Apologies for cross-posting...
Applications are now *open* for the Fourth International Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives and Museums (LODLAM) summit. The summit will take place in Venice, Italy, at the Fondazione Cini on 28-29 June, 2017.
Applications can be submitted at http://summit2017.lodlam.net/apply/
Best wishes,
Antoine Isaac (Europeana, Europe)
Ingrid Mason (AArnet, Australia)
Silvia Mazzini (Regesta.exe, Italy)
Cristina Pattuelli (Pratt Institute, USA)
Program Co-Chairs, 2017 LODLAM Summit
Hello all,
As some of you may have seen there are two open positions (both paid) in
the Community Engagement department for internships on the Learning &
Evaluation team:
-
Communications Intern:. (6 months, up to 30 hours/week) We are looking
for a candidate who works and / or studies in the field of communications,
has excellent verbal and written English communications skills and the
ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment. Knowledge
and/or experience with Wikimedia Projects a plus!
The Communications Iintern will primarily support conference communications
for the Community Engagement Team (including event planning and materials
preparation), help plan workshops and community events for program leaders
(as well as document the outcome of those events), and assist with the
coordination of technology supports for communications and events. You can
find the complete job description here:
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488571#.WCHxXOErKRs
-
Technical Intern (3 months up to 20 hours/week) We are looking for a
candidate that has experience in Mediawiki mark-up and technical
communications experience in designing for web content curation and user
flow, has proficiency in at least three of the following programming
languages: Javascript, Lua, Python, MySQL, has experience developing or
administrating MediaWiki websites. The candidate should have a strong
interest in archival systems, searchability and usable portals on wiki, and
technical skills for designing Wikimedia templates and pages.
The Technical Design Intern will work closely with the Communications and
Outreach Coordinator (that would be me!) on the Wikimedia Resource Center,
the redesign of the Evaluation Portal on Meta Wikimedia, and migration and
archiving of L&E portal pages from existing namespaces to new namespace,
among other tasks. You can find the complete job description here:
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs>
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs
If you are interested, please apply. If you know someone who might fit this
position, please forward the email to them!
Cheers,
María
Hello Wikimedians!
We are excited to finally start coordinating among #1lib1ref organizers
this month.
If you haven’t yet, we invite you to read the lessons that we learned from
last year’s great campaign:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons
As with last year, we hope to launch #1lib1ref on Wikipedia’s 16th birthday
in January, asking librarians to “Give a birthday present to Wikipedia, by
adding a reference”.
What’s new?
Last year we got a lot of feedback from librarians that they would have
planned more activities if “they just had a bit more warning and time” so
we are extending the campaign from eight days to 19 days, from January 15
through February 3.
We hope this does two things: a) it allows for several waves of
communications and people adopting the campaign for local events and b)
fits better with the start of the Spring Term at many universities in the
Northern Hemisphere, where librarians are in demand for various activities.
We also noticed last year a lot of social media about informal gatherings:
librarians wanted to learn about Wikipedia socially at physical events. We
think this is a great opportunity, so the Wikipedia Library team is
developing a coffee hour kit that provides enough material to help
librarians coordinate a small gathering, where they can talk about
Wikipedia with their peers and add their one reference.
The kit is going to include: a) recommendations for planning, b) a series
of discussion questions, c) easy suggested activities, and d) a flyer
template for promoting the event locally. If you would like to help build
the kit, or a new 1lib1ref logo, let us know.
How you can help
We hope the campaign offers a platform for engaging librarians in your
region and context to learn more about Wikimedia projects. We know
librarians use Wikipedia for a variety of purposes, but the campaign’s
story--specifically how our references work--becomes a shared foundation
for understanding and entering our community. If you would like to
coordinate #1lib1ref in your area, here are the main steps:
1.
Join the Wikipedia + Libraries Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikilibrary
2.
Fill out this survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflWCp9QkNbIZWXCWU02bp_FGCAua4Z6Ua…
3.
Review Citation Hunt -- a volunteer-developed tool that allows for
randomly being offered a citation. Check if your language is supported in
the top right.
1.
URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/
2.
Report Bugs or request features or language support:
https://github.com/eggpi/citationhunt/issues
4.
Review Hashtag Tracking -- a way to track edits made through the edit
summary field.
-
URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags
-
Report bugs or request features or language support:
https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new
1.
Translate the campaign page to your local language. We want to have it
ready for translation no later than November 10th and will notify you with
an email that it’s ready.
2.
Begin reaching out to partners that you think will want to participate
during the campaign through a) communications or b) activities.
