Hello, folks.
The National Museum of Korea announce high quality images of 7,300
artifacts would be released. And they will release the 100 thousands pages
of old books. They said the material will be available for commercial uses.
But the exact license term is not known.
http://www.museum.go.kr/program/board/detail.jsp?menuID=001009001&boardType…
I hope I could find the images on Commons.
Cheol
Dear Wikimedia Community:
As you may know, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes
recommendations to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on how to
allocate movement funds to best meet Wikimedia goals and strategic
priorities. [1]<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_…>
The
Wikimedia Foundation has now published a list of 2013-2014 Round 2 Annual
Plan Grant eligible entities
[2]<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_checklist/2013-2014_…>
based
the eligibility criteria
[3]<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_criteria>
established
in the Funds Dissemination Committee framework. Please let us know if you
believe there are any corrections to be made to this list.
The six entities that submitted Letters of Intent for Round 2 2013-2014 are
categorized in 'Yes', 'Yes, If', and 'No' categories based the eligibility
criteria. Entities who are interested in applying for funds through the
FDC, but are currently ineligible due to compliance issues (i.e.: those who
fall into the 'Yes, If' category detailed above) should work with WMF to
develop a plan to correct compliance issues. Please note that any entity
in the 'Yes, If' category must post all missing documents on Meta by *15
March 2014* to be eligible to apply to the FDC for Annual Plan Grants. As
we have done in the past, the WMF Finance Team and the FDC staff will work
closely with all entities in the “Yes, If” category to ensure that they are
aware of their current and potential gaps in eligibility.
After the eligibility period closes on *15 March 2014*, WMF will post the
final list of the entities eligible to apply to the FDC for funding. Please
note that entities will need to remain in compliance with all Chapter
Agreements and Grant Agreements until funds are sent in order to receive a
grant through the FDC process, even if eligibility is confirmed as "Yes" on *15
March 2014*. All entities that apply for FDC funding will be required to
maintain eligibility throughout the duration of the proposal review process
until funds are sent (or until the decision on whether to send funds is
made). We encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any questions
about your entity's gaps or potential gaps.
A note on the eligibility table itself: based on feedback received, we’ve
attempted to clarify the eligibility process by condensing two eligibility
tables into one table. It should now be easier, at a glance, to understand
where there are eligibility gaps for the six entities that submitted
Letters of Intent. Gaps and potential gaps are outlined up front. WMF staff
will update the table as entities close their eligibility gaps. Like with
last round, you’ll note there’s a column on “potential gaps” for entities
to track as the FDC process continues. This change was made to allow
entities, the FDC, and the FDC staff to track eligibility better and ensure
that everyone is informed of potential as well as current issues that may
affect eligibility.
All proposals created by eligible entities for Annual Plan Grants from the
FDC must be submitted by *1 April 2014* via the FDC proposal creation tool
on the portal. FDC staff will reach out to eligible entities when the tool
is ready for use.
Please note that I am using the new dates announced by Anasuya Sengupta in
her email to the Community.
One final note: entities who are ineligible or who would prefer not to go
through the FDC process in this round may seek funding through the Project
and Event Grants Program (formerly the Wikimedia Foundation Grants
Program). [4] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index>
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and the FDC support team (
FDCSupport(a)wikimedia.org) with any questions or requests for clarification.
Sincerely;
Garfield Byrd
Chief of Finance and Administration
Wikimedia Foundation
[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_checklist/2013-2014_…
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_criteria
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_checklist/2013-2014_…>
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Wikimedia Foundation
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Dear friends and colleagues,
The 2013-2014 Round 2 FDC timeline and all associated dates are being
pushed back by one month. Here are the key date changes:
* Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 March 2014
* Proposal submission deadline: 1 April 2014
* Community review period: 1 April 2014 - 30 April 2014
* Staff assessment deadline: 8 May 2014
* FDC recommendations due: 1 June 2014
* Board decision due: 1 July 2014
This change in dates has been made for a few reasons. First, it allows for
the FDC and community to review the annual plan and budget of the WMF. As
you know, WMF participated in the first year of the FDC process in Round 1
(October 2012). While this was important, the process ended up being
complicated for both the FDC and WMF. WMF used a (no longer in use)
distinction of ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ activities, and shared only the
‘non-core’ portion of its plan in the FDC proposal, rather than its entire
annual plan (as did all other entities). The timing of the WMF proposal was
also difficult; the allocation was made retroactively at a time when the
annual plan was already six months into implementation. While the FDC and
WMF agree that WMF should continue to participate in the process, they also
agree that participation in Round 1 is not a viable solution.
