Hi everyone,
The annual *#1Lib1Ref* campaign is inviting librarians, researchers, book
lovers, wikimedians, and any other knowledge enthusiasts to add missing
references to articles, in order to make Wikipedia (and, as a consequence,
all other Wikimedia projects) more reliable, complete, and useful!
The May edition of the 2022 #1Lib1Ref campaign will happen from May 15th to
June 5th and is an opportunity for people in the southern hemisphere
(Africa, Asia, Latin America & Oceania) to participate.
This year we are experimenting with new contribution methods and expanding
the languages on Citation Hunt <https://citationhunt.toolforge.org/>.
During the January campaign, we encouraged contributions on Wikisource and
Wikidata and added 9 new languages from CEE. In this round, we are hoping
to add a new contribution method focused on thematic or topical
contributions (for example: adding references written by people who
identify as women) and adding some more languages from Africa, Asia, and
Latin America. We will keep you updated on how things shape up!
Are you excited about the May edition of #1Lib1Ref? Do you have any ideas
or suggestions on how to invite more people to participate? Would you like
to help organize and promote the campaign in your communities? If your
answer is “yes” to any of the previous questions, you can share your
thoughts with the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries (
libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org) and 1Lib1Ref mailing list (
1lib1ref(a)lists.wikimedia.org), by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User
Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group>
on Facebook or by reaching out directly to me at gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org.
If you're planning to organize an event, join the campaign on Outreach
Dashboard:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2022/overview. And
don’t forget to check the Meta-Wiki page for more information:
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref
Best,
Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)
Program Officer; GLAM and Culture
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear all,
Apologies for cross-posting.
Myself and my colleague Sandra Fauconnier are running a survey to help us better meet user needs and expectations for the new Structured Data on Commons extension for OpenRefine, which is in the process of being developed.
It shouldn't take you more than 5-10 mins to fill out the survey and we encourage anyone who is involved in uploading files to Wikimedia Commons and/or editing file metadata there to have a look, regardless whether you're OpenRefine users or not.
The survey is accessible here: https://forms.gle/cneU6GApmVY3c3TC6
In case you haven't heard much about this yet, the survey is associated with this Wikimedia-funded project: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/CS%26S/Structured_Data_on_Wi…
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing us, or getting in touch via our Talk pages on Meta.
Kind regards,
Lozana
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Dr. Lozana Rossenova
Researcher @ Open Science Lab, TIB Hannover
Wikibase Community Manager @ NFDI4Culture
ORCID: 0000-0002-5190-1867
Hello everyone,
We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1649174400>). Adam Schiff (University of Washington), Tyler Rogers (San Diego State University), and Julia Gilmore (University of Toronto) will talk about documenting buildings on academic campuses.
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, April 5, 2022 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1649174400>)
Zoom link to join meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84526544208
Password: drinkwater
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hSlr8GTlk_Q-bE5n1oCxXBncuCPHnqESWMR0oQc…
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.
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