Wikimedia Czech Republic/Reports/September 2022

September 2022
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Programs for community

2022-09-02: South Bohemian Wikipedians organized a photographic wikiwalk

During the summer we came up with the idea to organize an extraordinary meeting (outside the classical spring and autumn dates) for editors in the south of the Czech Republic and to try to take pictures of the objects not yet documented and listed in Wikidata together. The event was open to newcomers and experienced Wikipedians, whether from the South Bohemia region or elsewhere.

The event took place on the afternoon of the last Sunday in August (28 August) and communication with interested people and participants was mainly on the Wikipedia event page.

Over 40 photos have been uploaded so far as part of the wikiwalk, which can be viewed on Commons.

2022-09-14: New article on the blog: Do you want to win Czech Wiki Photo 2022? Submit your photos by 10/31.

You can participate in the fourth year of Czech Wiki Photo until the end of October 2022. There are four different categories competing this year, so up to four of you have a chance to win. The winning photos will be exhibited at the annual exhibition and not only that. Read more in the blog post.

Educational programs

2022-09-19: Wikipedia will help with media literacy - Wikimedia CZ launches new portal

On 13-15 September 2022, the conference Libraries of Today took place at the Faculty of Education in Olomouc. It included a presentation by Pavel Bednařík, the main lecturer of Wikimedia Czech Republic, who described the role and possibilities of using Wikipedia in media education. He also presented the result of cooperation between several organisations - the new portal Media Literacy. Read more in the new press release (Czech only).

Programs for partnerships

2022-09-14: 30 GLAM coordinators meeting in Prague

This week, the European GLAM coordinators meeting is taking place in Prague. Lectures and discussions focus on sharing experiences of working with museums, libraries, archives etc. across the continent. We are pleased to have more than 30 GLAM experts (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) from all corners of Europe. Today's programme started with an online presentation on the Ukrainian perspective and efforts to cooperate in times of war. Looking at the destroyed museum objects makes the meaning of the GLAM project even more poignant.

2022-09-23: Students at the University of Hradec Kralove write Wikipedia!

In the framework of cooperation with the Museum of East Bohemia in Hradec Králové, we managed to approach the University of Hradec Králové with the possibility of involving students in the cooperation. Wiki-resident Lukáš Nekolný, who has been working in Hradec Králové for more than a year, is currently leading a group of ten students from the Institute of History in the accredited course "Students write Wikipedia". The final task of each student will be to write a Wikipedia article on the Hradec Králové region or its history.

Students will learn how to write an encyclopedic entry, visit the various departments of the Museum of East Bohemia in Hradec Králové and have the opportunity to consult with the museum curators about both the choice of entry and the literature.

2022-09-27: A clear guide to free licences

Our blog has a new article on free licenses and Creative Commons that will help you make sense of it all. Images, videos, music and other extraneous content can enhance your work. But it's important to make sure you're not violating anyone's copyright. One strategy to avoid this is to look specifically for works with free licenses (Czech only).