Wikipedia:GLAM/NLS/13thMonth Report

Metrics

 * Accounts Created
 * No new accounts created this month


 * Image statistics

Tracking the 1,100 images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons using the GWToolset in June/July 2014 has yielded the following statistics:
 * BaGLAMa (page views for Wikipedia articles containing images from National Library of Scotland)
 * April 2014 - 996,420 views
 * May 2014 - 932,959 views
 * June 2014 - 1,354,381 views
 * July 2014 - 1,328,133 views
 * August 2014 - 1,982,546 views
 * Glamorous (Percentage of Commons files used on Wikimedia projects from the category commons:Category:Images uploaded as part of NLS-WMUK collaboration)
 * July 2014 - 6.6%
 * August 2014 - 8.12%
 * September 2014 - 8.93%
 * October 2014 (as of 15 October) - 9.03%

Outreach
Objective: Delivery of 3+ public workshops for editors (i.e. edit-a-thons); help organise and host other Wikimedia related events for members of the public, Wikimedians, researchers and librarians such as workshops, Edit-athons, meetups, backstage pass tours
 * 13th Month Outcomes:


 * Helping to organise EduWiki 2014 with Toni Sant, have arranged two social events around the conference for participants and those unable to attend but who are interested.
 * Met with faculty and staff at the University of Edinburgh who have proposed organising a prospective three edit-a-thons over the coming months
 * Consulted with BFI regarding their upcoming edit-a-thon in January 2015
 * Initiated and began organising a meeting of the British Library, National Library of Wales, and National Library of Scotland to discuss IPR, open access, and experiences with Wikimedia
 * Arranged re-scheduling of Grampian Information training workshop and information session for December/January
 * Outlined two significant outreach projects for coming months: Gaelic language Wikipedia/Wikisource outreach, and a international symposium exploring IPR and digital access
 * Gaelic language outreach would involve releasing hundreds of digitised texts in Gaelic or about Gaelic language and culture to Wikimedia Commons and liaising with Scottish educational institutions that have strong Gaelic education programmes to facilitate their transcription and possible translation on Wikisource
 * Symposium would be an attempt to bring together representatives from GLAMs in the EU, UK, and potentially further abroad to discuss their different perspectives of and experiences with IPR, digital content, and facilitating access (open access or otherwise)

Internal impact
Objective: Organise and host workshops for Library staff to explain how they can directly contribute their knowledge and expertise to develop Wikipedia articles; deliver 7+ workshops for National Library of Scotland staff and researchers or related institutions; develop infrastructure for sustainable partnership between NLS and WMUK after residency ends
 * 13th Month Outcomes:


 * Met with new NLS Chief Executive and National Librarian John Scally to discuss Wikimedian in Residence projects and open access at the Library
 * After some members of staff at the NLS raised concerns regarding the release of content onto a CC-0 license on a mass scale, uploads were put on hold to allow for internal conversations regarding the releasing of digital content onto open licenses. Internal events - workshops and seminars - are under way to encourage discussion and reach a consensus

Contributor communities
Objective: Help establish relationships with the Scottish Wikimedia community, editors and projects
 * 13th Month Outcomes:


 * Organised and attended 7th Edinburgh Wikimeet, which brought together 7 Wikimedians from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and elsewhere in the UK
 * A case study for the NLS uploads using the GWToolset is being drafted for release to the GLAM bookshelf and other platforms where Wikimedians will be able to access it and contribute feedback/improvements
 * Discussions regarding the planning and organisation of training sessions for editing Wikisource are under way, with accompanying materials for distribution to GLAMs, GLAMWiki volunteers, and all Wikimedians. At the moment, no such sessions have been held in the UK (to my knowledge) and such material is not available for UK GLAMs and Wikimedians

Material for future digitisation
Objective: Explore adding digital resources such as digitised books, articles, photographs and posters to Wikimedia Commons; work with staff, including librarians and curators, to identify areas of Wikipedia and sister projects that could be enriched with resources and knowledge from the Library’s collections
 * 13th Month Outcomes:


 * After some members of staff at the NLS raised concerns regarding the release of content onto a CC-0 license on a mass scale, uploads have put on hold for the time being. A request has been drafted in the meantime to release WWI images from the collection of Field Marshal Haig in Autumn 2014 due to time sensitivity (100th anniversary commemorations, an NLS exhibition, Remembrance Day, etc)


 * Once the Library has reached an internal consensus and uploading resumes, the schedule outlined in earlier reports will generally be followed. This content will include:
 * Hutton Drawings - 500 drawings, maps, plans and prints relating mainly to Scottish churches and other ecclesiastical buildings. A few depict castles or other secular dwellings)
 * The Gutenberg Bible, NLS copy - Material to be released will certainly include the 'additional images' of the NLS's copy of the Gutenberg Bible, containing special shots taken to record watermarks, red printing and other special features
 * Hopkinson Verdi collection - An internationally renowned collection of scores and libretti of the works of Giuseppe Verdi, featuring concert programmes, newspaper cuttings, photographs and stamps as well as sheet music, totalling 2750 files in total
 * Slezer's Scotland - 70 engraved views of Scotland from the 17th century by military engineer John Slezer
 * Sonnets from the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning), illustrated by Phoebe Anna Traquair - 44 sonnets by Barrett Browning beautifully illuminated by Phoebe Anna Traquair
 * Photographs of the South Side of Edinburgh - 138 images from around Edinburgh, taken in the early 20th century
 * Theatre Royal Edinburgh playbills - 240 playbills from Edinburgh's Theatre Royal during the 19th century
 * The first Scottish Books collection - 220 images from the only known copies of nine of the earliest books printed in Scotland
 * Aberdeen Breviary - Over 1500 images from the digitised Aberdeen Breviary, printed in Edinburgh in 1510 on Scotland’s first press.