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Thank you to everyone who volunteers for Wikimedia UK
In 2016 volunteers gave us a massive 20,000 hours of their time, from running events and teaching people how to … Continue reading “Thank you to everyone who volunteers for Wikimedia UK”
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Reflections on a Wikipedia assignment – Reproductive Medicine
This was originally posted on Ewan McAndrew’s blog where he writes about his role as the University of Edinburgh’s Wikimedian in Residence Wikipedia … Continue reading “Reflections on a Wikipedia assignment – Reproductive Medicine”
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#WMUKED17 – Wikimedia UK Education Summit: a roundup
By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Wikimedia UK Chief Executive I was delighted to be part of planning and delivering Wikimedia UK’s Education … Continue reading “#WMUKED17 – Wikimedia UK Education Summit: a roundup”
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Guest post: Teaching competition law differently
This post was written by Dr Pedro Telles, Senior Lecturer in Law at Swansea University and originally published on his website . For the … Continue reading “Guest post: Teaching competition law differently”
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Bunhill Fields: Wikimedia, gamification and richer media content
I really like Magnus Manske’s WikiShootMe tool. It visualises Wikidata items, Commons photos and Wikipedia articles on an OpenStreetMap. Wikidata items … Continue reading “Bunhill Fields: Wikimedia, gamification and richer media content”
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Wikipedia Vs Fake News
This article based on the text of Wikimedia UK’s submission to the government’s inquiry into fake news , which was launched in January. A changing … Continue reading “Wikipedia Vs Fake News”
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Why bots are important for Wikipedia
The Guardian recently picked up on a piece of research about the behaviour of bots on Wikipedia in the first 10 years of its … Continue reading “Why bots are important for Wikipedia”
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How do Wikipedia editors decide what are reliable sources?
Over the past few weeks, Wikimedia UK has received a large number of press inquiries related to the Guardian’s article … Continue reading “How do Wikipedia editors decide what are reliable sources?”
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#1lib1ref at the University of Edinburgh
I’ve been interested in Wikimedia projects since taking part in the University of Edinburgh’s Women and Medicine editathon in February … Continue reading “#1lib1ref at the University of Edinburgh”
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Wikimedia UK and National Library of Scotland announce new Gaelic post
The Gaelic language is to be promoted through one of the world’s most popular websites thanks to a new role … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK and National Library of Scotland announce new Gaelic post”
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Wikimedia UK Education Summit #WMUKED17
Blog post by Josie Fraser, educational technologist and trustee of Wikimedia UK If you would like to attend, please sign up on the Eventbrite page . … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK Education Summit #WMUKED17”
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The first week’s highlights from #1lib1ref
We are just over a week into the second annual #1lib1ref campaign, where we “imagine a world where every librarian … Continue reading “The first week’s highlights from #1lib1ref”
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Wikidata: the new hub for cultural heritage
This article is by: Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Oxford – This post was originally published on the Oxford University Museums blog . There is a site that lets users create … Continue reading “Wikidata: the new hub for cultural heritage”
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So you’ve decided to become a Wikipedia editor…
By John Lubbock The learning curve when you start editing Wikipedia and its sister projects can be steep. To help … Continue reading “So you’ve decided to become a Wikipedia editor…”
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#100womenwiki – A global Wikipedia editathon in partnership with the BBC
By Lucy Crompton-Reid, Chief Executive, Wikimedia UK On 8th December 2016, Wikimedia communities around the world held a multi-lingual, multi-location … Continue reading “#100womenwiki – A global Wikipedia editathon in partnership with the BBC”
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