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GWToolset User Right
by Derrick, Tom 15 Sep '16

15 Sep '16

Good afternoon, Please may I request GWToolset User Right on Beta Commons. My username is TomDerrick. Many thanks, Tom ________________________________ [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: bl_logo_100] Tom Derrick Digital Curator, Two Centuries of Indian Print T +44 (0)20 7412 4266 @tommyid83 tom.derrick(a)bl.uk<mailto:tom.derrick@bl.uk> Digital Research Team The British Library St Pancras London NW1 2DB www.bl.uk<http://www.bl.uk/> ****************************************************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk<http://www.bl.uk/> The British Library’s latest Annual Report and Accounts : www.bl.uk/aboutus/annrep/index.html<http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/annrep/index.html> Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook<http://www.bl.uk/adoptabook> The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ***************************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the postmaster(a)bl.uk<mailto:postmaster@bl.uk> : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ***************************************************************************************************************** Think before you print

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Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in french is it possible)
by Anne-Laure Michel 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

Hello, My Name is Anne-Laure, Anne-LaureM on wiki (original no ^^) I do a student practicum in the Muséum of Toulouse. I participe at the phoebus project and I try to use the GWtoolSet but it's very difficult for me because I study communication not database or informatic. I'm little bit lost in the english documentation. If you have time, I'm very enthousiastic to learning the usage of this tools before the end of my practicum (08.31). I'm sorry for the short time, but the Muséum don't use this tool and I have discovered it this week :s . After august is possible to but I will be less aviable cause my master. Thank you for your attention and good week-ends! -- Anne-Laure Michel Master Médiations de la Culture et des Patrimoine Stage Photothèque du Muséum de Toulouse 0633572897

