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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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Pride in London – photographer Katy on working with Wikimedia UK
My name is Katy. I’m a music photographer, fledgling photo-journalist and writer that has been published in print, worked as … Continue reading “Pride in London – photographer Katy on working with Wikimedia UK”
arrow_forwardRevised three year strategy following consultation
In May, Wikimedia UK ran a community consultation on our draft new strategic framework for 2016 – 19. Thank you … Continue reading “Revised three year strategy following consultation”
arrow_forwardSupporting our community to create open content: we want your ideas!
As the summer rolls around, there are so many important cultural events which the Wikimedia community can engage with and … Continue reading “Supporting our community to create open content: we want your ideas!”
arrow_forwardSpeak up for open knowledge and a free internet: Freedom of Panorama Consultation
You can tell Europe to help protect street photography After last year’s drama in the European Parliament about “freedom of … Continue reading “Speak up for open knowledge and a free internet: Freedom of Panorama Consultation”
arrow_forwardShare your photos of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves on Wikipedia to inspire the world
This blog is also available in French, Spanish and Russian on the Wikimedia Foundation blog . ____________________________________________________ Yesterday was World Environment Day , the United Nations’ … Continue reading “Share your photos of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves on Wikipedia to inspire the world”
arrow_forward2016 Strategy Consultation
Over the past year we’ve gone through a number of changes in the way we work and are organised. We … Continue reading “2016 Strategy Consultation”
arrow_forwardI’ve lived in the UK for 9 years but the government wants to deport me
By Ally Crockford, former Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland I have lived in the UK for what will be 9 … Continue reading “I’ve lived in the UK for 9 years but the government wants to deport me”
arrow_forwardThe Shiver: communion with the past in a digital age
This post is adapted from a text originally published in the CILIP November 2015 update . __________________________________________________________________________________ Bodleian Wikimedian Martin Poulter … Continue reading “The Shiver: communion with the past in a digital age”
arrow_forwardAwaken the Dragon breathes fire into the sails of Wikipedia in Wales
WikiProject Wales has been running a competition aimed at targeting core articles for Wales and getting them up to Good Article … Continue reading “Awaken the Dragon breathes fire into the sails of Wikipedia in Wales”
arrow_forwardHello from John, WMUK’s new comms person!
My name is John Lubbock and I’m the new communications coordinator at Wikimedia UK. I’m really pleased to be working … Continue reading “Hello from John, WMUK’s new comms person!”
arrow_forward#WhereIsBassel – A global protest against unfair detention and disappearance of Bassel Khartabil
The Jimmy Wales Foundation invites you to join the global protest for the #WhereIsBassel campaign on the 19th March in London (Marble Arch at … Continue reading “#WhereIsBassel – A global protest against unfair detention and disappearance of Bassel Khartabil”
arrow_forwardThe BBC and A Game of Saints
In December 1996 I published on the web around 150 of my poems under the title ‘Rebel ar y We’ … Continue reading “The BBC and A Game of Saints”
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