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Wiki Loves Africa competition focuses on Music and Dance
Cape Town, 28th November 2016 – Music and dance are the very beat of this vibrant continent. It is therefore … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Africa competition focuses on Music and Dance”
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Open Archaeology and the Digital Cultural Commons
By Lorna M. Campbell, Wikimedia UK Board Member and OER Liaison – Open Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. Although … Continue reading “Open Archaeology and the Digital Cultural Commons”
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Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2016 Winners Announced!
[slideshow_deploy id=’3716′] More than 250 people took part in the UK competition, uploading 6,200 photos of cultural heritage which anyone … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2016 Winners Announced!”
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Wikimedia projects aren’t built in a day – Roman coinage on Commons
This article is based on a paper given at this year’s Museum Computer Group held at the Wellcome Trust on October 19th. Legacy and sustainability were two of … Continue reading “Wikimedia projects aren’t built in a day – Roman coinage on Commons”
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Announcing a new Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Oxford
The University of Oxford now employs a Wikimedian In Residence (WIR). Martin Poulter is working half-time on a one-year project to embed Wikipedia, … Continue reading “Announcing a new Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Oxford”
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Changing the way stories are told – Ada Lovelace Day outcomes
By Ewan McAndrew (reposted from Ewan’s blog with permission) Wikipedia has a problem with representation. Its mission is to be “the sum … Continue reading “Changing the way stories are told – Ada Lovelace Day outcomes”
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WMUK and National Library of Scotland are hiring a Gaelic Wikipedian
Wikimedia UK and the National Library of Scotland are advertising for a Gaelic Wikipedian to help promote the Scottish Gaelic … Continue reading “WMUK and National Library of Scotland are hiring a Gaelic Wikipedian”
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Help shape Wikimedia UK’s delivery plans for 2017 – 18
Wikimedia UK will soon be applying to the Wikimedia Foundation for an Annual Plan Grant (APG) in 2017 – 18. … Continue reading “Help shape Wikimedia UK’s delivery plans for 2017 – 18”
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No article? No problem.
Generating Article Placeholders on the Welsh Wikipedia The Welsh Language Wicipedia already punches above its weight with seventy thousand articles. … Continue reading “No article? No problem.”
arrow_forwardWiki Loves Monuments 2016 kicks off the world’s biggest photography competition
Wiki Loves Monuments returns to the United Kingdom in September. The competition has a heritage focus and we want your help to photograph … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 kicks off the world’s biggest photography competition”
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#Internaut Day – can we learn to stop worrying and love the internet?
The public internet turned 25 today, which means it’s on its third unpaid internship, still living with its parents and … Continue reading “#Internaut Day – can we learn to stop worrying and love the internet?”
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Wikimedia UK AGM
This post was written by Lorna Campbell and originally posted on her website . On Saturday I went along to my first Wikipedia … Continue reading “Wikimedia UK AGM”
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Access All Areas: how can Wikimedia contribute to increasing Open Access publishing?
It’s a normal part of an academic’s duties to be asked to peer-review papers for academic journals, something they do … Continue reading “Access All Areas: how can Wikimedia contribute to increasing Open Access publishing?”
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#MoreinCommon at Wikimania 2016
By Lucy Crompton-Reid I didn’t expect to be crying through much of the opening speech for Wikimania 2016, given by … Continue reading “#MoreinCommon at Wikimania 2016”
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Chris Keating steps down from the board of trustees after five years
By Chris Keating In the summer of 2010 I saw a banner on Wikipedia asking me to come along to … Continue reading “Chris Keating steps down from the board of trustees after five years”
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