Wikipedia:GLAM/MGS/9th Month Report

Stats
5 new user accounts were created as a result of the Ada Lovelace Day editathon on 13 October.


 * user:Scotrobin
 * user:Mehravari
 * user:ChristinaApple
 * user:caramellato
 * user:LornaMCampbell

One user declined to leave their username.

11 articles were created or improved:


 * 1) Martha Palmer
 * 2) Jane Hillston
 * 3) Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge
 * 4) Judy Delin
 * 5) Kim Binsted
 * 6) Johanna Moore
 * 7) Philippa Gardner
 * 8) Judy Robertson
 * 9) Ada Lovelace (Persian Wikipedia)
 * 10) Judith Good
 * 11) Sophia Jex Blake

7 new user accounts were created as a result of the Tayside Museums Forum Training:


 * user:lesleymfr
 * User:Hope.E.Z.Roberts
 * User:Jules2083
 * User:Lattaheri
 * User:Erines88
 * user:MelRuth
 * User:UnicornSC

7 articles had minor improvements made to them:


 * 1) Stonehaven
 * 2) David Foggie
 * 3) Patrick Geddes
 * 4) Puss in the corner (children's game)
 * 5) Doxi Jones
 * 6) Barrelhead Root Beer
 * 7) Kabužić (family)

14 new user accounts were created as a result of the Universitas21 Conference workshops, user pages were not created but workshop participants were invited to make edits to Wikipedia using the virtual editor. This group is not expected to continue to edit Wikipedia, however they are key influencers at research universities across the world, and the aim of the workshop was to showcase innovative learning.


 * user:BairbreRedmond
 * user:LaviniaGott
 * user:FrankCoton
 * user:StephenMarshall
 * user:SarahSpeight
 * user:AsaLindbergSand
 * user:GraemeAitken
 * user:SimonBates
 * user:SueRigby
 * user:CarolineWilliams
 * user:GlynWatson
 * user:DonSpaeth
 * user:PeterVanBaalen
 * user:ScottRoberts

22 articles had minor improvements made to them:


 * 1) Digital native
 * 2) Johnny McDonnell
 * 3) Terence Nonweiler
 * 4) Glasgow University Sports Association
 * 5) Mount Gambier, South Australia
 * 6) David Marshall (Australian footballer)
 * 7) University of Nottingham
 * 8) Curriculum
 * 9) Physics education
 * 10) Graptolithina
 * 11) Southern Uplands
 * 12) Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham Information Services
 * 13) Hybrid open access journal
 * 14) National University of Singapore
 * 15) Haze
 * 16) Sublime (literary)
 * 17) Transaction cost
 * 18) PLATO (computer system)
 * 19) Max Boisot
 * 20) Reinforcement
 * 21) Williams v Commonwealth
 * 22) High Court of Australia

Objectives & outcomes
Developing Open Knowledge


 * In response to problems encountered during new user training concerning users not having made edits in non-userspace and having their accounts marked for speedy deletion, the resident continues to use and  during training.
 * Also in response to the above, the resident now incorporates making basic edits to Wikipedia as part of the introductory training sessions. The results can be seen above in the Stats section.  This process has been made much easier by the use of Visual Editor as a training base, rather than Wikimarkup.
 * The resident met with a lapsed editor and his wife who attended the Photography Backstage Pass; an editathon on the subject of Mary Barbour and the Glasgow Rent Strikes is in planning for January 2016.
 * Contact was made with Paisley Museum regarding involving them with the editathon planned at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), this was received positively and they are now on board as a partner.
 * A representative from Sheffield University working with the National Fairground Archive asked on the GLAM mailing list for assistance in finding opportunities for the Archive within Wiki projects. She was put in contact with representatives from Glasgow Museums' Wiki Working Group, who have links with the Scottish Showpeople Community and with whom we ran an editathon earlier in the year.

Develop, involve and engage WMUK volunteers


 * Following the recent presentation to the Tayside Museums Forum, the resident was invited to deliver Wikipedia training to a group of forum members. The day went well but feedback indicated that participants would have liked a longer session, and this will be taken into account for future training sessions.  One participant asked repeated questions about creating an article for their museum; conflict of interest policies were made clear.
 * The resident is now using Visual Editor as standard during training. The potential for this to engage less tech-savvy editors is huge and the resident is optimistic about the implications for the Scottish Museums Sector.

Reducing barriers to accessing open knowledge


 * The resident delivered a presentation to the Argyll & Bute Museums & Heritage Forum, where interest in the project was high. A number of cards & information booklets were given out and at least one enquiry has already been received.
 * Museums Galleries Scotland held their conference on 22 October, which the resident attended and at which was able to meet a number of key museums contacts.

Developing, supporting & engaging with other Wikimedia & Open Knowledge communities


 * The resident was asked to present two workshops as part of the Universitas21 conference at the University of Edinburgh. It is not expected that participants will become editors in the long term, however they are key influencers in the realm of innovative learning in Universities internationally and they were enthusiastic about the possibilities that Wiki offers in the classroom, and for the creation and use of OER.
 * The resident was very happy to see that the University of Edinburgh Library are recruiting for a Wikimedian in Residence and looks forward to having a new Scottish colleague!
 * A number of requests for training have been received which are outwith the remit of the current project. Where possible these have been accommodated by the resident delivering in her spare time, or a museum connection has been found to allow it to fall under the scope of the project. However, there is clear demand within Scotland for additional support from Wiki and the resident cannot provide it all.  Existing volunteer trainers are very busy or are not able to take time off work during the week to accommodate these requests.
 * The resident met with a representative of CodeBase who are keen to run some sort of event at their space in Edinburgh.

Projects in Development

 * Introduction to Wikipedia - training for staff of Culzean Castle & Robbie Burns Birthplace Museum - 23 November 2015
 * Introduction to Wikipedia - workshop session for members of the Museums Galleries Scotland Digital Transformation Network - 2 December 2015
 * UWS & Paisley Museum Editathon - 3 December 2015
 * Euro Stem Cell Editathon - Centre for Regenerative Medicine - 8 December 2015 (Resident doing this as a volunteer)
 * Mary Barbour Editathon - 9 January 2016 TBC
 * National Galleries Editathon - Modern Scottish Women Editathon - 23 January 2016
 * Training for Museums Studies students at the University of St Andrews, hopefully incorporating an Editathon around the Recognised Collections held at St Andrews - January 2016
 * Editathon with the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional Scotland's Multimedia Information Technology special interest group - January 2016 (Resident doing this as a volunteer)

Funding
This residency is due to finish at the end of January 2016. An application for 12 months' funding for a new phase of the project reached the second round for one particular fund, and the application was submitted at the end of October. We expect to hear by the end of November as to whether this was successful.