Hello!
*(apologies for cross-posting in various GLAM related lists)*
Would you like to see a GLAM, Culture, and Heritage-focused Wiki-conference
in 2025? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Please take a moment to fill out this *community engagement survey* by *13
January 2025*. This is your chance to share your ideas, highlight what
topics matter most to you, and suggest how the conference could be most
relevant and impactful for your work.
*Would you like to see a formalized user group, or specific collaboration
with the WMF on a projects in this sector, is there a technical solution
that can inspire new innovation in other areas of Wiki?*
Your input will play a key role in shaping what this event could look like,
and we truly value your voice in the conversation. It is also a key
component for a Conference grant.
English:
https://forms.gle/TFUvsjT8F4xRuWfE7
Portuguese:
https://forms.gle/KaXcdp5g1eS8HgAN7
Spanish
https://forms.gle/WUWkSfT5RDr3gnRN7
Please feel free to share this survey with your network, with
chapter/language/user group mailing lists, groups, etc., who might be
interested. Together, we can make this an incredible and meaningful event
for the GLAMWiki community!
If you have questions or comments, or want to get involved, don't hesitate
to reach out.
All the best,
Connor
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Conbenewww.seehbe.com
P.s. there will be two reminder emails until the deadline.
Hello, everyone –
We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1734454800>).
If you anticipate attending the workshop sessions, please fill out this brief survey<https://forms.gle/tQqQiEt41uCmkiSZ6> to help us prepare relevant materials for you. You only need to fill it out once, no matter how many sessions you plan to attend.
Wikimedian Mahir Morshed is leading a series of four sessions focused on lexicographical data<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data/Documentation> in Wikidata. We are looking forward to learning more about these Wikibase entities! Sessions will be held on November 5, November 19, December 3, and December 17, 2024 at our regular time of 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET.
Here is the plan for the series sessions:
Session 1 (November 5)
This first session started with an introduction and discussion of the multitudes of uses for Wikidata’s lexicographical data, with specific examples and motivations provided for each use case, and ended with a listing of specific actions that can be taken depending on the language an editor wishes to improve. The remaining workshop sessions will elaborate on these actions.
Session 2 (November 19)
Working session covering ways to improve existing lexemes and tools to find lexemes to create
Session 3 (December 3)
Working session covering how modeling parts of complex lexemes in one language can be used to improve Wikidata’s ability to express concepts in other languages
Session 4 (December 17)
Working session covering how sentences can be modeled and formed using Wikidata lexemes and items
The call details are below. Working sessions will not be recorded, but demos and how-to sections will be made available as recordings. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and session information you can subscribe to the <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata>.
Call Details:
Date and Time: Tuesday, 17 December, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1734454800>)
Zoom link to join meeting:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/99751624871?pwd=9aP5kaCixHlMRwCbppaZHitt8Un3wZ…
Meeting ID: 997 5162 4871
Passcode: 113059
Series event page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…
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.
Communication:
Ld4-wikidata Google group: <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata
#wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: <https://ld4.slack.com/> https://ld4.slack.com/
Website: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> 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
Hi all,
Everyone who works on GLAM-Wiki in some capacity is very welcome to the
next Global GLAM call, *upcoming Tuesday, December 10, at 13.30 UTC*. You
can register here at the top of the page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Event:Global_GLAM_call_2024-12…
Once you register, you will see the Zoom link there.
The agenda so far (modifications are still possible):
* Demonstration of accessing and using the new Commons Metrics API
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/19/commons-impact-metrics-now-available-…>
developed in 2024 by WMF (apparently quite doable by non-technical people)
* An update about the GLAM CSI research about our community's (technical)
needs, by User:Fuzheado, in which many of you participated
* An update about the TAROCH initiative by Patricia Díaz Rubio
* A chat about ideas/plans for a new GLAM-Wiki conference, led by Connor
Benedict
* Open floor for questions, pitches... If you have something to ask or
discuss, feel free to add it to the agenda and notes document
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qkKfuNBfhyg6xfxWL_cnkFIL-QWul0F_uOoVjlJ…>
.
Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
The calls are recorded, help is welcome in uploading the recordings to
Wikimedia Commons. Notes of the previous call(s) are available in the
agenda and notes document
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qkKfuNBfhyg6xfxWL_cnkFIL-QWul0F_uOoVjlJ…>
.
Cheers,
Sandra