GLAM September 2021

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Next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, October 5th

by Hilary K Thorsen

Hello everyone, We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1633449656>). Stephanie Sapienza and Emily Frazier from the University of Maryland will kindly walk us through Unlocking the Airwaves<https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/> and its use of Wikidata. Unlocking the Airwaves is a digital archive project which compiles early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB). The call details are below. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you aren't able to attend, the meetings are recorded and meeting notes are available on Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n>. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ld4-wikidata>. The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata. Call Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1633449656>) Zoom link to join meeting: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99537368790?pwd=Zk5ZazFnUkkvYW1lM1dPUE0zMXBrUT09 Password: 365218 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nWbej5udmkCWlNxALbs06PGjKMmnveGoyn9DinS… Working Hours: Join us for a collaborative hour of editing and Wikidata practice. We will provide a project for the hour, and you’re always welcome to bring your own projects to work on. This is a space for community and skill-building. We welcome your questions and your expertise about all things Wikidata. Subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> for an announcement of the next working hour. Upcoming Working Hour: * Monday, October 11, 2021 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET / 18:00 UTC / 7:00pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1633975254>) Communication: Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/ld4slack Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n Website: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators Hilary Thorsen Resource Sharing Librarian Stanford Libraries thorsenh(a)stanford.edu 650-285-9429

2 years, 6 months

Join the 2021 Months of African Cinema Global Contest

by Eben Mlay

Greetings! We hope that this email finds you well. The Afrocine project core team is happy to inform you that the “Months of African Cinema” Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikimedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia! Please list your username under the participants’ section <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…> of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.[1] The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean. The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest, as gift cards. - Overall winners - 1st Prize - $500 - 2nd Prize - $200 - 3rd Prize - $100 - Diversity Winner - $100 - Gender-gap Filler - $100 - Language Winners - up to $100* For further information about the contest, the prizes, and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. [2] For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talk page. We look forward to your participation! Best regards, Eben Mlay Community Liaison, Afrocine project 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri… 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…

2 years, 7 months

Next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, September 21st

by Hilary K Thorsen

Hello everyone, We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1632240032>) David Shorthouse (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) will present on Bionomia and processes for maintaining synchrony with Wikidata for people items. The call details are below. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you aren't able to attend, the meetings are recorded and meeting notes are available on Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n>. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ld4-wikidata>. The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata. Call Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1632240032>) Zoom link to join meeting: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96928047458?pwd=cC9xYTJIN0pSMGVPaWVHS0MvN3dZUT09 Password: 424339 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zWRk6MXuCLFuddsK5vr-NxLluJWFTQk3YmQBGQf… Working Hours: Join us for a collaborative hour of editing and Wikidata practice. We will provide a project for the hour, and you’re always welcome to bring your own projects to work on. This is a space for community and skill-building. We welcome your questions and your expertise about all things Wikidata. Subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> for an announcement of the next working hour. Upcoming Working Hour dates: * Friday, October 1, 2021, at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 5:00pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1633107657>) Communication: Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/ld4slack Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n Website: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators Hilary Thorsen Resource Sharing Librarian Stanford Libraries thorsenh(a)stanford.edu 650-285-9429

2 years, 7 months

This Month in GLAM: August 2021

by The 'This Month in GLAM' team

2 years, 7 months

Campaigns Product Team Office Hour: September 9 2021

by Alex Stinson

Hi Movement Organizers, The Wikimedia Foundation Campaign Product team will be hosting our first Campaigns Product Office hour on September 9, 2021 at 3 PM UTC (join us on Zoom: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87427100681) . The Office hour will focus on an introduction to the Product team and the choice of a first feature focused on Event Registration. [1] For more information about our focus on Event Registration, see: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Registrat… For more information about the Campaigns Product Team, see: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team If you would like to subscribe for further updates from the Campaigns Product team, we invite you to subscribe for newsletter updates at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Subcribers Looking forward to your participation! The Campaigns Product team [1] For a full list of previous WMF Campaigns office hours see: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team#Office_H… -- Alex Stinson Senior Program Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter: @sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns

2 years, 7 months

What happened in GLAM in August?

by Romaine Wiki

Hello all! What happened with GLAM in August? Let us know and write a (short) report about it for the newsletter 'This Month in GLAM' so that the worldwide and local Wikimedia community can read what happened in your area. Also this will encourage others to participate and donate material. You can start writing here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom If your country/area isn't mentioned on the page, you can always add it to: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2021/Contents Please mention also the coming GLAM activities on our calendar on: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Calendar/September_2021 Deadline: 7 September If anyone needs help/explanation about the newsletter, please ask! Thanks & greetings! Romaine --- http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Romaine

2 years, 7 months

Next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, September 7th

by Hilary K Thorsen

Hello everyone, We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zonestamp.toolforge.or…>). Andrew Lih, Wikimedian at large at Smithsonian Institution & Wikimedia Strategist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will talk about developing Wikidata tools and gadgets. If someone identifies a need, where do they start? What are the steps involved in the development process? Bring your ideas, expertise, and questions. The call details are below. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you aren't able to attend, the meetings are recorded and meeting notes are available on Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n>. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ld4-wikidata>. The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata. Call Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zonestamp.toolforge.or…>) Zoom link to join meeting: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96764500661?pwd=eWxSdlduUkMzdHdVNjZ5ZGZ6ZUlFUT09<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__stanford.zoom.us_j_967…> Password: 570517 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Vk7LQRratQmCDuhPcNeIR-Airyn3S8Ct3cQdCX…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume…> Working Hours: Join us for a collaborative hour of editing and Wikidata practice. We will provide a project for the hour, and you’re always welcome to bring your own projects to work on. This is a space for community and skill-building. We welcome your questions and your expertise about all things Wikidata. Subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> for an announcement of the next working hour. Upcoming Working Hour dates: * Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET / 18:00 UTC / 8:00pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zonestamp.toolforge.or…>) Communication: Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/ld4slack Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n Website: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators Hilary Thorsen Resource Sharing Librarian Stanford Libraries thorsenh(a)stanford.edu 650-285-9429

2 years, 7 months

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