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Books & Bytes – Issue 29, June – July 2018
by UY Scuti 25 Aug '18

25 Aug '18

*Books & Bytes – Issue 29, June – July 2018* Highlights: - New partners <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/> - Economic & Political Weekly <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/71/> - Wikimania - Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update - Global branches update - Bytes in brief *Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Italian** and *French* versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!* Read the full newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/June-July_… For more updates, follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikilibrary>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/TheWikiLibrary/> and join the Facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiLibrary/> The Wikipedia Library Team http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library Books & Bytes is a bi-monthly newsletter of The Wikipedia Library, focusing on recent, ongoing and upcoming activities and events in TWL and relevant topic areas. Read our previous newsletters here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter> and subscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Sign_up>!

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Feedback on Creating Wikimedian in Residence Roles
by Alex Stinson 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Hi all, *Tldr: *I published a series of recommendations for creating Wikimedian in Residence positions, and would like your feedback at: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence/Creating_a_Wiki… The long version: As part of our continued support of the GLAM-Wiki community, we have been getting an increasing number of requests to the Wikimedia Foundation GLAM team from Wikimedia organizers, affiliates, and partner institutions about “how to create or get Wikimedian in Residence positions”. As you are probably familiar, Wikimedian in Residence positions are very effective at expanding the impact of partnerships with GLAMs and other institutions, and are very successful at expanding the ability for institutions to collaborate with the Wikimedia community. During the last half a year, I interviewed a dozen folks involved in creating Wikimedian in Residence positions at affiliates, as independent organizers in the movement, and at institutions independent of Wikimedia organizers to collect their best thoughts and advice on how to create these roles. Additionally, I drew on documentation created by Wikimedia UK in their evaluation of the WIR program in the UK, the experience of advising communities creating residencies and as part of WMF grants programs, and other documentation from places like the Blog and This Month in GLAM. The result is a recommendation on how to create these roles: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence/Creating_a_Wiki… I would like to start sharing with folks inquiring about these roles. However, before I do, I could use feedback on the page. Please join the discussion at: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikipedian_in_Residence/Creating_a… Cheers, Alex P.S. This is part of a series of documentation improvements that we have been making over the last couple years. I highly recommend other documentation about the various major tactics used in the GLAM-Wiki community: - The Model projects portal which includes a survey of common project models in GLAM-Wiki https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects. - The recently updated Commons and Wikidata upload workflows portal created as part of Structured Data on Commons: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Resources/Data_and_media_partnersh… - The personas and research evaluating Commons use for GLAM-Wiki projects: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Supporting_Commons_contribution_by… - *The editathon organizer training that is part of the Programs and Events Dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editathons <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editathons> * -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM

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Re: [libraries] Libraries Digest, Vol 74, Issue 1
by Samuel Elaigwu 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

BOOK DONATION Could I donate a new novel of mine to Wiki Library? Thank you. Sincerely, Akogwu Elaigwu On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM, <libraries-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Libraries mailing list submissions to > libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > libraries-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > libraries-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Libraries digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: [GLAM] This Month in GLAM: July 2018 (Romaine Wiki) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 07:46:35 +0200 > From: Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki(a)gmail.com> > To: libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org, Affiliates discussion list > <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [libraries] Fwd: [GLAM] This Month in GLAM: July 2018 > Message-ID: > <CAOvVGbDxzDZQNNOOnD8wpL+ssg-G_BNZdWDn-3sCkXHoK_qXDg@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: The 'This Month in GLAM' team <thismonthinglam(a)gmail.com> > Date: 2018-08-09 7:11 GMT+02:00 > Subject: [GLAM] This Month in GLAM: July 2018 > To: glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > *This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings > within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and > more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and > *M*useums. > You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org. > > *This Month in GLAM – Issue VII, Volume VIII – July 2018* > ------------------------------ > > > Armenia report: Collaborating with GLAM Structure: Armenian Content > Replenished in 45 Wikipedias > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Armenia_report > > Australia report: A land of ragged mountains > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Australia_report > > Brazil report: Rare cartographic collection uploaded by Brazilian GLAM > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Brazil_report > > France report: Wikidata workshop around heritage > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/France_report > > Germany report: The European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin and two > visits in Potsdam > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Germany_report > > Italy report: Monuments and minorities > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Italy_report > > Macedonia report: The month of Festivals covered on Wikipedia > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Macedonia_report > > Netherlands report: Matching the GTAA thesaurus with Wikidata; Hands-on > Pattypan training > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Netherlands_report > > Norway report: Seminar at The National Archives of Norway and Sami music > and culture festivals > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Norway_report > > Serbia report: Wikipedian in Residence at the Museum of Yugoslavia: History > of Yugoslavia on Wikipedia > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Serbia_report > > Sweden report: National Library of Sweden > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Sweden_report > > UK report: Oxford GLAMs and Celtic Knot 2018 > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/UK_report > > USA report: Summer in July > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/USA_report > > Special story: Commons transcription tool > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Special_story > > Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes–Issue 29, June–July 2018 > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Wikipedia_Library_report > > Wikidata report: News from Cape Town, Aberystwyth, Berlin, Milan and > Everywhere > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Wikidata_report > > Calendar: August's GLAM events > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ > 2018/Contents/Events > > > ------------------------------ > > > About *This Month in GLAM* > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/About > > Single page view > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_2018/Single > > Twitter > http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM > > Add your story / Work on the next edition > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom > > > -- > The *This Month in GLAM* team > http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >

