(re-sending in case I'm still having problems with my mikepeel.net address - apologies if this comes through twice!)
On 28 Aug 2013, at 21:31, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
> Hi Stevie,
>
> Thanks for sharing the draft. It's better to upload large files like this to the wiki and then link to them, rather than sending around large files by email, though. Here's some suggestions for improvement/corrections:
>
> I think there's a font issue either with the PDF or your computer - some of the t's are appearing very oddly, with a little loop going from the top of the t back over the previous letter. E.g. see the text on page 8 where the issue is particularly clear. Let me know if you can't reproduce this, and I'll send you a screenshot.
>
> Page 2 - "media from Commons is used by", that should be "media from Commons are used by" as 'media' is plural in this situation. (I've pointed this out on the file talk page for the original as it's a mistake in that version.)
>
> Page 3 - you might want to tidy the indentation on the text there. E.g. under 'What is allowed', the first bullet point should be at the same level as the next two, and under 'What is not allowed' the last line of the intro paragraph should be indented at the same level as the rest of the paragraph. Similarly, in the sidebar on page 10 could do with some tidying as the x's appear on the second line in some cases. These are probably due to differences in software versions or settings as they look OK in the original version.
>
> Page 6 - there seems to be a closing bracket missing after the media symbol in point (1) - as per the last, as it looks OK in the original version.
>
> Page 7 - "for putting images in" makes me cringe. :-/ "for adding images to a wiki page" would be much better.
>
> Page 10 needs some clarifying, as it says "The Wikimedia Commons default is the Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike licence (CC BY-SA), which says that ..." - technically, the description it gives after that is a human-readable summary rather than what the license says, so this needs a bit of rewording to something like 'which explains that' or 'which sets out that'. (Again, I've pointed this out on the file talk page for the original as it's a mistake in that version.)
>
> The "Is it public domain?" section on page 11 could do with some localisation, as right now it's all US-focused rather than relating to the UK. I'd suggest making it clear that the UK is life+70 years, and perhaps also mention the Open Government License?
>
> The back page should probably have WMUK's details and contact information included on it (potentially including the charity and company number), rather than just the WMUK logo and a general description. Also, there's some spelling mistakes: "colelct", "hiostoric". (I'm also fairly sure that 'Wikimedia Foundation' should always be preceded by 'the', but I've never figured out why Americans seem to consistently do this incorrectly...)
>
> Hope this helps. :-)
>
> BTW, do you have an expected lifetime for the booklet before it needs refreshing? I guess things like the visual editor screenshots will age reasonably quickly, and things like the screenshots are already out of date (particularly those of the Commons homepage that quote the number of Commons files as 17,735,052 and 17,801,932, as it's already over 18.1 million now ;-) ).
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> On 22 Aug 2013, at 14:34, Stevie Benton <stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hello again everyone,
>>
>> I've managed to get the InDesign files and have been doing a little work on the brochure. There's now a draft localised version for the UK. This is attached. I really like it but wonder what others think?
>>
>> Andy, I take on board your suggestion about removing the grey background in places but I actually think it adds quite a lot to the design so I've kept it.
>>
>> With regards to freedom of panorama, as mentioned before I know nothing about this so if anyone can take a look at the copy and suggest any appropriate changes I'll take care of it.
>>
>> Hope you like the booklet!
>>
>> Stevie
>>
>>
>> On 14 August 2013 16:37, Martin Poulter <infobomb(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why produce a paper brochure? Because of immediacy, e.g. in training sessions it's more convenient for people to have something in front of them to step through rather than opening yet another browser tab. If we want to get our message through to staff in content projects and GLAMs, immediacy may well make the difference when they are being bombarded with recommended links or contacts. Good point about ink though.
>>
>>
>> On 14 August 2013 15:53, Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> On 7 August 2013 15:37, Daria Cybulska <daria.cybulska(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>> A new brochure about Wikimedia Commons has been produced. Designed to be a companion brochure to the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure, it covers what Commons is, how to upload files, how to use files, and the basics of free licenses - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustrating_Wikipedia_brochure.pdf
>>
>> We would like to have a version printed in the UK as well. What are your thoughts on the content?
>>
>> The grey background of some pages will burn up ink if people print their own copies; white would be better.
