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On Ada Lovelace Day, Oxford University hosted the first of a [[Expert outreach/Jisc Ambassador/Research impact and open education|series of workshops on using Wikimedia to link Research Impact and Open Education]], delivered by Martin Poulter as part of the [[Expert outreach/Jisc Ambassador|Jisc/Wikimedia UK partnership]]. The three-hour event attracted fourteen attendees, including lecturers/tutors, support staff, and one museum staff. Nine people signed up to the Wikimedia UK list of academic contacts, who are being followed up with. Requests have come from more universities for these workshops, and though the project plan is for six, the total will likely exceed that.
On Ada Lovelace Day, Oxford University hosted the first of a [[Expert outreach/Jisc Ambassador/Research impact and open education|series of workshops on using Wikimedia to link Research Impact and Open Education]], delivered by Martin Poulter as part of the [[Expert outreach/Jisc Ambassador|Jisc/Wikimedia UK partnership]]. The three-hour event attracted fourteen attendees, including lecturers/tutors, support staff, and one museum staff. Nine people signed up to the Wikimedia UK list of academic contacts, who are being followed up with. Requests have come from more universities for these workshops, and though the project plan is for six, the total will likely exceed that.


The afternoon in the same venue saw a Women in Science editathon, introduced by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, FRS and by Oxford's CIO, Anne Trefethen. It was supported by Martin in his Jisc capacity, but with vital assistance from [[User:RexxS|Doug Taylor]] and [[User:Deskana|Dan Garry]]. An almost entirely female group of attendees, with a broad age range, [http://blogs.it.ox.ac.uk/adalovelace/2013/10/21/editathon-success/ created seven articles and improved fourteen more], and there was genuine enthusiasm for further involvement with Wikipedia. Bodelian Libraries' Liz McCarthy (whose books were incredibly useful on the day) and IT Services' Kate Lindsay wrote articles [http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/15/ada-lovelace-day-wikipedia-editathon for ''Guardian Higher Education Network''] and [http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/news/2013-10-19-celebrating-women-science for the university's online magazine ''Oxford Today''] about the value of the editathon.
The afternoon in the same venue saw a Women in Science editathon, introduced by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, FRS and by Oxford's CIO, Anne Trefethen. It was supported by Martin in his Jisc capacity, but with vital assistance from [[User:RexxS|Doug Taylor]] and [[User:Deskana|Dan Garry]]. An almost entirely female group of 22 attendees, with a broad age range, [http://blogs.it.ox.ac.uk/adalovelace/2013/10/21/editathon-success/ created seven articles and improved fourteen more], and there was genuine enthusiasm for further involvement with Wikipedia. Bodelian Libraries' Liz McCarthy (whose books were incredibly useful on the day) and IT Services' Kate Lindsay wrote articles [http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/15/ada-lovelace-day-wikipedia-editathon for ''Guardian Higher Education Network''] and [http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/news/2013-10-19-celebrating-women-science for the university's online magazine ''Oxford Today''] about the value of the editathon.


The Bodleian Libraries also hosted [http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/23things/wikipedia-learning-by-sharing-knowledge/ a guest blog post by Martin] as part of its "23 things" online course.
The Bodleian Libraries also hosted [http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/23things/wikipedia-learning-by-sharing-knowledge/ a guest blog post by Martin] as part of its "23 things" online course.

Revision as of 16:45, 6 November 2013

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1st to 31st October 2013. If you want to keep up with the chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our blog, join a UK mailing list, and/or follow us on Twitter. If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a line on this report's talk page.

Program activities

Community

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Microgrant outcome

GLAM activities

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Education & expert outreach

Certificate issued by Oxford University IT Services for participation in a Wikimedia workshop

On Ada Lovelace Day, Oxford University hosted the first of a series of workshops on using Wikimedia to link Research Impact and Open Education, delivered by Martin Poulter as part of the Jisc/Wikimedia UK partnership. The three-hour event attracted fourteen attendees, including lecturers/tutors, support staff, and one museum staff. Nine people signed up to the Wikimedia UK list of academic contacts, who are being followed up with. Requests have come from more universities for these workshops, and though the project plan is for six, the total will likely exceed that.

The afternoon in the same venue saw a Women in Science editathon, introduced by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, FRS and by Oxford's CIO, Anne Trefethen. It was supported by Martin in his Jisc capacity, but with vital assistance from Doug Taylor and Dan Garry. An almost entirely female group of 22 attendees, with a broad age range, created seven articles and improved fourteen more, and there was genuine enthusiasm for further involvement with Wikipedia. Bodelian Libraries' Liz McCarthy (whose books were incredibly useful on the day) and IT Services' Kate Lindsay wrote articles for Guardian Higher Education Network and for the university's online magazine Oxford Today about the value of the editathon.

The Bodleian Libraries also hosted a guest blog post by Martin as part of its "23 things" online course.

Martin had a brief slot in a Jisc Digital Media webinar about finding audio and video resources for education which is archived on the JDM site. He discussed some of the strengths and weaknesses of Wikimedia Commons, and took part in a discussion about the value of freely reusable content. Other participants were highly complimentary about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.

Technology

The Technology Committee met on 22nd October; it was the committee's fourth full meeting and the minutes are available online.

Other activities

Wiki Loves Monuments

The UK's logo for Wiki Loves Monuments


Microgrants

Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit a microgrant application of your own, are at Microgrants/Applications.

UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)

Ada Lovelace and Wikipedia's Women - http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/15/ada-lovelace-day-wikipedia-editathon

Ada Lovelace Day 2013 - from nerd cabaret to womenifying Wikipedia - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/15/nerd-cabaret-wikipedia-ada-lovelace-day-2013?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

BBC Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 (featuring Daria Cybulska) discussing Ada Lovelace Day and Wikipedia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03cmt4n

BBC - Wikipedia probe into paid-for 'Sockpuppet' entries - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24613608

Vice.com - is the PR industry buying influence over Wikipedia? - http://www.vice.com/read/is-the-pr-industry-buying-influence-over-wikipedia

Wall Street Journal - Wikipedia probes suspicious promotional articles - http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/10/21/wikipedia-probes-suspicious-promotional-articles/

Independent - Wikipedia: We have blocked 250 'sock puppets' for biased editing of our pages - http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wikipedia-we-have-blocked-250-sock-puppets-for-biased-editing-of-our-pages-8895112.html

Guardian - Wikipedia cracks down on 'paid advocacy editing and sockpuppetry' - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/22/wikipedia-ban-sock-puppet-pr

PR Week - New Wikipedia editing furore provokes CIPR ire - http://www.prweek.com/article/1217351/new-wikipedia-editing-furore-provokes-cipr-ire

Daily Dot - The battle to destroy Wikipedia's biggest sockpuppet army - http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/wikipedia-sockpuppet-investigation-largest-network-history-wiki-pr/

The Register - Wikipedia sockpuppetry probe puts a sock in hundreds of accounts - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/21/wikimedia_foundation_blocks_hundreds_of_accounts_due_to_sockpuppetry/

Ars Technica - Wikipedia editors, locked in battle with PR firm, delete 250 accounts - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/wikipedia-editors-locked-in-battle-with-pr-firm-delete-250-accounts/

Washington Times - Click capitalism: PR firms cash in cleaning up clients’ Wikipedia pages - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/21/money-to-pr-firm-can-buy-good-image-on-wikipedia/

Social Times - Wikipedia Continues To Clash With Wiki-PR In Losing Battle - http://socialtimes.com/wikipedia-continues-to-clash-with-wiki-pr-in-losing-battle_b137036

Time Magazine - Wikipedia Bans 250 Users for Posting Paid, Promotional Entries - http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/21/wikipedia-bans-250-users-for-posting-paid-promotional-entries/

Venture Beat - Wikipedia shuts down 250 accounts as part of investigation against paid ‘sockpuppets’ - http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/21/wikipedia-shuts-down-250-accounts-as-part-of-investigation-against-paid-sockpuppets/#IajM4aiTXx7idJyh.99

Zeit Online - Wikipedia geht gegen bezahlte Manipulation vor (in German) - http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2013-10/wikipedia-lobbyismus-sperrung-nutzer

Digital Journal - Wikipedia editors report high numbers of paid-for articles - http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/360726

Kenyan Standard - Wikipedia probe into paid-for 'sockpuppet' entries - http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000095994&story_title=wikipedia-probe-into-paid-for-sockpuppet-entries&pageNo=2

New Statesman - Keeping Wikipedia working is wearing some editors down - http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/10/keeping-wikipedia-working-wearing-some-editors-down

Slate (in French) - WIKI-PR, L'ENTREPRISE QUI FAUSSE WIKIPEDIA POUR PROMOUVOIR SES CLIENTS - http://www.slate.fr/life/79142/wikipedia-entreprise-relations-publiques

MSN Now - Wikipedia tries to fix the problem of allowing anyone to edit articles - http://now.msn.com/wikipedia-cracks-down-on-sock-puppet-network-non-neutral-editing

Philip Sandifer - Wikipedia Goes All-In on Transphobia - http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/10/wikipedia-goes-all-in-on-transphobia.html

Blog posts this month

Upcoming activities in October and November

October

For events in December 2013 and onwards, please see Events.

Administrative activities

Board activities

In October the WMUK board co-opted two new trustees, Carol Campbell and Kate West, bring the number of members up to seven. Carol is a former charity CEO who has worked in the hospice sector, the arts, a special school and a cathedral and Kate is an operations and resource management professional and has worked for a variety of high-profile, non-profit organisations. Their terms run until the end of September 2015.

News from the Chief Exec

For information on Jon's activities this month, see News from the Office.


Communications

Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in October and blog posts published during the same period.

If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton – stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk

Fundraising and Membership

Fundraising

This month, we received £xx in one-off donations, with 5 individual donations. The average donation amount was £xx - xx% of these donors have had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please get in touch with katherine.bavageatwikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.

There were xx successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of xx

Membership

Up to 31st October 2013:

  • xx new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with xx new join-ups in October.
  • xx 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)
This adds up to xx members who were eligible to vote

Visitors to the office this month

  • Michelle Brook, Open Knowledge Foundation
  • Brian McNeil
  • User:Thryduulf
  • Nik Speller, Rare Corporates
  • The Wikimania volunteer team
  • Hannah Jones
  • Jasbir Saund
  • Simon Knight
  • Kate Walsh and Carol Campbell
  • Peter Williams
  • Emmanuel Engelhart
  • Rupert Thurner
  • Anisha Tailor from the Physiological Society to discuss outreach
  • Sarah Burnett from BCS Women before joint event
  • Dhaval Vyas
  • Leutha
  • Dan Garry (Deskana)


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