We look forward to collaborating with you! Thanks so much for your
help--it should be a lot of fun.
Best,
Alex Stinson
Jake Orlowitz
--
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
Hi Ilario,
Thanks for your comment!
The conditions for a user group seem to be easily met in my mind. If there
are open questions, we should discuss them in the IdeaLab project before
submitting the application.
Cheers
Susanna
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> From: Susanna Ånäs <susanna.anas(a)gmail.com>
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> Hi all glammers!
>
>
> I have made a proposal in IdeaLab to create a Wikimaps user group.
>
> Do you think that would be a good way for this community to go forward?
>
> Wikimaps activities have been focusing on historical mapping, but the user
> group would be made for all mapping related activities. The goal is that
> people with many different ideas for using the geographic component in
> their projects would come together, share their expertise and help each
> other forward.
>
> The user group would give the community an affiliate status within the
> Wikimedia movement, while still keeping the group organic and without
> organizational structures.
>
> If you think you can endorse or join, please visit the page and leave your
> mark!
>
>
> Best,
>
> Susanna Ånäs
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikimaps_user_group
>
Yes it makes sense.
But there should be an official recognizition and the rules have been changed recently. do we meet them?
Inviato da smartphone Samsung Galaxy.
-------- Messaggio originale --------Da: Susanna Ånäs <susanna.anas(a)gmail.com> Data: 06/11/16 08:48 (GMT+01:00) A: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Oggetto: [GLAM] Wikimaps user group
Hi all glammers!
I have made a proposal in IdeaLab to create a Wikimaps user group.Do you think that would be a good way for this community to go forward? Wikimaps activities have been focusing on historical mapping, but the user group would be made for all mapping related activities. The goal is that people with many different ideas for using the geographic component in their projects would come together, share their expertise and help each other forward.The user group would give the community an affiliate status within the Wikimedia movement, while still keeping the group organic and without organizational structures.If you think you can endorse or join, please visit the page and leave your mark!
Best,Susanna Ånäs
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikimaps_user_group
Hi all glammers!
I have made a proposal in IdeaLab to create a Wikimaps user group.
Do you think that would be a good way for this community to go forward?
Wikimaps activities have been focusing on historical mapping, but the user
group would be made for all mapping related activities. The goal is that
people with many different ideas for using the geographic component in
their projects would come together, share their expertise and help each
other forward.
The user group would give the community an affiliate status within the
Wikimedia movement, while still keeping the group organic and without
organizational structures.
If you think you can endorse or join, please visit the page and leave your
mark!
Best,
Susanna Ånäs
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikimaps_user_group
That's perfect cause this year we're running #1lib1ref this year from Jan
15th for almost *3* weeks, to give people more time to participate and get
involved.
Jake
On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 10:10 AM Kathleen DeLaurenti <
kathleendelaurenti(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I would love to participate in something at Midwinter!
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee <proffitm(a)oclc.org>
> wrote:
>
> Good timing. I’m in Seattle for the day so we can do some planning for our
> grants. We want to use #1lib as a way of building interest in our program
> and this would tie in nicely!
>
>
>
> Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer
> OCLC Research
>
>
>
> *From:* Libraries [mailto:libraries-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Marks, Sara R
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2016 6:19 AM
> *To:* Wikimedia & Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> *Cc:* Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public] <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>;
> Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination <
> cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>; North American Cultural Partnerships <
> glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [libraries] Getting ready for #1lib1ref 2017
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> ALA Mid-winter in Atlanta happens during this time period: January 20-24.
> Do we want to organize something at a local library, at the convention, or
> someplace else.
>
> Would OCLC or one of the interest groups be willing to sponsor an
> edit-a-thon?
>
> I am going to post this to the FB group too.
>
> Sara
>
>
>
> Sara Marks
> Instruction & Outreach Librarian
> UMass Lowell - O'Leary Library Rm. 260A
> 978-934-4581
> sara_marks(a)uml.edu
> Appointments: https://saramarks.youcanbook.me
> Twitter: @sara_marks
> Wikipedia: Librarygurl
> " I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity,
> obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism have brought
> me to my ideas.” - Albert Einstein
>
>
>
> On Oct 31, 2016, at 3:38 PM, Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello Wikimedians!
>
>
>
> We are excited to finally start coordinating among #1lib1ref organizers
> this month.
