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Samhuinn at the University of Edinburgh
So, the University of Edinburgh have been awfully busy when it comes to all things Witchcraft recently.
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New Wikimedian in Residence at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
1780: a time before the USA had gained its independence, before the first hot air balloon flights, and before Robert Burns had penned Auld Lang Syne. Also the year in…
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Green Men & Gargoyles: The Dumfries Stonecarving Project
Scotland Programme Coordinator Sara Thomas is working with tara s Beall, of the Dumfries Historic Buildings Trust, to support their new Stonecarving project. The project is funded by the Heritage…
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Wikipedia’s photo competition Wiki Loves Monuments announces 2018 winners
The winners of the UK section of the world's biggest photo contest Wiki Loves Monuments have just been announced, with the judges awarding fIrst prize to this stunning image of…
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How to run a Wikipedia editathon – for health information professionals at the EAHIL conference
For some time, Wikipedia has been shown to be a resource to engage with, rather than avoid. Wikipedia is heavily used for medical information by students and health professionals -…
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GB1900 Project Launch: The Historically Open Gazetteer of Great Britain
Earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Project Launch of of GB1900; the first ever historical gazetteer of the entirety of Great Britain, capturing the…
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Data on the history of Scottish witch trials added to Wikidata
The first Wikidata in the Classroom assignment at the University of Edinburgh took place last semester on the Data Science for Design MSc course. Two groups of students worked on…
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Celtic Knot 2018
The Wikipedia language conference is back, and it’s coming to Wales.
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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…
