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Wikidata: the new hub for cultural heritage
This article is by: Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Oxford - This post was originally published on the Oxford University Museums blog.
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Announcing a new Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Oxford
The University of Oxford now employs a Wikimedian In Residence (WIR). Martin Poulter is working half-time on a one-year project to embed Wikipedia, Wikidata and related sites in the university’s…
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Aaaand we’re back! Oxford University to train Open Knowledge Ambassadors
This post was written by Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in Residence at Bodleian Libraries and published on the Bodleians' blog.
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First Welsh university edit-a-thon creates new articles on medieval women
This post was written by Robin Owain, WMUK's Wales Manager, and originally published on the Wikimedia Foundation's blog
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Altmetrics and Wikipedia
'Impact' is a perennial concern for organisations, including Wikimedia chapters. Showing that what you're up to makes a difference: contributing to free knowledge.
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Women and Wikipedia Editathon, Swansea
This post was written by Prof. Deborah Youngs and Dr Sparky Booker of Swansea University
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The truth gets its shoes on: the Black Death on Wikipedia
A recent article by @monicaMedHist identifies the disease in Royal 6 E VI, f 301, as leprosy: http://t.co/PmatI7obgF pic.twitter.com/ysEb3X9VNA
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Who writes Wikipedia’s health and medical pages and why?
Half of the editors working on Wikipedia’s 25,000 pages of medical content are qualified medics or other healthcare professionals, providing reassurance about the reliability of the website, according to our…
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Using Wikipedia to open up science
This post was written by Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedia UK volunteer and Wikipedian
