This month’s news and happenings include residencies and International
Women's Day events. Details below.
News
First Nations Wikipedian in Residence
Wikimedia Australia and the State Library of Queensland have partnered to
support a First Nations Wikipedian In Residence located in Brisbane,
Queensland. This paid residency is open to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander people, and will run for 11 days between May-June, to support
improving First Nations music content on Wikimedia projects. Applications
close Monday 6 March. Full details here
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/First_Nations_Wikipedian_in_Residence>.
Australian Women in Religion Project: Wikipedian In Residence
The Australian Women in Religion project are accepting applications for a
Wikipedian In Residence to be based at Mannix Library, Catholic Theological
College, University of Divinity, in East Melbourne. This is a paid
opportunity and will contribute to their goal of creating 200 new Wikipedia
articles by the end of this year. Applications close Friday 10 March. Full
details here
<https://vox.divinity.edu.au/news/australian-women-in-religion-project-wikip…>
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Wikidata Fellowships close this Sunday!
Got an idea for a Wikidata project? Whether it’s big or small, you should
apply for our Wikidata Fellowships. Wikimedia Australia and Wikimedia
Aotearoa New Zealand are offering three fellowships of $1,000. Applications
close Sunday 26 February. For more information and examples of previous
projects, see our Wikidata Fellowships page
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikidata_Fellowships>.
The Record: How culturally diverse communities are using Wikipedia
Earlier this month, we hosted an online series of presentations showing how
different cultures are preparing their histories for a digital space and
using Wikimedia projects
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/How_culturally_diverse_communities_are_using_…>.
This special event was open to First Nations organisations to show examples
on how they could contribute to Wikimedia projects and take part in an open
discussion. The recording is now available to watch online
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyE7aEvFPBY>.
Events
International Women's Day edit-a-thon - Saturday 4 March 10:30am
Discover the archive of the Women's Art Register, Australia's living
archive of women's art practice, and learn how you can use the collective
powers of editing Wikipedia to amplify the voices of Australian women
artists. This free event is at Richmond Library, Saturday 4 March 2023,
10:30 am to 2:00 pm. Bookings here
<https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/iwd-artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-ticke…>
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Next Community Meeting - Wednesday 8 March 7pm AEDT
Our monthly community meetings are open to everyone. Attendance,
presentations, questions or discussion points are welcome. Please join us
online Wednesday 8 March at 7pm AEDT. Details here
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Online/AustralianCommunityMe…>
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Know My Name: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - Saturday 11 March, 1pm AEDT
Learn how to create and edit Wikipedia entries and help us increase
information about Australian women artists on the world’s largest and most
popular research tool. Wikimedia Australia and the National Gallery of
Australia’s Research Library staff are running an interactive workshop
where you will have the opportunity to work on Wikipedia entries of artists
featured in the National Gallery’s Know My Name initiative. Bookings and
more information available here
<https://nga.gov.au/events/know-my-name-wikipedia-editathon-2023/>.
More events will be announced soon. Keep up to date on our website
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia>.
#Wikimedia
Other things from around the web:
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BHL is Round Tripping Persistent Identifiers with the Wikidata Query
Service
<https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2023/02/round-tripping-persistent-iden…>,
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Why Wikipedia Is So Tough on Bigfoot
<https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/wikipedia-bigfoot-cryptozoology.html>,
Slate
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Judges and academics in fresh row over research claiming Wikipedia used
for judgments
<https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/02/08/judges-and-academics-clash-ov…>,
Irish Times
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This App Turns the World Into a Wikipedia Scavenger Hunt
<https://lifehacker.com/this-app-turns-the-world-into-a-wikipedia-scavenger-…>,
Life Hacker
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Dr Jess Wade - the physicist fighting for women in science
<https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018874831/dr-je…>,
Radio New Zealand
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