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Wikimedia UK Community Leaders Survey 2019
by Sara Thomas 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Afternoon all, The 2019 Community Leaders Survey - formerly known as the Volunteers Survey - was sent out today. It's aimed at those who volunteer with Wikimedia UK (trainers, speakers, event organisers etc), as well as contacts at partner organisations such as libraries & universities, and the data collected is used to help us both to improve the experience of our volunteers/partners, and report back to our funders. If you haven't received the email, but think that you should have done, please drop me a line - I'll make sure that you get it, and I'll update the database... For the sake of everyone's inboxes, I'd ask that you please reply just to me and not the whole mailing list. All the best, love from a very sunny Glasgow, Sara -- Dr Sara Thomas Scotland Programme Coordinator, Wikimedia UK https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland *Normal office hours are Monday, Tuesday afternoons, and Wednesday-Friday until the end of March 2019.* *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. (England & Wales), SC048644 (Scotland). Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> . 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.*

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Today's flypast over Sheffield, & "Mi Amigo" memorial
by Andy Mabbett 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

There's been a lot of coverage of today's flypast, in the news and social media. The latter includes posts from a number of social media accounts belonging to the US government As anyone been able to determine which images or videos were made by them, and are thus PD-gov-US? Do we have anyone in the area who can photograph the monument, and its environs, once the attention dies down? We need: * close ups of the monument, and the individual brass plaques * wide shots of the monument, showing the new flag-post and the American Red Oaks * the treeline, showing the latter * the pavilion, now a cafe, which was apparently mentioned in the pilot's posthumous medal citation * steppung-st9nes between the pavilion and monument -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Coventry Wikimedian in Residence
by John Lubbock 21 Feb '19

21 Feb '19

Coventry University's Disruptive Media Learning Lab are hiring a Wikimedian in Residence. "To provide advice and technical knowledge to facilitate and develop a sustainable relationship between Coventry University Group and Wikipedia through a range of activities with staff, students and the public. To establish a network of Wikimedians (students and staff) on campus and to embed digital fluency and open knowledge activities, such as thematic editathons and subject based projects, in learning and teaching across the University. To help the University to understand how its collections, knowledge creation and public engagement activities can enhance, broaden and improve the quality of Wikipedia articles and content on the other Wikimedia projects such as Wikidata and WikiCommons." You can see the job description here: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/globalassets/media/global/job-descriptions/req00… 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 national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate here <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk>. 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.*

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LSHTM workshop Tuesday - places available
by Charles Matthews 18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

I'm giving a workshop on the state of my WiR work on Tuesday at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 10 to 1 pm. This is an internal event there, but I have learned just now that there are places available. The title is "Wikidata and ScienceSource: open critical bibliography for medicine on the Semantic Web". It assumes no prior knowledge of Wikidata, but as you'd expect from the venue will have a slant towards tropical diseases, more particularly neglected tropical diseases. New software will be shown. I think it would be a reasonable introduction to both Wikidata and WikiCite, and what sort of traction they are getting. It is hosted by a librarian at the LSHTM. If you'd like to attend, please let me know offlist, by Monday morning. Happy to answer questions about the programme. Charles

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Membership numbers - an update
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

Dear all As has been raised on this mailing list quite recently, Wikimedia UK has been rather remiss at updating the membership numbers of the charity on the relevant page (due to a change in staffing). We have decided to move to doing this quarterly and numbers from the past two quarters are available here: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership/Numbers As has been previously noted by myself and others, the reason for the jump in members in May/June 2017 is that the board and I were getting concerned about the low number of members and did a membership 'push'. As well as promoting membership through our social media channels I did two other things: 1. Contacted all previous members of the charity whose membership had lapsed, encouraging them to renew 2. Contacted all active donors to the charity, inviting them to become members Since that 'push', numbers have remained relatively steady at just above the 500 mark; although of course this involves a degree of turnover as some memberships lapse and new members sign up. Thanks and best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk 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 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.

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Manchester meetup
by Chris McKenna 10 Feb '19

10 Feb '19

Just some advance notice that I am organising a meetup in Manchester on Sunday 9 June - details are at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Manchester/36 The provisional venue is The Waterhouse on Princess Street. This is set as provisional because it's a Weatherspoons pub, and I know some people would prefer altneratives - the selection is due soley to it being the venue of the previous two (at least) meets in the city and the suitable venue in the city I've been to*, so if you know of any equal or better alternatives please suggest them on the talk page. *Of the three others, one is too small by an order of magnitude, one is a hotel bar that I'm not certain is open to non-residents and the third is the worst live music venue I think I've ever been to (or at least it was 10 years ago). ---- Chris McKenna cmckenna(a)sucs.org www.sucs.org/~cmckenna The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart Antoine de Saint Exupery

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Abbott and Holder: Picture needed (near British Museum)
by Andy Mabbett 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

If anyone is visiting, or near, the British Museum please could they take some photos of the frontage, shop-sign and (if they allow it) interior of Abbott and Holder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Holder which is just round the corner, on Museum Street? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Saying hello
by Richard Nevell 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Hello everyone, As I'm back from my sabbatical, I thought I'd stick my head in and say hello. Today's my second day back, so as you can imagine there's a lot to catch up on, even with trying to keep my hand in over the last year. To help get me up to speed, does anyone have highlights they'd like to share from the last year? Richard Nevell -- Dr Richard Nevell Project Coordinator, Wikimedia UK *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk 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 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.

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Does anyone have access to ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly?
by Harry Mitchell 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Hi all, Does anyone on the list have access to the journal ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly, published by Cambridge University Press? I'm looking for an article from volume 12, issue 1 (March 2008) - specifically https://doi.org/10.1017/S1359135508000948/ in connection with my war memorials project. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ +44 (0) 7507 536 971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell

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Strategy Meeting on Wednesday 30th January
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Dear all This is just a reminder about the meeting on *Wednesday 30th January from** 4pm - 7pm* to discuss and develop Wikimedia UK's new strategic plan, for the period February 2019 - January 2022. This is a key opportunity for volunteers and other stakeholders to input into the development of the charity's future direction, and so we'd love to see as many of you there as possible. We can cover travel costs, subject to prior approval, as we don't want cost to be a barrier to anyone's attendance. Please do *email katie(a)wikimedia.org.uk <katie(a)wikimedia.org.uk>* if you are planning to attend next week, and let her know if you need Wikimedia UK to cover your travel costs. We need to know who's coming so that we can ensure we have a suitably sized space (and pizza), and also so that we can let attendees know of any changes to the schedule or venue. I will be sharing an agenda for the meeting and the draft strategic framework later in the week. Thanks and best Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk 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 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.

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