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Conway Hall collections helping to improve Wikipedia
Last weekend Conway Hall in central London hosted a Wikipedia editathon to improve pages on Wikipedia about 19th century pamphleteers and the subjects they wrotr about. Hundreds of Victorian-era pamphlets…
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Nominate your Wikimedian of 2018
It has come to that time of year when we’re taking in nominations for Wikimedian of the Year, 2018!
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Lucy Crompton-Reid on Feminism and Museums
Wikimedia UK Chief Executive Lucy Crompton-Reid has been published in a new book on Feminism and Museums by Museums Etc.
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#1Lib1Ref in Scotland
Glasgow Women’s Library; the Scottish Poetry Library; the Scottish Storytelling Centre; James Kelman’s classic How Late It Was, How Late; and Helen Cruickshank – all Wikipedia articles that were improved…
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3000 new articles added to the Welsh Wicipedia
The Welsh language Wicipedia is the most viewed website in the Welsh language, and articles about health related issues are among the most frequently viewed. And yet only around 2%…
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Press release: National Library of Wales appoints first ever permanent Wikimedian at a UK cultural institution
From 1 August, the National Library of Wales will employ the UK’s first permanent Wikimedian. As National Wikimedian, Jason Evans will make Wikipedia and its sister projects a core aspect…
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Wikimedia UK and National Library of Scotland announce new Gaelic post
The Gaelic language is to be promoted through one of the world's most popular websites thanks to a new role based at the National Library of Scotland.
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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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New recommendations outline ways to strengthen Europeana’s future relationship with Wikimedia
This post was written by Liam Wyatt and was originally published here. Re-used with kind permission.