>>
>> There is a lack of continuity in referring to uploading "images" vs. "media" - at one point, it says "You can also upload audio", but doesn't mention video
>>
>> It is misleading on freedom of panorama. It says you can upload pictures of "old" buildings, if they're "in the public domain". (It may be wise to mention the difference between FoP in the UK, and in countries where the law is less liberal on the matter.)
>>
>> Environmentally speaking, why produce a paper brochure? Why not put the material online, and hand out business (size) cards with a URL and QR code?
>>
>> Otherwise, a good initiative.
>>
>> --
>> Andy Mabbett
>> @pigsonthewing
>> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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>> Stevie Benton
>> Communications Organiser
>> Wikimedia UK
>> +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
>> @StevieBenton
>>
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>> Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
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I'm just getting ready to write an article for Wikinews about the Archbishop of Canterbury, and I realised we do not have a free image of him.
Does the chapter or any volunteers have any contacts at the Church of England? I expect they have a sizeable collection of interesting images that could help illustrate both historical articles, biographies (of bishops and archbishops etc.), articles about places, and things like Wikinews articles covering current-day issues in the church (like women bishops, the church's attitude to lesbian and gay people etc.)
I've just sent an email to Lambeth Palace asking if they would be willing to release some images for use on the Wikimedia projects, but I'd be interested to see if anyone else could think of either good reasons to want, or good ways to get, images from the Church of England.
--
Tom Morris
http://tommorris.org/
As you probably know, the Wiki Loves Monuments competition starts this Sunday, 1st September, and we would like to get as many entries from the UK as we possibly can, especially as it's our first time taking part. Our new shiny website is now up at http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk. Please visit and leave us a message!
Please do your bit by letting friends and family around the country know, and please also spread the word to local societies that you may be involved with. Of particular interest are local historical groups, civic groups and photographic clubs.
Competitors from outside the UK are more than welcome to enter. It's perfectly OK to enter images that you took when you were last on holiday in the UK.
I have created an email template that you can copy if you wish. It's designed to be sent to a society, but should be easy to change if you are emailing friends. See:
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water_cooler#Getting_the_word_out_about_the_W…
If you are able to spread the word to local or national societies, please leave a note at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the…
so that we can keep a record of which groups we have contacted and avoid the task of having to re-build the list from scratch next year. Don't worry about the layout, as the page is still unfinished, but leave a note to say what you have done, or to make a suggestion. If the latter, please add it to the Top Do list and not to any of the main tables.
Many thanks, and regards
Michael
*** Please circulate widely ***
In an effort to provide a wider range of activities over the weekend of the
EduWiki Conference (1-2 November 2013), we are now calling for ideas for
possible editathons and/or hackathons to take place during or immediately
after the conference in Cardiff.
Further details and examples of the sort of ideas we're after are available
here: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EduWiki_Conference_2013/Event_ideas
We are particularly looking forward to hearing from people who already have
the relevant links needed for such events. Wikimedia UK would be able to
cover expenses, as appropriate.
The deadline for proposals on this call is Friday 6 September 2013 at noon
BST.
---
Dr Toni Sant - Education Organiser, Wikimedia UK
toni.sant(a)wikimedia.org.uk +44 (0)7885 980 536
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
Forwarded in case it is of interest
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cable Green <cable(a)creativecommons.org>
Date: 19 August 2013 18:29
Subject: OpenGLAM Principles, 3rd iteration
To: OER-DISCUSS(a)jiscmail.ac.uk
FYI
Cable
http://openglam.org/principles/
-----------------------
OpenGLAM Principles
*v.0.6.*
*Note: This is the third version of the OpenGLAM principles which we have
drafted together with the OpenGLAM Working Group. We would like this to be
a community effort so please give feedback on the OpenGLAM mailing
list<http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-glam>
!*
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums have a fundamental role in
*supporting
the advance of humanity’s knowledge*. They are the *custodians of our
cultural heritage* and in their collections they hold the *record of
humankind*.
The internet affords cultural heritage institutions a radical new
opportunity to *engage global audiences* and make their collections more *
discoverable* and *connected* than ever, allowing users not only to *enjoy* the
riches of the world’s memory institutions, but also to *contribute*, *
participate* and *share*.
