Projects delivered in the last month
edit- Attended Tech4Open at Google HQ, run by Commons Machinery looking at the problem of attribution and credit being separated from images
- Attended Developing an information system for UK natural science collections Project development workshop at the Linnean Society to discuss open licensing with natural science museums
- Ran training with Office for National Statistics staff on making infographics available and usable for Wikipedia
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Business use of social media in the UK -
Childlessness at the age of 30 in the UK -
Repeat victimisation in property crimes in the UK -
Social variations in disability prevalence in England and Wales -
The health gap measured by the range in England and Wales by Gender, 2011
- Ran an editathon with Imperial College students, outcomes included the writing of a Python script to find species names on Flickr image names and checks this against existing Wikipedia articles
A brief outline of how the projects delivered link with the general objectives of the residency, and the Wikimedia UK’s mission
edit- Understanding of Wikimedia
- The contributions that institutions can make to open licensing and mechanics of doing so
- Teaching people to edit Wikipedia
Projects in development
edit- Women in Natural History editathon at London Zoo, Wonder Women of Natural History (click to sign up on Eventbrite)
- Training and editathon for university students at the Office for National Statistics
- Working with DCMS and Cabinet Office on a study on open licensing
Planned projects
edit- A guide for museum staff on using open license content on different platforms