Institution | Resident's Name | Period Covered | Date of Report |
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Museums Galleries Scotland | Sara Thomas | 1 May - 31 May | 31 May 2016 |
Much of this month was taken up with annual leave and TOIL due to the resident being at the end of the contract.
Event Name | Date | Location | Attendees | New Users | Gender breakdown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction to Wikipedia and Groam House Editathon #1 | 11 May 2016 | Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie | 4 | 3 | 50% female |
Art+Feminism Still Invisible Editathon Session 1 | 25 May 2016 | CCA, Glasgow / Glasgow School of Art | 9 | 7 | 89% female |
Art+Feminism Still Invisible Editathon Session 2 | 25 May 2016 | CCA, Glasgow / Glasgow School of Art | 10 | 8 | 100% female |
Event | Date | New accounts created | Articles created | Articles improved | Images added |
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Introduction to Wikipedia and Groam House Editathon #1 | 11 May 2016 | n/a | 25 images added in the commons:category:Images from Groam House Museum | ||
Art+Feminism Still Invisible Editathon | 25 May 2016 |
|
n/a |
WMUK | Museums Galleries Scotland |
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G1: Develop Open Knowledge | G1.1 help Scottish museums increase the quality of the existing open knowledge surrounding their collections. G1.2 assist museums to make more open knowledge available through various channels and projects, G1.3 work specifically with the Recognised Collections to make more open knowledge and images available through Wikipedia and their own websites licence free. |
G2a: Develop, involve & engage WMUK volunteers | G2a.1 encourage and assist museum curators to become competent WMUK volunteers. G2a.2 assist museum curators to help share their expert collections knowledge with other WMUK volunteers. G2a.3 Work with other Scottish voluntary organisations to involve them where relevant in open data projects taking place in Scottish museums and galleries. |
G3: Reduce barriers to accessing open knowledge | G3.1 we will improve awareness of the benefits of open knowledge through education within the Scottish museum sector. G3.2 we will actively work with a range of partners including the Scottish Government to help inform, develop and deliver a strategic action plan for responsible use of open data in Scottish museums. |
G5: Develop, support and engage with other Wikimedia & Open Knowledge Communities | G5.1 participate and encourage membership to the Scottish DigitaI Transformation Network. G5.2 encourage partnership projects between Scottish museums to release their metadata licence free through API or other sources. |
Developing Open Knowledge
Item identified from initial questionnaire | Actions taken | Output |
---|---|---|
Concerns re: loss of control, image attribution, technical aspects of Wikicommons | Information & training to staff & board regarding open culture / open knowledge in a cultural context | Training session, written materials provided, Board presentation |
Content upload (images & text) to Wikipedia | Training for staff & volunteers; content audit; digitisation of cultural assets; gathering of metadata; explore different ways of getting content onto Wiki | Digitised content; content uploaded; content audit completed |
Updating George Bain (artist) article. | Training staff & volunteers so that this can be actioned | Page updated during editathon |
Develop/implement a policy on image sharing | Identify template policies, provide information & support to GH in developing and implementing a policy, using content upload as an example. | Draft policy developed with museum staff, to be passed to BoM for consideration |
Project development past the duration of contact with the Resident | Development of licensing/sharing policies; Board to be behind open culture; support GH to develop longer term plan; production/collation of training materials | Action plan produced for after resident's contact period |
Vertical support within organisation for project development | ST to present to the Board on the subject of open culture | Action plan produced, presentation made to board |
Volunteers to be able to share content - ambassadors for the collection | Training for staff & volunteers | Training session |
Increased staff skills & confidence around open licensing | Training & information to staff & volunteers | Training session |
Increased staff skills & confidence around Wikipedia & related projects | Training & information to staff & volunteers | Training session |
Building online & physical audience long term | Make collection available openly; ensure that open culture situated appropriately within outreach programme; appropriate monitoring in place | Content upload, discussion with staff, training session & follow up report sent |
Partnering with local schools on ICT basis | Provide suggestions to how this might be done. | Discussion with staff during visit |
Develop, involve and engage WMUK volunteers
Reducing barriers to accessing open knowledge
Developing, supporting & engaging with other Wikimedia & Open Knowledge communities
Institution | Resident's Name | Period Covered | Date of Report |
---|---|---|---|
Museums Galleries Scotland | Sara Thomas | 1 May - 31 May | 31 May 2016 |
Much of this month was taken up with annual leave and TOIL due to the resident being at the end of the contract.
