User:Jason.nlw/8 Month Report

''' WiR at the National Library of Wales. 8 Month Report '''

Accounts created
2 accounts were created as part of the Rugby World Cup Edit-a-thon at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
 * User:xxff99xx
 * User:Queen of Sports

Image statistics

 * 343 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)


 * 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


 * 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%

Public Outreach
The objective is to hold a minimum of 6 public events or workshops (Edit-a-thons) during the course of the residency (12 months). Each event will have a target audience and a well-defined subject for editors to work within. 8th month Outcomes:


 * 9 People attended a Rugby World Cup Edit-a-thon, held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 7th of September. Below are the user names of those who attended.
 * User:xxff99xx
 * User:pclaDiTo
 * User:Queen of Sports
 * Rhyswynne
 * cy:Defnyddiwr:rosemary.thomasnlw
 * cy:Defnyddiwr:Lilian.evansnlw
 * w:User:GMorgan91
 * w:User:morfuddnia
 * meta:User:Ham II


 * Plans are being finalised for the Hywel Dda Edit-a-thon to be held at the NLW with members of Swansea University history department, and others attending . 17th of October.


 * Dialogue has also opened with the Head of the Wales for Peace project, who would like to collaborate with Wikipedia as part of the project, perhaps through the donation of images. An informal evening Edit-a-thon to be held in the Philip Jones Griffiths exhibition at NLW has now been proposed. Still waiting for reply from Wales for Peace.


 * The project with NLW volunteers, set up to scan and index 200 images donated during the Patagonia Edit-a-thon is underway. Scanning is completed and indexing of images is about 70% complete. These images will be uploaded to Peoples Collection wales and Wikimedia Commons.


 * Wikipedia Volunteers. A group of 3-4 NLW volunteers are receiving weekly catch up sessions on editing Wikipedia and continue to make regular edits.

Upcoming events

 * The Laws of Hywel Dda (Welsh law) Edit-a-thon (17 October) - An event focused on improving content  relating to the laws of Hywel Dda and aspects of Welsh society under Welsh Law (e.g. Women’s rights). The event will be supported Swansea University.


 * WWI, Edit-a-thon (Summer/Autumn 2015) – Unlikely to take place this year. The Regimental Museum in Brecon have concerns about access and haven’t committed to a date. Drawing on contributors from the 1st WWI edit-a-thon the focus will be on all content relating to the Welsh experience of WWI.


 * Gwent Archives Chartism Edit-a-thon – (September 22nd 2015) – This event will be held in Gwent and will be attended to volunteers and users of Gwent Archives.

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. 8th month Outcomes:


 * 1 member of staff is being trained to teach Wikipedia editing skills. The member of staff can then assist me during busy events. This is part of a commitment by the Library to continue to host Wikipedia related events once my residency has ended. As part of this training The member of Staff attended the Rugby event to assist editors, and will also attend the Gwent Archives Editathon.


 * Welsh Landscapes Pic-a-thon - An event being planned with staff in the NLW Digital Access department, to add images to articles on the Welsh Wikipedia and Wales related content on the English Wikipedia. 6th of October.

Planned events:


 * Welsh Landscapes Pic-a-thon - An event being planned with staff in the NLW Digital Access department, to add images to articles on the Welsh Wikipedia and Wales related content on the English Wikipedia. 6th of October.


 * Staff Edit-a-thon. (Autumn 2015) Under review . Trying to find the best way of engaging staff with editing Wiki All staff who take part in training will be encouraged to attend an Edit-a-thon, to edit topics of their choosing. The event will follow the conclusion of initial training workshops.

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

8th month Outcomes:


 * 100 additional Geoff Charles Photographs were uploaded to Commons from Flickr. You can view the images  here


 * 198 images of Medeival Seals were uploaded to Commons using the Flickr2Commons tool. You can view the images here


 * 45 images – All diagrams from Robert Hooke’s Micrographia were manually uploaded to Commons. Images or of a higher quality (resolution) than pervious uploads.  The images can be viewed 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 140,000 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 in January 2016 due to the amount of Work involved in preparing metadata for upload. Collections are being prioritized accordingly.


 * Geoff Charles Collection – 120,000 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


 * P.B. ABERY Photographic Collection - 2000 images. Early 20th century images of mostly of scenes from the Breconshire/Radnorshire area.


 * 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)


 * Images from Newspapers. Software is being developed in order to extract images from the Welsh Newspapers digital collection. The eventual numbers and timing are unclear but the NLW has committed to releasing many to Commons

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.

8th month Outcomes:
 * The Peoples Collection Wales Management are still committed to changing their policy and to try and phase out the use of the Creative Archives license in favour of a Non-commercial CC license, with the option for people to also choose a Commercial License. I met with Peoples Collection management on the 27th of July and a provisional timetable was set out to achieve the goals stated above by the end of the year along with a commitment to develop a systematic way of sharing openly licensed material with Wikimedia Commons.


 * The possibility of holding a Hackathon with Wiki program developers in order to develop a semi-automated upload system using the Peoples Collection API was proposed and the suggestion has been put to Wikimedia UK staff for advice. Now waiting for details of date, location ect. in order to discuss with Wiki developers.


 * Discussion are underway with Dr Dafydd Tudur, Digital Access manager at the NLW about preparing a business case study for sharing openly with Wikipedia. Detailed discussion will be held in early September.

Media Coverage

 * 24 August - Article - 'National Library of Wales teams up with Wikipedia to share digital images', Medeivalists.net
 * 11 September - Wiki Signpost Digital gallery of NLW images on Commons curated by the Wikipedian in Residence.
 * 13 September - BBC Radio Cymru interview about the Rugby World Cup Edit-a-thon(no link)
 * 13 September - Culture 24.org.uk, Digital Gallery of NLW content released to Wiki Commons