[Message available in French and English]
[Message disponible en français et anglais]
*[ENGLISH]*
Hello,
Do you like biodiversity? Beautiful illustrations and visual knowledge? Or
simply editing and adding images to Wikipedia? Then you might be interested
in this event! 🌿 🦋 🌱🐦🌰🦎🪻🐒
The Biodiversity Heritage Library
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Heritage_Library> (BHL) Wikimedia
Working Group is organizing three events to help illustrate Wikipedia in
Spanish (already accomplished
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:1Pic1Bio_(Spanish)>), French, and
Portuguese with images from the institutions' South American and African
collections enriched with structured data on Wikimedia Commons.
The events will feature presentations about BHL, its Wikimedia working
group, and the activities of their Wikimedian in Residence with structured
data, as well as how to add images to Wikipedia articles. The
expeditions and production context of the illustrations that led to the
construction of BHL's collections will also be discussed.
These events will happen in their languages (Spanish, French, and
Portuguese) and also have live interpretation in English.
- French: March 28 at 13:00 UTC (⏰ find your time here
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=%231Pic1Bio+%28Fr…>
)
- Portuguese: April 2nd at 17:00 UTC (⏰ find your time here
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=1Pic1Bio+%28Portu…>
)
Please, feel free to join if you have never edited Wikipedia or if you are
an expert already.
Get to know more and register here:
- French: w.wiki/DNWV
- Portuguese: w.wiki/DNWU
Let's illustrate Wikipedia with high-quality biodiversity content! 🌻
*[FRANÇAIS]*
Bonjour,
Aimez-vous la biodiversité ? De belles illustrations et une culture
visuelle ? Ou simplement éditer et ajouter des images à Wikipédia ? Alors
vous pourriez être intéressé par l’événement suivant ! 🌿 🦋 🌱🌰🦎🪻🐦🐒
Le groupe de travail Wikimedia de la Biodiversity Heritage Library
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Heritage_Library> (BHL)
organise un atelier pour aider à améliorer la Wikipédia en français avec
des images des collections sud-américaines et africaines de l'institution,
enrichies de données structurées de Wikimedia Commons.
L'événement comprendra des présentations sur BHL, son groupe de travail
Wikimedia, son Wikimédien en résidence et les données structurées, ainsi
que des conseils sur l'ajout d'images aux articles Wikipédia. Des questions
seront également abordées concernant le contexte de production des
illustrations et les expéditions qui ont conduit à la constitution des
collections de la BHL.
L'événement se déroulera en français et bénéficiera d'une interprétation en
direct en anglais.
*Détails:*📍 28 mars 2025
⏰ 13:00 UTC (trouvez votre fuseau horaire ici
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=%231Pic1Bio+%28Fr…>
).
💻 En ligne, via Zoom
N'hésitez pas à participer, que vous n'ayez jamais édité Wikipédia
auparavant ou que vous le fassiez depuis longtemps.
Apprenez-en plus et inscrivez-vous ici : w.wiki/DNWV.
Nous aurons aussi deux autres événements, en *espagnol* et en *portugais* (avec
interprétation en anglais).
🌱 Espagnol : w.wiki/DNWL.
🌱 Portugais : 2 avril, 17:00 UTC (trouvez votre fuseau horaire ici)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=1Pic1Bio+%28Portu…>.
Inscription : w.wiki/DNWU.
Participez et aidez à enrichir Wikipédia avec du contenu de qualité sur la
biodiversité ! 🌻
Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)
Program Officer, Culture and Heritage
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedia Library Enthusiasts,
Wikimania 2025 is shaping up to be an extraordinary celebration of 20 years of collaboration and knowledge sharing! Happening on August 6-9, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, with a pre-conference on August 5, this year’s theme is "Wikimania at 20: Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability."
We are thrilled to invite you to be an integral part of this milestone event by submitting a program proposal. The Call for Program Proposals is open and will run until 31 March 2025. You have the flexibility to contribute in any mode: whether through remote presentations from your home or workplace, pre-recorded submissions, or as an onsite participant in Nairobi.
