State Library of Queensland

Latest revision as of 01:47, 14 December 2023

The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has been an active partner with Wikimedia Australia since 2010.

Early Collaborations

One of the initial major collaborations in Wikimedia Australia's history involved assisting the State Library of Queensland in uploading thousands of images from their collection to Wikimedia Commons.

Thousands of Images Donated

The news of this groundbreaking partnership made national news, and a large banner reading "Thank you, State Library of Queensland" was prominently featured on Wikipedia.

The donation included 50,000 out-of-copyright images, marking one of the largest contributions to Wikimedia Commons at the time. These images have since been utilized over 5,000 times in articles across English Wikipedia. Explore the images on Wikimedia Commons here.

Since then, various programs have been initiated to enrich Wikipedia content, including encouraging Queensland Public Libraries to contribute and share their communities' places, people, and stories through Wikimedia projects.

Wikipedian in Residence Projects

2016

The State Library of Queensland established the First World War Wikipedian in Residence program in 2016. This program aimed to narrate the story of World War I in Queensland using the library's extensive collections. Throughout 2016, three resident Wikipedians hosted events, created pages and categories, assisted the public, and provided training to SLQ staff:

February to April 2016: Kerry Raymond
April to August 2016: Mrsinna
August to November 2016: Craig Franklin

2023

In 2023, as part of The Record: Australian Music On Wikipedia project, SLQ hosted Bianca Valentino as the First Nations Wikipedian In Residence. Bianca utilized the library archives to enhance content related to First Nations music.

Announcing First Nations Wikipedian In Residence A partnership with Australia Council for the Arts and State Library of Queensland

My Experience as First Nations Wikipedian in Residence Bianca Valentino explored First Nations music at State Library of Queensland

Other SLQ Wikimedia Programs

In 2012, SLQ supported editors visiting regional towns Tambo and Quilpie, conducting editing workshops using existing stub articles.
Since 2017, SLQ has actively participated in #1Lib1Ref, adding an impressive 1,000 new citations to Wikipedia.
The 2018 Wikidata Tour Down Under started at the State Library of Queensland.
In 2017, the QWiki Club was initiated, a monthly Wikipedia editing club building on the success of the #1lib1ref campaign.
Contributions have been made to Wikisource (WikiProject_SLQ).

Events

1Lib1Ref SLQ 15 May 2019 — Wednesday 15 May 2019
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1Lib1Ref SLQ 23 May 2019 — Thursday 23 May 2019
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1Lib1Ref SLQ 30 May 2019 — Thursday 30 May 2019
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1Lib1Ref SLQ 5 June 2019 — Wednesday 5 June 2019
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Q Wiki at SLQ (October 2019) — Thursday 31 October 2019
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Find a comprehensive list of all SLQ Wikimedia events here.

Dashboards

Explore all Dashboards and Statistics related to the State Library of Queensland.

