User:Sscarles1/Heritage studies and ICT 2020-2021

Heritage studies and ICT-FINAL DOCUMENT Links to the wiki pages in which I have made my contributions:
 * https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta_(Cologno_al_Serio)


 * https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologno_al_Serio#Architetture_religiose


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologno_al_Serio

For the assignment regarding the course about "Heritage studies and ICT" (University of Bergamo), I have decided to contribute to the articles of Cologno al Serio (Italian and English wiki page) and the Church of Santa Maria Assunta (as a heritage site). Firstly, I registered on Wikipedia and created my User page, to let other users know who I was. Then I began the process of enriching and contributing to the pages I have chosen.

ITALIAN PAGE: COLOGNO AL SERIO
I have resolved to enrich and modify the wiki page regarding Cologno al Serio because it is my hometown and because I have noticed that the page presented just little information about it. The page first had a lack of information about some major monuments of the city and there were also few references and no bibliography. To answer this, first I have started a process of documentation: thanks to my local library I was able to collect books to select the information and decide what to insert in the page. After gathering all the necessary information, I started to add them on the wiki page of Cologno al Serio. Foremost of all, I have changed a little the introduction already presented: for example, I have corrected the distance (km) between Cologno al Serio and Bergamo and wrote about the near towns. Then I began to do my contributions to the selection entitled "Storia" (History). Initially, the wiki page for Cologno al Serio contained only 3 paragraphs: "L'Antichità", "Il Medioevo" and "L'età moderna e contemporanea". I have noticed that the already existing paragraphs didn't have any references, thus I have added them into the text, enlarging the references section (I have noticed that the information was the same presented in the books I have used to search information about the town). I also decided to add two new paragraphs titled "la Repubblica di Venezia" and "Il Seicento e il Settecento" through the information I collected. Furthermore, regarding the paragraph "L'età moderna e contemporanea" I left the text already presented but I integrated it with more info. After extending this section, I went through to make my contribution to another section, called "Monumenti e luoghi di interesse". Here there was a deficiency of information, in particular, in the paragraph called "Architetture civili" there was only a brief description of the town center and Castel Liteggio, but there was no reference to other important monuments such as "IL Castello, IL Fossato e le quattro mura" and "La Rocca". I have picked out to talk about them because they are part of the identity of the citizens of Cologno and also a reflection of the heritage and history of the city. As for the "religious architecture" that I have just added, "Altre chiese e cappellette" and another new paragraph called "Il Campino", a relevant park located in Cologno al Serio. I also decided to provide information on the "Stemma" and the "Society", where I outlined the days of celebration of Cologno al Serio. In this wiki page, I have also looked to the demographic development and I have uploaded it to 2020, thanks to ISTAT data. Next, I listed the major ethnicities present in Cologno. I have also appended a new template regarding the municipality administration referring to some institutional data (administration history). Finally, I wanted to conclude my contributions by adding some new pictures of Cologno. Thanks to the permission given by the major of my city (attachment in the email) I had the opportunity to upload some photos I took on Wikimedia Commons. Then I added the pictures to Cologno's Wiki. I also changed an external link (the official website of the municipality of Cologno al Serio) as the previous one had an incorrect HTTP. I have also created the section concerning the bibliography, which previously was not existent, to give the opportunities to interested users to deeper the history, culture, tradition and monuments of my hometown. In addition, I also checked previously - existing notes that were used by other users. While making my changes, I also notified users on the discussion page.

CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
As a heritage site, I have decided to modify the page of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta (Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta) of Cologno al Serio. At first, the page only presented a brief introduction to it and the story of the Church, so I have added the external and internal architectural and artistic description of it. I also made reference to the church bell. I have decided to contribute to this wiki page because I conceive that this Church is an important cultural heritage not only for the inhabitants of Cologno but also for the citizens of the Bergamo's province, due to its history and to the artistic pieces of art in it. I have always added new references to my text, to validate them and also I have added new books to the bibliography section. Unfortunately, I requested permission from the priest to upload photos to Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia, but I didn't get an answer. Instead, I added only two pictures already featured in Wikimedia Commons. As always, I notified users of my contributions in the discussion section.

ENGLISH PAGE: COLOGNO AL SERIO
Cologno al Serio's English page had only a brief introduction on this topic. Having already changed and enriched the Italian page, I have translated the entire Italian page into English page. Besides, I created two models: one concerning Communal Administration, the other referring to Demographic Change. I also modified the infobox to provide more details and added the external link to the official page of the municipality of Cologno. Finally, I also included here the image I had previously uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and used for the Italian page. I expanded the list of notes and created the bibliographic section. In conclusion, I also informed users of my input on the discussion page. To let them know that it was mostly translating work, I added a template.

Discussion page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cologno_al_Serio https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussione:Cologno_al_Serio https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussione:Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta_(Cologno_al_Serio)

Wikimedia commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/Sscarles1&ilshowall=1

Stakeholders and contributions
I have tried to connect and talk with some stakeholders. For example, I shared some emails with the mayor of my town to obtain permission for Wikimedia Commons. I also attempted to contact the priest by unfortunately I had no response. I also contacted the librarian at my local library and discussed my task with them. She helped me with selecting books and sources to find the most important. Finally, I have contributed with the user SilOli. I edited the English translation for her wiki page about Zanica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanica) and she also helped me with my translation. Also, she suggested a few books or sources that she found during her work with the task regarding Cologno al Serio.