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Re: [Glamtools] pattypan Re: Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in french is it possible)
by Anne-Laure Michel 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Merci à vous pour vos suggestions ! Je vais étudier tout ça et je ferais les tests la semaine prochaine! Bonne fin de journée Le 2016-08-12 14:00, glamtools-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org a écrit : > Send Glamtools mailing list submissions to > glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > glamtools-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > glamtools-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Glamtools digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in french is it possible) > (Anne-Laure Michel) > 2. pattypan Re: Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in french is it > possible) (Hans Muller) > 3. Re: pattypan Re: Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in french > is it possible) (Edouard Hue) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:47:19 +0200 > From: Anne-Laure Michel <annelaure(a)andryale.org> > To: glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Glamtools] Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in french is it > possible) > Message-ID: <dc3a56ca7c7b85f2e5656ed76dee7e3b(a)andryale.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Hello, > My Name is Anne-Laure, Anne-LaureM on wiki (original no ^^) I do a > student practicum in the Muséum of Toulouse. > I participe at the phoebus project and I try to use the GWtoolSet but > it's very difficult for me because I study communication not database > or > informatic. I'm little bit lost in the english documentation. > > If you have time, I'm very enthousiastic to learning the usage of this > tools before the end of my practicum (08.31). I'm sorry for the short > time, but the Muséum don't use this tool and I have discovered it this > week :s . After august is possible to but I will be less aviable cause > my master. > Thank you for your attention and good week-ends! > > -- > Anne-Laure Michel > Master Médiations de la Culture et des Patrimoine > Stage Photothèque du Muséum de Toulouse > 0633572897 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:45:53 +0200 > From: "Hans Muller" <j.m.muller(a)hccnet.nl> > To: "Conversations revolving around the development of GLAM Digital > Tools" <glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Glamtools] pattypan Re: Need help to GWtoolSet practice (in > french is it possible) > Message-ID: > <15c443927b19a3dfe9aab30e69355f0c.squirrel(a)webmail.hccnet.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Bonjour Anne-Laure, > > Est-ce nécessaire de utiliser GWToolset? Il y a aussi > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Pattypan > > c'est beaucoup plus facile, que vous pourrez utiliser tout de suite > sans > instructions et procedures complexes. > > With Pattypan you can upload from your hard disk, GWToolset requires > that > you put your images on the web, giving them a URL. > Pattypan creates a spreadsheet for your files in the right format you > choose. > > It requires only that you can use Excel or another spreadsheet program > and > can login on Wikimedia Commons/Wikipedia. > > Salutations, > > hans muller > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hansmuller (Pays-Bas) > > Op Vr, 12 augustus, 2016 11:47 am schreef Anne-Laure Michel: >> Hello, >> My Name is Anne-Laure, Anne-LaureM on wiki (original no ^^) I do a >> student practicum in the MusÃ©um of Toulouse. I participe at the >> phoebus >> project and I try to use the GWtoolSet but it's very difficult for me >> because I study communication not database or informatic. I'm little >> bit >> lost in the english documentation. >> >> If you have time, I'm very enthousiastic to learning the usage of this >> tools before the end of my practicum (08.31). I'm sorry for the short >> time, >> but the MusÃ©um don't use this tool and I have discovered it this week >> :s >> . After august is possible to but I will be less aviable cause >> my master. Thank you for your attention and good week-ends! >> >> >> -- >> Anne-Laure Michel >> Master MÃ©diations de la Culture et des Patrimoine >> Stage PhotothÃ¨que du MusÃ©um de Toulouse >> 0633572897 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Glamtools mailing list >> Glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools >> >> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:59:33 +0200 > From: Edouard Hue <edouard.hue(a)gmail.com> > To: j.m.muller(a)hccnet.nl, Conversations revolving around the > development of GLAM Digital Tools <glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Glamtools] pattypan Re: Need help to GWtoolSet practice > (in french is it possible) > Message-ID: > <CAKKyqih=Zn2zvontJRLY384Qq521Vs3dCBCHJAMoAviaNaFpGQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Bonjour, > > Il y a aussi ComeOn! [1], que je développe et que je présenterai à la > WikiConvention, samedi prochain. > > Édouard > > 1 : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:ComeOn!/fr > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Hans Muller <j.m.muller(a)hccnet.nl> > wrote: > >> Bonjour Anne-Laure, >> >> Est-ce nécessaire de utiliser GWToolset? Il y a aussi >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Pattypan >> >> c'est beaucoup plus facile, que vous pourrez utiliser tout de suite >> sans >> instructions et procedures complexes. >> >> With Pattypan you can upload from your hard disk, GWToolset requires >> that >> you put your images on the web, giving them a URL. >> Pattypan creates a spreadsheet for your files in the right format you >> choose. >> >> It requires only that you can use Excel or another spreadsheet program >> and >> can login on Wikimedia Commons/Wikipedia. >> >> Salutations, >> >> hans muller >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hansmuller (Pays-Bas) >> >> Op Vr, 12 augustus, 2016 11:47 am schreef Anne-Laure Michel: >> > Hello, >> > My Name is Anne-Laure, Anne-LaureM on wiki (original no ^^) I do a >> > student practicum in the MusÃ©um of Toulouse. I participe at the phoebus >> > project and I try to use the GWtoolSet but it's very difficult for me >> > because I study communication not database or informatic. I'm little bit >> > lost in the english documentation. >> > >> > If you have time, I'm very enthousiastic to learning the usage of this >> > tools before the end of my practicum (08.31). I'm sorry for the short >> time, >> > but the MusÃ©um don't use this tool and I have discovered it this week :s >> > . After august is possible to but I will be less aviable cause >> > my master. Thank you for your attention and good week-ends! >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Anne-Laure Michel >> > Master MÃ©diations de la Culture et des Patrimoine >> > Stage PhotothÃ¨que du MusÃ©um de Toulouse >> > 0633572897 >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Glamtools mailing list >> > Glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools >> > >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Glamtools mailing list >> Glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools >> >

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url2commons
by Steinsplitter Wiki 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

For those who don't know it yet. https://tools.wmflabs.org/url2commons/index.html is a uploadbyurl upload tool by Magnus Manske. No special authorization process needed. It is perfect for small batch uploads. Best, Steinsplitter

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GWToolset labs instance
by Liam Wyatt 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Can someone more familiar with the technical architecture of the GWToolset please clarify if the wmflabs instance is used/needed? http://gwtoolset.wmflabs.org/ There is a purge of unneeded projects happening and if this needs to be saved we need to say so. See details at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:GLAMwiki_Toolset#Wikitech_P… -Liam -- wittylama.com Peace, love & metadata

