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From: Elizabeth Lomas <e.lomas(a)ucl.ac.uk>
Date: 24 November 2017 at 09:34
Subject: Free Parliamentary event - RecordDNA – developing an
international research agenda for the future digital evidence base
To: FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION(a)jiscmail.ac.uk
There are just a few additional spaces left on this event due to last
minute cancellations. This free event aims to share the findings of
the RecordDNA international research network. These include the ideas
gathered from multiple disciplinary stakeholders – both practitioners
and academics – about the components of a digital record and their
vision of the ‘ideal’ useable digital evidence base. The key aim is to
gather further input about the research and practice needed to deliver
the vision in order to finalise a research agenda. This work will
inform policy makers and build future research partnerships.
The task is significant and challenging. The RecordDNA project team
has therefore engaged people around the world in workshops and
crowdsourcing activities. This is the final event at which you can
hear about the work and add your ideas to the question ‘what research
and development is needed?’
The event will be held next to Westminster Hall, UK Parliament 11-1pm
on 30 November 2017. To secure one of the limited number of places
register at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recorddna-developing-an-international-resear…
For further information RecordDNA website: https://recorddna.wordpress.com/
Dr Elizabeth Lomas
e.lomas(a)ucl.ac.uk
Professor Julie McLeod
julie.mcleod(a)northumbria.ac.uk
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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Dear all
Many thanks to all of you for your involvement with Wikimedia and open
knowledge this year, and particularly to those volunteers who have made
such a vital contribution to the charity's programme in 2017.
If you haven't already, do take a look at the Christmas edition of our
quarterly newsletter
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Friends%27_Newsletter/2017/Issue_04>
I look forward to working with many of you in 2018 and wish you all the
very best for the festive season and the New Year.
Lucy
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Lucy Crompton-Reid
Chief Executive
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 203 372 0762
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
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.*
Dear all
Wikimania 2018 is being held in Cape Town, South Africa from 18th to 22nd
July. Scholarships are available from the Foundation, with a closing date
of 22nd January 2018.
Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full
scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel,
shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the
Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference
registration fees and shared accommodation.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the
Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful.
To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit:
https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on:
https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply
It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the
Scholarships page and the associated FAQ ( https://wikimania2018.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ ) before submitting an application.
If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships@
wikimedia.org or leave a message at: https://wikimania2018.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships.
The location for Wikimania 2018 makes scholarships rather prohibitive for
Wikimedia UK, so I would encourage you to apply through the Foundation's
scholarship process!
All best
Lucy
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Lucy Crompton-Reid
Chief Executive
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 203 372 0762
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
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.*
Hello Wikimedians :-)
The Wikimedia Foundation Support and Safety team, along with the
Anti-Harassment Tools Team, is conducting a survey on the use of the
English Wikipedia Administrator Noticeboard/Incidents to handle conflicts
and harassment. It’s the first survey of it’s kind and is important
information for future decisions about improvements.
We are trying to get as many diverse opinions and voices as possible. In
addition to the people who use it often, we need to hear from people who
post on it rarely but read the board frequently.
I want to make sure that you folks who edit English Wikipedia know about
the survey. And I encourage you to participate if you have some experience
with the noticeboard.
Here is the link to sign up and more information about it. It is possible
to request the link privately by email instead of signing up on wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_health_ini
tiative_on_English_Wikipedia/Research_on_dispute_resolution_
and_harassment/ANI_Survey_signup
Let me know if I can answer any questions.
Warm regards,
Sydney
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Sydney Poore
Community Advocate,
Wikimedia Foundation
Support and Safety team;
Anti-harassment tool team
Hello everyone
I'm excited to announce that the National Library of Wales will be hosting the Celtic Knot Conference in 2018 following the success of the first conference hosted by the University of Edinburgh last year.
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2018
Please save the date (5-6th of July 2018) and consider attending. The main objective for Celtic Knot 2018 is the coming together of people working to support language communities in the same room at same time; strengthening the bonds into a 'knot' and leading into action. Attendees can expect to learn about and discuss innovative approaches to open education, open knowledge and open data that support and grow language communities.
Please share. And look out for more information on attending and contributing in the new year.
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Jason Evans
Wicimediwr Cenedlaethol/ National Wikimedian
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales
jason.evans(a)llgc.org.uk
Ffon/Tel: +44 (0)1970 632405
Category link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10…
A full set of high resolution OS map scans is being gradually uploaded
to Wikimedia Commons and indexed by historic county. These are very
large files, 10,000 pixels wide, so are both in TIFF and jpeg format
to make reuse easier.
These are of 'specialized' interest, but I would think could be of use
to both Wiki Loves Monuments projects and readers of this email list
interested in early maps and geo-related experiments. The maps show
plenty of fine detail, including inns/pubs, churches, bridges etc.
Those that still exist will be likely to be listed and protected, and
those that are not, may still be great photography subjects. Note that
to view the maps, Commons' in-built ZoomViewer is useful but it
appears to be broken today, so you may have to settle for examining
the full size jpeg in-browser.
As I write this, the uploads are working through "B", so the projects
is going to take several weeks to complete. If there are ideas for how
better to categorize or template these maps, feel free to drop a note
on my Commons talk page. It is always possible to do some post-upload
housekeeping or adjusting the way the uploads are currently getting
formatted.
Thanks,
Fae
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faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
Hello UK Wikimedians, I just wanted to alert you to a blog we published
today
<https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2017/12/talking-to-creative-commons-ryan-merk…>
about Creative Commons' efforts to improve indexing and search for CC
licensed works.
Have a nice weekend!
John Lubbock
Communications Coordinator
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 203 372 0767
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
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.*