Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM/9th Month Report

Projects delivered in the last month

 * Attended Tech4Open at Google HQ, run by Commons Machinery looking at the problem of attribution and credit being separated from images


 * Attended Developing an information system for UK natural science collections Project development workshop at the Linnean Society to discuss open licensing with natural science museums


 * Ran training with Office for National Statistics staff on making infographics available and usable for Wikipedia




 * Ran an editathon with Imperial College students, outcomes included the writing of a Python script to find species names on Flickr image names and checks this against existing Wikipedia articles

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

 * Understanding of Wikimedia


 * The contributions that institutions can make to open licensing and mechanics of doing so


 * Teaching people to edit Wikipedia

Projects in development

 * Women in Natural History editathon at London Zoo, Wonder Women of Natural History (click to sign up on Eventbrite)


 * Training and editathon for university students at the Office for National Statistics


 * Working with DCMS and Cabinet Office on a study on open licensing

Planned projects

 * A guide for museum staff on using open license content on different platforms