As a valued partner in Wikimedia & Libraries, you have unique insights into the connections between libraries, Wikimedia projects, and knowledge dissemination. We encourage you to submit proposals that align with this year’s theme. To help spark ideas, here are a few topics that may align with the conference theme:
● Building Inclusive Library-Wikimedia Collaborations: Best practices and case studies for fostering equitable access to knowledge through libraries.
● Sustainable Partnerships: Exploring ways libraries and Wikimedia can collaborate on long-term initiatives to preserve cultural heritage.
● Impactful Knowledge Sharing: Techniques and success stories from Wikimedia projects led by librarians and archivists.
Submit your proposals here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program .
For inquiries, comments, or assistance with your proposal, please email wikimania(a)wikimedia.org. Our team of dedicated volunteers will be happy to guide you.
Additionally, to support you in developing your proposals, the Programme Subcommittee will host a consultation hour: 📅 Today, Thursday, 20 March 🕐 13:00 UTC (Find your local time at https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742475600) 🌐 Video Call Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84172058297 💬 Live Interpretation Available in Arabic, French, and Swahili
Don’t miss the opportunity to share your expertise and make a lasting impact. Let’s make Wikimania 2025 a vibrant and inclusive celebration of knowledge sharing!
Warm regards,
Butch Bustria
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Organisers
Hi, everyone –
We are writing to say that the fourth session of our Starting a Wikidata Project series, originally scheduled for March 18, will not be presented as a live session due to unforeseen circumstances. Instead, we are inviting you to an asynchronous community Slack conversation using the materials prepared for that session by Eric Willey, but welcoming your online participation to complete the experience.
Information and questions will be posted in our #wikidata<https://ld4.slack.com/archives/CGS1Q2WP9> channel in the LD4 Slack Space at our usual starting time on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 5pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742313600>). The topic of this session is Reporting Your Outcomes and Results, the grand finale to this exploration of how to have a brilliant experience with your Wikidata project. This topic brings the journey full circle, complementing the first session which was about how to bring stakeholders at your institution onboard with your project; this session examines how to show those stakeholders what you and your project have accomplished for your institution.
We hope you'll join us. We'll provide Eric's questions and ideas for some helpful resources. You'll provide great suggestions and discussion. We'll add your thoughts from the Slack interchange to the series project page for this session<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> so that future community members starting their first project will have a good place to look for inspiration!
Invite to join LD4 Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/ld4/shared_invite/zt-31379okvn-8IVWvbCZerKnN352sKC… Find us on the #wikidata<https://ld4.slack.com/archives/CGS1Q2WP9> channel.
Looking forward to our discussion!
There will be an intermission in our programming in April as we prepare our next project series. Please stay tuned for announcements in the next few weeks.
On behalf of the Wikidata Affinity Group Co-Facilitators
Hilary Thorsen
Resource Sharing Librarian
Stanford Libraries
thorsenh(a)stanford.edu
650-285-9429
Hello, everyone –
We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1741107600>).
Eric Willey will be facilitating a series of four sessions focused on starting a Wikidata project from the foundation up at your institution. Sessions will be held on February 18, March 4, and March 18, 2025 at our regular time of 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET.
Here is the plan for the series sessions:
Session 1 (February 4): Selling it to Admin (See series page<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> for recording and notes)
Projects need staff time or money to succeed, and we’re all short on both. This session will discuss strategies for convincing your administrators that allocating resources to a Wikidata Project will benefit your users and institution. While Eric works in a university library, this discussion is intended to be as broad as possible and participants from GLAM or other institutions outside the academic library setting are very welcome!
Session 2 (February 18): Choosing a Project (See series page<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> for recording and notes)
We don’t need to reinvent the can of worms just to nail jell-o to a half-baked pie. This session will focus on current and historical Wikidata projects on various themes and their documentation/outcomes, along with other resources for your project. Those resources can be re-used or adapted to a project at your institution, giving you a valuable head-start and eliminating some of the planning and initial groundwork.
🐬Session 3 (March 4): Making the Most of Your Time and Work 🐬
There is a saying in the Midwest, “If something is stuck don’t use force, just get a bigger hammer.” This session will focus on tools, gadgets and strategies to maximize your time and resources, automate work, and achieve more outcomes for your project. There are too many great resources to do a deep dive into each, but attendees will be introduced to a variety of tools they can then follow-up on for their own work.