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Pattypan uploader
by Hans Muller 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

Perhaps you are already aware of this new upload tool by Yarl: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Pattypan Arne Wossink of the Dutch chapter (WMNL) recently gave a workshop in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Pattypan proves to be a handy tool at least for small uploads (don't know a limit, might be slow though), with some advantages over GWToolSet, but not all of its capabilities: - no URL needed for the uploadables - no need for conversion of the metadata to XML - no upload permissions needed (!) The metadata templates Artwork, Information, Photograph are available by default, it seems other templates can be implemented by the user. Pattypan creates a spreadsheet for your directory with uploadable files, which can then be filled with metadata. So Pattypan is an improvement over Vicuna, also by Yarl. Best regards, hans muller https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hansmuller Op Zo, 22 mei, 2016 3:12 am schreef Jens Best: > Good news. > > > Embracing the factor that GLAM and Wikipedia can grow together to enhance > the various possibilities of Free (deep) Knowledge is a good development > in the 15th year of Wikipedia and also to counterbalance the > commercialisation of the internet in this era. > > Good that the Foundation in strenghening this area. > > > Jens > > > 2016-05-21 20:19 GMT+02:00 Steinsplitter Wiki > <steinsplitter(a)wikipedia.de>: > > >> >> >>> From: jorlowitz(a)gmail.com >>> Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 17:23:53 +0000 >>> To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation >>> >> >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> >>> As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation >>> has proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce >>> that *Alex Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as >>> Wikipedia >>> >> Library >> >>> Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist >>> *within >>> >> the >>> Community Engagement department at WMF. He will continue to report >>> and work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very >>> happy >> about! >>> >>> I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why >>> it matters, and what its goals are. >>> >>> Best, >>> Jake Orlowitz >>> >>> >>> User:Ocaasi (WMF) >>> >>> >>> Head of the Wikipedia Library >>> >>> >>> jorlowitz(a)wikimedia.org >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Hi all! >>> >>> >>> I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with >>> GLAM-Wiki >>> support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia >> outreach, >>> first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an >>> employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM >>> impact >> [1]. >> >>> >>> As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long >>> history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates. >>> These >>> programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our >>> technologies beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of >>> contributions from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years. >>> >>> However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and >>> >> varied, >>> volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the >>> leaders of successful projects have found themselves unable to >>> replicate this >> success, >>> or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects. At the >>> same time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of >>> investment in infrastructure and technology. >>> >>> WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate >>> support, but we can do more. We havenât provided consistent global >>> connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and >>> tools. My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and >>> potentially tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like >>> Liam Wyatt have >>> been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely >> sharing >>> knowledge with the world. >>> >>> Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role >>> >> [3]. I >> >>> want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of >>> the communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that >>> I >>> prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania, and >>> >> have >>> already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia >>> Conference. >>> >>> >>> My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan. >>> So, >>> please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other >>> feedback. