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'''Spotlight on the residency – Natural History Museum and Science Museum WIR 2013-14'''
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''This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Programme Manager''
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The recently released annual review of Wikimedia UK made me look back at 2013. One of the important projects we supported that year was the Natural History Museum and Science Museum Wikimedian in Residence, a project delivered by John Cummings. The work continued long after the official end of the residency in January 2014, and luckily shortly before full preparations for Wikimania 2014 kicked in, John was able to finalise [[Wikimedian_in_Residence_2014_review|the case study report]] from his project.
You can follow us on Twitter (<span class="plainlinks">[http://twitter.com/wikimediauk @wikimediauk]</span>) or Like us on Facebook (<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK WikimediaUK]</span>).


Why did the residency take place? What happened during the project? What are we thinking of doing now?
You can also sign up to the <span class="plainlinks">[https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l email discussion list]</span> for the Wikimedia community in the UK.


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Over the course of the project many doors were knocked at, and from that wide range of ideas we got some very encouraging wins. Below are some highlights extracted from the [[Wikimedian_in_Residence_2014_review|case study report]].
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*Partnerships with other organisations. John focused on working with external organisations on open knowledge initiatives, many of which lead to further cooperation with Wikimedia UK. Content improvement. Some examples:
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*A [https://www.flickr.com/photos/94013650@N07/sets/72157633348739594/ trial release of Natural History Museum archive content] which was then added to Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource.
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*The Science Museum has started to open its collection with [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_collection_of_the_Science_Museum_(London) 50 images] of significant objects which around 20,000 people are viewing on Wikipedia each day.
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*400 photos from the National Media Museum (part of the Science Museum Group) were released to Wikimedia Commons ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_National_Media_Museum_collection see here]).
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*Three videos from Science Museum’s Pain Exhibition were released under an open license (e.g. [[:File:No_pain._Science_Museum_Painless_Exhibition_Series.webm|No Pain]]).
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*Advocacy work on changing the attitudes and licensing of content towards openness cannot be understated. Much of the project’s time was spent on producing documentation, pilot evidence, and delivering talks advocating open knowledge.
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We organise dozens of events each year, including meetups, editing events, "Backstage Pass" events at museums, workshops and conferences.
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Participate in one of our ongoing outreach projects, working with the cultural and education institutions of the UK.
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Request a project grant to help you with your editing or outreach activities on any Wikimedia project.
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Donate to Wikimedia UK to keep Wikipedia running free from advertising and support our work getting more people and institutions working with Wikipedia and its sister projects.
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<span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/spotlight-on-the-residency-natural-history-museum-and-science-museum-wir-2013-14/<nowiki>[</nowiki>Read the full post here...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
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* {{event inline|2014|09|01|end=30|[http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/ Wiki Loves Monuments]}}
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* {{event inline|2014|09|23|[[:wmukcivi:civicrm/event/info?id=116&reset=1|Editathon at Institute of Classical Studies  "Women in Classicism" (London)]]}}
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* {{event inline|2014|09|27|[[:m:Meetup/Manchester/25|Manchester meetup]]}}
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* {{event inline|2014|09|28|[[:m:Meetup/Edinburgh 7|Edinburgh meetup]]}}


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* {{event inline|2014|10|01|[[GLAM Committee Agenda 2014-10-01|GLAM Committee meeting]]}}
* {{event inline|2014|10|11| [[Cinema_Museum_Back_Stage_Pass|Back Stage Pass to the Cinema Museum, London]].}}
* {{event inline|2014|10|11|end=12|AdaCamp Berlin}}
* {{event inline|2014|10|12|[[:m:Meetup/London/86|London meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2014|10|14|[[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Oxford/AdaLovelaceDay2014|Ada Lovelace day 2014 in Oxford]]}}
* {{event inline|2014|10|18|[[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_LGBT_studies/Editathons/Bishopsgate_Library,_London|LGBT editathon, Bishopsgate Library, London]]}}
* {{event inline|2014|10|19|[[:m:Meetup/Oxford/21|Oxford meetup]]}}


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We organise dozens of events each year, including meetups, editing events, "Backstage Pass" events at museums, workshops and conferences.

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Donate to Wikimedia UK to keep Wikipedia running free from advertising and support our work getting more people and institutions working with Wikipedia and its sister projects.

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