User:Jason.nlw/13 Month Report

''' WiR at the National Library of Wales. 13 Month Report '''

Accounts created
6 new accounts were created this month as part of Wales for Peace workshops held on 30th of January


 * User:Nick-vent
 * User:Eileen Kinsman
 * User:Nia2016
 * User:yrysgwrn1
 * User:Dylanhywel
 * User:Iwan-Pritchard

Image statistics

 * 2048 images uploaded to Commons (See Digital collections for release for details). All uploads can be monitored via Category:Images uploaded as part of NLW - WMUK collaboration


 * BaGLAMa (page views for Wikipedia articles containing images from National Library of Wales)

2015
 * February- Page Views - 51,330
 * March- Page Views - 70,996
 * April- Page Views - 186,973
 * May- Page Views - 178,917
 * Jun- Page Views - 697,704
 * Jul- Page Views - 2,306,570
 * Aug- Page Views - 2,437,248
 * Sept- Page Views - 4,075,081
 * October- Page Views - 4,698,284
 * November- Page Views - 6,588,820
 * December- Page Views - 11,644,987

2016
 * January- Page Views - 11,687,926


 * GLAMorous (Percentage of Commons files used on Wikimedia projects)


 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (March 19th) - 7.29%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (April 20th) - 10.2%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (May 19th) - 11.7%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (June 22nd) - 11.61%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (July 17th) - 11.21%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (August 19th)  - 6.34%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (September 17th)  - 7.62%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (October 20th)  - 11.43%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (November 18th)  - 12.58%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (December 17th) - 17.29% 
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (January 18th) - 12.89%
 * Percentage of images used in a Wiki (February 24th ) - 13.59%

Public Outreach
The objective is to hold a minimum of 4 public events or workshops (Edit-a-thons) during the course of the residency (7 months). Each event will have a target audience and a well-defined subject for editors to work within. 13th month Outcomes:
 * 30 January – 11 people attended  Wales for Peace workshops held at the National Library of Wales as part of the Wales for Peace exhibition launch event.

Due to illness I was not able to attend this event, but NLW staff – who have been receiving training on hosting Wikimedia events – were able to run the event in my absence without problems.

Participants:
 * User:GMorgan91
 * User:Nick-vent
 * User:Eileen Kinsman
 * User:Nia2016
 * User:yrysgwrn1
 * User:Dylanhywel
 * User:Iwan-Pritchard
 * Bedwyr Edwards
 * Liam Jones
 * Jac Jones
 * Rhion Owen


 * A proposal to invite Wikipedia Visiting Scholars to work with the Library has been submitted to the Senior Management team for approval.


 * Discussions are underway with the NLW Education department about holding a Wikipedia event at the National Urdd Eisteddfod 2016


 * 10-11 February: I attended the annual Digital Past Conference organised by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and encouraged open access and Wikimedia collaborations when talking with delegates. The NLW’s National Librarian praised the work of Wikimedia in her opening address.


 * I have supported the ‘Awaken the Dragon’ campaign being led by Wiki Volunteers, with the aim of improving Welsh content on Wikipedia. I was able to gain support and permission from CADW to use text from their website in Wikipedia articles.

Education
The aim is to develop a model for taking Wikipedia into Schools and Universities and to hold 4 events with the education sector during the course of the residence (7 months)
 * We are planning on hosting a Wikipedia Editathon with the support of the Urdd at this year’s National Urdd Eisteddfod.
 * I have been working with the NLW education team to develop a Wikipedia based module for the Welsh Baccalaureate qualification which would provide students across Wales with a template for organising and running their own Wikipedia Edit-a-thons and part of the qualification. The challenge will sit alongside a number of different challenge and students must choose one to complete each year. NLW will provide support to students who take up the challenge. The proposal is currently being prepared for submission to the WJEC (Examining body). If excepted the scheme would be in place by the beginning of Autumn term.


 * HWB is an online resource for the Welsh education sector. We are currently investigating whether they would be interesting in utilizing NLW content on Wiki commons.


 * The Education team will contact schools about hosting 1 or more Wikipedia events before the end of Summer term 2016.

