Dear Wikibase community,
in case you are running/working with your own MediaWiki installation, please spend 15-20 minutes to fill out our MediaWiki survey. Results will be shared at the MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2026 (November 11-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia) [1]
https://survey.knowledge.wiki/index.php/716248
The research project ECHOLOT [2] is trying to learn more about use cases of MediaWiki outside of the original projects of the Wikimedia Foundation.
We put a special focus on the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries Archives and Museum), but are welcoming also responses from other sectors like private or public organizations, or research and education).
Best,
Bernhard Krabina
ECHOLOT project / MediaWiki Stakeholder's group [3]
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fa…
[2] https://echolot-eccch.eu
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Stakeholders%27_Group
Hello,
Next week on tuesday, 23 June, at 8:00UTC is the next Global GLAM Call.
Please be sure to register in advance to receive the Zoom link in time to
join the call.
This month we’re very happy to count on simulatenous interpretation in
Arabic, French, and Kiswahili! Spread the word.
On the agenda we have info about the Wikimania Hackathon, a GLAM Tool
Hospital, Spatial Reconstruction, info about Event Registration extension
from WMF, and a preview of the new Content Partnerships Hub visual identity!
Hope to see you online.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Global_GLAM_call_2026-06-23#Introduct…
Best,
Connor
Dear Wikibase Community,
This is a gentle reminder that we are in our alpha version for the feature
for Ontology Federation!
This feature allows you to add Wikidata items to a Wikibase instance.
Please note that this feature is still a work in progress. There are also
some shortcomings we would like to make you aware of:
-
The representation of federated items in the API has not been worked on,
yet. It will be part of one of upcoming work packages and we would like to
get feedback on API requirements.
-
Reconciling the QueryService with the newly added federated items is a
subject of active investigation and development.
You can try out this feature on a test instance we set up for you:
https://wikibase-federation.com/wiki/Main_Page
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask them here.
You can share your feedback for the feature in our survey
<https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/-WBS-Federated-Values-Feedback> or also
join discussions on our page for Ontology Federation
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Ontology-Federation>.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Have a great week ahead,
Deepesha, on behalf of the Wikibase Teams
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Save the date: The ** MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference ** (MUDCon) will take place in ** Ljubljana, Slovenia, from November 11-13 **
This event brings together developers, system administrators, researchers, and practitioners working with MediaWiki and related knowledge technologies, including Semantic MediaWiki and Wikibase.
MUDCon is a space for sharing practical experience, discussing new developments, and connecting across domains such as open knowledge, research infrastructure, and GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums).
Further details including a call for participation will be announced soon.
More information:
https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conf…
We look forward to welcoming you!
MUDCon Fall 2026 is sponsored by
KM-A - https://km-a.net | MyWikis Europe - https://mywikis.eu | Professional Wiki - https://professional.wiki
The event is co-organized by the MediaWiki Stakeholder's Group, the ECHOLOT project and the Jožef Stefan Institute!
Christian Erlinger and the MUDCon organizing team.
mailto:christian.erlinger@km-a.net
Dear Wikibase Community,
We're looking for participants with a variety of expertise, even those who
haven't used Wikibase Suite before.
We will be conducting a round of interviews with the goal of validating
assumptions, needs, motivations, and disengagement risks across what we
believe are critical stages in the user journey of Wikibase Suite.
If this is something you might be interested in, you can sign up at this
link <https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/7l06wlyb/apply>.
If your profile matches the participant we're looking for, we will invite
you to a 60 minute video call. More information can be found in the sign up
link. If you're not selected, we will contact you to let you know as well.
If you have additional questions before signing up, you can contact us to
ux(a)wikimedia.de. If you sign up and no longer want to participate, you can
also request the deletion of your data at any time.
Every piece of feedback we receive, directly impacts how we evolve and this
is only possible with your contribution. Thank you!
Best,
Deepesha, on behalf of the Wikibase Suite team
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Deepesha Burse
Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0
https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
https://spenden.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B.
Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine.