I am also hearing about similar projects in Indic languages, though > not quite as well documented -- I would love to hear about more GLAM > projects in Wikisource :) > > Cheers, > > Alex > > > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Does anyone running education or GLAM programs use WikiVoyage, >> WikiSource, WikiSpecies, or WikiNews in their programs? If so, how do you >> use them? I can imagine some possibilities for them, but I can't recall >> ever them being used in education or GLAM programs. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pine >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GLAM mailing list >> GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >> >> > > > -- > Alex Stinson > GLAM-Wiki Strategist > Wikimedia Foundation > Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads > > Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other > Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: > http://glamwiki.org > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > >

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Wikisource & Wikidata Showcase as part of Repository Fringe 2016: 1st-2nd August
by MCANDREW Ewan 13 Jul '16

13 Jul '16

**Apologies for cross posting** With just under 3 weeks to go until Repository Fringe takes place in Edinburgh on 1st & 2nd August 2016, registrations are filling up fast and we have a packed programme which will hopefully pique your interest and send you flocking to join the Scottish capital at its most vibrant time of year! Find out more about some of our programme items below – the full programme<http://rfringe16.blogs.edina.ac.uk/programme/> is available online. Register now!<http://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=80&c…> Programme Hot Pick - Wikidata & Wikisource Showcase Our Tuesday programme features a mammoth Wikidata & Wikisource Showcase hosted by Histropedia’s Navino Evans, the Bodleian Library’s Wikimedian in Residence, Martin Poulter, and the University of Edinburgh’s Wikimedian in Residence, Ewan McAndrew. More information about the Showcase<http://rfringe16.blogs.edina.ac.uk/wikidata-wikisource-showcase/> and what the sessions will cover which is available online now and is summarised here: 10am-11.05am Wikisource showcase - “It’s not what you do, it’s what it does to you.” Libraries are under threat as never before with an estimated 450 closures in the last six years (Flood, 2016). Safeguarding digital heritage and ‘the democracy of reading’ (Smith in Shaffi, 2015) therefore has never been more important. In this first session of our three showcase events for Repository Fringe 2016, we will introduce you to Wikisource: Wikimedia’s free library of openly-licensed source texts. “Libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information.” (Neil Gaiman, 2013) In this session we will explain: · Why Wikisource is receiving increased attention & affection. · How it adds value to the collections of libraries & archives. · The crucial role Wikisource plays in raising the visibility, accessibility & appreciation of out-of-copyright texts & their authors. · How Wikisource links to its sister projects: Wikipedia, Wikicommons and Wikidata. “Quotations or images from centuries ago can still touch or inspire, and as readers share this reaction online, the interested audience grows. The Wikimedia projects make it easy for people to enjoy and share out-of-copyright text, creating and satisfying a modern curiosity about past authors.”(Poulter, 2015) What will the session include? · An introduction to what Wikisource is and how you can engage with it. · A practical activity where you will learn how to navigate Wikisource and proofread a page of text. · An introduction to how Wikisource links with Wikipedia (the free encyclopaedia), Wikicommons (the free media repository) & Wikidata (the free repository of structured data). · Examples demonstrating how texts can be uploaded, transcribed and proofread. · Examples demonstrating how everyone - libraries & archives in particular - can involve people around the world in having authentic contact with the past through Wikisource. Like every Wikimedia project, Wikisource is free to use by absolutely anyone so people of all disciplines and walks of life are encouraged to attend this session. Basic knowledge of using the internet will be needed to get involved in the practical activity, but there are no other pre-requisites. Anyone interested in libraries, archives & open knowledge repositories of all kinds should come away excited about the possibilities Wikisource, and its sister projects, offer! What should I bring? Bring a laptop if possible as this will be needed when we learn to navigate our way around Wikisource and for the practical demonstration of proofreading a page of Wikisource text. In addition, please have a think if there are copyright-free source texts you would like to see transcribed to Wikisource. It would also be a huge help if you could create an account<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=W…> on Wikisource before arriving (if you have ever edited Wikipedia before, you can use the same login details) References Flood, Alison (2016). "Joanna Trollope: 'UK cannot afford to close one single public library'"<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/13/joanna-trollope-uk-not-afford-…>. the Guardian. Shaffi, Sarah (2015)."Smith warns library closures threat to 'democracy of reading' | The Bookseller"<http://www.thebookseller.com/news/smith-warns-closure-libraries-threat-demo…>. www.thebookseller.com. Gaiman, Neil (2013). "Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming"<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-r…>. the Guardian. Poulter, Martin (2015)."The Shiver: communion with the past in a digital age | Wikimedia UK Blog"<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2016/04/the-shiver-communion-with-the-past-in…>. blog.wikimedia.org.uk. 11.30am-12.45am Wikidata showcase – The Possities are endless Wikidata - “the source for open structured data on the web and for facts within Wikipedia.” (Wallis, 2014) Wikidata is a free and open data repository of the world’s knowledge. Wikidata differs from its sister project Wikipedia in that it is completely language independent and its structured data can be read and edited by both humans and machines alike. Using Wikidata, information on Wikipedia can be queried & visualised as never before. This alone has generated enormous excitement in its users but the sheer versatility of how this data can be used is only just beginning to be understood & explored. Did You Know: The answers provided by Google’s ‘Knowledge Graph’ panels were powered by its own structured data repository, Freebase, until Google decided to wind down Freebase in 2015 in favour of migrating their data to Wikidata & supporting Wikidata instead. In this session we will explain why Wikidata is so special, why its users are so excited by the possibilities it offers, why it may overtake Wikipedia in years to come as the project to watch and how it is quietly on course to change the world. What will the session include? · A practical activity where you will learn the ‘nuts & bolts’ of how to use and edit Wikidata, and help shape the future of open knowledge! · An introduction to methods for accessing the data in Wikidata. Wikidata is completely free to use in every imaginable way; from educational projects to full-scale commercial software applications – what will you do with it? · A showcase selection of the most exciting applications and visualisations that have already been built on Wikidata. Who should attend? Absolutely anyone can use Wikidata for something, so people of all disciplines and walks of life are encouraged to attend this session. Basic knowledge of using the internet will be needed to get involved in the practical activity, but there are no other pre-requisites. Anyone interested in open knowledge, academic research, application development or data visualisation should come away buzzing with exciting new ideas! What should I bring? Bring a laptop if possible as this will be needed when we learn to use and edit Wikidata. It would also be a huge help if you could create an account<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=W…> on Wikidata before the arriving (if you have ever edited Wikipedia before, you can use the same login details) References Wallis, Richard (2014). "Google Sunsets Freebase – Good News For Wikidata? – Data Liberate"<http://dataliberate.com/2014/12/17/google-sunsets-freebase-good-news-for-wi…>. 2.15pm-3pm Wikidata Advanced Tools workshop This session will be a practical introduction to using some of the most powerful tools built around Wikidata. You will learn how to: · Query Wikidata using their SPARQL endpoint · Create visualisations from live data, such as interactive maps, timelines, and bubble charts. · Use editing tools that allow you to make automated Wikidata edits based on SPARQL queries, Wikipedia categories, or tables in a spreadsheet. Who should attend? Absolutely anyone can use Wikidata for something, so people of all disciplines and walks of life are encouraged to attend this session. Basic knowledge of using the internet will be needed to get involved in the practical activity, but there are no other pre-requisites. Anyone interested in open knowledge, academic research, application development or data visualisation should come away buzzing with exciting new ideas! *** Use EPrints? Les Carr will be doing a bumper user group session which also looks at brainstorming ‘flavours’ for bespoke repositories, followed up by a second session looking ahead to the future of EPrints in Version 4.0 and the new ideas from the COAR Future Repositories. More information to come shortly… *** Submit a Poster We are still looking for poster submissions from people who have something to tell the world about. Posters can relate either to one of this year’s conference themes<http://rfringe16.blogs.edina.ac.uk/sample-page/> or to repository management in general. If you would like to submit a poster, please email your proposed title and an abstract of up to 200 words to explain the aim of your poster to repofringe(a)gmail.com. <mailto:repofringe@gmail.com> The submission deadline is 15th July 2016. Kind regards, Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk Working hours are 2.5 days per week, usually Monday, Tuesday & Thursday. Wikipedia Project Page for the residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, Learning, Teaching & Web Services, Hugh Robson Building, 15 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD. www.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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