Expert outreach/National Wikimedian at the National Library of Wales
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For the project page of the original Wikipedian in Residence project at the National Library of Wales click here
The National Library of Wales, Wikimedia UK, and the editing community have worked together since 2014 to host a Wikimedian in Residence and in August 2017 the National Library appointed a permenent Wikimedian to their staff. Wikipedia and its sister projects are now a core aspect of the Library’s activities and services. Building on the successful collaboration between the Library, Wikimedia UK and the Wiki community, the National Wikimedian will lead activities associated with the Library’s collections, Wales as a nation and the Welsh language. For more information contact the National Wikimedian, Jason Evans
Aims and objectives
- Promote Welsh history, language and culture on Wikimedia platforms.
- Help to build, grow and sustain new editor communities.
- Provide open access to digital content from the National Library via Wikimedia platforms.
- Work with the Welsh Government, education and culture sectors to build partnerships, promote open access and encourage engagement with Wikimedia projects.
- Secure funding for, and deliver projects for improving quality and scope of the Welsh language Wicipedia.
- Develop and deliver Wiki projects for volunteers and the National Library of Wales, and develop the Wiki visiting scholar scheme.
Activities
Activities and projects associated with the program will be recorded and regularly updated on this page.
Wici-health Project
Following the success of the Wicipop project, funded by a Welsh Government grant, The National Library made a successful request for £40,000 funding from the Welsh Government in order to run a 9 month project aimed at improving health related content on the Welsh language Wikipedia. The project will focus on community engagement, securing the release of openly licensed health texts and using data, and machine translation to automatically generate Welsh language Wikipedia content. The main goals of the project are:
- Create 3000 new Welsh language health related Wikipedia articles.
- Hold 4 Edit-a-thons at locations throughout Wales.
- Develop techniques for translating and standardizing medical terms in the Welsh language.
A Welsh language Wiki Project page has been set up here
Image Uploads
All NLW uploads to Wikimedia Commons can be found here
Volunteer Projects
An overview of projects organised with NLW Volunteers can be found here
Events
- Welsh Journals Edit-a-thon, 26 Sept, 2017
- Welsh Women Editathon (Trainer only), Swansea University 28 Sept, 2017
Wikipedia Visiting Scholars
In October 2016 the National Library of Wales became the first UK institution appoint a Wiki Visiting Scholars as part of the Wiki Education Foundation scheme. Follow the progress of the visiting Scholar here. You can Apply to be a Wikipedia visiting Scholar with The National Library here
Wikidata Visiting Scholars
In April 2016 the National Library became the first institution in the world to host a Wikidata Visiting Scholar. You can follow the volunteer's progress here
Planning and reporting
The National Wikimedian will submit monthly reports in order to track and record the progress of the project.
| Residency Final Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution | Resident's Name | Period Covered | Date of Report | Full Report |
| National Library of Wales | Jason Evans | 19th Jan 2015 - 19th July 2017 | 16th August 2017 | Read full |
| Month 1 Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution | Resident's Name | Period Covered | Date of Report | Full Report |
| National Library of Wales | Jason Evans | 1st Aug 2017 - 1st Sept 2017 | 5th September 2017 | Read full |
| Month 2 Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution | Resident's Name | Period Covered | Date of Report | Full Report |
| National Library of Wales | Jason Evans | 1st Sept 2017 - 1st Oct 2017 | 2nd October 2017 | Read full |
| Month 3 Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution | Resident's Name | Period Covered | Date of Report | Full Report |
| National Library of Wales | Jason Evans | October 2017 | 3rd November 2017 | Read full |
Presentation Videos
- Wikidata and GLAMs - How and Why? Zeus Institute, Berlin 9/6/2017
- Welsh Wikipedia Thinking Big - Keynote address at the Celtic Knot 2017 conference
Media coverage
- Wikimedia UK Blog, Congratulations to our Wikimedians Of The Year! 1 Aug 2017
- National Library of Wales press release announcing the permanent position. 2 Aug 2017.
- Golwg 360 news article, reporting the permanent Wikimedian position at NLW (Welsh). 2 Aug 2017.
- Welsh Goverment Digital & Data Blog. 'Using technology to promote the Welsh Language: Wicipedia. 7 Aug, 2017.
- UK First as National Library of Wales Appoints Wikimedian - Business News Wales. 8 Aug 2017
- National Library employs UK's first permanent Wikimedian - Cambrian News. 22 Aug 2017
- Bronglais Radio - Wide ranging interview about Wikimedia and the National Library of Wales. 22 Aug 2017.
- BBC Radio Cymru, Post Cyntaf - Interview about the new Permanent Wikimedian post at NLW (Welsh). 24 Aug 2017.
Blog/article posts
- The National Library of Wales at Wikimania. Jason Evans. 22 Aug 2017
- Blog launching the Wici-Iechyd (Wiki Health) project. 15 Sept 2017
- 'John Boydell and the depiction of Welsh scenery in reproductive prints, 1750-1850' - Article tracing the career of John Boydell using Wikidata. Simon Cobb, Wikidata Visiting Scholar, in the National Libary of Wales Journal Sept 2017
- Wikimedia Foundation Blog - Becoming a National Wikimedian, Alex Stinson & Jason Evans 26 Sept 2017
Background
The National Library
According to a paper published by The National Library of Wales its collections include
- 6 million books, periodicals newspapers and other printed material
- 25,000 manuscripts (the oldest dating from 113 AD, and including the earliest literature of Wales)
- 2,500 archives collections
- 1 Million maps
- 40,000 pictures
- 800,000 Photographs
- 5.5m feet of film
- 250,000 hours of video
- 200,000 hours of sound recordings
Contact
Contact Jason Evans via email jje@llgc.org.uk, on twitter @Wiki_NLW or feel free to leave a message on my talk page Jason.nlw (talk)