Hi everyone!
Reminder to fill in this survey about your favorite tools!
*https://forms.gle/RDnzCqPxrqqx9P7T8
<https://forms.gle/RDnzCqPxrqqx9P7T8>*
*Esta pesquisa em português*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfStNt-KCv5RDEPJbf8z1uIos07X5IRIgh…>
Wikimedia Sverige / the Content Partnerships Hub wants to help to support
important tools that are crucial for Wikimedia content partnerships -
maintain them, and make sure they keep running. To know better which tools
we should prioritize, *this survey asks you: what are your favorite (and
most crucial) tools <https://forms.gle/RDnzCqPxrqqx9P7T8>* to do content
partnerships?
Please take a bit of time to complete this survey. *The outcomes will be
used to choose and prioritize tools that we will work on next year* (if we
can collect enough funding). *We are taking the input in this survey very
seriously*.
*Please also forward this to other Wikimedians, volunteers, and to your
GLAM partners. *
You can also still help translate the survey questions to your language;
see instructions at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Content_Partnerships_Hub/Software/Tool_prio…
.
Thank you, and wishing happy holidays to all who will celebrate in
the upcoming weeks!
Sandra Fauconnier - with WMSE hat on / User:Sandra Fauconnier (WMSE)
Hi all,
A reminder that today's Blazegraph call zoom link has been updated since I have needed to pass on facilitation to the kind and wonderful Eric Willey due to personal emergency. It is correct in the agenda.
Call Details:
* Zoom link to join meeting: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/97669716243?pwd=OHNXbmY4WDB0U0crVE5GU3haTlR… (Password: 416514)
* Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1loXQkOQcF-nxxgsx6bn8b09iWznapQCpe2V2Qlx…
Best,
Alex
From: Alex Jiyun Jung
Sent: December 6, 2022 3:31 PM
To: LINKEDOPENLIB-L(a)LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA
Subject: FW: LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, December 13th
Heads-up: Wikimedia Search Team will be at the upcoming LD4-Wikidata call, sharing updates on the backend for Wikidata's SPARQL endpoint.
Blazegraph is the current query engine, but there are significant issues with scalability-enough that the search for alternative backends are long underway, in anticipation of "catastrophic failure within the next 5 years if no action is taken" (see WDQS backend update<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_up…>).
Bring your questions about Blazegraph and the future of the WDQS!
Best,
Alex
From: Alex Jiyun Jung
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2022 1:27 PM
To: ld4-wikidata(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:ld4-wikidata@googlegroups.com>
Subject: LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, December 13th
Hello!
We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC (time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1670950816>). Wikimedia Search Team will be sharing updates on Wikidata Query Service (WDQS)<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_Query_Service> and Blazegraph.
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://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.goo…>. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.go…>.
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:
* Zoom link to join meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81523928212 (Password: drinkwater)
* Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1loXQkOQcF-nxxgsx6bn8b09iWznapQCpe2V2Qlx…
LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Events:
Our Group Calls are held every other Tuesday, Working Hours (we're working on a summer project!) on alternating Mondays and Fridays, and Wikibase and WBStack Working Hours monthly. For exact dates, times, links to agendas, recordings of past group calls, and further information please see our project page<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…>.
Communication:
Wikiproject page<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…>
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>
On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators:
Alex Jung
Open Knowledge Specialist
University of Toronto Libraries
Hi everyone!
Do you work on content partnerships on Wikimedia projects? Then I invite
you to fill in a survey by Wikimedia Sverige / the Content Partnerships
Hub: *https://forms.gle/RDnzCqPxrqqx9P7T8*
The Content Partnerships Hub wants to help to support important tools
that are crucial for Wikimedia content partnerships - maintain them, and
make sure they keep running. To know better which tools we should
prioritize, *this survey asks you: what are your favorite (and most
crucial) tools <https://forms.gle/RDnzCqPxrqqx9P7T8>* to do content
partnerships?
The survey runs until January 8, 2023, but we will already do a first
(internal and temporary) review on December 14. Don't wait! Please also
forward this to other Wikimedians, volunteers, and to your GLAM
partners. You can help translate the survey questions to your language;
see instructions at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Content_Partnerships_Hub/Software/Tool_prio….
Thank you, and all the best!
Sandra Fauconnier - with WMSE hat on / User:Sandra Fauconnier (WMSE)
Dear community members,
During the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, the Movement Charter Drafting Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee> (MCDC)
presented the first outline of the Movement Charter, giving a glimpse on
the direction of its future work, and the Charter itself. The MCDC then
integrated the initial feedback collected during the Summit. Before
proceeding with writing the Charter for the whole movement, the MCDC wants
to interact with community members and gather feedback on the drafts of the
three sections: *Preamble*, *Values & Principles*, and *Roles &
Responsibilities* (intentions statement). The Movement Charter drafts will
be available on the Meta page here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content> on 14 November
2022. Community wide consultation period on Movement Charter will take
place from 20 November to 18 December 2022. Learn more about it here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Community_Consultation>.
With the goal of ensuring that people are well informed to fully
participate in the conversations and are empowered to equitably contribute
their perspective on the Movement Charter, three *“Ask Me Anything about
Movement Charter"* sessions have been scheduled for different timezones.
Everyone is invited to attend these conversations. The aim is to learn
about Movement Charter - its goal, purpose, why it matters, and how it
impacts your community. MCDC members will attend these sessions to answer
your questions and hear community feedback.
The “Ask Me Anything” sessions accommodate communities from different
timezones. Only the presentation will be recorded and shared afterwards,
conversation will not be recorded. Below is the list of planned sessions:
- *Asia/Pacific*: 4 November 2022 at 09:00 UTC (your local time
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1667552400>). Interpretation is
available in Chinese and Japanese.
- *Europe/MENA/Sub Saharan Africa*: 12 November 2022 at 15:00 UTC (your
local time <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1668265257>). Interpretation
is available in Arabic, French and Russian.
- *Latin America/North America/ Western Europe*: 12 November 2022 at
15:00 UTC (your local time <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1668265257>).
Interpretation is available in Spanish and Portuguese.
You will find more details on the Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Community_Consultation>;
Zoom links will be shared 48 hours before the session.
*Call for Movement Charter Ambassadors*
Individuals or groups from all communities who wish to help include and
start conversations in their communities on the Movement Charter are
encouraged to become Movement Charter Ambassadors
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Movement_C…>
(MC
Ambassadors). MC Ambassadors will carry out their own activities and get
financial support for enabling conversations in their own languages. Regional
facilitators
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Team> from
the Movement Strategy and Governance team are available to support
applicants with MC Ambassadors grantmaking. If you are interested, please sign
up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Movement_C…>
.
If you have specific questions, you can reach out to me (
csinha-ctr(a)wikimedia.org), write to the MSG team (strategy2030(a)wikimedia.org),
or write on the MS Forum <https://forum.movement-strategy.org/>.
Regards,
Chitraparna Sinha (she/her) (Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CSinha_(WMF)>)
Facilitator, South Asia, Movement Strategy and Governance
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance> (MSG)