The FDC and WMF have been discussing how the WMF can be part of the FDC
process in a way that is meaningful and allows for a robust community
review. While the exact details are still to be confirmed, both agree that
the best way forward is for the WMF to participate in Round 2 of the FDC
process. This approach also allows for community review of the WMF plan
through the FDC process, before the FDC recommendations and Board approval
of the WMF annual plan.
However, given WMF’s size, the first version of the WMF plan and budget is
only ready by April (the planning process begins after a six month
retrospective is analysed by the WMF Board in January/February, and
strategies for the next year are approved). Therefore, pushing back the FDC
timeline by one month would allow for version 1 of the WMF annual budget
and plan to be submitted for FDC and community review.
In addition, we consulted with entities that were likely to apply in Round
2, in order to check their preference: they informed us that pushing the
dates back by one month was, in fact, more convenient to them as well.
Overall, this timing will create an equal 6 month spacing between the two
annual plan/FDC cycles as opposed to the current 7 month / 5 month
timeframe.
We will be updating all the FDC documentation with these new dates,[1] but
this is a heads up particularly for those intending to apply for Round 2.
Do let us know if you have any questions or concerns about this shift in
dates.
Best wishes and warm holiday greetings to all of you. Here’s to a
fulfilling 2014 for the entire movement!
Anasuya and the FDC staff
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal
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Hi everyone,
I've just posted a new update on meta. Please take a look and leave any
questions or comments on the talk page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2013
On Monday, we started limiting the number of banners we are displaying to
readers. If you continue to see banners more than just one more time (on
the same device), please let us
know.<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising_2013>
Donations are still coming in and settling in our accounts, so donation
totals are preliminary and will be adjusting in the next few weeks. So far
this fiscal year, we've raised (very roughly) $27 million from nearly 2
million small dollar donors. We will raise the remaining $13 million now
through the end of the fiscal year in June 2014. The team is planning to
put English banners up again at a higher level around December 31 for a
final year-end push. All of the multilingual campaigns will run in 2014.
We will post a full report of the fundraiser along with test reports from
hundreds of A/B banner tests in 2014 once we get through reconciliation and
analysis.
Thank you very much to everyone involved in the fundraiser this year. It's
still not over quite yet, but we've had a very successful and exciting
couple of weeks.
Megan
--
Megan Hernandez
Director of Online Fundraising
Wikimedia Foundation
Remember that while US caselaw is clear on this point, it is less clear-cut
elsewhere. We at WM tend to take a clear line that 2D reproductions are
ineligible, but it's not a guaranteed absolute truth, particularly in the
UK! We can predict how a court might rule... but they haven't yet, and
claiming copyright is a legally defensible position in many cases.
("Legally defensible" is not always "correct", of course...)
As a result, an explicit declaration is a positive thing and definitely
should not be discouraged.
A.
On 16 Dec 2013 04:57, "Robinson Tryon" <bishop.robinson(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > its more legal/copyright descriptive, that necessitates the wording than
> > just release them to the public which can still indicate they have
> > restrictions
>
> I guess I was just concerned that it was sending the wrong message re:
> the images, suggesting that the British Library had to put the images
> into the Public Domain because they (or some other entity) could still
> hold copyright to them.
>
> If it is unclear to the public that slavish reproductions of
> out-of-copyright 2D works are not themselves eligible for copyright,
> then perhaps we should work to improve that understanding. It's
> difficult for a member of the public to exercise his rights unless he
> knows to what he is entitled!