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> Alex Stinson >>> >>> >>> GLAM-Wiki Strategist >>> >>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> >>> astinson(a)wikimedia.org >>> >>> [1] A little about me >>> >>> >>> I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014, >>> developing the Libraryâs publisher partnerships, building >>> relationships with dozens >> of >>> community and language leaders across our volunteer movement, >>> crafting a broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and >>> international reference networks, and project managing tool and >>> metrics improvements >> for >>> our program. >>> >>> I also designed and deployed the successful #1Lib1Ref campaign ( >>> >> 1lib1ref.org) >> >>> that drew nearly 30,000 viewers, 5 million tweet-impressions, and >> hundreds >>> of participants from the library world to Wikipedia in our first ever >>> viral, global micro-contributions drive for quality improvement. >>> >>> In my volunteer, time I try to stay active as User:Sadads, where I am >>> mostly active on English Wikipedia ( >98,000 edits). I have been >>> actively writing content about literature and novels since 2008. I >>> have always thought of our movement as a community with a lot of >>> opportunities around partnerships and collaboration. >>> >>> I was also one of the early adopters of GLAM-Wiki in the US: While >>> still in college, I approached the Smithsonian in 2010 about a >>> partnership, establishing the dialogue which grew to one of our most >>> successful long-term cultural partners within the movement. I have >>> learned from >> those >>> early attempts and have led GLAM-Wiki relationships with a handful of >>> smaller organizations while in school and as a volunteer. >>> >>> I am also a long time supporter of the Education program: I was >>> trained >> as >>> part of the Public Policy Initiative's first round of "Campus >> Ambassadors", >> >>> the project that became first the U.S. and then the Global Education >>> Programs. >>> >>> >>> I am based in Southern Vermont, where I enjoy hiking, the local and >>> the local food culture. In my spare time, I try to produce sustainable >>> food through my garden and homebrewing-- I just put in 4 rows of >>> potatoes, and am about to start most of my summer crops. >>> >>> >>> [2] *Annual Plan for GLAM* >>> >>> >>> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2 >> 017/draft#Program_5:_Give_more_support_to_GLAM_partnerships >> >>> >>> >>> [3] Some thoughts on the GLAM-Wiki Strategist Role >>> >>> >>> What I hope to do: >>> >>> >>> * Help lead efforts to evaluate and improve our GLAM-Wiki >>> documentation, and develop resources that make GLAM-Wiki a more >>> approachable strategy >> for >>> volunteers, especially in communities which don't have much >>> experience in partnerships with formal organizations. >>> >>> * Connect with and learn from the network of community leaders >>> supporting partnerships with GLAM and other organizations >>> >>> * Help document and share the most successful, repeatable GLAM-Wiki >>> >> project >>> models coming from our communities. >>> >>> * Connect community leaders and outside organizations who approach >>> Community Engagement and other Wikimedia Foundation departments about >>> >> GLAM >> >>> partnerships with the best volunteer leaders, resources, or learning >>> materials. >>> >>> * Communicate GLAM and GLAM-Wiki needs with teams and departments >>> within WMF, including Community Resources, Strategic Partnerships and >>> >> Engineering >> >>> teams. I have already started these conversations, and hope to be >>> able to share what I have been working on in the next couple months. >>> >>> * Support strategic movement relationships with global organizations >>> (IFLA, ICOM, UNESCO, OCLC, Internet Archive, etc ) which can expand >>> opportunities for GLAM-Wiki programming and partnerships by local >>> affiliates. >>> >>> What I won't be doing: >>> >>> >>> * Creating partnerships with local cultural heritage organizations >>> >>> >>> * "Coordinating" in any strong sense of the word -- It's not my role >>> to >> be >>> âin chargeâ of what others are doing in the GLAM-Wiki space -- >>> instead my aim is to facilitate access to better tools and resources >>> that help >> community >>> leaders coordinate these partnerships more easily and effectively. >>> >>> What I would like to learn from the community and GLAM program >>> leaders in the next few months: >>> >>> * Where does our community of GLAM-outreach leaders need the most >>> >> support? >>> >>> * What are the greatest technology barriers preventing the creation >>> of easy-to-create and scalable relationships with cultural heritage >>> organizations? >>> >>> * What are the best opportunities for expanding GLAM-Wiki strategies >>> to >> new >>> or emerging communities with less partnership experience or affiliate >>> support? >>> >>> * How can we help a greater range of Wikimedia volunteers participate >>> in partnerships with our GLAM allies? >>> >>> I am very optimistic about the opportunities for GLAM-Wiki work, >>> >> especially >>> as Wikimedia becomes leaders of open and linked data, through >>> projects >> like >>> Wikidata -- and I want to make sure our communities have the tools >>> and support to take advantage of that leading role in sharing cultural >>> >> heritage >>> knowledge around the world. >>> >>> >>> -Alex >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Glamtools mailing list >> Glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Glamtools mailing list > Glamtools(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools > >

