Wikipedia:GLAM/Natural History Museum and Science Museum/1st Month Report

Science Museum and Natural History Museum Wikimedian Residence 1st month report
During my first month of residency I have mainly focussed on researching the possible areas of collaboration, introductory meeting with staff members relevant to the project. Also carrying out presentations and informal meetings on Wikimedia projects and how to contribute to them and setting up small test projects to show effectiveness of contributing to and using Wikimedia and other open knowledge projects.

Completed tasks:

 * Set up Wikipedia pages for the project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM


 * Trial release of Natural History Museum archive content under a Wikimedia compatible open license http://www.flickr.com/photos/94013650@N07/sets/72157633348739594/


 * Set out possibilities for projects with Blythe House, +100 images taken. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Blythe_House,_Science_Museum_small_objects_storage


 * John +3 volunteers took images on the Natural History Museum spirit collection tour, +200 images


 * This month in GLAM post http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/March_2013/Contents/UK_report


 * Met with Wikipedia volunteers from Imperial College and planned future events


 * Blythe House tour for GLAMwiki around 500 images taken (5 existing Wikipedians). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Blythe_House,_Science_Museum_small_objects_storage_tour,_GLAMwiki_2013


 * Presentation and training for NHM Biodiversity Informatics group, presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nYvp0PWCTvsANr9vdXsqWSek9aUKIAEz4_B9ALcenqc/edit?usp=sharing


 * GLAMwiki presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MAiSbnDiVBlQpC9X_pHdUuT5UMOYFAYeB4Qi6aIe0z4/edit?usp=sharing


 * Improved documentation on Commons of video downloads to include process for bulk downloads http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:YouTube_files#Download


 * Presentation to Science Museum staff 50+ people https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18HJIfQsnOrkiLJZLfDNjDUVjRrdwvy8kThhuBGR5zvE/edit?usp=sharing


 * Natural History Museum video ported to commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pasque_flower_-_an_Easter_rarity,_Natural_History_Museum.webm


 * Wikihow guide to changing licenses on Youtube videos to Creative Commons Attribution http://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-License-of-a-YouTube-Video-to-Creative-Commons-Attribution


 * Created prototype for visual multilingual crowdsourced museum guide using multilingual Wikipedia links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM/NHM_Galleries


 * Created text for leaflet for donating images to commons, flickr and picasa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM/Image_donation


 * Created text for leaflet for content holders at the museums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM/releasing_content


 * Point cloud and 3d model of the statue of Charles Darwin by Sir Joseph Boehm in the main hall of the Natural History Museum as tests http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=256b4a6b-a137-4917-af31-f91bdb131b94&