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Calling all program leaders and admirers! We need your Case Studies!
by Alex Stinson 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Calling all program leaders and admirers! Is there an education, GLAM or other program that you really admire? One you would like to know more about? Have you seen via the newsletter, blog, or social media a project that you think would make a great case study? The WMF Programs team would like you to encourage program leaders now to submit their case study to the Programs Case Studies Campaign. We will be accepting submissions until January 8, 2017 . We will then select projects in Education, GLAM and across all program areas to be highlighted in new case study brochures and materials. See https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Case_studies for more information about submission criteria and the selection process. Thanks much, Nichole Saad, Education Program Manager Alex Stinson, GLAM-Wiki Strategist -- 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

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Structured Commons newsletter, October 25, 2017
by Sandra Fauconnier 25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17

Hello everyone! Here's the most recent news about Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>. Community updates - 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-q…> and the article translated in English <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rama/Structured_Data>. - 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> - Join the community focus group <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Com…> ! - 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/Trans…> . - 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. - We have started to list tools, gadgets and bots <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Too…> 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/Too…>. 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/Too…> ! - Help write the next Structured Commons newsletter <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Structured_Data_on_Commons/Newsletter/Next> . Presentations / Press / Events <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/About/Press_and_…> - 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-StructuredDataDesignDiscussi…> . - 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-e…>, mentioning Structured Data on Commons, was republished on Huffington Post <https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wikipedia-is-working-on-making-its-tre…> . - 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/Structu…> (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! :-) - Ramsey Isler is the new Product Manager of the Multimedia team. - 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 - 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#Segmen…> is ongoing. - 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>) - 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>) - 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> - 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> ): - Getting Multi-Content Revisions sufficiently ready, so that the Multimedia and Search Platform teams can start using it to test and prototype things. - Determine metrics and metrics baseline for Commons (phabricator task T174519 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174519>). - 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! - Follow the Structured Data on Commons project on Phabricator: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/34/ - Subscribe to this newsletter <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Structured_…> to receive it on a talk page of your own choice. - 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 -- Sandra Fauconnier Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>, Wikimedia Foundation sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org *Subscribe to the Structured Commons newsletter!* <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Structured_…>

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Fwd: [Wmfall] October 12: Strategy update - Movement direction now posted for your endorsement consideration (#26)
by Alex Stinson 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Hello GLAM-Wiki folks, If you didn't catch it, the Movement Strategy team is asking for endorsements of the strategic direction. Cheers, Alex Stinson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 5:10 PM Subject: [Wmfall] October 12: Strategy update - Movement direction now posted for your endorsement consideration (#26) To: Wikimedia Mailing List <Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, " wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list <Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Internal mailing list for the Wikimedia's affiliations chairpersons < Chairpersons(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, strategy(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi all, I’m delighted to share that a final version of the Wikimedia movement's new strategic direction has been posted on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10422143 The drafting group[1] bravely spent several weeks reading, considering, and (when possible) responding to the comments posted about the previous drafts. Attempting to capture and synthesize the aspirations and opinions of a global movement based on hundreds of offline and online conversations is no easy task. Please join me in thanking them not only for taking on this formidable process, but for helping develop something I believe we can all be proud of. I am optimistic that this strategic direction provides every individual and entity within the Wikimedia movement something to be excited about. Beginning on October 26, we will be asking for individual contributors and organized groups to endorse this new strategic direction for our movement. I encourage you to spend the intervening days discussing this direction and determining if you and/or your group will be endorsing it. You will find more information about the endorsement day and the process on the direction’s meta page next week. The endorsement concludes phase 1 of the process, and we are currently drafting the next steps of the process. The main goal of phase 2 will be to answer the question "How do we implement the strategic direction", which means identifying the resources needed for execution, and the activities it involves. A first rough overview of this phase is being developed on Meta. Take a look! [2] On a different note, we have completed the move into our new office space at One Montgomery Tower![3] Once again, thank you to everyone on staff who was involved in making the move so seamless, and to all of you for your patience over the past couple of weeks. Later this month, once we are more settled in, we will be sharing photos and information about our new space on the Wikimedia Blog. Stay tuned! መልካም ቀን። (Amharic translation: “Have a nice day”), Katherine [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/ 2017/People/Drafting_Group [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030/Process_planning [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_headquarters _______________________________________________ Wmfall mailing list Wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfall -- 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

