Wikipedia:GLAM/SocAntScot/eighteen Month Report

Overview
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (SAS) was formed in 1780 and has been producing information ever since, including books, journals, excavation reports, lectures (which are now video recorded), and the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework. They have over 2,700 members worldwide. The history of the Society tells the story of many of Scotland’s Cultural Institutions.

The Wikimedian-in-Residence post is one day a week and is designed to:

1. Supporting policy implementation across the SoAS and helping staff in delivering policy, edit-a-thons, and the Newsletter Header and Newsletter Meet a Fellow and Resource projects

2. Exploring the viability of the Rhind Lecture +, Data the Society and Data Visualisation projects

3. Developing a delivery, funding and open access plan for the Scots Musical Museum project (see below), including building on existing partnerships with the National Library of Scotland and St Cecilia’s Hall Concert Room and Music Museum

Progress narrative
With the COVID lockdown the ability to focus on the achieving the three goals have been heavily restricted. Working from home in a small flat with a new born child is not conducive to tackling the goals. An uninterpreted period to work on this project has just not been possible over this quarter. That being said, it was still possible to undertake several activities.

1. We applied for a grant to run a EU wide project on the subject of solidarity. Unfortunately, we were informed at the end of June we did not get this funding.

2. An application was submitted to Historic Environment Scotland to run a series of edit-thons for the year of coasts and waterways. We will find out in August if this project is successful.

3. Attendance of several remote digital meetings of WIR organised by WikiMediaUK.

4. Attendance of a two day workshop on delivering events via video conferencing and other tools. A skill that will helpful in the HES funding comes through.

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