Good news from Wales, forwarded from the OER-Discuss list. There was also
this follow-up statement: "Higher Education Wales (the Welsh branch of
UniversitesUK) have agreed to a common statement of principles which was
signed by the last of the [university Vice Chancellors] yesterday. It
should appear on their website shortly."
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Hi all,
I’m glad to be able to announce the work we have been engaged with in Wales
for the last few months.
Today Wales is able to confirm the commitment of all Welsh Higher Education
institutions to the adoption of Open Educational principles to support Open
Education Resources and Open Education Practice:
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promise of this collaberation.
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Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Registration for Wikimedia Diversity
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Hey all,
you may already have seen the announcement on the meta page [1] or on
Facebook [2]; nevertheless we would like to inform you that the official
registration [3] for the Wikimedia Diversity Conference is now open!
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Yes, that's the latest version. I'm happy to accept any changes to the
freedom of panorama as it's not something in which I am an expert.
Thanks,
Stevie
On 13 September 2013 13:22, Michael Maggs <Michael(a)maggs.name> wrote:
> Is the latest version still at
>
> https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wp_Commons_SHIP_12pp_September_UK.pdf
>> ?
>>
>
> If so, the FoP text on page 3 could still do with some improvement.
>
> Michael
>
>
> On 9 Sep 2013, at 14:41, Stevie Benton wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> A quick update on this. I've uploaded another new version to the link
> shared previously. There is some further updated copy, including content on
> freedom of panorama. I have also managed to fix the font issue - the
> ligatures have now been removed.
>
> I'd like to get this to print soon so if I could have any further feedback
> by the end of Wednesday that would be great. I can then run off a final
> proof before sending to the printer.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Stevie
>
>
> On 5 September 2013 15:32, Stevie Benton <stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk>wrote:
>
>> Hello again everyone.
>>
>> I've spent a little time updating the document based on the feedback I've
>> been offered. There a new (draft) version at
>> https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wp_Commons_SHIP_12pp_September_UK.pdf (thanks
>> for that suggestion Mike!) but please note this is still a work in progress
>> and not ready for use.
>>
>> A couple of things I need to address specifically:
>>
>> - Font issue - I am still experiencing this then the letter t follows
>> s or c. It's very odd. If anyone knows why this happens, or how I can
>> perhaps fix it without having to change the entire font set in the document
>> I'd be very grateful!
>> - Mike, your point about the bullets on p3 is noted. The issue is to
>> do with the image wrapping. I'll try and fix this for the final draft if
>> people think this is a major issue.
>> - Missing bracket by the media icon on page 6 - this was to do with
>> the replacement fonts. The icon hasn't actually been inserted as an image
>> for some reason - no idea why, but this makes it nearly impossible to move.
>> I've come up with a work-around.
>> - Public domain text on p11 - I've amended this to make it more
>> relevant for the UK but I'm no copyright expert so I'd be grateful if
>> someone can sense check it please.
>> - Freedom of panorama - Martin suggested we have some text about this
>> for p3 If someone could oblige with a single snappy sentence that would be
>> very helpful indeed.
>> - Version number, contact details and URL - these have been added
>> (although the URL is simply a placeholder at this point).
>>
>> Mike, you asked about the lifespan of the document before it needs
>> refreshing, pointing out the screenshots with the number of files etc are
>> out of date. I think the document is fundamentally sound (with a couple of
>> amends noted above, before a final proof) but it would make sense to review
>> it very few months (or when the time arrives to re-order) to make sure
>> there are no major problems. Those figures will always be out of date, no
>> matter how speedy the turnaround ;-)
>>
>> Please do let me know what you think and I'll prepare the next draft.
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Stevie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30 August 2013 12:38, Stevie Benton <stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the feedback everyone. Very useful. I'll do some more work on
>>> the InDesign file and share an updated draft next week.
