GLAM Committee Minutes 2014-12-04

Wikimedia UK GLAM committee 4th December 2014 - 8:00-9:30 pm by teleconference (JC will circulate dial in details closer to the date)

Agenda for meeting on 4th December 2014

Minutes

GLAM Committee Minutes 2014-10-01

Attendees

• Edward Hands - chair
• Robin Owain - Wiccipedian
• John Byrne
• James Heald
• Jonathan Cardy - GLAM organiser Wikimedia UK

Apologies

• w:user:Ham
• Ally Crockford
• Joseph Seddon - WMUK Trustee
• Gill Hamilton - WMUK Trustee
• Chris McKenna

Committee Membership

The committee welcomes James Heald and Gill Hamilton

GLAM Newsletter

• September (final)
• October (final)
• November (draft)
• December (should be a draft by the time of the meeting)

Mass upload latest

JC is setting some dates for training but has had difficulties finding an xml expert

RO Had to use Commonist for a Fair Image upload as GLAMtools only work on Commons

JH explained that XML need would include data manipulation and scripting.

JB Explained that categorisation was key to uploading, and that mass uploads also require post processing bot runs

PCF Public Art

Verbal report from JC.

JH requested metadata from PCF and that multichill would be interested in Museum Catalogues for Wikidata

Technology

• Scanners - technical spec
• Applying for loan of a scanner

WIR program

The following have been updated/drafted since the last GLAM committee, committee members are invited to read, comment and even boldly edit.

• Guidelines for Assessors (circulated by Email)
• 2014-15_Wikimedians_in_Residence_applications#How to apply
• 2014-15_Wikimedians_in_Residence_applications#What_to_expect_when_you_apply