Hi there!
I started a while ago with WMAR on our digitalization project for GLAM.
This april there is a event in Buenos Aires, about preservation and
conservation on librarys and archives, and i am trying to present Wiki
and our efforts there. So...if someone have already talked about those
topics, and have it in audio or video, i would really appreciate it.
Best,
--
Mauricio V. Genta
http://mauriciogenta.com.ar
Hi all,
I will have an office hour regarding the development of the Motivational
and educational video to introduce Wikimedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_vid…>
project. I would appreciate your comments and questions about:
* The outline of the subjects that will be included in the videos
* Good practices for onboarding newcomers that may be leveraged in the
video series
* What to name the video series when it is released to the general public
* Translation of the public communications related to the videos, and
translation of the script
* Anything else related to the series
Please participate in a Doodle poll to help with scheduling the office
hour: http://doodle.com/poll/eu4m62ccdq4senuv
I also welcome questions and comments on the project talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IEG/Motivational_and_educationa…>
.
Thank you!
Pine
[Cross-posted; please reply with care]
In February, I'm undertaking a three-week tour of Australia, giving
talks about Wikidata, and Wikipedia's GLAM collaborations. There will
also be social meetups. I'll be visiting Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra
and Perth.
If you can, do join us, and please share this draft itinerary (more to
be added!):
https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikidata_Tour_Down_Under
with your Australian Wikimedia, OpenData, GLAM or OpenStreetMap
contacts, and invite them to come along.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Hi all, (cross posting on purpose, no excuses)
Great news for everyone interested in cultural heritage.
Wikimedia Sverige, along with partners UNESCO, Wikimedia Italia and
Cultural Heritage without Borders, has received a $300,000 grant from
Kulturstiftelsen (the Swedish postcode lottery) to work on a project
called Connected
Open Heritage.[1]
The project lasts until July 2017, and during that time we will work on:
-
Migrating the information in the WLM database to Wikidata
-
Updating and adding new data about monuments, including from ten
countries where cultural heritage is at risk
-
Uploading tens of thousands of images and media files from cultural
heritage institutions
-
Increasing awareness about what the Wikimedia movement is doing in the
cultural heritage field, both to the Wikimedia communities, general public
and also to experts in the field
-
Promoting open data and free licenses
-
Organizing a photo exhibition with images of cultural heritage in at
least three countries.
All info on the project, including who to contact if you want to get
involved, timeplan, activities and such are available on Meta. The talk
page on Meta is open for comments and questions, and all input on this is
welcome.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connected_Open_Heritage
Best regards,
/axel
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Axel Pettersson
Projektledare GLAM/Outreach
Wikimedia Sverige
+46 (0)733 96 55 65
axel.pettersson(a)wikimedia.se
Twitter: @Haxpett <https://twitter.com/#%21/haxpett>
Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige.
Läs mer på *wikimedia.se/sv/blimedlem <http://wikimedia.se/sv/blimedlem>*
Hello all,
Sara Thomas here, Wikimedian in Residence at Museums Galleries Scotland. My post is rapidly coming to an end... and as we apply for more funding for the post (not from WMUK), we're looking to create an evaluation tool which can be used to evidence the impact of these programmes. One of the aims is that we can use this tool - and its outcomes - to build a stronger case for support for further funding, and that it could be shared with other residents and GLAM partnerships.
My research thus far has taken me to toolsets for evidencing the impact of the digitisation of museum collections, and there's a growing body of work on that. However, what we're looking at is somewhat different, and I'd really love to hear from anyone - particularly from outwith the UK - who has any Wiki-specific evaluation experience and could offer advice.
I'm contactable on sarat(a)museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk if you'd rather talk off-list.
Many thanks, and hope to speak to some of you soon!Best,Sara ThomasWikimedian in ResidenceMuseums Galleries Scotlandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Museums_Galleries_Scot…
FYI (sorry for crossposting)
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Oggetto: [Wikimania-l] WMF Scholarship Deadline for Wikimania is Today
Data: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 14:55:30 -0600
Mittente: Ellie Young
Reminder:
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2016 which is being held in Esino
Lario, Italy on June 22–27, 2016 are now being accepted. Applications
are open until Saturday, January 09 2016 23:59 UTC. Applicants will be
able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will
cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared
accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the
Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference
registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated
using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria
established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation,
who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more
about Wikimania 2016 scholarships, please visit:
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/ScholarshipsTo apply for a
scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on:
https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/applyIt is highly recommended that
applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the
associated FAQ (
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ) before
submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact:
wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimania-scholarships@wikimedia.org>or leave a message at:
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships
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Ellie Young
Events Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
eyoung(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:eyoung@wikimedia.org>
FYI
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From: Wilfredor <wilfredor(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:59 AM
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikiradio
To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" <
wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
*Wikiradio* is a real-time audio service transmitted via the Internet. This
service offers various stations, covering all genres of music and even
including recordings of Wikipedia articles on different languages, all of
which are available on Wikimedia Commons. Each sound is chosen by the
community to be highlighted as some of the finest work on Wikipedia and the
Wikimedia Commons.
What is Wikiradio?
Rather than listening to several audio files in Wikimedia Commons, which
require clicking "play" one after another on each one, the wikiradio
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiradio> tools works not as a radio streaming
service, but instead as a synchronized (with UTC time) set of tracks so
that everybody can hear at the same time, simulating a radio.
How I can add my station?[edit
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiradio_(tool)&action=edit&s…>
]
1. Create a page in meta with your dayparting
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayparting> with your music list
like *[[Wikiradio
(tool)/playlist/<my_Station>]]*ej: for clasic music station we have
Wikiradio
(tool)/playlist/classic
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiradio_(tool)/playlist/classic>
2. Edit the Template:Wikiradio (tool)/stations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Wikiradio_(tool)/stations> and
add your station like *{{RadioUrl|<my_station>|<My_station>}}*,ej, for
classic music we have {{RadioUrl|classic|Classic}}
3. Ready, now you can listen your music in wikiradio
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiradio> !!
*Note:* Alternatively, you can archive your dayparting and ask for an
administrator to protect those pages.How work Wikiradio software?
Wikiradio load javascript pages dynamically from meta pages to make the
dayparting. This is thus in order that the community can choose the music
to be placed in these pages. Please edit the page of the station when you
want hear your music.
Some ideas for stations include the spoken Wikipedia
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/spoken_Wikipedia> audios, music by genre
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files_of_music> and
topics like ambient audio
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_nature>. But we can
do it better. Hourly, a signal is heard
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Busy_tone_(France).ogg> to warn about
o'clock hours, like a real radio :p. Even better we could add a "You are
listening wikiradio, the free radio" spoken message every half hour, and
other stuff.
Each radio station load a dayparting from a wikipage in meta like
"Wikiradio (tool)/playlist/<my_radio_station>" (ej: Wikiradio
(tool)/playlist/classic
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiradio_(tool)/playlist/classic>) and it
could be archived.
Finally, the main station could use music to fill the gaps of a daily radio
programming based on Wikimania conferences, wiki podcasts, etc. So, what do
you think? Your help is welcome, picking new tracks for any station or
suggesting your ideas. Thanks. (Soure here
<https://github.com/emijrp/wikiradio>)
See also
- WikiRadio stations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiRadio_stations>
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