Volunteer projects

 * 3 Volunteers are now working on the Dictionary of Welsh Biography project, creating stub articles using entries from DWB as a source.
 * 1 Volunteer is working on developing Wikidata for NLW collections and also plans to improve related Wikipedia content and develop a learning resource on Wikiversity using NLW content. If the scheme is approved, this volunteer will be recognised as a Visiting Scholar, giving him access to NLW resources and expertise.

More information about projects held with the NLW volunteer team can be found here

Upcoming events

 * March 5 – Global Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon


 * March 17 - I will lecture on ‘Wikipedia and the natural sciences’ at Aberystwyth University for the Royal Society of Chemistry

Staff Workshops and Events
The objective is to engage with staff and to promote digital connections by inviting staff to learn more about Wikipedia and how to edit. 13th month Outcomes:


 * 30 January 2016 1 member of staff hosted two edit-a-thon workshops having shadowed the Wikipedian in residence at a number of events

Planned events:

Nothing to report

Digital collections for release
The objective is to identify and release digital archives to Wiki-commons, primarily for use in Wikipedia articles.

13th month Outcomes:


 * 1999 Photographs of Welsh boarder counties 1890-1950 by P. B. Abery   were uploaded to Commons. You can see the collection here


 * 21 watercolours of Welsh Costume were uploaded to Commons. You can see the collection here


 * 22 Painting by an unknown Welsh Primitive artist were uploaded to Commons. You can see the collection here


 * 1 image of ancient Egyptian Papyri (the oldest item in the library collection was uploaded to Commons. You can see the collection here


 * 2 images from Peniarth Ms 423D in the hand of Dr John Dee were uploaded to Commons. You can see the collection here


 * 3 images NLW 11117B – A 19th century book of incantations were uploaded to Commons. You can see the collection here

Collections identified for future upload:

A revised list of collections identified for upload has been approved by Library management. Over 140,000 images have now been identified for Upload to Wikimedia commons. It has been agreed to use the Glam Wiki toolset to upload further collections.

Although 120,000 images have been cleared for upload to Commons it is unlikely that all the collections will be available for upload before the end of the residency. Collections are being prioritized accordingly and the list constantly reviewed.


 * Geoff Charles Collection – 100,000 images taken by Photojournalist Geoff Charles c.1940-70 mainly in Mid and North Wales. The upload of this collection has been set out as a target in the operational plan of the new Digital Access department. This will require a significant amount of work by the NLW systems team and uploading the entire collection may extend beyond the end of the Residency in January 2016


 * Martin Ridley collection - 800 images (needs to be ingested first). Mostly South Wales streets and industry. Late 19th – early 20th century


 * Welsh Portraits - 15,000 images (needs to be ingested first). This is the largest single Welsh portrait collection including examples of framed works, etchings and photographs. The collection includes portraits from the middle ages to modern times. (Preparing this collection for upload has now become a priority for the NLW, and it is hoped we can upload before the end of the year – UPDATE : Although this collection remains a NLW priority, the Systems department have confirmed that no work will begin on this collection until at least April 2016)

Building bridges
The objective is to affect changes to NLW culture, guidelines, policy and procedure in order to create a sustainable relationship with Wikimedia UK and Wikipedia and to promote the open knowledge ethos.

13th month Outcomes:


 * Myself and Dr Dafydd Tudur (head of Digital Access) have begun writing a business case with a strong case for adopting an open access approach similar to the Rijksmuseum. Once completed the document will be made available to Wikimedia UK and presented to the National Library management team


 * I have been working with the NLW Systems team and key Wikidata volunteers to develop better guidance for institutions who wish to share via Wikidata and have been actively encouraging the library to dedicate more resources to getting content on Wikidata.

Media Coverage

 * 19 January 2016 - Radio interview about Wikipedia and the work of a Wikimedian in Residence. THIS Radio (Student radio at Liverpool Hope University)
 * 8 February 2016 NLW blog: A year as Wikipedian in Residence at The National Library of Wales. Jason Evans
 * 9 February 2016 - Wales Online article 'Millions have seen these historic Welsh images a librarian has helped share on Wikipedia'
 * 16 February 2016 - Radio Interview about sharing welsh history with the world on Wikipedia – Rhaglen Dylan Jones, BBC Radio Cymru (Welsh)