WikiIndaba conference 2019/Submissions/African Studies in Wikimedia projects

Submission no. 004
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Title of the submission
African Studies in Wikimedia projects
Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion)

Lecture

Author of the submission

Ursula Oberst

Language of presentation

English

E-mail address

Oberst@ascleiden.nl

Username

Walkuraxx

Country of origin

The Netherlands

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

African Studies Centre Leiden, Leiden University


Personal homepage or blog
Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Closing the knowledge gap on Africa is a common goal for both the global Wikimedia community and the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL). The ASCL is a knowledge institute that undertakes research and is involved in teaching about Africa. It aims to promote the dissemination of knowledge and better understanding of African societies in the wider public sphere. Since 2013 the ASCL library has been involved in diverse Wikimedia projects. It hosted a Wikipedian in Special Residence and added several collections of Africa photographs to Wikimedia Commons. This year the institute has started to engage with Wikidata by uploading its African Studies Thesaurus to Wikidata and by adding Africa-related publications in the context of WikiCite.

In this presentation I'll introduce the ASCL’s Wikidata activities. I will share some lessons learned and some (unsolved) challenges the institute faces.

The audience will learn:

  • Why get their thesaurus / vocabularies into Wikidata
  • How to get their thesaurus / vocabularies into Wikidata
  • How to contribute to WikiCite
What will attendees take away from this session?
Theme of presentation

GLAM, Wikidata, Wikicite

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?
Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)
25 minutes
Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?

Unlikely

Slides or further information (optional)

Slides

Special requests
Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

Final

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