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Fwd: [MCG] The MA is seeking comments on draft Code of Ethics
by Andy Mabbett 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Some of you may wish to comment on this draft, with regard to licensing, copytheft, access for photography, etc. A formal WikimediaUK response may also be advisable. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Rebecca Atkinson" <rebecca.atkinson(a)museumsassociation.org> Date: Jul 28, 2015 10:10 AM Subject: [MCG] The MA is seeking comments on draft Code of Ethics To: <MCG(a)jiscmail.ac.uk> Sent on behalf of Alistair Brown (with apologies for cross-posting): The Museums Association has been working for over a year with museums professionals, sector bodies, volunteers and other interested parties to produce an updated Code of Ethics for the sector. The last full update of the Code took place in 2002, while a partial update on financially motivated disposal took place in 2007. Following a year of consultation activities and events, the MA has recently published a draft Code of Ethics for a further period of consultation with the sector. We welcome any comments on this by Friday 7th August via the MA website: http://www.museumsassociation.org/forms/draft-code-of-ethics-consultation Please do take the time to read the new code and offer constructive feedback. Many thanks, Rebecca Atkinson **************************************************************** website: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup [un]subscribe: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ ****************************************************************

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Deadline for Members' Resolutions
by rexx 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

The deadline for members' resolutions for this year's AGM is just a week away on 26 June. See https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2015_Annual_General_Meeting/planning It's generally a healthy sign when our AGM contains debate on issues of interest and concern to members - and who better to raise those issues than members themselves? Proposing or seconding an ordinary resolution is not a difficult process and I'd expect that the office will be helpful if anyone needs help with the formalities. AGMs can sometimes find themselves devoting sessions to merely fulfilling formalities, and the session reserved for debating members' resolutions has the potential to make the AGM more interesting for many. Looking forward to seeing lots of you on 25 July. -- Rexx

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Wikimedia UK's members elect new trustees
by Michael Maggs 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

I am very pleased to announce that at our annual general meeting on Saturday 25 July the members of Wikimedia UK elected three new trustees to the board from a very strong slate of candidates. Please join me in offering a very warm welcome to Doug Taylor, Nick Poole and Josie Fraser. Doug Taylor will be well known to many readers as a long-standing active Wikimedia volunteer and Lead Trainer for WMUK. He previously served on the board during 2012-13. Doug is a retired teacher and IT professional. Nick Poole is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. His previous roles include serving as CEO of the Collections Trust and Chair of the Europeana Network. He brings extensive knowledge of and influence in the international GLAM community, and has strong connections to policymakers and funders in the UK and Europe. Josie Fraser has for the past five years worked in local government as the strategic technology lead of one of the country's largest and most accelerated school building programmes. She is an expert in the relationship between education and technology and a vocal advocate for free and open knowledge. Existing trustees Greyham Dawes (treasurer) and myself (chair) were re-elected. Three trustees have stepped down from the board: Alastair McCapra, Saad Choudri and Joseph Seddon. We thank them for their exceptional expertise, commitment and diligence, and we wish them well for the future. With these changes, the new board is as follows: Michael Maggs (board chair, and chair of governance committee) Simon Knight (vice chair) Greyham Dawes (treasurer, governance committee, audit and risk committee) Chris Keating (audit and risk committee) Carol Campbell (chair of audit and risk committee) Kate West (governance committee, audit and risk committee) Gill Hamilton Doug Taylor Nick Poole Josie Fraser The new board will formally meet for the first time on Saturday 12 Septemberat the Bodleian Library, Oxford, where officer roles will be reviewed. Please join me in welcoming the new board. Michael Maggs Chair, Wikimedia UK

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Blur Content writer needed to create 2 Wikipedia articles
by leutha＠fabiant.eu 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

Hi, I have just been contacted on Linked in as regards this project: * Content writer needed to create 2 Wikipedia articles <http://www.blurgroup.com/project-details/?projectId=sdx-NRMFHP> I have mentioned this on the COI Noticeboard <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Bl…> . I hope we can explain to Blur Group what an appropriate would forward would be. all the best Fabian aka Leutha

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Tales of Evaluation
by Martin Poulter 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

I won't be able to make the volunteer strategy meeting tomorrow, sadly. In case anyone's interested, I've written another of my reflective essays, this time about evaluation and metrics. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter/Tales_of_Evaluation The questions I would have been taking to the event are: 1) When I want Wikimedia UK to support events like the Wikipedia Science Conference in future, how much advance notice, planning etc. will be needed? 2) We've had situations where a charitable partner has come forward with a hundred pounds, or a thousand pounds, and volunteer support, to make an event happen at quite short notice, but we need a bit of staff time to follow through. Will the project-based way of working present any barriers to taking those opportunities? Hopefully some written guides will come out of the day? -- Dr Martin L Poulter Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Volunteer, Wikimedia UK http://wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter <http://uk.wikimedia.org/> Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/

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Forthcoming editathons
by Andy Mabbett 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

