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Wikipedia in Higher Education… How students are shaping the open web
Co-authored by Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Edinburgh and Jemima John, 4th year undergraduate student at the … Continue reading “Wikipedia in Higher Education… How students are shaping the open web”
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Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales
Hi, I’m Aaron Morris and I was appointed WiciMôn Project Officer nearly two years ago. I’m based at the offices … Continue reading “Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales”
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Wikipedia in the History Classroom
By Charles West, Lecturer of History and Wikipedia Advocate at the University of Sheffield Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in the … Continue reading “Wikipedia in the History Classroom”
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How should the music industry engage with Wikipedia?
By John Lubbock, Communications Coordinator If I was a music industry promoter, I would make sure the artists I worked … Continue reading “How should the music industry engage with Wikipedia?”
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Lucy Crompton-Reid on Feminism and Museums
Wikimedia UK Chief Executive Lucy Crompton-Reid has been published in a new book on Feminism and Museums by Museums Etc. Lucy’s chapter is on Wikimedia … Continue reading “Lucy Crompton-Reid on Feminism and Museums”
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Welsh Wikipedia reaches 100,000 articles
Wicipedia Cymraeg , the Welsh Wikipedia has reached 100,000 articles. Welsh Wikipedians have been working hard over the past year to reach … Continue reading “Welsh Wikipedia reaches 100,000 articles”
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Introducing Wikimedia UK’s new Programme Coordinator
By Hannah Evans, Programme Coordinator Hello out there Wikimedia Community… I’m the new Programme Coordinator for the coming year, working … Continue reading “Introducing Wikimedia UK’s new Programme Coordinator”
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Data on the history of Scottish witch trials added to Wikidata
By Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh The first Wikidata in the Classroom assignment at the … Continue reading “Data on the history of Scottish witch trials added to Wikidata”
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Structured Data on Commons is the most important development in Wikimedia’s usability
By John Lubbock, Communications Coordinator Wikimedia Commons is one of the most important sources of Creative Commons licensed media online. … Continue reading “Structured Data on Commons is the most important development in Wikimedia’s usability”
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Celtic Knot 2018
The Wikipedia language conference is back, and it’s coming to Wales. By Jason Evans, National Wikimedian for Wales Celtic Knot provides a … Continue reading “Celtic Knot 2018”
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Wikipedia and journalism: researching a Fake News site with Wikipedia as a starting point
By John Lubbock, Communications Coordinator I saw a friend on Facebook share an obvious piece of fake news a few … Continue reading “Wikipedia and journalism: researching a Fake News site with Wikipedia as a starting point”
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#1Lib1Ref in Scotland
Glasgow Women’s Library; the Scottish Poetry Library; the Scottish Storytelling Centre; James Kelman’s classic How Late It Was, How Late; … Continue reading “#1Lib1Ref in Scotland”
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How should journalists use Wikipedia?
Wikipedia receives about 18 billion page views per month from around 1.4 billion unique devices. While many people use Wikipedia … Continue reading “How should journalists use Wikipedia?”
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3000 new articles added to the Welsh Wicipedia
Volunteers at the National Library of Wales have been translating important health articles from English into Welsh – image by Jason … Continue reading “3000 new articles added to the Welsh Wicipedia”
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US Second World War propaganda films migrated to Commons
Victor Grigas, a video producer and storyteller who has worked with the Wikimedia Foundation for a number of years, posted on … Continue reading “US Second World War propaganda films migrated to Commons”
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A guide to the past: hillforts and Wikimedia
What is the Atlas of Hillforts? Hillforts are enormous archaeological sites dotted around Britain and Ireland. There are some of … Continue reading “A guide to the past: hillforts and Wikimedia”
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Talking to Creative Commons’ Ryan Merkley about CC Search and Structured Data on Commons
CC Search beta was launched in February. This new tool incorporates ‘list-making features, and simple, one-click attribution to make it easier to credit … Continue reading “Talking to Creative Commons’ Ryan Merkley about CC Search and Structured Data on Commons”
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