We believe that cultural institutions that take steps to open up their
collections and metadata stand to benefit from these opportunities.
When we say that a collection or data set is “open” we mean that it is
complies with the Open Definition <http://opendefinition.org/>, which can
be summed up in the statement that:
“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and
redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to give credit
to the author and/or making any resulting work available under the same
terms as the original work.”
The first step to make a collection open is to apply an open license, but
that is where the story begins. Openness to collaboration and to novel
forms of user engagement are essential if cultural heritage institutions
are to realise the full potential of the internet for access, innovation
and digital scholarship.
------------------------------
An OpenGLAM institution champions these principles:
1. *Digital information about the works* (metadata) should be released
under the Creative Commons Zero
Waiver<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>
.
- *This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the data and allows your
resources to become more discoverable whilst also ensuring compliance with
major cultural data aggregators such as Europeana and the Digital Public
Library of America.*
For exemplary open metadata licensing policies see:
- Europeana Licensing
Framework<http://pro.europeana.eu/documents/858566/7f14c82a-f76c-4f4f-b8a7-600d2168a7…>
- Digital Public Library of
America<http://dp.la/info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DPLAMetadataPolicy.pdf>
2. Keep *digital representations of works for which copyright has expired
(public domain) in the public domain* by not adding new rights to them.
- *Digital representations of public domain works should be placed in
the public domain via the use of the Public Domain
Mark<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/>.
This promotes the maximum possible reuse of the content*.
For exemplary open content licensing policies see:
- The Rijksmuseum<https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/api/terms-and-conditions-of-use>
- The British
Library<http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/reuse.asp>
- The Walters Art Museum<http://thewalters.org/rights-reproductions.aspx>
For more detailed documents and charters on the importance of the digital
public domain see:
- Europeana Public Domain
Charter<http://pro.europeana.eu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=d542819d-d169-4240…>
- Communia Public Domain Manifesto<http://www.publicdomainmanifesto.org/>
3. When publishing data make an *explicit* and *robust statement* of your
wishes and expectations with respect to reuse and repurposing of the
descriptions, the whole data collection, and subsets of the collection.
For exemplary statements see:
- The Rijksmuseum<https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/api/terms-and-conditions-of-use>
- The British
Library<http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/reuse.asp>
- The Walters Art Museum<http://thewalters.org/rights-reproductions.aspx>
4. When publishing data use *open file formats* which are *machine-readable*
.
- *Formats that are machine readable are ones which are able to have
their data extracted by computer programs*.
- *If information is released in a closed file format, this can cause
significant obstacles to reusing the information encoded in it, forcing
those who wish to use the information to buy the necessary software*.
- *The structure and possible uses of the data should be well
documented, for example in a
datablog<http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF…>
or webpage<http://www.dnb.de/EN/Service/DigitaleDienste/LinkedData/linkeddata_node.html>
*.
For more information on open file formats, have a look at the Open Data
Handbook <http://opendatahandbook.org/en/appendices/file-formats.html>.
5. Opportunities to engage audiences in novel ways on the web should be
pursued.
- *When publishing data, be willing to answer questions from interested
parties about the data and support them in getting the most out of your data
*.
- *Give opportunities for your audiences to curate and collect items
from your collections. The Rijksmuseum’s
Rijksstudio<https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio> is
a great example of this kind engagement*.
- *Where possible consider allowing your users to enrich and improve
your metadata by leveraging crowdsourcing applications*.
- See more at: http://openglam.org/principles/#sthash.k3DIhQOC.dpuf
--
Dr Martin L Poulter
Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014
Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter
Volunteer, Wikimedia UK
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/>
Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulterhttp://myspace.com/comapilot
Person http://infobomb.org/
Hello everyone,
I hope you're well. It's fairly sloce to the wire but I've started putting
together a proposal for a session at MozFest. I've made contact with
Mozilla, Open Street Map, Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Data Institute to
bring as many groups operating in the open space as possible to wind ways
for our communities to collaborate.
