Submissions:2024/Bringing Public Domain images in online books into wiki projects
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This submission has been accepted 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 online. Many include photos that are available for upload into the wiki-universe. This session, designed for new editors, will describe workflows and best practices, as well as demonstrations and Q&A:
- PREPARING YOUR WORK
- research/ find PD sources
- compare multiple versions of the same source to determine which is better for uploading
- crop images
- UPLOADS INTO WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
- upload one image or a batch
- categories, rotation, renaming
- WIKIDATA: WHY AND HOW
- add the newly-uploaded image to Wikidata
- ADDING TO A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE
- add the newly-uploaded image to Wikipedia
Author name(s):
Wikimedia username(s):
- Rosiestep
E-mail address:
- Rosiestep.wiki
gmail.com
Affiliated organization(s):
- Women in Red
Estimated length of session
- 60 minutes
Will you be presenting remotely?
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
Previously presented?
- No
Special requests:
- I'll be presenting from my Mac.