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Fwd: [GLAM] This Month in GLAM: July 2018
by Romaine Wiki 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: The 'This Month in GLAM' team <thismonthinglam(a)gmail.com> Date: 2018-08-09 7:11 GMT+02:00 Subject: [GLAM] This Month in GLAM: July 2018 To: glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org *This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org. *This Month in GLAM – Issue VII, Volume VIII – July 2018* ------------------------------ Armenia report: Collaborating with GLAM Structure: Armenian Content Replenished in 45 Wikipedias http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Armenia_report Australia report: A land of ragged mountains http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Australia_report Brazil report: Rare cartographic collection uploaded by Brazilian GLAM http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Brazil_report France report: Wikidata workshop around heritage http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/France_report Germany report: The European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin and two visits in Potsdam http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Germany_report Italy report: Monuments and minorities http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Italy_report Macedonia report: The month of Festivals covered on Wikipedia http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Macedonia_report Netherlands report: Matching the GTAA thesaurus with Wikidata; Hands-on Pattypan training http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Netherlands_report Norway report: Seminar at The National Archives of Norway and Sami music and culture festivals http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Norway_report Serbia report: Wikipedian in Residence at the Museum of Yugoslavia: History of Yugoslavia on Wikipedia http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Serbia_report Sweden report: National Library of Sweden http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Sweden_report UK report: Oxford GLAMs and Celtic Knot 2018 http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/UK_report USA report: Summer in July http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/USA_report Special story: Commons transcription tool http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Special_story Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes–Issue 29, June–July 2018 http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Wikipedia_Library_report Wikidata report: News from Cape Town, Aberystwyth, Berlin, Milan and Everywhere http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_ 2018/Contents/Wikidata_report Calendar: August's GLAM events http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_2018/Contents/Events ------------------------------ About *This Month in GLAM* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/About Single page view http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/July_2018/Single Twitter http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM Add your story / Work on the next edition http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom -- The *This Month in GLAM* team http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam

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WikiConference North America - Scholarships and Submissions Open!
by Proffitt,Merrilee 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Of interest to this list! Merrilee Proffitt Senior Manager, OCLC Research Library Partnership View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/260aafdc8aba/wikiconfernence-north-america-past-registra…> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/d3c40f0a6e016e58de1db021c/images/859c04ff-58e…] WikiConference North America 2018 Scholarships and Submissions Open! We are pleased to announce that proposal submissions and scholarship applications are now open for WikiConference North America! Both are due by August 15. You may submit proposals here<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…>. For submissions, we are looking forward to seeing proposals for presentations, workshops, roundtables, panels, and more. We also have an academic peer review track this year. You may apply for a scholarship here<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…>. Scholarship applications are open to Wikimedians who live in North America and actively contribute to a Wikimedia project. Scholarship awards are $500 USD. The Wiki Education Foundation is also providing their own scholarships for presenters participating in the academic peer review option. WikiConference North America 2018<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…> is taking place in Columbus, Ohio, from October 18-21. Our host is the Ohio State University Libraries, which provides a great opportunity to work with the local libraries and cultural institutions. Visit our website for more information: https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Main_Page<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…> Thank you! - WikiConference North America organizing team [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-48.png]<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-facebook-48.png]<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-twitter-48.png]<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…> WikiConference North America 2018 You are receiving this email because you participated or registered for a previous WikiConference North America conference. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/profile?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58de1db…> or unsubscribe from this list<https://wikiconference.us15.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=d3c40f0a6e016e58d…>. [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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New GLAM and Underrepresented Heritage role at the Wikimedia Foundation
by Alex Stinson 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

Hi All, I am really excited to share with you the opening of a new job working within the Programs Team at the Wikimedia Foundation: a Program Officer focused on GLAM and Underrepresented Heritage. As part of orienting our team to better support the Wikimedia Movement direction, we hope this role can help us to better support tactics and strategies that are becoming important among emerging communities wanting to get involved in GLAM programs -- including, for example, leveraging digitization, WikiSource and Wiki Loves type events to document marginalized knowledge. They will be working closely with our existing GLAM team, including Alex Stinson and Sandra Fauconnier, to document and expand the impact of GLAM partnership in the movement, and to help us advance the larger Equity and Infrastructure goals of the movement direction. We also hope that this role helps our team build increased depth of experience with Wikimedia communities outside of North America and Europe, where existing GLAM communities have a strong community of practice and from which Sandra and Alex (and Ben, the Programs team director) have deep backgrounds. If you know someone who is enthusiastic about or has deep experience facilitating GLAM-Wiki or similar community initiatives, please share the job announcement with them: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1236692 Cheers, Alex -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM

