Hello Wikisource, GLAM, and Libraries enthusiasts,
Greetings from the Wikimedia Foundation's Culture and Heritage team. We're
excited to invite you to join the Wikisource Loves Manuscripts Learning
Partners Network
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Manuscripts/Learning_Partn…>!
The Wikisource Loves Manuscripts
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Loves_Manuscripts> project aims
to foster collaboration among communities interested in digitizing and
transcribing manuscripts on Wikimedia platforms (Wikimedia Commons and
Wikisource) but also to support the creation of Handwritten Text
Recognition (HTR) models using the newly introduced Transkribus engine in
Wikimedia OCR
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/13/enabling-handwritten-text-recognition…>
.
The official launch of the network is scheduled for *September 2023*, and
this is your last opportunity to be part of the first cohort. Take
advantage of this chance to be a part of WiLMa Learning Partners Network
and contribute to digitisation efforts alongside like-minded individuals.
To ensure the program meets your needs, we kindly request your
participation in our Needs Assessment survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQdiMuD2qcsz0yaa6130-6D8bzYYSGYlT…>.
Please take your time and fill out the survey *on or before 2 August
2023*. Your
valuable insights will help us tailor our support and resources
effectively. Join now and be a vital part of this inspiring journey to
safeguard cultural heritage for future generations. You can access the
survey via this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQdiMuD2qcsz0yaa6130-6D8bzYYSGYlT…
This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject
it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data handling,
see the survey privacy statement:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikisource_Loves_Manuscripts_Pr…
Regards Satdeep
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Satdeep Gill (pronouns - he, him)
Senior Program Officer
Culture and Heritage
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts! We are hosting this month's Wikisource
Community meeting
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Community_meetings> on 26
August 2023, 10 AM UTC according to
https://wudele.toolforge.org/U9b5TC4QJMPuu1tY. The first half of the
meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like
events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half
will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking
about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones
conducted in previous Community meetings. If you are interested in joining
the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill(a)wikimedia.org and we will add
you to the calendar invite. Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on
Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Community_meetings#August_2023_m…>
and suggest any other topics for the agenda. Regards Parthiv and Kolawole