GLAM/Newsletter/November 2015/Contents/Argentina report
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Edit-a-thons and Digitization project
Edit-a-thon in Cordoba
At the end of october, Wikimedia Argentina made a Edit-a-thon in Cordoba in the framework of the global initiative around the theme of women architects .
The objective was to improve the content of Wikipedia of women who had no notable architects article in the encyclopedia, with the ultimate aim of tackling the gender gap .
The final results were:
| Metrics | Results |
|---|---|
| Number of previous users | 7 |
| Number of new users | 6 (They worked under the same users) |
| Total number of participants | 17 |
| Total number of participants face | 12 |
| Total number of virtual participants | 5 |
| Total number of female participants | 16 |
| Number of items created | 19 |
| Number of bytes added | 212,131 |
| Number of improved articles | 140 |
| Number of articles created and improved low quality ratio WMAR | 40 |
| Number of volunteers involved | 7 |
| Number of female volunteers involved | 6 |
| Number of women trainers | 1 |
| Number of women taking responsibility as articulators of the proposal | 2 |
| Number of women / proposals emerged after activity | 1 - Edit-a-thon on March 8 with the University of Rosario |
Editing Workshop and Edit-a-thon in MNBA
During the week of November 19, Wikimedia Argentina conducted in conjunction with the
MNBA the first Edit-a-thon
between the two institutions with the aim of improving the number of articles on artists in Wikipedia, and correspond to those representing the stock of 835 imágenes
provided by the institution.
To date, ' 394 images ' are positioned in different items in different Wikipedias .
A quantitative and qualitative level, the results can be summarized as follows:
| Metrics | Results |
|---|---|
| Number of previous users | 5 |
| Numbers of new users | 7 ( they worked under the same users ) |
| Total number of participants | 21 |
| Total number of participants face | 21 |
| Total number of virtual participants | n/a |
| Total number of female participants | 14 |
| Number of items created / improved | 8 |
| Number of bytes added | 20248 |
| Number of items improved imaging | 24 |
| Number of articles created and improved low quality ratio WMAR | 5 |
| Number of volunteers involved | 2 |
| Number of female volunteers involved | 0 |
| Number of trainings conducted | 1 |
| Number of trained cultural references | 12 |
| Number of women trainers | 2 |
| Number of women taking responsibility as articulators of the proposal | 0 |
| Number of women / proposals emerged after activity | n/a |
Editing Workshop and Edit-a-thon in Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
During the week of November 20 , we held a workshop and editing the institution Edit-a-thon Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.
Through this initiative Wikimedia Argentina drives one of its main objectives mainstreamed actions GLAM program : the construction of identity and recovery of historical memory.
Following our new project ' Wiki Takes Cultural Institutions ' the last activity edit-a-thon previous work of sensitization and training of cultural references in one of the most influential institutions in Argentina
The results to date have been:
| Metrics | Results |
|---|---|
| Number of previous users | 3 |
| Numbers of new users | 13 |
| Total number of participants | 19 |
| Total number of participants face | 19 |
| Total number of virtual participants | n/a |
| Total number of female participants | 17 |
| Number of items created / improved | 5 |
| Number of byttes added | 16748 |
| Number of items improved imaging | n/a |
| Number of articles created and improved low quality ratio WMAR | 2 |
| Number of volunteers involved | 3 |
| Number of female volunteers involved | 1 |
| Number of trainings conducted | 1 |
| Number of trained cultural references | 11 (10 women) |
| Number of women trainers | 2 |
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Number of women taking responsibility as articulators of the proposal |
1 (voluntary) 5 (institutional) |
| Number of women / proposals emerged after activity | n/a |
Digitization project
Wikimedia Argentina continues to work with its 4 main institutions for digitization. During the last month , we work hard with the Academy Argentine of Letterswho through our agreement digitization have freely and free, 89 books
of Argentina literature.
A level improved thanks to items digitized materials through digitization project Wikimedia Argentina It summarized as follows :
| Metrics | Results |
|---|---|
| Items improved by the MNBA | 394 |
| Items improved thanks to the Historical Archives of the Province of Buenos Aires | 110 |
| Improved thanks to the donation of the General Archive of the Nation items | 66 |
| Items improved thanks to the digitization of books AAL | n/a |
thanks from Katy
Hi Giselle, thanks for this report. It's wonderful to see the organization tracking all these metrics here. Thanks for sharing! KLove (WMF) (talk) 00:11, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
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