If you're interested in being involved that would be great. Please take a
look at https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Joint_Mozfest_proposal - but the
closing date in 31 August so time is of the essence :)
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
--
Stevie Benton
Communications Organiser
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
@StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
Calling all Wikimedians or Mappers in Scotland - there is an opportunity
for us to join the State of the Map unconference style event on 11-12
October 2013 in Edinburgh.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2013
Please see the message below for some detail. If you will speak at the
event and are based in Scotland but not Edinburgh we may be able to support
with expenses.
Regards,
Daria
Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 207 065 0994
+44 7803 505 170
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <openstreetmapcraigmillar(a)yahoo.com>
Date: 28 August 2013 18:50
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map Scotland 2013 October 11-12 -
Speakers
To: daria.cybulska(a)wikimedia.org.uk
**
Hi,
We have not had a speaker from Wikipedia before, I have heard that there is
a bit of a move by wikipedia to use more of our maps,
If you go to the Wikipedia page on Edinburgh and click on the mapping
coordinates on the top right hand side it will take you to the maps section.
Our conference is not only about maps so if you could give us some insight
into Wikipedia that would be really good. We usually have 20mins with 10
mins for questions. Since the event is free you can also use it to connect
to your base too.
I have offered that Wikipedia can share our meetings with us. We have a
social every 3 months in the pub.
Cheers bob
Sent from a cooler email
app<http://ipad.incredimail.com/app/?tag=ipad_sig>than the one you’re
using
From: Daria Cybulska
Sent: 17:15
To: Bob Kerr
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map Scotland 2013 October 11-12 -
Speakers
Thanks! Well, I was going to promote within the Wikimedia community in
Scotland, if you think there are any natural synergies there let me know.
Daria Cybulska
Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0994
07803 505 170
On 28 Aug 2013 15:19, "Bob Kerr" <openstreetmapcraigmillar(a)yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
> Hi the event page is
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2013
>
> we are looking for anyone who would like to come along and give a talk
> about something related to GIS and Openstreetmap. All are welcome. The
> talks can be between 15 or 30 minutes. They may be presentations or
> discussions. We will generally have businesses/organisations on the Friday
> and Openstreetmap community on Saturday. We also have a hackday on Sunday.
>
> Did you have something in mind
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Daria Cybulska <daria.cybulska(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
> *To:* openstreetmapcraigmillar(a)yahoo.co.uk
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 13:16
> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map Scotland 2013 October 11-12 -
> Speakers
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Is there an event page for this, or info re what sort of papers are you
> looking for?
>
> Many thanks,
> Daria
>
>
> --
> Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK
> +44 (0) 207 065 0994
> +44 7803 505 170
> --
>
>
>
I'm unsure how many UK entries we can expect to receive for the Wiki Loves Monuments competition over the next month, but the signs are that it could be in the tens of thousands - far too many for us to give straight to our three-person jury to review.
That means that we will need one or more levels of pre-screening, to knock out the images that are clearly not good enough to pass on to the next stage. We need to plan to do this pre-screening on a daily basis, as the competition proceeds, as there may well not be enough time to do the whole lot in October.
I'm looking for volunteers who could help online with this, either throughout the month or at least for a day or two. No experience is needed, other than a reliable ability to distinguish a good photo from a poor one.
If you can help, please reply here or let me know on my Commons talk page, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MichaelMaggs
Many thanks,
Michael
See: http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk
Dear all,
Circulating as it might be of interest - it may be relevant to submit a
paper about Wikimedia Commons for this conference.
The 2013 AHFAP UK Conference will be held on Thursday 14 November in the
Starr Auditorium at Tate Modern, London.
*Innovating out of Austerity*
For the first time, the conference will have a broad theme, and this year
it is ‘Innovating out of Austerity’. We have now had three years of
austerity, so how are image-makers in the UK cultural heritage sector
adjusting to these changes, what new practices are being introduced and
what innovations made?
The theme is not exclusive and papers on other topics and techniques
relevant to our sector are equally welcome.
It is planned that the timetable will accommodate papers of 15-, 30- and
45-minute durations. Please submit your proposals toinfo(a)ahfap.org.uk
<mailto:info@ahfap.org.uk> by Monday 30 September.
For further information and to book a place at the conference see
http://www.ahfap.org.uk/conferences/2013-uk-conference/
Regards,
Daria
--
Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 207 065 0994
+44 7803 505 170
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Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*