>>>
>>> Mike, I think the font issue is because I'm using replacement fonts in
>>> InDesign as I don't have the same set as the WMF. I'll take a closer look
>>> but will probably involve changing the replacement font. Shouldn't be too
>>> difficult. Your suggested amends to the copy look sensible too, I'll work
>>> through them.
>>>
>>> Martin, the idea of a version number and a URL is useful. I'll add those
>>> in. I'll also check out the labelling issue, too.
>>>
>>> Stevie
>>>
>>>
>>> On 29 August 2013 11:08, Martin Poulter <infobomb(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for your work on this, Stevie. I think this is an exciting
>>>> development.
>>>> I agree with you that it's okay to have two or three pages with a
>>>> non-white background, so long as the bulk of the document has a white
>>>> background.
>>>>
>>>> When I look at the top of page 7, under the heading "Placing files
>>>> using wikicode" the code in the example is the wrong font size (viewed in
>>>> Chrome, which might not be rendering the font correctly). Thus the two
>>>> closing square brackets are not under the label "two closing square
>>>> brackets".
>>>> One page 3, under "what is allowed on Commons", this is where we need
>>>> some mention of the UK position on freedom of panorama, but this is an area
>>>> I'm relatively clueless in, so someone more clueful should chime in.
>>>> On page 11, the link "Help:Public domain" is in a smaller font than the
>>>> surrounding text.
>>>>
>>>> It's a good idea to have a version number in any printed document, e.g.
>>>> "UK version 1.0, published September 2013", along with a URL of the
>>>> electronic version, so that people who get a paper copy can 1) verify that
>>>> the version they have is current, and 2) send the document to their
>>>> colleagues. I've been nagging Foundation staff to do this too. I wish just
>>>> sending electronic versions were enough in itself, but in my experience
>>>> it's vastly more likely to be read if you target people and hand them a
>>>> paper copy, and once they're enthusiastic they will recommend the link in
>>>> their workplace or their professional networks.
>>>>
>>>> There will be changes over time, but these will be relatively minor. It
>>>> doesn't matter that there are small changes to the Commons home page or WP
>>>> interface, so long as the instructions given by the booklet ("click on the
>>>> button in the top right") are still valid.
>>>> Thanks again for your work on this!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 28 August 2013 21:34, Michael Peel <michael.peel(a)manchester.ac.uk>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> (re-sending in case I'm still having problems with my mikepeel.netaddress - 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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>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
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>>>>> >> Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014
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>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
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Dear all,
Just to keep you up to date about our co-options process!
As you will probably know, we have a total of five vacant seats for the
Board at the moment, and we are in the process of filling them.
There are the three "co-opted" seats which were created at the AGM in June.
We are aiming to make some decisions on these in the next few weeks. For
these we have already advertised and had some informal "getting to know
you" conversations with prospective Trustees from a range of backgrounds,
and we are just about to do some more formal interviews.
One way you can input into this process is to help us draft interview
questions, please have a look here at what we are planning to ask, and add
your thoughts...
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board/Interview_questions
There are also two vacant seats from those elected at the AGM, which will
take a little longer to fill but we definitely wish to fill before the
December Board meeting. We are particularly keen that these seats are
filled by people with a strong knowledge of the Wikimedia community - if
you are reading this and thinking "yes, being a Wikimedia UK trustee sounds
really interesting", please do drop me a line. You can find out more about
this extremely rewarding role on our wiki, here:
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board
and about what we're looking for form our Board, here:
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board/Characteristics
Many thanks,
Chris
The next Wikimeet in Scotland will be taking place in Edinburgh on 27 October at the Malt Shovel Inn. The Malt Shovel is a very short (i.e. 2-3 minute) walk from Waverley station as we hope to encourage Wikimedians (and potential Wikimedians) to attend from outside of Edinburgh as well. This marks the fourth Edinburgh Wikimeet, and the first since 2011 (as far as I can tell, that is). It also follows off of two successful meetups in Glasgow. We very much hope to see many faces new and old!