>
> --R
>
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Today we’re announcing the second round of Individual Engagement Grantees.
[1]
These grants from the Wikimedia Foundation support individuals and small
teams of Wikimedians to experiment with new ideas aimed at having online
impact on Wikimedia projects. We’ve learned a lot from the first round of
IEG grantees over the past 6 months, and look forward to seeing what this
next group will accomplish.[2]
Seven projects have been recommended by the *Individual Engagement Grants
Committee*, a group of volunteers from across the Wikimedia movement who
reviewed a set of more than twenty proposals, and approved by the Wikimedia
Foundation for this round.[3][4] These selections represent a broad range
of projects focusing on activities from outreach to tool-building and are
all aimed at connecting and supporting our community.
Grantees are trying out new ways of engaging with women and young
Wikipedians, fostering participation in Africa, and supporting
cartographers, researchers and developers to better engage with projects
like Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and Wikipedia.
The seven selected projects are:
*Wikimaps Atlas*
Led by Arun Ganesh and Hugo Lopez, funded at $12,500.[5] Hugo and Arun
will be building a system to automate the creation of maps in standardized
cartographic style using the latest open geographic data. With new
workflows and scripts, they aim to make it easier for Wikimedia’s
cartographers to generate and update maps for use in Commons, Wikipedia,
and beyond.
*Mbazzi Village writes Wikipedia*
Led by Paul Kikuba with collaboration from Dan Frendin, funded at
$2880.[6] This project is a collaboration between Mbazzi villagers,
Wikimedia
Sweden, and the Wikimedia Foundation to build a Wikipedia center in Uganda
where volunteers can to contribute to Luganda Wikipedia, particularly
focusing on articles related to sustainable development.
*What is about - C'est quoi. A series of communication tools about
Wikipedia in Cameroon*
Led by Marilyn Douala Bell and Iolanda Pensa with collaboration from Michael
Epacka, funded at €15,000.[7] The team in Douala, Cameroon will engage
local artists to create comics, video, and other materials to raise
awareness about Wikipedia and free knowledge.
*Visual editor gadgets compatibility*
Led by Eran Roz and Ravid Ziv, funded at $4500.[8] The team aims to map,
organize, and surface lists of gadgets used in different language versions
of Wikipedia to improve sharing of gadgets across language communities.
They’ll also be piloting and documenting an approach for adapting the
most-used gadgets for Visual Editor compatibility.
*Wikidata Toolkit*
Led by Markus Krötzsch with collaboration from students and
researchers at Dresden
University of Technology, funded at $30,000.[9] Markus’ team will develop a
demonstrator toolkit for loading, querying, and analysing data from
Wikidata. The project experiments with ways to give developers,
researchers, and Wikimedians easier access to use Wikidata in applications,
research, and other projects.
*Women Scientists Workshop Development*
Led by Emily Temple-Wood, funded at $9480.[10] Emily is piloting a model of
regular, incentivized editing workshops aimed at college-aged women to
encourage them to become regular contributors to Wikimedia projects and
combat systemic bias with quality content. If the approach is successful,
she’ll use lessons learned in order to develop a scalable kit for other
groups to use.
Finally, we’ve provisionally approved a seventh project:
*Generation Wikipedia*
Led by Emily Temple-Wood and Jake Orlowitz, funded at $20,000 - provided
that legal dependencies can be satisfied.[11] This project would pilot a
week-long summer conference for young Wikipedians and Wikimedians from
around the globe to connect, share skills and build leadership and
community capacity among our newest generation of editors.
The ten grantees from Cameroon, Uganda, India, Israel, France, Italy,
Germany and the United States will begin their projects in the new year;
most will run from January through June 2014. They’ll be regularly sharing
their progress, experience and lessons learned from their experiments
throughout this period, so please feel free to visit their respective pages
on Meta for project information and updates in the coming months.[4]
Thanks to everyone who boldly created a project idea or shared feedback and
suggestions in this round! The next round of IEG proposals opens on 1
March 2014. We look forward to seeing more of your ideas and engagement in
2014.[12][13]
Sincerely,
Harold A. Hidalgo
On behalf of the *Individual Engagement Grants Committee*.