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ParameterAssertionException
by Fæ 04 Jun '16

04 Jun '16

Does anyone know what this error indicates? When I get to the stage of previewing uploads on GWT, I get a page with just this: Exception encountered, of type "Wikimedia\Assert\ParameterAssertionException" I've tried swapping around parameters and I'm using the most basic information template, which takes very few parameters anyway. The upload is explained at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Batch_uploading/Codex_Aureus Thanks, Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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adding 3134 captions after upload?
by Hans Muller 23 May '16

23 May '16

Dear All, ** Is it possible to add 3134 captions to existing images on Commons? ** (without removing earlier work on the images, metadata and categories) This nice question presents itself in the following case. Recently, i uploaded 3134 images from Dutch University Library Leiden UBL and KITLV to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_contributed_by_KITLV_2016… (309 colonial works of art) and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_contributed_by_KITLV_2016… (2805 colonial photographs) with captions in Dutch and English. I corrected the metadata, categorised the images and put them into Wikipedia articles (only a few ;-) Now a translator might be paid to translate the captions into Bahasa Indonesia, the language of the people perhaps most interested in these historical images. If the translator succeeds, that would mean require language templates like {{id|1= ... }} to the description fields. Re-uploading with GWToolset proved to be impossible if another user has worked on the metadata since upload. Categorisation and my own corrections to the metadata would be lost. * Is there another, painless solution putting in the new translation while keeping the previous work on these files? Thanks for you considering this problem, Best regards from a sunny Utrecht, the Netherlands, hans muller https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hansmuller

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FW: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation
by Steinsplitter Wiki 22 May '16

