Building for the future of Wikimedia with a new approach to partnerships
The Wikipedia Zero program will end in 2018 while new partnership opportunities will continue to address critical barriers to participation in free knowledge around the world
Wikimedia Research Newsletter, January 2018
Automated Q&A from Wikipedia articles; Who succeeds in talk page discussions?
With contributions by: Eddie891, Thomas Niebler, Barbara (WVS) and Tilman Bayer
Wikimedia 2030: Wikimedia’s role in shaping the future of the information commons
As part of Wikimedia 2030, the Foundation commissioned research to inform conversations and contextualize trends that could affect Wikimedia from now until 2030.
Creative Commons launches memorial fund grants and fellowship in memory of Bassel Khartabil
Creative Commons is accepting applications for two new opportunities to continue the legacy and impact of Syrian Palestinian Open internet activist Bassel Khartabil.
Using librarianship to create a more equitable internet: LGBTQ+ advocacy as a wiki-librarian
An interview with wiki-librarian and Wikimedia LGBTQ+ organizer Rachel Wexelbaum, discussing the role of librarians for bringing greater diversity to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
Three ways we’re changing the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation
A survey report is helping a Wikimedia Foundation team define where they were succeeding, and where they could do with improvement.
How we made that net neutrality clickstream diagram
To illustrate our recent post on Wikipedia clickstream 'rabbit holes,' the Wikimedia Foundation's Mikhail Popov used R code to create a net neutrality clickstream. An overview of core graph theory terms is provided, along with brief introductions to R packages igraph, ggplot2, and ggraph. While some familiarity with R is necessary, he includes a list of free resources for learning it at the bottom.
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How to add your photos to Wikimedia Commons and add to the sum of all knowledge
Wikimedia Commons is the media site that hosts many of the images, video, and audio used on Wikipedia.
Celebrate Wikipedia’s birthday by joining your local library in the #1Lib1Ref campaign
The annual #1lib1ref campaign asks librarians to add a citation to a reliable source to Wikipedia—and it's easy to get involved.
On the year where "a very fundamental human right—the right to access information" was challenged: Raju Narisetti, Wikimedia Foundation Board member
New Wikimedia Foundation board member Raju Narisetti says, “We will look back at 2017 as a year where there were systematic and sustained challenges worldwide to a very fundamental human right—the right to access information.” We talk with him about some of the challenges the Wikimedia projects may face.