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survey for GLAMs about batch uploads to Wikimedia Commons
by Sandra Fauconnier 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Hello everyone! The Wikimedia Foundation has created a survey for people involved in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) media upload projects to Wikimedia Commons. Please consider filling out the survey, if you are currently participating in a GLAM batch upload project, or have participated in one in the past! And we very much appreciate it if you forward this message to colleagues/partners. Here it is: https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WDA2RZvPDuaV7f Completing the survey takes 10-15 minutes. The survey results will be used to understand how the Wikimedia Foundation can improve its support for batch uploads to Commons - in the project Structured Data for Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>, and beyond. We are interested in learning more about the media collections that are donated, the tools people use to prepare and upload files, and the overall experience of donating media from GLAM organizations to Wikimedia Commons. The survey data will be collected and stored under the terms of WMF's survey privacy statement <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/GLAM_Donation_Survey_Privacy_Statement>. A summary of the results will be made public when the survey is concluded, so that we can all learn from it! We hope to receive responses from Wikimedia community members and staff at very diverse organizations - geographically, in terms of size and focus! Thank you :-) Many greetings! Sandra -- Sandra Fauconnier Community Liaison for Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>, Wikimedia Foundation sfauconnier(a)wikimedia.org *Subscribe to the Structured Commons newsletter!* <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Structured_…>

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Running Editathons training live on the Programs and Events Dashboard
by Alex Stinson 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

Hi all, I am happy to announce that I have worked out most of the bugs on the Running Editathons training on the Programs & Events dashboard, and its now live: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editathons . I will be marking it up for translation soon: if you would like to leave feedback, or are interested in translation please let me know via the instructions at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Training_modules/dashboard/editathon Special thanks to María Kreuz who did a lot of previous research and gave amazing feedback that made this as thorough as it is, and everyone else who pitched in knowledge, skills or documentation to help develop a better shared vision on editing events. Also, please share the training widely with new organizers and bring back feedback. Cheers, Alex Stinson -- 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

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Fwd: Artists in conversation on collaboration, community, and Creative Commons (Oct 18 with Rhizome)
by Jane Park 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Hi all, Sending along the invite below in case you're in the area. Best, Jane Please join us at a special art and technology event in New York City View this email in your browser <http://mailchi.mp/2cbe169520f1/artists-in-conversation-on-collaboration-com…> [image: logo-rhizome-cc-new-inc] Dear friend, You are cordially invited to join Creative Commons and Rhizome for an evening of drinks and conversation on Wed, October 18 at New Inc. <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4051250396fe81f55…>, the New Museum’s incubator for art, technology, and design. Sharing work into the ether carries little meaning unless it leads to real, human connections. But finding ways to meaningfully engage and collaborate with other people online can be surprisingly challenging. Creative Commons and Rhizome join forces to figure out what can be done to design for and facilitate behavior that is prosocial -- that is, behavior that leads to positive, productive interactions. Prosocial behavior hinges on seeing the humanity in those with whom we interact. How do we humanize people we communicate with online? How do we slow down enough to act deliberately and with care? How do we infuse more accountability and appreciation into digital spaces? These questions apply to everyone with a digital life, but for this conversation, we are interested in the role artists, designers, and arts organizations can play to help craft online spaces that foster prosocial behavior -- especially those that bridge one’s digital life with the physical. Invited artists include: - Caroline Sinders <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4051250396fe81f55…>, Digital Artist, BuzzFeed/Eyebeam Open Labs Fellow, Anti-harassment researcher at Wikipedia - Michael Mandiberg <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4051250396fe81f55…>, Artist working at the intersection of technology and social change, Professor of Media Culture at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, Co-founder of the Art+Feminism Wikipedia RSVP <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4051250396fe81f55…> As space is limited, we request your RSVP before October 13 We hope to see you there. Sincerely, Zachary Kaplan, Executive Director at Rhizome Jane Park, Director of Platforms & Partnerships at Creative Commons *Our mailing address is:* Creative Commons PO Box 1866 Mountain View, CA 94042 Add us to your address book <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=4051250396fe81f55034e2…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage.com/profile?u=4051250396fe81f55034e…> or unsubscribe from this list <http://creativecommons.us13.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=4051250396fe81f55…> . -- Jane Park Director of Platforms and Partnerships Creative Commons @janedaily Get updates: http://eepurl.com/ckUg-T <http://bit.ly/commonsnews> Invest in the commons: https://donate.creativecommons.org/