Session 4 (March 18): Reporting Your Outcomes and Results
In the movie Mad Max: Fury Road, War Boy and open linked data enthusiast Nux says, “Witness me, shiny and chrome!” This session will focus on reporting back on your project once it’s over. Various tools for data visualization and other ways to demonstrate the impact and outcomes of your project to administration and interested parties will be discussed. Again, these will not be deep dives into any one tool or platform in favor of providing a variety of options for attendees to select which suits them best.
The call details are below. Sessions will be recorded, and the plan is to submit them for inclusion on Wikimedia Commons. Attendees should be aware that their remarks (written, verbal, or otherwise) will be included in those 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, March 4, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1741107600>)
Zoom link to join meeting:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/89970115196?pwd=fGxTP0osbFjaGCGxYB3SewrORK9…
Meeting ID: 899 7011 5196
Passcode: 229620
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
Hello,
I’m excited to share that Wikimedia Portugal and Wiki Editoras Lx have
teamed up to propose hosting a Wiki GLAM, Culture & Heritage Conference
this year in Lisbon, Portugal! ������������ If approved, this exciting
event will take place from 30 October to 1 November; please save the date!
We will have information at the end of March about funding from the WMF.
To learn more about what’s driving our excitement for this event, check out
this article on Diff:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/01/28/wikimedia-portugal-and-wikieditoraslx…
You can stay tuned for updates on Meta, including the call for proposals,
program details, and scholarship opportunities for participation:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Wiki_2025
If you have any questions or want to get involved please feel free to reach
out to me at connor.benedict(a)wikimedia.pt :)
All the best,
Connor
Event Manager, Wiki GLAM Culture and Heritage Conference 2025
Wikimedia Portugal
Lisbon, PT
+351 925 949 269
username: conbene
Hello, everyone –
We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1739898000>).
Eric Willey will be facilitating a series of four sessions focused on starting a Wikidata project from the foundation up at your institution. Sessions will be held on February 18, March 4, and March 18, 2025 at our regular time of 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET.
Here is the plan for the series sessions:
Session 1 (February 4): Selling it to Admin (see series page for recording and notes)
Projects need staff time or money to succeed, and we’re all short on both. This session will discuss strategies for convincing your administrators that allocating resources to a Wikidata Project will benefit your users and institution. While Eric works in a university library, this discussion is intended to be as broad as possible and participants from GLAM or other institutions outside the academic library setting are very welcome!
Session 2 (February 18): Choosing a Project
We don’t need to reinvent the can of worms just to nail jell-o to a half-baked pie. This session will focus on current and historical Wikidata projects on various themes and their documentation/outcomes, along with other resources for your project. Those resources can be re-used or adapted to a project at your institution, giving you a valuable head-start and eliminating some of the planning and initial groundwork.
Session 3 (March 4): Making the Most of Your Time and Work
There is a saying in the Midwest, “If something is stuck don’t use force, just get a bigger hammer.” This session will focus on tools, gadgets and strategies to maximize your time and resources, automate work, and achieve more outcomes for your project. There are too many great resources to do a deep dive into each, but attendees will be introduced to a variety of tools they can then follow-up on for their own work.
Session 4 (March 18): Reporting Your Outcomes and Results
In the movie Mad Max: Fury Road, War Boy and open linked data enthusiast Nux says, “Witness me, shiny and chrome!” This session will focus on reporting back on your project once it’s over. Various tools for data visualization and other ways to demonstrate the impact and outcomes of your project to administration and interested parties will be discussed. Again, these will not be deep dives into any one tool or platform in favor of providing a variety of options for attendees to select which suits them best.
The call details are below. Sessions will be recorded, and the plan is to submit them for inclusion on Wikimedia Commons. Attendees should be aware that their remarks (written, verbal, or otherwise) will be included in those 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, February 18, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1739898000>)
Zoom link to join meeting:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/89970115196?pwd=fGxTP0osbFjaGCGxYB3SewrORK9…
Meeting ID: 899 7011 5196
Passcode: 229620
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