BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OpenACalendar//NONSGML OpenACalendar//EN X-WR-CALNAME:CodeTheCity: Working with Wikidata\, Wikimedia and Wikipedia - Open Tech Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7998@otc.opentechcalendar.co.uk URL:https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/7998-working-with-wikidata-wikimed ia-and-wikipedia SUMMARY:CodeTheCity: Working with Wikidata\, Wikimedia and Wikipedia DESCRIPTION:You have most likely heard of Wikipedia but what are Wikidata\, Wikimedia or Wiki Commons? \n\nIn this session you'll learn about - and g et to try - a range of tools that have been built by Wikimedia volunteers to enable both the easy visualisation of information and data\, and to str eamline the crowdsourcing of things like pictures of listed buildings.\n\n This is a practical evening workshop hosted by Code The City\, Dr. Sara Th omas\, Scotland Programme Coordinator for Wikimedia UK\, who will lead an introductory session on Wikidata\, Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. No exp erience is necessary.\n\nThis session is aimed at those with an interest i n local history and culture\, those who have a museums\, galleries\, libra ries or archives background\, or who just want to learn more about the Wik imedia projects and how they can get involved in improving existing data f or Aberdeen and the North East. This will be an easy\, informal introducto ry session. \n\nYou can bring a laptop or tablet to try the tools out - it 's not absolutely essential but it will make it much more interesting!\n\n This event is part of Data Fest 19's Fringe programme.\nhttps://opentechca lendar.co.uk/event/7998-working-with-wikidata-wikimedia-and-wikipedia\nPow ered by Open Tech Calendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
You have most likely heard of W
ikipedia but what are Wikidata\, Wikimedia or Wiki Commons?
In thi
s session you'll learn about - and get to try - a range of tools that have
been built by Wikimedia volunteers to enable both the easy visualisation
of information and data\, and to streamline the crowdsourcing of things li
ke pictures of listed buildings.
This is a practical evening worksh
op hosted by Code The City\, Dr. Sara Thomas\, Scotland Programme Coordina
tor for Wikimedia UK\, who will lead an introductory session on Wikidata\,
Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. No experience is necessary.
This
session is aimed at those with an interest in local history and culture\,
those who have a museums\, galleries\, libraries or archives background\,
or who just want to learn more about the Wikimedia projects and how they c
an get involved in improving existing data for Aberdeen and the North East
. This will be an easy\, informal introductory session.
You can br
ing a laptop or tablet to try the tools out - it's not absolutely essentia
l but it will make it much more interesting!
This event is part of
Data Fest 19's Fringe programme.
More info: https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/7998-working-with-wikidata-wikimedia- and-wikipedia
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DTSTART:20190319T183000Z DTEND:20190319T210000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190201T191452Z SEQUENCE:79401409 DTSTAMP:20190201T191356Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR