2019:GLAM/Adding images workshop
 | This is a Closed submission for Wikimania 2019. It has been reviewed and was not accepted. |
Title
Adding images workshop
Description
Bring your images and we will help you upload. Bring a group of images and we will help you mass upload. We will look at image backlogs to work on. And after upload, we will incorporate the images on Wikidata, and Wikipedias.
Adding images is a critical roadblock in collaborating in the sum of all knowledge. We will discuss some of the difficulty, and work with attendees to develop upload skills.
Relationship to the theme
This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner: Images are a critical quality factor in the sum of all knowledge. Creative commons and copyright education are important for best practices for creating content online.
Session outcomes
At the end of the session, the following will have been achieved: Attendees will understand the image upload process, and assessing copyright.
Attendees will gain some experience in uploading images.
Session leader(s)
Usernames
- Slowking4
Affiliation/country
- Wikimedia DC; Wikisource Users Group
E-mail contact
- Slowking4(at)gmail,com
Session type
Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritises submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:
- Workshop to identify and try to solve problem
Length of session
If other than 20 minutes, specify how long
Supporting work
Optional:
- c:File:UploadingImagesHandout.pdf
- c:File:Wikimedia Commons web.pdf
- c:Commons:Pattypan
- w:Category:No local image but image on Wikidata
- w:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs
- w:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of people
- w:Category:Dead people
Requirements
The session will work best with these conditions:
- Room: overhead, etherpad
- Audience: 20
- Recording: ok