Libraries December 2023

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LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group: Summer/Fall Wikidata Working Hour Series Ninth Session December 18th!
by Hilary K Thorsen 14 Dec '23

14 Dec '23

Greetings, everyone – Over the summer and into the fall the <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> will be offering a series of Wikidata Working Hours<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…… [View More]

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Re: [Wikidata] Re: Librarians + Wikidata: lessons from a LD4 Conference Workshop
by Thad Guidry 13 Dec '23

13 Dec '23

Silvia and Giovanna, Great post on the challenges still facing librarians with Wikidata! But it looks like data models (community/wiki created) still have alignment issues with the library world and one of the Jamboards reflected that concern here: "Trying to standardize a data model in a domain when other editors have followed inconsistent practices. I don't want to just edit their items to fit my model, but I don't know a better solution" Did the LD4 workshop or WikiProject Libraries have … [View More]

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Librarians + Wikidata: lessons from a LD4 Conference Workshop
by Silvia Gutiérrez De La Torre 13 Dec '23

13 Dec '23

Hey, hey, everyone! Back in July, my colleague @Giovanna Fontenelle <gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org> and I held a *Future of Wikidata + Libraries Workshop* at the LD4 Conference and had a great time learning with the amazing pool of ~200 participants. To honor the lessons we learned from them in our workshop, we have prepared a six-blog post series with *librarians' **favorite **Wikidata **projects and tools, *but also the *challenges *they face and the *future *they envision. Here's the … [View More]

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A year of Generative AI: Future directions for Wikimedia. Today (Research Showcase)
by Silvia Gutiérrez De La Torre 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Hi everyone, This is a friendly reminder that the last Research Showcase of the year starts in about 30 min (17:30 UTC). Find your local time here <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1702402200>. It's a panel on *"*A year of Generative AI: *Future directions for Wikimedia,"* and you can join us at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnAsD7-hZpo. *This December marks the one-year anniversary of ChatGPT with the resulting … [View More]

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Invitation to Explore and Shape the Commons Impact Metrics Prototype
by Benedict Udeh 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Hello everyone, We want to update you on the Commons Impact Metrics project <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WMF_support_for_Commons/Commons_…>, which was announced in the Culture & Heritage section <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/…> of the Foundation’s annual plan. This project responds to community feedback that reliable and well-maintained metrics are … [View More]

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This Month in GLAM: November 2023
by Romaine Wiki 11 Dec '23

11 Dec '23

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM. *This Month in GLAM – Issue XI, Volume XIII – November 2023* ------------------------------ Albania report: Three-months of Wikimedian in … [View More]

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Wikimedia Hackathon: Apply for Scholarships Until January 5
by Silvia Gutiérrez De La Torre 07 Dec '23

07 Dec '23

Dear techie librarians, You might have already heard the buzz: the Wikimedia Hackathon is gearing up for an incredible event in Tallinn, Estonia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn>, from May 3rd - 5th, 2024. We're thrilled to announce that the Registration form is now open <https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wmhackathon2024/>, and it includes an optional Scholarship application <https://linproxy.fan.workers.dev:… [View More]

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LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group: Summer/Fall Wikidata Working Hour Series Eighth Session December 8th!
by Hilary K Thorsen 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

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CC Certificate for Open Culture/ GLAM: scholarships and upcoming courses!
by Silvia Gutiérrez De La Torre 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

Among these *certificates*, there is one for* Academic Librarians.* The course runs from *January 29-April 7, 2024*, and the tuition is *500 USD dollars, although* there is a* code below* to get *60% off your ticket*, while scholarship tickets last. Sharing it, in case there is interest among you! -- *Silvia Gutiérrez* (she/her) Senior Program Officer, Libraries Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> ---------- Forwarded message --------… [View More]

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What happened in GLAM in November?
by Romaine Wiki 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

Hello all! What happened with GLAM in November? Let us know and write a (short) report about it for the newsletter 'This Month in GLAM' so that the worldwide and local Wikimedia community can read what happened in your area. Also this will encourage others to participate and donate material. You can start writing here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom If your country/area isn't mentioned on the page, you can always add it to: … [View More]

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