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WIKIMEDIA MOVEMENT STRATEGY UPDATE
by Alex Stinson 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Hi all, Wikimania's year-long first strategy cycle is nearing an end. Here is the latest draft of our direction for 2030: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction Your comments on this nearly final version are requested here by September 25th: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction/… Thank you! -- 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

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Editathon Training Feedback Reminder
by Alex Stinson 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

Hi all, I want to remind everyone, after Wikimania, that I published an initial draft of an Editathon Training for the Programs and Events Dashboard, and really need feedback on it's content. Feedback instructions are at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Training_modules/Editathons/First_Draft Cheers, Alex -- 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

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Re: [GLAM-US] Anyone done an edit-a-thon with minors?
by Jack, Emily 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Thanks, Mylee! This is a useful insight to have. I appreciate your sharing it! Emily From: GLAM-US <glam-us-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Mylee Joseph <mylee.joseph(a)sl.nsw.gov.au> Reply-To: North American Cultural Partnerships <glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Date: Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 10:42 PM To: North American Cultural Partnerships <glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [GLAM-US] Anyone done an edit-a-thon with minors? Hi Emily, In my experience, it’s important to stress that the students choose user names that are gender and age neutral – it helps to reduce harassment online. It’s also a useful opportunity to talk about privacy and safety online … it’s amazing how many students try to use their street addresses or other identifying information in their user names if they don’t understand the risks. Sincerely, Mylee From: GLAM-US [mailto:glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Jack, Emily Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2017 4:26 AM To: glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [GLAM-US] Anyone done an edit-a-thon with minors? Dear GLAM librarians, I’m coordinating a Wikipedia-editing workshop with a group of middle-school students in a girls’ math camp. I’ve never worked with an audience of this age and I’d love to draw on your experience and knowledge. My main concern: What do I need to know or consider when it comes to participants’ setting up user profiles? Do we need to (or should we) get parental consent for the campers to set up accounts? If so, what kind of assurances should we convey to parents to assuage any concerns they might have? Are there other considerations or best practices I should be thinking about? Thanks, Emily -- Emily Jack Community Engagement Librarian University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [tate Library of New South Wales]<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au> Mylee Joseph | Consultant Public Library Services, Public Libraries & Engagement Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T: +61 2 92731521 E: mylee.joseph(a)sl.nsw.gov.au<mailto:mylee.joseph@sl.nsw.gov.au> www.sl.nsw.gov.au<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au> This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of their organisation.

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Anyone done an edit-a-thon with minors?
by Jack, Emily 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Dear GLAM librarians, I’m coordinating a Wikipedia-editing workshop with a group of middle-school students in a girls’ math camp. I’ve never worked with an audience of this age and I’d love to draw on your experience and knowledge. My main concern: What do I need to know or consider when it comes to participants’ setting up user profiles? Do we need to (or should we) get parental consent for the campers to set up accounts? If so, what kind of assurances should we convey to parents to assuage any concerns they might have? Are there other considerations or best practices I should be thinking about? Thanks, Emily -- Emily Jack Community Engagement Librarian University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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