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Would anyone on this list be interested in applying for this event? They
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I think that points 1, 4 and 5 would be ones where Wikimedia can be the
solution or at least a large part of it.
Point 2 is something we should steer away from and point 3 is something we
can indirectly address - sharing images on Wikimedia commons, and using a
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From: Mia <mia.ridge(a)gmail.com>
Date: 15 September 2013 12:09
Subject: Applications open for Five Solutions: Digital Sustainability for
Historians
To: MCG(a)jiscmail.ac.uk
Please excuse the cross-post, but digital sustainability is critical
for museums and archaeology and I suspect each list has people with
valuable contributions to make...
Cheers, Mia
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:21:40 +0100
From: Adam Crymble <adam.crymble(a)gmail.com>
Subject: cfp: sustainability for history
Applications open for Five Solutions: Digital Sustainability for Historians
Five Solutions to What?
Historical scholarship is increasingly digital; and yet we do not have an
agreed form of best practices for ensuring that digital scholarship
lasts. *Five Solutions* is looking for five scholars able to outline a
solution to the
issues of sustainability now facing historians. This one day workshop asks
participants to give a 15 http://www.blogger.com/null minute presentation
outlining practical solutions to one of five challenges, with the resources
and expertise of an ordinary working historian in mind. These
presentations will form the basis for a one day workshop on practical
strategies for digital sustainability. The presentations can be based on
your own experience and ideas, or can be taken on as a research project. We
will work with all participants to ensure that the final presentations are
both technically workable and illustrated with the most appropriate
datasets.
Accepted participants will each receive a *£350 honorarium.**
The Five Themes
The following five themes are designed to get you started, but if you have
other ideas, we’d love to hear about it. Each theme should be approached
with the ordinary working historian in mind.
1. Preserving research data for the future
2. Curating an enduring professional online persona
3. Paying project costs after the money runs out
4. Capturing and documenting the expertise of temporary staff
5. Strategies for working together on larger projects
Who Should Apply?
We’re looking for people with passion. Scholars old or young, university
students of any level, librarians, archivists, developers, designers,
system administrators, or anyone who considers themselves a historian at
heart. No specific qualifications or prior experience required - just an
interest in helping academia find solutions to organizational and
technological challenges facing the sustainability of our digital projects.
What do I have to do?
Figure out a solution, of course! Once you’ve come up with your solution,
you’ll share your work in two ways:
1. A 15-minute presentation of your solution at a one-day conference
in London, UK on the *28th of November 2013 *at the Institute of Historical
Research.
2. A 1500-2000 word peer-reviewed tutorial outlining your solution to
be published in the *spring of 2014* in the *Programming Historian 2 *and
distributed as part of ‘IHR Digital’.
All tutorials will be peer-reviewed and released under a Creative Commons
CC-BY license. Participants will have the full support of an editor at
the *Programming
Historian 2* who will provide guidance for writing an effective, practical
tutorial.
Evidence of previous work with technical writing or a willingness to
learn, as well as a strong command of the English language are a bonus.
How do I apply?
By *8 October 2013* send a two-page C.V. and a brief email to
adam.crymble(a)kcl.ac.uk (subject line: Five Solutions) addressing the
following questions:
1. What theme would you like to tackle? (Use one of our suggestions or
come up with your own.)
2. Give us an idea of how you plan to solve this issue, or where you
intend to look for a solution (max 200 words)
3. What skills or experiences make you the ideal person for the task?
We apologize in advance, but we are limited to five scholars.
* Our funding restrictions allow honorariums for UK-based participants
only, though we are happy to receive applications from those abroad who
have access to their own travel funding and who would like to participate.
*Supported by:*
* The Software Sustainability Institute
* AHRC Theme Leader Fellowship for its Digital Transformations Theme
* The Institute of Historical Research
* The Programming Historian
Adam Crymble
adam.crymble(a)kcl.ac.uk
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