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Bookswap at Wikimania!
by Merrilee Proffitt 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

Are you coming to Wikimania 2018 <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018>? *Bring books with you to share!* There will be a corner where you can *swap your books* with books other participants will bring; *or leave your books* for Cape Town Library. Pack a few books in your suitcase and check out the link for more information on how you can participate. https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_Swapping Merrilee

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Re: [libraries] Libraries Digest, Vol 73, Issue 7
by Navnit Patel 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

Thank You so very much appreciated thank you On Wed 4 Jul, 2018, 5:30 PM , <libraries-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Libraries mailing list submissions to > libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > libraries-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > libraries-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Libraries digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. National Archives of India (Shyamal Lakshminarayanan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 12:06:22 +0530 > From: Shyamal Lakshminarayanan <lshyamal(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia India Community list > <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Wikimedia & Libraries" > <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [libraries] National Archives of India > Message-ID: > <CAB6bDomeF3L-eyNMObk9x=f4M= > H2BX8H6AYU2EP9t+OJZ6UbUg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear fellow Wiki[p|m]edians/ independent researchers, > > This is just to bring to your attention that the National Archives of India > have made a major advance with digitizing their contents and it presents an > opportunity that will be quite exciting for those inclined to research. > They are available through http://www.abhilekh-patal.in and require free > registration. Many documents are yet to be digitized and there is an option > to pay for priority digitization after which the digitized contents become > readily available (very similar to the French Digital Library > http://gallica.bnf.fr/) Because of the understandable size of the > contents > and limitations of personnel, it appears that the metadata is often > defective or in need of work. The content has been OCR-ed but with serious > issues which make discovering relevant content a matter of requiring some > search-engine-fu and even pure luck while browsing the contents. We can > however improve the ease of discovery of relevant content. > > What volunteer researchers can do > * Search the contents for topics of your interest - if you find something > relevant - you can cite it using cite web (a custom wrapper for the > Archives may be desirable) > * You can add links to the material on the relevant pages - as external > links - perhaps future researchers will make a more careful examination and > use it for referencing > * Include in the edit comment - a suitable #tag - just so that others can > find the archival research of colleagues via > https://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags/- for now I have been using #NAI but > alternatives can be considered > * Some of the files contain interesting attachments or portions - > signatures of notable persons - photos or more - to give an example - a > file discussing the proscription of a newspaper / magazine for carrying > certain content will include a copy of the newspaper / magazine - these > can* > - if they are identified as being in the public domain* - be extracted and > archived - possibly on the Internet Archive <https://www.archive.org> or > to > Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org>. (these may however require some > web tricks, PDF-hacks, and tools) > > Partnerships with the National Archives may also be possible in future. > > Interesting content discoveries and research stories are welcome also on > the Facebook group - Open Research India > https://www.facebook.com/groups/412404838856872 > > best wishes > Shyamal > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shyamal/India_resources >

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Speaker for Boston Wikipedia event 7/10
by Jenemann, Laura 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Hello Wikipedians, I am helping to organize a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on July 10, 2018 at Boston University Libraries. In anticipation of the upcoming 2018 Wikimania Cape Town conference, our theme for this event will be the Global South: Bridging Knowledge Gaps. We would like to have someone speak or share information on the topic of Wikipedia’s global gaps for no more than 10-15 minutes. If you or someone you know is in the Boston area and interested in giving an informal intro to this topic, let me know. In addition, if you have any links or videos to provide on this topic, feel free to share. Thank you for any assistance you might provide. Regards, Laura -- Laura Jenemann Communication, Media, & Film Librarian Boston University 617-353-9240 ljeneman(a)bu.edu<mailto:ljeneman@bu.edu>

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Structured Data on Commons - community consultation on basic properties for media files
by Sandra Fauconnier 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Hi everyone! This month, we warmly invite you to take part in a community consultation on Wikimedia Commons, to list the basic properties that media files will need for structured data. Some explanation here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Fee… And you can leave your input on the talk page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Structured_data/Get_involve… Please take a look, as this is an important opportunity to make sure that basic properties for GLAM files will be taken into account! We have already collected some examples of 'GLAM-ish files': a (photographed) 3D object, a map, an engraving, a digitized film, the interior of a building, and a photo related to performing arts - but you are encouraged to add more examples to the mix! For instance, digitized books and manuscripts are not included yet... Thank you - and see you on wiki! :-) Cheers, Sandra ps. For those attending Wikimania and its pre-conference: we will also collect input during the hackathon.

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