There's a lot about the gender gap, in terms of Wikipedia projects,
published research, and initiatives.
What resource (on wiki or not) do you think gives the best overview /
summary / introduction to the gender gap on Wikipedia? What is the best
source you know of, that could give someone a solid orientation on the
issue?
Thanks for all the feedback; it's super helpful, especially when resources
get mentioned that I didn't have on my radar.
Mary Mark Ockerbloom
Hello all,
What are the best tools and training materials you've found? Are they
up-to-date? What do you recommend?
Several years ago I wrote a Wikipedia Workbook for Vizcaya Museum and
Gardens in Miami, which I am currently updating. The goal is an overview of
the sorts of things that institutions can do with Wikipedia, Wikidata and
Commons, with links to useful starting points for staff such as tools and
training materials. Given that many of the Wiki interfaces and tools have
changed over time, I am looking particularly for suggestions and updates.
For example, many of the Art+Feminism resources are long gone. So what do
you recommend?
Feel free to reply here or email me at celebration.women(a)gmail.com
I am happy to share the new edition of the workbook when it is ready.
-- Mary Mark Ockerbloom
Hello everyone,
A few weeks ago, we announced the WikiLearn course on how to upload and
edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine.
- In English: OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics
<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2023/…>
- In Spanish / Español*: OpenRefine para Wikimedia Commons: conceptos
básicos
<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2024_…>
- In French / Français*: OpenRefine pour Wikimedia Commons : les bases
<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2024_…>
We are now happy to announce the translation for Italian!
- In Italian / Italiano: Introduzione all'uso di OpenRefine per
Wikimedia Commons
<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2024_…>
This course can be easily translated into other languages (more about
the translation process here
<https://studio.learn.wiki/meta_translations/discover_courses/> and here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_on_how_to_translate_course…>).
More translations are on the way, including Portuguese, which will be
launched soon.
All the versions of this course are available at any time for free. You
only need a Wikimedia account and the course can be followed at your own
pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end
and an average of 6 to 8 hours is needed to complete the course.
Please, feel free to share these translations with people who speak these
languages and who you think might be interested in learning more
about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons.
Thank you so much, Marta Erica Arosio, for your amazing work translating
this course into Italian! 👏👏👏
Best,
Giovanna
* These two courses/languages had problems before and are now fixed and
fully available.
Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)
Program Officer, Culture and Heritage
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>