Wikipedia:GLAM/MGS/7th Month Report

Projects delivered in the past month
2 new user accounts were created as a result of the above event:


 * suegyford
 * Difficulty6

August was a quiet month which included a week of annual leave, a week of illness, and a good deal of planning for a high number of projects to be delivered in September, as well as a few exploratory meetings. The Resident also spent time identifying a number of potential sources for funding for a 2016/7 project, writing a project budget and developing a fundraising application. The resident also learned how to use the Flickr2Commons tool.

Objectives & outcomes
Developing Open Knowledge
 * An exploratory meeting was held with Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. There is potential for interaction here with Wiki-species but will need to be followed up.
 * Unfortunately, the editathon at Glasgow School of Art Archives was postponed due to unforseen circumstances. This event is now scheduled to take place in September.
 * The resident spent time investigating different models of digital licensing policies in order to support museums who experience difficulties in this area.
 * The resident responded to a query from a PhD student at the University of St Andrews about the possibility of running a training course at the University. The university museums hold three recognised collections and this could be a worthwhile opportunity if their involvement could be secured.
 * The resident secured meetings with representatives of the National Galleries of Scotland, and a training session with Stirling Smith Museum.

Develop, involve and engage WMUK volunteers
 * 2 new user accounts were created as a result of the training delivered in early August. The contact for this came through one of the curators from Glasgow Museums.
 * The resident developed two half day training courses to be delivered through the Museums Galleries Scotland Skills Development Programme. These will take place on Friday 2 October, and will primarily act as leads toward working with new museums to deliver training, advocacy, or events in their venues.

Reducing barriers to accessing open knowledge
 * Planning is still ongoing for the Recognised Collections event at Glasgow Museums on 4 September.
 * The resident has been asked to speak at 3 museums forums events over the next month and has accepted. This will allow us to reach a number of museums at once, particularly those outwith the central belt of Scotland, and should lead to more training and engagement opportunities.
 * The Resident has successfully advocated for the conversion of the back end of the new MGS Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory www.ichscotland.org to be released on a CC-BY-SA license, in line with the content.
 * The resident contributed information toward the following press piece: Museums now able to set sail on wave of technology Joanne Orr, CEO of Museums Galleries Scotland, The Scotsman, 5 August 2015, retrieved 6 August 2015.

Developing, supporting & engaging with other Wikimedia & Open Knowledge communities
 * An exploratory meeting was held with the University of the West of Scotland, around open knowledge on the curriculum, with a prospective editathon event to happen later in the year, possibly with a Paisley Museums tie in, who hold a Recognised Collection.
 * The resident was asked to present at a seminar at the French Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage, regarding open knowledge and the Museums Galleries Scotland project www.ichscotland.org.
 * The resident continued dialogue with the University of Edinburgh surrounding their desire to do more work around open knowledge in the classroom, including class assignments.

Projects in Development

 * Staff training at Stirling Smith Museum, 3 September
 * Maximising our potential: engaging audiences through open knowledge, "Working With Wiki" style event for Recognised Collections, Friday 4 September
 * Braemar Castle - editathon / Photo event, Friday 11 September
 * Women on the Roll of Honour, editathon, Friday 18 September
 * Glasgow Museums Backstage Pass event, photo event, Friday 25 September
 * Working with Wiki training courses, Friday 2 October
 * Various staff & student training events at the University of Edinburgh, including Ada Lovelace day, Tuesday 13 October