I am hosting some editathons: Thurs 28 May, Birmingham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry/BH-… at Birmingham Museums Collection centre (only rarely open to the public!). We'll enjoy a 'backstage tour and the opportunity to photograph objects, as well,of course, writing articles. Weds 29 July, London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry/BH-… in the library of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The focus will be on chemistry-related topics; including both scientific and non-scientific content (the latter including biographies, for example). Sat 8 August, North Cheshire Watch this space (and keep the date free)! In each case, lunch and refreshments will be provided; there will be support for new editors (maybe you can help?) and we'll work on sister projects such as Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata and Wikisource, as well as Wikipedia. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Technology projects / volunteer strategy consultation
by Harry Burt 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

[apologies for x-post -- replies to wikimediauk-l please] Hi all Ahead of the volunteer strategy day, my Technology Committee colleagues and I have spent a little time thinking about the volunteer strategy consultation [1]. Charles is going to speak a little on the subject at the Volunteer Gathering [2] so I won't pre-empt the entirety of the discussion there, but rather I wanted to share a couple of personal points that might be helpful in prompting other thoughts that people can take with them on the day (sadly I can't myself attend). The first is that under the model proposed, it will be vital for working groups to really take ownership of project proposals. Over the last two years, IMHO TechComm (I can't profess to speak for other committees) has been pretty good at saying 'Yes', but hasn't been so good at actively supporting those proposals which it likes. By which I mean, it's been good at providing (constructive) challenge, but a project based system has overheads, and working groups will be vital in helping meet those overheads (e.g. by actively filling out and developing project plans). This will require a genuine (if not extensive) time commitment of a form that I think will be quite unfamiliar to many wiki volunteers. The second is that the model for project plans will also be an interesting question to get right. On the one hand, it will be important to be able to be able to compare projects in detail -- there has even been a suggestion that projects should essentially bid into multiple flexible resource pools, which will require quite precise assessment of needs. On the other, we do not wish to put casual volunteers off, or to simply collapse under the weight of paperwork. I have attempt to put up a quick sketch of a hypothetical project plan at [3] so there's a tangible proof of concept out there -- but equally people more knowledgeable than I will be familiar with what other chapters/IEG/FDC ask for. Incidentally, the plan is hosted on Launchpad, a microsite TechComm has been looking at developing to capture former and future projects -- this may be of more general interest. Just food for thought :) Many thanks Harry (User:Jarry1250) [1] https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_strategy_consultation_2015 [2] https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_Strategy_Gathering/July_2015 [3] https://launchpad.wikimedia.org.uk/translatesvg/ -- Harry Burt

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Cross fertilization ...
by Lester Caine 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Not sure if this is the right forum to discuss this, but at least a UK group will understand UK geography :) Facebook is in a right mess as far as it's list of places that people can select to use as location markers. http://www.jasonfriend.me/facebookplaces/w/editing:incorrectlyspelledcities… will give you some idea of the extent of the problem, and that is by no means complete. You will notice that Wikipedia links are used to provide background information and basically prove to US edtors that we know what we are talking about, but the wikipedia page names are ow causing problems as they are being taken 'literally'. Example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlington identifies three UK locations, but uses 'London' rather than 'Hillingdon' to identify that page. As soon as one is on the page the Hillingdon connection is listed, but Facebook are making a meal out of things which is creating even more of a mess. While it is not a wikipedia problem, one tidy up that would make things a little more consistent across several directories would be to replace many of the ,London disambiguation with the correct borough and then the crude Facebook processing would at least pick up the right cross link without having to mess up the hierarchy in Facebook. Personally I'd prefer it if Facebook used a better method of listing places, but many of these problems go back several years and we have not been able to get any movement, so fixing the other end first may finally prompt some action :) ( And I do not have any problem undertaking the work. I've got most of the problem links already documented as part of the 'fix Facebook' campaign ) -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk

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Peter Brook V&A staff editathon today 20 July, 10-3
by Ed Hand 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

If anyone is at a loose end during the day today between 10am-3pm and would like to provide virtual support, or is just interested in Peter Brook, I'm running a session for V&A staff about Peter Brook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:V%26A_Peter_Brook_editathon,_20_Jul… shortcut: WP:Brook Edward Hands Edwardx

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Recruiting an Administration and Programme Assistant
by Richard Nevell 17 Jul '15

17 Jul '15

Hello everyone, We have recently undergone a process of refocusing of our activities, we are now entering an exciting new phase where we want to build on large scale partnerships with external organisations. Strong reporting and administration will be a key element of that. We are looking for a permanent Administration and Programme Assistant to join our staff team. The role will involve providing core administrative and financial support for Wikimedia UK activities, with focus on its programmes and reporting. You will also be the first port of contact for the organisation and supporting the whole of the team in the administrative work of the charity, making it a key role for Wikimedia UK. Further details can be found here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Administration_and_Programme_Assistant> and the deadline for applications is 5pm BST on 20 July. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 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.*

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