22 May '16

> From: jorlowitz(a)gmail.com > Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 17:23:53 +0000 > To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] New GLAM-Wiki Role at Wikimedia Foundation > > Hi everyone, > > As you may have noticed in the Annual Plan, the Wikimedia Foundation has > proposed more support of GLAM-Wiki. I want to happily announce that *Alex > Stinson* will be expanding and transitioning his role as Wikipedia Library > Coordinator to lead this new position as *GLAM-Wiki Strategist *within the > Community Engagement department at WMF. He will continue to report and > work closely with me in Wikipedia Library land, which I'm very happy about! > > I'll let Alex introduce himself and his thoughts on the position, why it > matters, and what its goals are. > > Best, > Jake Orlowitz > > User:Ocaasi (WMF) > > Head of the Wikipedia Library > > jorlowitz(a)wikimedia.org > > -- > > Hi all! > > I am particularly excited to be shifting towards helping with GLAM-Wiki > support. I plan to bring my long history of working in Wikimedia outreach, > first as a volunteer in GLAM and the Education program and then as an > employee with the Wikipedia Library, to improve our global GLAM impact [1]. > > As we point out in the proposed annual plan, [2] GLAM-Wiki has a long > history as a programmatic strategy for volunteers and affiliates. These > programs have collected some of our best content, pushed our technologies > beyond their limits, and created a considerable volume of contributions > from both Wikimedians and experts for over 8 years. > > However, as these practices become more and more sophisticated and varied, > volunteers from smaller communities without connections to the leaders of > successful projects have found themselves unable to replicate this success, > or replicating many of the mistakes from earlier projects. At the same > time, larger initiatives have been hindered by a lack of investment in > infrastructure and technology. > > WMF has been a great supporter of GLAM through grants and affiliate > support, but we can do more. We haven’t provided consistent global > connection, communication and support for GLAM-Wiki resources and tools. > My goal is to help GLAM spread throughout our communities and potentially > tens of thousands of organizations that - as folks like Liam Wyatt have > been advocating from the beginning - share our same values: freely sharing > knowledge with the world. > > Below I have outlined our approach for the GLAM-Wiki Strategist role [3]. I > want to use the next few months to listen and evaluate the needs of the > communities actively involved in GLAM-Wiki work to make sure that I > prioritize projects correctly. I am also going to be at Wikimania, and have > already talked to a number of GLAM-Wiki leaders at Wikimedia Conference. > > My role as strategist is to consult, collaborate, organize, and plan. So, > please reach out to me with your questions, thoughts, needs or other > feedback. > > Cheers, > > Alex Stinson > > GLAM-Wiki Strategist > > Wikimedia Foundation > > astinson(a)wikimedia.org > > [1] A little about me > > I have been working with the Wikipedia Library since May 2014, developing > the Library’s publisher partnerships, building relationships with dozens of > community and language leaders across our volunteer movement, crafting a > broader strategy for engaging the largest libraries and international > reference networks, and project managing tool and metrics improvements for > our program. > > I also designed and deployed the successful #1Lib1Ref campaign (1lib1ref.org) > that drew nearly 30,000 viewers, 5 million tweet-impressions, and hundreds > of participants from the library world to Wikipedia in our first ever > viral, global micro-contributions drive for quality improvement. > > In my volunteer, time I try to stay active as User:Sadads, where I am > mostly active on English Wikipedia ( >98,000 edits). I have been actively > writing content about literature and novels since 2008. I have always > thought of our movement as a community with a lot of opportunities around > partnerships and collaboration. > > I was also one of the early adopters of GLAM-Wiki in the US: While still > in college, I approached the Smithsonian in 2010 about a partnership, > establishing the dialogue which grew to one of our most successful > long-term cultural partners within the movement. I have learned from those > early attempts and have led GLAM-Wiki relationships with a handful of > smaller organizations while in school and as a volunteer. > > I am also a long time supporter of the Education program: I was trained as > part of the Public Policy Initiative's first round of "Campus Ambassadors", > the project that became first the U.S. and then the Global Education > Programs. > > I am based in Southern Vermont, where I enjoy hiking, the local and the > local food culture. In my spare time, I try to produce sustainable food > through my garden and homebrewing-- I just put in 4 rows of potatoes, and > am about to start most of my summer crops. > > > [2] *Annual Plan for GLAM* > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/… > > > [3] Some thoughts on the GLAM-Wiki Strategist Role > > What I hope to do: > > * Help lead efforts to evaluate and improve our GLAM-Wiki documentation, > and develop resources that make GLAM-Wiki a more approachable strategy for > volunteers, especially in communities which don't have much experience in > partnerships with formal organizations. > > * Connect with and learn from the network of community leaders supporting > partnerships with GLAM and other organizations > > * Help document and share the most successful, repeatable GLAM-Wiki project > models coming from our communities. > > * Connect community leaders and outside organizations who approach > Community Engagement and other Wikimedia Foundation departments about GLAM > partnerships with the best volunteer leaders, resources, or learning > materials. > > * Communicate GLAM and GLAM-Wiki needs with teams and departments within > WMF, including Community Resources, Strategic Partnerships and Engineering > teams. I have already started these conversations, and hope to be able to > share what I have been working on in the next couple months. > > * Support strategic movement relationships with global organizations > (IFLA, ICOM, UNESCO, OCLC, Internet Archive, etc ) which can expand > opportunities for GLAM-Wiki programming and partnerships by local > affiliates. > > What I won't be doing: > > * Creating partnerships with local cultural heritage organizations > > * "Coordinating" in any strong sense of the word -- It's not my role to be > “in charge” of what others are doing in the GLAM-Wiki space -- instead my > aim is to facilitate access to better tools and resources that help community > leaders coordinate these partnerships more easily and effectively. > > What I would like to learn from the community and GLAM program leaders in > the next few months: > > * Where does our community of GLAM-outreach leaders need the most support? > > * What are the greatest technology barriers preventing the creation of > easy-to-create and scalable relationships with cultural heritage > organizations? > > * What are the best opportunities for expanding GLAM-Wiki strategies to new > or emerging communities with less partnership experience or affiliate > support? > > * How can we help a greater range of Wikimedia volunteers participate in > partnerships with our GLAM allies? > > I am very optimistic about the opportunities for GLAM-Wiki work, especially > as Wikimedia becomes leaders of open and linked data, through projects like > Wikidata -- and I want to make sure our communities have the tools and > support to take advantage of that leading role in sharing cultural heritage > knowledge around the world. > > > -Alex > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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GWT access to Beta?
by Ole Palnatoke Andersen 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Hi! I'm currently downloading files from http://samlinger.natmus.dk/ and uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. This is fine, since it gives me a good feeling for the content, but with about 37000 freely licensed images* (and new images added daily), it also becomes tedious. Therefore I wish to shift to GWT, but will need to test on Beta first, of course. *) Breakdown right now: http://samlinger.natmus.dk/?q=public+domain - 8352 images http://samlinger.natmus.dk/?q=cc-by-sa - 25650 images http://samlinger.natmus.dk/?q=halgreen - 3989 images Regards, Ole Palnatoke Andersen, Wikimedia Danmark (interning at Nationalmuseet) -- http://palnatoke.org * @palnatoke * +4522934588

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