Why the theme for Wikimania 2018 will be "Bridging knowledge gaps—the ubuntu way forward"
The annual conference will be built around ubuntu, the southern African philosophy, to focus on Wikimedia's gaps in content and contributors. Here's why we are doing it, what it means, and why we think it is crucial to the success of this year's Wikimania.
Using librarianship to create a more equitable internet: LGBTQ+ advocacy as a wiki-librarian
An interview with wiki-librarian and Wikimedia LGBTQ+ organizer Rachel Wexelbaum, discussing the role of librarians for bringing greater diversity to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
Community digest; Wikipedians around the world celebrate Wikipedia’s 17th anniversary
Every January, Wikipedians around the world celebrate the birthday of Wikipedia. This year, as Wikipedia is turning 17, we took a look at the celebrations held around the world by the Wikipedia communities.
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.
Three ways we’re changing the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation
A survey report is helping a Wikimedia Foundation team define where they were succeeding, and where they could do with improvement.
How we made that net neutrality clickstream diagram
To illustrate our recent post on Wikipedia clickstream 'rabbit holes,' the Wikimedia Foundation's Mikhail Popov used R code to create a net neutrality clickstream. An overview of core graph theory terms is provided, along with brief introductions to R packages igraph, ggplot2, and ggraph. While some familiarity with R is necessary, he includes a list of free resources for learning it at the bottom.
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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 to add your photos to Wikimedia Commons and add to the sum of all knowledge
Wikimedia Commons is the media site that hosts many of the images, video, and audio used on Wikipedia.
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