-----------------------------------
1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
2. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/ieg-learnings-call-new-proposals/
3. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Committee
4. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging
5. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimaps_Atlas
6.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Mbazzi_Village_writes_Wikipedia
7.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/What_is_about_-_C%27est_quoi._A_…
8.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Visual_editor-_gadgets_compatibi…
9. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikidata_Toolkit
10.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Women_Scientists_Workshop_Develo…
11. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Generation_Wikipedia
12. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-applying
13. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Ideas
Hey folks,
Just a reminder that Cochrane is taking signups for a Wikipedian in
Residence: Wikipedia:COCHRANE/WIR
Cochrane is a fantastic organization which publishes systematic reviews
about medical treatments and efficacy.
Wiki Project Med Foundation is helping to coordinate the search for great
candidates. The Wikipedian in Residence would ideally be:
# An active Wikipedia editor, a Wikipedian in good standing, for at least 1
year and with 1,000 edits (more is preferable)
# A science and/or healthcare enthusiast, preferably with a background as
either a student or professional
# An ambassador, capable of interacting between Wikipedia's community and
Cochrane groups
# A teacher, helping Cochrane contributors to properly and successfully
navigate and use Wikipedia
# A collaborator, comfortable working in and among a distributed network of
professionals
# A remote facilitator, adept with email, scheduling, online meetings, and
conference calls
# A passionate individual, both about Wikipedia’s mission and Cochrane's
approach and goals
The position is open to anyone who can meet these criteria but may be
particularly suited to students or recent graduates looking to expand their
skills and experience, or those who work part-time in another job.
Candidates should have an excellent level of written and spoken English,
although those that speak more than one language are particularly welcome
to apply.
;Location
Cochrane is structured as a network of groups located throughout the world
to which people contribute in different ways, but primarily as authors of
Cochrane Systematic Reviews. The WiR will work remotely from their chosen
location and will interact with a number of groups and their contributors
via email and online. Cochrane will provide a selection of online
collaboration tools to facilitate communication.
;Reporting
The WiR will report to, and be guided by, Cochrane’s Head of Communications
& External Affairs, and a Senior Editor of The Cochrane Library. They will
also interact regularly with other members of Cochrane’s senior management
team and representatives of its publishing partner for ''The Cochrane
Library''.
;Working hours
The WiR will be expected to work flexibly at different times of their day
to suit their schedule and to help support Cochrane groups throughout the
world (some work in the evenings is likely to be required). The exact
number of hours per week will be agreed with the successful candidate, but
is likely to be in the region of 7-12 hours per week.
;Remuneration
The WiR will receive a stipend of up to $6,500 USD/£4,000 for the initial
six month term, which will be paid in two instalments at the beginning and
middle of the term. In addition, the WiR will be funded to attend and
present a session at the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium in Hyderabad, India,
21st-25th September 2014.
;Applying to be WIR
We want to learn more about you and see how we can best give you an
opportunity to work with Cochrane. Signup! http://enwp.org/WP:Cochrane/WIR
Cheers,
Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi)
Wiki Project Med Foundation
Today we’re announcing the second round of Individual Engagement Grantees.
[1]
These grants from the Wikimedia Foundation support individuals and small
teams of Wikimedians to experiment with new ideas aimed at having online
impact on Wikimedia projects. We’ve learned a lot from the first round of
IEG grantees over the past 6 months, and look forward to seeing what this
next group will accomplish.[2]
Seven projects have been recommended by the *Individual Engagement Grants
Committee*, a group of volunteers from across the Wikimedia movement who
reviewed a set of more than twenty proposals, and approved by the Wikimedia
Foundation for this round.[3][4] These selections represent a broad range
of projects focusing on activities from outreach to tool-building and are
all aimed at connecting and supporting our community.
