Wikipedia:GLAM/NLS/4thMonth Report

Metrics

 * Accounts Created

14 new accounts created during 2 training events and 1 edit-a-thon, of which approximately 60% users are female. Usernames of new accounts:
 * User:Yanusha1
 * User:Scoted2013
 * User:Zms15
 * User:HaliGNLS
 * User:Maria Castrillo
 * User:Harryhug
 * User:LeeHibberd-NLS
 * User:Peeblesdub
 * User:AKuehn
 * User:DianeMilligan
 * four currently unknown

Public 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
 * 4th Month Outcomes:


 * The public edit-a-thon on Early Photography in Scotland had to be rescheduled from 19 October to 2 November due to illness; unfortunately, the change in schedule meant that most of the participants were unable to attend the new time, and so the event was converted to a drop-in Wiki&Biccy session. An alternate collaborative edit-a-thon is now being discussed with the University of Edinburgh's PhotoSoc (Photographic Society)
 * A number of public events and outreach events have been recently proposed or are in the early stages of being organised. There are also a number of confirmed outreach events upcoming in the new year or later in 2014 (see table for details).
 * A number of Scot Wiki events have also been put in motion by User:Graeme Arnott, in particular around the Glasgow area, including an edit-a-thon on Scottish Women Bookbinders to correspond with the National Library of Scotland's Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition awards ceremony in January/February 2014, as well as a possible event at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow and one with media studies students at the University of West Scotland, Ayr campus.
 * User:ACrockford and User:Graeme Arnott have also been asked to jointly present an online Wikimedia and libraries information session to CILIP's Multimedia Information and Technology Group (MmIT); prospective date is currently February.

Staff workshops and events
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
 * 4th Month Outcomes:


 * Two training events were held for staff in October, with 7 attendees overall. Three more are planned for November, two in Lawnmarket and one in Causewayside - the training events appear to be gathering more interest so the hope is to organise them more frequently (outwith the holidays) to build on this.
 * Met with NLS's Events & Outreach team (officially) to discuss Wikimedia events, in particular the Women Who Shaped Scotland series and the 'Wha's Like Us' backstage pass event(s).
 * Held staff edit-a-thon 'Forgotten Places and Absent Faces' on 5 Novemeber; over the course of the day approximately there were approximately 8 attendees, of which 6 were women. Six users created new accounts, including 5 women. Due to staff workload and time constraints, contributions beyond training were unfortunately minimal, although 50% of participants expressed an interest in future editing events.

Contributor communities
Objective: Help establish relationships with the Scottish Wikimedia community, editors and projects
 * 4th Month Outcomes:


 * Organised first Edinburgh Wikimeet since 2011; six Wikimedians attended and there was interest from others who were unable to attend. Plans were discussed to alternate Scottish meetups between Glasgow and Edinburgh for the time being, with the next to be held in Glasgow in early December (unless it would make more sense to conflate this with the board's trip).
 * Launch of the ScotWiki mailing list in late October; list currently has 28 members and will be promoted at all future events and outreach initiatives.

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
 * 4th Month Outcomes:


 * Conversations with the NLS's Digital Access Manager and Head of Access indicate progress on the initiative to release all of the images uploaded to the NLS's Flickr account to Wikimedia Commons under a CC-BY-SA license, as part of a trial to demonstrate the positive impact of an open access policy currently under consideration.