Wren May 2024

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Launch of the course "OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics"
by Giovanna Fontenelle 03 Jun '24

03 Jun '24

Hello! We are happy to announce that there is now a free and publicly accessible course on the learning platform, WikiLearn, on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine: *OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics* <https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2023/…> . OpenRefine <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine> is a free data-wrangling tool that can be used to process, manipulate, and clean tabular (spreadsheet) data and connect it with knowledge bases, including Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. This online course is available at any time, for free. Anyone with a Wikimedia account can enroll with the click of a button. It can be followed at your own pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end to those who complete the course. The training is suitable for Wikimedians, Wikimedia affiliate staff, and partners (e.g. GLAM staff and Wikimedians in Residence). Accomplishing the course should take an average of 6 to 8 hours. This course was developed as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's training and sustainability grant to OpenRefine <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OpenRefine/Training_2023-24>. It is currently available in English and 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…>). Translations for this course in French, Spanish, and Portuguese are being worked on and will be available very soon. Please, feel free to share this course with people you think might be interested in learning more about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons, who are part of your network, in groups, social media, or any other places. Thank you! Best, Giovanna & Sandra Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her) Program Officer, Culture and Heritage Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Favorite gender gap recommendation?
by Mary Mark Ockerbloom 31 May '24

31 May '24

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

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Deadline: May 31 for Annual Plan, Commons and GLAM
by Andrew Lih 28 May '24

28 May '24

Hi all, Your input could be valuable – the Annual Plan process is accepting comments up until May 31, which is coming up soon. Of interest to WREN folks: this discussion thread about the Commons in the annual plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-… The numerous mentions of Wikipedia in the plan, with barely a mention of Commons or Wikidata, makes it even more important to make GLAM-oriented projects more visible. It may be useful to add your perspectives from your GLAM wiki work with Commons and/or Wikidata. For example: - Wiki Loves Monuments has been certified as the world's largest photography contest, but the software to support it is out of date and needs updating. This has inspired other Wiki Loves projects like Earth and Folklore. - The ISA Tool has been successful in engaging participants on mobiles to contribute to Commons but has needed more technical support, having months-long outages at a time. - We have been waiting for better support for color and textured 3D content, but are at a standstill with file format support issues on Commons. I've chimed in with some of my thoughts about how some of my GLAM wiki projects have been waiting for more Commons issues to be addressed. The momentum seems to be there to get these issues on the map with the Foundation, so I'd encourage you to chime in if you can. Thanks! -Andrew -- -Andrew Lih Smithsonian Institution - Wikimedian at Large Previously: professor of journalism and communications, American University, Columbia University, University of Southern California --- Email: andrew.lih(a)gmail.com, andrew(a)andrewlih.com WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheado PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE

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Participate in the GLAM CSI survey today
by Andrew Lih 24 May '24

24 May '24

We need your expertise! Your insights are crucial to the GLAM CSI (Contributor Study Initiative) project, and we invite you to participate in our survey today. https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/985159?lang=en Please fill out the GLAM CSI survey in the context of any GLAM-related work you might have done, as we are attempting to capture user stories for feedback to the WMF. You could answer it from the viewpoint of a volunteer editor, a Wikimedian in Residence, an affiliate collaboration, or in the persona of any existing (or recent) GLAM Wiki effort as well. (GLAM is considered quite a broad term in this context, so content partnerships in general are welcome.) A description and survey can be found here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_CSI#Survey Let me know if you have any questions or issues. I will be talking about the project at the upcoming Wikimedia Hackathon in May and at Wikimania in August. Thanks! -Andrew Lih GLAM CSI, principal investigator Smithsonian Institution, Wikimedian at Large

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Recommendations for UP-TO-DATE tools and training
by Mary Mark Ockerbloom 13 May '24

13 May '24

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

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Fwd: [Course] OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons now in Spanish, French, and Italian
by Giovanna Fontenelle 08 May '24

08 May '24

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/>

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