Event Name | Date | Location | Attendees | New Users | Gender breakdown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction to Wikipedia and Groam House Editathon #1 | 11 May 2016 | Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie | 4 | 3 | 50% female |
Art+Feminism Still Invisible Editathon Session 1 | 25 May 2016 | CCA, Glasgow / Glasgow School of Art | 9 | 7 | 89% female |
Art+Feminism Still Invisible Editathon Session 2 | 25 May 2016 | CCA, Glasgow / Glasgow School of Art | 10 | 8 | 100% female |
Event | Date | New accounts created | Articles created | Articles improved | Images added |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction to Wikipedia and Groam House Editathon #1 | 11 May 2016 | n/a | 25 images added in the commons:category:Images from Groam House Museum | ||
Art+Feminism Still Invisible Editathon | 25 May 2016 |
|
n/a |
WMUK | Museums Galleries Scotland |
---|---|
G1: Develop Open Knowledge | G1.1 help Scottish museums increase the quality of the existing open knowledge surrounding their collections. G1.2 assist museums to make more open knowledge available through various channels and projects, G1.3 work specifically with the Recognised Collections to make more open knowledge and images available through Wikipedia and their own websites licence free. |
G2a: Develop, involve & engage WMUK volunteers | G2a.1 encourage and assist museum curators to become competent WMUK volunteers. G2a.2 assist museum curators to help share their expert collections knowledge with other WMUK volunteers. G2a.3 Work with other Scottish voluntary organisations to involve them where relevant in open data projects taking place in Scottish museums and galleries. |
G3: Reduce barriers to accessing open knowledge | G3.1 we will improve awareness of the benefits of open knowledge through education within the Scottish museum sector. G3.2 we will actively work with a range of partners including the Scottish Government to help inform, develop and deliver a strategic action plan for responsible use of open data in Scottish museums. |
G5: Develop, support and engage with other Wikimedia & Open Knowledge Communities | G5.1 participate and encourage membership to the Scottish DigitaI Transformation Network. G5.2 encourage partnership projects between Scottish museums to release their metadata licence free through API or other sources. |
Developing Open Knowledge
Item identified from initial questionnaire | Actions taken | Output |
---|---|---|
Concerns re: loss of control, image attribution, technical aspects of Wikicommons | Information & training to staff & board regarding open culture / open knowledge in a cultural context | Training session, written materials provided, Board presentation |
Content upload (images & text) to Wikipedia | Training for staff & volunteers; content audit; digitisation of cultural assets; gathering of metadata; explore different ways of getting content onto Wiki | Digitised content; content uploaded; content audit completed |
Updating George Bain (artist) article. | Training staff & volunteers so that this can be actioned | Page updated during editathon |
Develop/implement a policy on image sharing | Identify template policies, provide information & support to GH in developing and implementing a policy, using content upload as an example. | Draft policy developed with museum staff, to be passed to BoM for consideration |
Project development past the duration of contact with the Resident | Development of licensing/sharing policies; Board to be behind open culture; support GH to develop longer term plan; production/collation of training materials | Action plan produced for after resident's contact period |
Vertical support within organisation for project development | ST to present to the Board on the subject of open culture | Action plan produced, presentation made to board |
Volunteers to be able to share content - ambassadors for the collection | Training for staff & volunteers | Training session |
Increased staff skills & confidence around open licensing | Training & information to staff & volunteers | Training session |
Increased staff skills & confidence around Wikipedia & related projects | Training & information to staff & volunteers | Training session |
Building online & physical audience long term | Make collection available openly; ensure that open culture situated appropriately within outreach programme; appropriate monitoring in place | Content upload, discussion with staff, training session & follow up report sent |
Partnering with local schools on ICT basis | Provide suggestions to how this might be done. | Discussion with staff during visit |
Develop, involve and engage WMUK volunteers
Reducing barriers to accessing open knowledge
Developing, supporting & engaging with other Wikimedia & Open Knowledge communities