>
>
>
> If you haven’t yet, we invite you to read the lessons that we learned from
> last year’s great campaign:
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__meta.wikimedia.org_wik…>
>
>
>
> As with last year, we hope to launch #1lib1ref on Wikipedia’s 16th
> birthday in January, asking librarians to “Give a birthday present to
> Wikipedia, by adding a reference”.
>
>
>
> *What’s new?*
>
>
>
> Last year we got a lot of feedback from librarians that they would have
> planned more activities if “they just had a bit more warning and time” so
> we are* extending the campaign from eight days to 19 days, from January
> 15 through February 3*.
>
>
>
> We hope this does two things: a) it allows for several waves of
> communications and people adopting the campaign for local events and b)
> fits better with the start of the Spring Term at many universities in the
> Northern Hemisphere, where librarians are in demand for various activities.
>
>
>
> We also noticed last year a lot of social media about informal gatherings:
> librarians wanted to learn about Wikipedia socially at physical events. We
> think this is a great opportunity, so the Wikipedia Library team is
> developing a* coffee hour kit* that provides enough material to help
> librarians coordinate a small gathering, where they can talk about
> Wikipedia with their peers and add their one reference.
>
>
>
> The kit is going to include: a) recommendations for planning, b) a series
> of discussion questions, c) easy suggested activities, and d) a flyer
> template for promoting the event locally. If you would like to help build
> the kit, or a new 1lib1ref logo, let us know.
>
>
>
> *How you can help*
>
>
>
> We hope the campaign offers a platform for engaging librarians in your
> region and context to learn more about Wikimedia projects. We know
> librarians use Wikipedia for a variety of purposes, but the campaign’s
> story--specifically how our references work--becomes a shared foundation
> for understanding and entering our community. If you would like to
> coordinate #1lib1ref in your area, here are the main steps:
>
>
>
> 1. Join the Wikipedia + Libraries Facebook group:
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikilibrary
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_group…>
>
>
>
> 1. Fill out this survey:
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflWCp9QkNbIZWXCWU02bp_FGCAua4Z6Ua…
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_…>
>
>
> 1. Review Citation Hunt -- a volunteer-developed tool that allows for
> randomly being offered a citation. Check if your language is supported in
> the top right.
>
>
> 1. URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tools.wmflabs.org_cita…>
>
>
> 1. Report Bugs or request features or language support:
> https://github.com/eggpi/citationhunt/issues
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_eggpi_citat…>
>
>
> 1. Review Hashtag Tracking -- a way to track edits made through the
> edit summary field.
>
>
> - URL: https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tools.wmflabs.org_hash…>
>
>
> - Report bugs or request features or language support:
> https://github.com/hatnote/hashtags/issues/new
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_hatnote_has…>
>
>
> 1. Translate the campaign page to your local language. We want to have
> it ready for translation no later than November 10th and will notify you
> with an email that it’s ready.
>
>
> 1. Begin reaching out to partners that you think will want to
> participate during the campaign through a) communications or b) activities.
>
>
>
> We look forward to collaborating with you! Thanks so much for your
> help--it should be a lot of fun.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Alex Stinson
>
> Jake Orlowitz
>
>
>
> --
>
> 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
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__glamwiki.org&d=CwMFaQ&c…>
>
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Hi everyone. In my new role at the University of Oxford (so new that I haven't created a project page yet) a need that has come up that could be answered by a tool.
Researchers in the UK have to demonstrate to funders that their projects have impact. Impact includes *reach* (how many people saw the outputs of the project) and *significance* (how many citations the outputs got, especially from government or academic sources, and how they changed discussion around the topic). The existing GLAM-Wiki stats tools are excellent for showing reach, and thus for persuading researchers to contribute directly to Wikipedia.
Significance is harder to measure. For an individual article, a Google backlink search will show where the article is linked from outside Wikipedia. But I'm working with projects that could improve hundreds of articles, so putting each URL into a search is impractical. A tool that summarised links to all the articles in a given category, organised by linking domain, would be a great measure of significance, and hence crucial for persuading researchers to improve Wikipedia articles in their fields.
Looking for APIs with backlink information has taken me into the murky corporate world of Search Engine Optimisation, and hence services that provide a lot of commercially-relevant information that we don't need, and which require a subscription. I've found one free API which is very limited: https://moz.com/products/api/pricing Google used to make this information available through an API, but doesn't seem to now.
Does anyone have any suggestions on whether a backlink tool is possible and what would be needed to create it? I suspect this tool would be useful to the UNESCO Biospheres project as well as university research projects. Thanks in advance,
--
Dr Martin Poulter
Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Oxford, based at the Bodleian Libraries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Oxford