What galleries, libraries, archives, and museums can teach us about multimedia metadata on Wikimedia Commons
Upcoming changes to Wikimedia Commons will make it easier to add, update, and find important information about individual files and entire collections. New research helps us understand what to improve, and why it matters.
From the life of Wikidata
With the Wikidata Concepts Monitor (WDCM) we can now begin to discover how our communities use knowledge across more than Wikimedia 800 projects.
In Cote d’Ivoire, partnering with libraries provides opportunities
Local volunteers from Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire are partnering with librarians to create an active and vibrant community.
The public domain starts growing again next year, and it’s about time
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of copyright law and policy, and addressing what's at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation.
How I make video ‘newsreels’ for social media—so you can too
As a video producer and storyteller for the Wikimedia Foundation, I've produced a few 'silent newsreels,' a video format enjoying a renaissance in the age of social media. Now I'm sharing what I know with the greater Wikimedia movement.
Community digest: Wikipedia Asian Month wraps up; Remembering Wikipedian John Cameron Deas; news in brief
Wikipedia Asian Month has wrapped up after adding over 7,000 new articles on Wikipedia in 50 languages; The English Wikipedia community remembers veteran Wikipedian John Cameron Deas who passed away last year. In addition, this week's news in brief includes information about scholarships for Wikimania and WikiIndaba, Her Story editathons, and more.
Seven translation tools you can use to work in multiple languages across Wikimedia projects
Wikipedia is available in hundreds of languages, which is both a gift and a curse—the latter because so much of our knowledge is locked behind language barriers for too many people. Here are the tools Wikimedia has, to help translators bring the sum of all knowledge to their own communities.
‘Monumental’ winners from the world’s largest photo contest showcase history and heritage
The top fifteen images from Wiki Loves Monuments, an international photographic competition, span five continents and contain a veritable treasure trove of cultural heritage.
What can we glean from OCLC’s experience with library staff learning Wikipedia?
An exploration of the intersection between Wikipedia and public libraries in the United States.
Discover a world of natural heritage through the winning images from Wiki Loves Earth
Nearly 132,000 images, all freely licensed, have been added to Wikimedia Commons in the fourth annual Wiki Loves Earth. The photographic contest focuses on protected areas, unique places of natural heritage, to document them for future generations.