Grantees are trying out new ways of engaging with women and young
Wikipedians, fostering participation in Africa, and supporting
cartographers, researchers and developers to better engage with projects
like Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and Wikipedia.
The seven selected projects are:
*Wikimaps Atlas*
Led by Arun Ganesh and Hugo Lopez, funded at $12,500.[5] Hugo and Arun
will be building a system to automate the creation of maps in standardized
cartographic style using the latest open geographic data. With new
workflows and scripts, they aim to make it easier for Wikimedia’s
cartographers to generate and update maps for use in Commons, Wikipedia,
and beyond.
*Mbazzi Village writes Wikipedia*
Led by Paul Kikuba with collaboration from Dan Frendin, funded at
$2880.[6] This project is a collaboration between Mbazzi villagers,
Wikimedia
Sweden, and the Wikimedia Foundation to build a Wikipedia center in Uganda
where volunteers can to contribute to Luganda Wikipedia, particularly
focusing on articles related to sustainable development.
*What is about - C'est quoi. A series of communication tools about
Wikipedia in Cameroon*
Led by Marilyn Douala Bell and Iolanda Pensa with collaboration from Michael
Epacka, funded at €15,000.[7] The team in Douala, Cameroon will engage
local artists to create comics, video, and other materials to raise
awareness about Wikipedia and free knowledge.
*Visual editor gadgets compatibility*
Led by Eran Roz and Ravid Ziv, funded at $4500.[8] The team aims to map,
organize, and surface lists of gadgets used in different language versions
of Wikipedia to improve sharing of gadgets across language communities.
They’ll also be piloting and documenting an approach for adapting the
most-used gadgets for Visual Editor compatibility.
*Wikidata Toolkit*
Led by Markus Krötzsch with collaboration from students and
researchers at Dresden
University of Technology, funded at $30,000.[9] Markus’ team will develop a
demonstrator toolkit for loading, querying, and analysing data from
Wikidata. The project experiments with ways to give developers,
researchers, and Wikimedians easier access to use Wikidata in applications,
research, and other projects.
*Women Scientists Workshop Development*
Led by Emily Temple-Wood, funded at $9480.[10] Emily is piloting a model of
regular, incentivized editing workshops aimed at college-aged women to
encourage them to become regular contributors to Wikimedia projects and
combat systemic bias with quality content. If the approach is successful,
she’ll use lessons learned in order to develop a scalable kit for other
groups to use.
Finally, we’ve provisionally approved a seventh project:
*Generation Wikipedia*
Led by Emily Temple-Wood and Jake Orlowitz, funded at $20,000 - provided
that legal dependencies can be satisfied.[11] This project would pilot a
week-long summer conference for young Wikipedians and Wikimedians from
around the globe to connect, share skills and build leadership and
community capacity among our newest generation of editors.
The ten grantees from Cameroon, Uganda, India, Israel, France, Italy,
Germany and the United States will begin their projects in the new year;
most will run from January through June 2014. They’ll be regularly sharing
their progress, experience and lessons learned from their experiments
throughout this period, so please feel free to visit their respective pages
on Meta for project information and updates in the coming months.[4]
Thanks to everyone who boldly created a project idea or shared feedback and
suggestions in this round! The next round of IEG proposals opens on 1
March 2014. We look forward to seeing more of your ideas and engagement in
2014.[12][13]
Sincerely,
Harold A. Hidalgo
On behalf of the *Individual Engagement Grants Committee*.
-----------------------------------
1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
2. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/ieg-learnings-call-new-proposals/
3. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Committee
4. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging
5. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimaps_Atlas
6.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Mbazzi_Village_writes_Wikipedia
7.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/What_is_about_-_C%27est_quoi._A_…
8.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Visual_editor-_gadgets_compatibi…
9. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikidata_Toolkit
10.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Women_Scientists_Workshop_Develo…
11. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Generation_Wikipedia
12. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-applying
13. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Ideas
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