This month’s news and happenings include special announcements,
inspirational projects and new events.
News
Open letter on the Global Digital Compact from Wikimedia Australia and the
Wikimedia Foundation
Amanda Lawrence, President of Wikimedia Australia, has penned an open
letter, jointly issued by Wikimedia Australia and the Wikimedia Foundation,
urging UN Member States to incorporate specific commitments into the Global
Digital Compact. These commitments aim to foster the flourishing of online
public interest projects, including Wikipedia, while safeguarding the
communities behind them. Read the Open Letter
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Open_letter_on_the_Global_Digital_Compact_fro…>
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WikiCon Australia 2024
WikiCon Australia is set to come to Adelaide in 2024! The WikiCon
subcommittee is pleased to announce that WikiCon 2024 will be held in
Adelaide, South Australia. No dates have been confirmed yet, but we
anticipate it will be held in November. We look forward to building on the
successes of WikiCon in Brisbane last year. Watch this space for further
updates <https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/WikiCon_Australia_2024>.
ANZSI-CSU SICS-Wikimedia Australia Partner Project Update
Students from across the range of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses at
the Charles Sturt University have been participating in regular ‘Wikithons’
throughout March and April, alongside members of the Australian and New
Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI). Led by Mary Coe and Pru Mitchel, as
part of the Library and Information Science WikiProject, participants have
been filling gaps in library and information science (LIS) related content
on Wikimedia platforms whilst also developing their skills and confidence
in Wiki editing. Read the update
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/ANZSI-CSU_SICS-Wikimedia_Australia_Partner_Pr…>
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EPA Victoria WiR April 2024 Update
Olivia Fougerais, has completed her residency at the Environment Protection
Authority Victoria. During her time at the EPA, she has explored the
objectives of Wikimedia projects to improve the reach of EPA’s information
and has edited Wikipedia to provide Wiki users of greater local
environmental awareness issues. Read the full update
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/EPA_Victoria_WiR_April_2024_Update>.
Events
1Lib1Ref
In 2024, Wikimedia Australia <https://wikimedia.org.au/> and Wikimedia
Aotearoa New Zealand <https://www.wikimedia.nz/> are joining forces for
1Lib1Ref.
1Lib1Ref stands for one librarian, one reference. It's a campaign by
librarians worldwide (and anyone passionate about free knowledge) to add
missing references to Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia is a first stop for
readers and researchers so it is essential that the content is trustworthy,
unbiased, and contains up-to-date information.
Join us to help improve the quality of content on Wikimedia platforms by:
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Creating an account
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=W…>
on Wikipedia
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Enrol in the Event Dashboard
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Australia_and_Wikim…>
and have your citation counted
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Visit the 2024 1Lib1Ref project page
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/1Lib1Ref_2024> for guidance on how to get
started
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Connect with us by dropping in and wikiing with us other editing events
<https://events.humanitix.com/host/wikimedia-australia>
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Tag us on social media and add the tag #1Lib1RefWMAuNZ
Coordinate Me 2024
Coordinate Me 2024 is an International Wikidata Geodata Competition for
content with geodata, from towns and hospitals to public art and natural
monuments. For the month of May, the goal is to improve or create Wikidata
items with a coordinate location (P625) property. Join the competition
immediately
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Coordinate_Me_2024> or
explore the tools and resources specific to Australia. Read more about the
project. <https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Coordinate_Me_2024>
Online Community Meeting
The Australian Wikimedia community meets monthly online via Zoom.
Attendance, presentations, questions or discussion points are welcome from
anyone. The next online Community meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 May. See
the event details
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Online_Community_Meeting_-_May_2024>.
#Wikimedia
Other things from around the web:
- Art+Feminism in Australia
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Art_and_Feminism_in_Australia> -
Wikimedia Australia
- Nominate your favourite Wikimedia tools
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award#Coolest_Tool_Award_2024>
- Coolest Tool Award
- AI copyright steering committee appointed <https://shorturl.at/szSVZ>
- Innovation AU
- Wikipedia Citation Needed AI Tool
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikipedia_Citation_Needed_AI_Tool> -
Wikimedia Australia
- International Museum Day 2024: A call to increase museum coverage on
Wikimedia
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/04/25/international-museum-day-2024-a-call-…>
-Diff
- WIKIPEDIA shortfilm | Hyperlink rabbithole #followthebluewords
<https://youtu.be/DymqOpXgLQE?si=oP9YK3yETYZFMwVb> - YouTube
- The first Wikipedia editathon from Antarctica in history
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/04/24/the-first-wikipedia-editathon-from-an…>
- Diff
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