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Revision as of 21:58, 9 May 2024

This submission has been noted and is pending review for WikiConference North America 2024.



Title:

Bringing Public Domain images in online books into wiki projects

Type of session:

Workshop

Session theme(s):

Community Engagement, GLAM (Galleries/Libraries/Archives/Museums)

Abstract:

A treasure trove of Public Domain books, magazines, and newspapers are available for us to read. Many include photos that are ripe for upload into the wiki-universe. This session will describe workflows and best practices regarding how to:

  • PREPARATION
    • research/ find PD sources
    • compare multiple versions of the same source to determine which is better for uploading
    • crop images
  • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
    • upload one image or a batch
    • categories, rotation, renaming
  • WIKIDATA
    • add the newly-uploaded image to Wikidata
  • WIKIPEDIA
    • add the newly-uploaded image to Wikipedia

Author name(s):

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight

Wikimedia username(s):

Rosiestep

E-mail address:

Rosiestep.wiki@gmail.com

Affiliated organization(s):

Women in Red

Able to attend without scholarship?

Yes

Estimated length of session

60 minutes

Okay to livestream?

Livestreaming is okay

Previously presented?

No

Special requests:

I'll be presenting from my Mac.