Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM/4th Month Report

Due to time off and attending a workshop, time in the museum working at the residency was reduced to 2 weeks.

Projects delivered within the past month

 * 1) Training sessions for teams at the Science Museum at Science Museum and Science Museum Library and Archives
 * 2) Met with Collections Trust and uploaded 70 images to Wikimedia Commons
 * 3) Completed report on the value of open licensing images for the Natural History Museum
 * 4) Blog post for the Science Museum (also available on the Wikimedia UK blog)

A brief outline of how the projects delivered link with the general objectives of the residency, and the Wikimedia UK’s mission

 * 1) Making people aware of the work of Wikimedia and the benefits of releasing content under an open license.
 * 2) Giving people the tools and knowledge to be able to contribute to Wikimedia projects through training and presentations.

Projects in development

 * 1) The Science Museum will shortly release 50 Images from the Science and Society Picture Library, I'm currently surveying staff and Wikipedia community to compile a list of images.
 * 2) Continuing to develop a multilingual museum guide using Wikipedia.
 * 3) Working with the Natural History Museum video team to release videos under an open license.
 * 4) Presentation to the Office of National Statistics (around 70 people to attend)
 * 5) Staff training for Collections Trust, uploading images to Wikimedia Commons
 * 6) Report on the value of open licensing images for the Science Museum

Planned projects

 * 1) Working with researchers in the Natural History Museum to set up a citizen science transcription project for scans of specimens.
 * 2) Working with the Natural History Museum video team to create educational content to be released under a Wikimedia compatible open license.
 * 3) Presentation to be used in conjunction with the value of open licensing reports