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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue IV, April 2024

WMF GLAM report

OpenRefine course in three more languages and International Museum Day challenges

OpenRefine course to edit and upload files to Commons now in Spanish, French, and Italian

Last month, announceed the course OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics was finally available in English. This April, we are excited to share that this training has been translate and is now available in three languages: Spanish, French, and Italian.

Spanish / Español: OpenRefine para Wikimedia Commons: conceptos básicos
French / Français: OpenRefine pour Wikimedia Commons : les bases
Italian / Italiano: Introduzione all'uso di OpenRefine per Wikimedia Commons

This course can be easily translated into other languages (more about the translation process here and here). More translations are on the way, including Portuguese, which will be launched soon. Get in touch with us, if you interested in translating this course too.

This course is available at any time for free. The participant only needs a Wikimedia account and they can follow it at their own pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end and an average of 6 to 8 hours is needed to complete the course. In addition, for Wikimedians, we also provide a template for a badge they can add to their user page on Meta-Wiki.

Please, share these translations with people who speak these languages and who you think might be interested in learning more about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons.

International Museum Day 2024 on Wikimedia: Take part in the media and data challenges

This May, we are celebrating the International Museum Day 2024 with a series of activities in which anyone can participate following this year’s theme: Museums for Education and Research. Individual Wikimedians, affiliates, and user groups are invited to respond to the challenges to increase museum coverage on Wikimedia.

Media

Document museums around the world working with education and research. Upload to Wikimedia Commons photos of their events, tours, and workshops; specialist libraries and archives; accessibility resources; or conservation in progress. Follow the instructions on this page, which includes a map of museums around the world.

Data

Structured Data on Commons: Add or enhance the data for images of museum buildings and spaces, as well as the collections they hold, such as paintings, sculptures, photographs, historical and natural objects, and manuscripts. The data challenge page suggests the types of data you can add, how to find images to work with, and different approaches to making edits.

Wikidata: Add or enhance the items about museums. The data challenge page has queries to get started, such as museums on Wikidata without a country but with coordinates; paintings on Wikidata without an image; a list of curators by birthplace; as well as a table with a list of very important data missing from museums items on Wikidata by country.

If you register on this dashboard, your edits will be counted and shared with ICOM. This page has guidelines for organizing events and campaigns, including some beautiful visuals.

Wikimedia CH is also organizing a panel discussion for May 17th, about ‘Wikimedia, Museums, and Education’, including expert speakers from the museum sector. The chapter has also launched a series of short videos about museums.

The Magic of Museums: Dynamic Centers of Education and Innovation
Fascinating World of Museum Education