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CIS-A2K/Events/SVG Translation Workshop at KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (14-15 March 2019)

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CIS-A2K has organised this SVG translation workshop in collaboration with KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon on 14-15 March 2019. This is part of India level campaign. Total 58 participants attended the workshop and contributed to Commons till 31st March 2019.

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Background edit

During the edit-a-thons and thematic workshops, the need for images in Marathi was realised. Many articles on health, science have images with labels in English. The issue was discussed with few institutions. KBC University came forward to start the activity under this campaign.

Objectives edit

  • Orientation of Wikimedia projects
  • Localisation of SVG images
  • Commons upload policies and process

Event details edit

Participants (Usernames) edit

  1. --Ssachin Ujjainkar (talk) 07:33, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --Mpkachare (talk) 07:34, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --Tezsamachar (talk) 07:35, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  4. --Karanzxcv (talk) 07:37, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --AkshayRkasar (talk) 07:38, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  6. --Salunkevivek (talk) 07:40, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  7. --Darshanapatil36 (talk) 07:40, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  8. --Sonalikoli (talk) 07:43, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  9. --कल्पेश जोशी (talk) 07:44, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  10. --Manish Sarkate (talk) 07:44, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  11. --Atishsonar (talk) 07:44, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  12. --Sharadpatil1902 (talk) 07:45, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  13. --Tejaswi baviskar (talk) 07:45, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  14. --KDShirsath (talk) 07:46, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  15. --Bharti attarde (talk) 07:47, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  16. --Leena Manish Joshi (talk) 08:51, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  17. --Tusharvbhole (talk) 08:54, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  18. --Chaudhari pooja (talk) 09:02, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  19. --Vedika96 (talk) 09:03, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  20. --Vaibhavk96 (talk) 09:04, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  21. --Aishwarya Pramod Chavan (talk) 09:04, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  22. --Naik Ganesh Chandu (talk) 09:05, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  23. --ShwetaAnilpatil (talk) 09:08, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  24. --Kajal devendra patil (talk) 09:08, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  25. -- गायत्री शेखर पाटील (talk) 06:05, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  26. --Bhagyashribharambe (talk) 09:09, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  27. --Shivani Sanjay Kayasth (talk) 09:10, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  28. --Rajputsagar0222 (talk) 09:11, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  29. --Gayatri01 (talk) 09:12, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  30. --BhagyashreeS03 (talk) 09:13, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  31. --Shivnitya (talk) 09:14, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  32. --Mohinichaudhari (talk) 09:14, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  33. --Bhuvaneshwari kolhe (talk) 09:15, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  34. --Nayanakoli (talk) 09:17, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  35. --Harsha sudhir sonawane (talk) 09:18, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  36. --Gauri bhojraj shelkar (talk) 09:18, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  37. --Pravinspatil (talk) 09:24, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  38. --Divya Nagdev (talk) 09:26, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  39. --Sandhya Ravindra Shewale (talk) 09:26, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  40. --Yashashree Ganpule (talk) 09:27, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  41. --Sachin1984B (talk) 09:29, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  42. --Shalini Patil (talk) 09:29, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  43. --Srp702822 (talk) 09:30, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  44. --Rushi Bajare (talk) 09:32, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  45. --Naik jitendra11 (talk) 09:33, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  46. --Dinesh bhika patil (talk) 09:34, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  47. --Pujashivankar (talk) 09:35, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  48. --Meghasonkusare13 (talk) 09:36, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  49. --Vishakha Khadke (talk) 09:38, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  50. --Rajashri Ravindrasing Patil (talk) 09:39, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  51. --Jayantvivarekar (talk) 09:41, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  52. --Prachi Badgujar (talk) 09:43, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  53. --Jadhavviki (talk) 09:43, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  54. --Pujazope (talk) 09:45, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  55. --Yogita Bhagawat Patil (talk) 09:46, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  56. --Joshmanish (talk) 09:49, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  57. --Snehalata Shirude (talk) 09:55, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  58. -- गायत्री शेखर पाटील (talk) 06:05, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Facilitators edit

Agenda edit

  • Introduction to Wikimedia projects, Marathi Wikipedia, Commons
  • Account creation, basic editing skills
  • Copyrights, Commons upload process
  • Graphics images, types of formats, features
  • Installation of fonts, Inkscape
  • Resources for translation, verification before uploads
  • Selection of images, tags, categories for upload
  • Using translated images in local Wikipedia

Report edit

The images being created are in this category - Creations from STC19 in mr

Day 1 edit

As the participants were not aware of Wikimedia projects, the first two sessions dedicated to an introduction to various projects. The participants opened accounts on a smartphone and created user pages after logging in on computers. Then they were introduced to basic skills in Wikipedia editing, giving references/wiki links and adding images from Commons. The Commons platform was explained in detail. The missing images in Marathi language articles and Commons as well were shown. The discussion on these topics resulted in understanding the need for SVG translation exercise.

The next session was to download and install the necessary software on each computer. The participants installed Google Input Tools for Marathi typing and also Inkscape. Before translating images on Inkscape, the students first practised Marathi typing on their sandboxes. After this, the main graphics sessions were conducted. Krishna explained various types of formats, differences between raster and vector graphics, the importance of SVGs and actual SVG file translation process. He demonstrated the process for images with different difficulty levels. They were introduced to resources available as a part of the campaign for SVG translation and necessary techniques. The usage of various online resources like encyclopedia and thesaurus available was also explained. The images were selected and working tags were applied by the participants. The faculty facilitated the process of work distribution among the students. The participants were able to upload 100+ images on the first day.

 
Participants during introductory session

Day 2 edit

 
Students from Day 1 helping others on Day 2

On Day 2, around twenty participants newly joined the workshop. These group comprised of teachers, journalists, doctors, and other enthusiastic citizens. Active students from Day 1 facilitated the training of this new batch. Having conducted a session on the previous day greatly helped to facilitate this session easily. The experienced teachers and citizens helped others to get correct translations and terms. This boosted the speed of the work. The images were also used in the articles on Marathi Wikipedia. With the help of science teachers, the images were verified before uploading to Commons. Due to active participatory work on the second day, the total images crossed 200 mark. The students continued to contribute till last day of campaign i.e 31st March. At the end, due to consistent work of 56 students, Marathi images category reached the second highest number with a total of 311 images among 19 Indian languages. The workshop and further work was well organised and motivated by Prof. Manish Joshi and Prof. Snehalata Shirude from Computer Science department.

Links edit

See also: Commons:SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India/Resources

Gallery edit

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    SVG translation workshop at KBCNM University, Jalgaon in progress
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    SVG workshop by CIS-A2K under 2019 campaign
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    SVG workshop by CIS-A2K under 2019 campaign
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    SVG translation workshop at KBCNM University, Jalgaon in progress
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