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Wikipedia:GLAM/SLIC/20 month report

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Institution Resident Residency period Period covered Date of report
Scottish Library & Information Council Delphine Dallison May 2018 - March 2019 01 November 2018 - 15 March 2019 31 March 2019

Overview

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Strategic goal one

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Increase the quality and quantity of coverage of subjects that are currently underrepresented on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects
Outcomes Outputs
  • Establish public libraries as key creators of high quality digital content on Scottish culture
  • Public library staff will be trained as Wikipedia editors and content creators
  • Public library staff will support library users to become Wikipedia editors and content creators
  • Increased volume of articles on Wikipedia covering Scottish culture (including Gaelic/Scots language material)

Progress narrative

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Events

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Date & duration Event name Location Attendees Usernames/link Trainers

Partnership interactions

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Date Activity/purpose of meeting Institution/partner Location Attendees Meeting/Presentation/Conference Talk link

Data and/or description of Other Projects under SG1

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Wikimedia Commons

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Wikisource

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Wikidata

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Other Projects

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Strategic goal two

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Support the development of open knowledge in the UK, by increasing the understanding and recognition of the value of open knowledge and advocating for the change at an organisational, sectoral and public policy level
Outcomes Outputs
  • Advocate for open knowledge across the Libraries sector
  • Advocate for the use of open licenses on digital content created by libraries
  • Librarians and their support organisations will become better informed on the benefits of open knowledge in the cultural sector
  • Librarians and their support organisations will become better informed on the benefits of open licenses for digital content

Progress narrative

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Events

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Media

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Social media

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Strategic Goal three

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To support the use of the Wikimedia projects as important tools for education and learning in the UK
Outcomes Outputs
  • Enhance skill set of public library staff
  • Improve digital skills development offer of public libraries
  • Improve digital and information literacy skills offer of public and other libraries
  • Participating users will develop their digital skills through exploring culture and creativity
  • Participating users will develop their digital and information literacy skills through the use of Wikipedia

Progress narrative

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Events

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Date & duration Event name Location Attendees Usernames/link Trainers

Partnership interactions

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Date Activity/purpose of meeting Institution/partner Location Attendees Meeting/Presentation/Conference Talk link

Other projects under education

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Projects/events in development (relating to any goal), if any

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Press/Media about the residency

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