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-'''State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has partnered with Wikimedia Australia on a number of events since 2010.'''
-One of the first major collaborations in [[History|Wikimedia Australia's history]] was assisting the State Library of Queensland uploading thousands of [[commons:Category:Images_from_the_State_Library_of_Queensland|images from their collection to Wikimedia Commons]].
+The '''State Library of Queensland (SLQ)''' has been an active partner with Wikimedia Australia since 2010.
-== Thousands of Images Donated ==
+== Early Collaborations ==
-The news of the first SLQ Wikimedia partnership made [https://www.smh.com.au/technology/states-history-leaked-to-wikimedia-20101223-196ie.html national news], and a large banner reading "Thank you, State Library of Queensland" was featured on the top of Wikipedia.
+One of the initial major collaborations in [[History|Wikimedia Australia's history]] involved assisting the State Library of Queensland in uploading thousands of [[commons:Category:Images_from_the_State_Library_of_Queensland|images from their collection to Wikimedia Commons]].
-The donation consisted of 50,000 out of copyright images, which was one of the largest donations to Wikimedia Commons at the time, and the images have now been used [https://glamtools.toolforge.org/glamorous.php?doit=1&category=Images+from+the+State+Library+of+Queensland&use_globalusage=1 over 5,000 times on articles across English Wikipedia]. You can browse the images [[commons:Category:Images_from_the_State_Library_of_Queensland|on Wikimedia Commons here.]]
+=== Thousands of Images Donated ===
+The news of this groundbreaking partnership made [https://www.smh.com.au/technology/states-history-leaked-to-wikimedia-20101223-196ie.html national news], and a large banner reading "Thank you, State Library of Queensland" was prominently featured on Wikipedia.
-Since then, we have found many ways to add content to Wikipedia, and run programs encouraging Queensland Public Libraries to do the same, with a common aim to get Queensland communities to share their places, people and stories with the world through the Wikimedia projects.
+The donation included 50,000 out-of-copyright images, marking one of the largest contributions to Wikimedia Commons at the time. These images have since been utilized [https://glamtools.toolforge.org/glamorous.php?doit=1&category=Images+from+the+State+Library+of+Queensland&use_globalusage=1 over 5,000 times in articles across English Wikipedia]. Explore the images [[commons:Category:Images_from_the_State_Library_of_Queensland|on Wikimedia Commons here.]]
-[[File:Staff of State Library of Queensland and Wikimedian Kerry Raymond February 2017.jpg|thumb|State Library of Queensland staff and Wikimedian Kerry Raymond gather to celebrate reaching 1000 citations during the #1lib1ref campaign 2017.]]
+Since then, various programs have been initiated to enrich Wikipedia content, including encouraging Queensland Public Libraries to contribute and share their communities' places, people, and stories through Wikimedia projects.
+[[File:Staff of State Library of Queensland and Wikimedian Kerry Raymond February 2017.jpg|thumb|State Library of Queensland staff and Wikimedian Kerry Raymond celebrate reaching 1000 citations during the #1lib1ref campaign in 2017.]]
 == Wikipedian in Residence Projects ==
 === 2016 ===
-The [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland/First_World_War_Wikipedian_in_Residence|First World War Wikipedian in Residence]] program was established in 2016 by the State Library of Queensland to tell the story of World War I in Queensland underpinned by the rich collections of the library and their affiliated GLAM organisations.
+The State Library of Queensland established the [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland/First_World_War_Wikipedian_in_Residence|First World War Wikipedian in Residence]] program in 2016. This program aimed to narrate the story of World War I in Queensland using the library's extensive collections. Throughout 2016, three resident Wikipedians hosted events, created pages and categories, assisted the public, and provided training to SLQ staff:
-The program had three resident Wikipedians across 2016, who hosted events, created new pages and categories, assisted members of the public, and trained SLQ staff on editing:
 * February to April 2016: Kerry Raymond
 * April to August 2016: Mrsinna
-* August 2016 to November 2016: Craig Franklin
+* August to November 2016: Craig Franklin
-[[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland/First_World_War_Wikipedian_in_Residence|Read more about this project on Wikipedia GLAM]] and you can also [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Case_studies/SLQ_WW1_Wikipedian_in_Residence read the project case study here].
+[[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland/First_World_War_Wikipedian_in_Residence|Read more about this project on Wikipedia GLAM]] and access the [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Case_studies/SLQ_WW1_Wikipedian_in_Residence project case study].
 === 2023 ===
-In 2023, as part of [[The Record: Australian Music On Wikipedia]] project, SLQ hosted [[Bianca Valentino]] as [[Announcing our First Nations Wikipedian In Residence|First Nations Wikipedian In Residence]], using the library archives to improve content around First Nations music.
+In 2023, as part of [[The Record: Australian Music On Wikipedia]] project, SLQ hosted [[Bianca Valentino]] as the [[Announcing our First Nations Wikipedian In Residence|First Nations Wikipedian In Residence]]. Bianca utilized the library archives to enhance content related to First Nations music.
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-== Other SLQ Wikimedia programs ==
+== Other SLQ Wikimedia Programs ==
-* In 2012, SLQ supported two editors to visit regional towns Tambo and Quilpie, and hold an editings workshops. They used already existing stub articles about the towns as a medium for learning about editing.
+* In 2012, SLQ supported editors visiting regional towns Tambo and Quilpie, conducting editing workshops using existing stub articles.
-* State Library of Queensland have taken part in [[1Lib1Ref|#1Lib1Ref]] since 2017 when they added an impressive 1,000 new citations to Wikipedia.
+* Since 2017, SLQ has actively participated in [[1Lib1Ref|#1Lib1Ref]], adding an impressive 1,000 new citations to Wikipedia.
-* The [[officialwiki:Wikidata_Tour_Down_Under_(2018)/Wikidata_and_GLAM_SLQ|2018 Wikidata Tour Down Under]] started on Tuesday 11 September 2018 at State Library of Queensland
+* The [[officialwiki:Wikidata_Tour_Down_Under_(2018)/Wikidata_and_GLAM_SLQ|2018 Wikidata Tour Down Under]] started at the State Library of Queensland.
-* In 2017 they also started [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland/QWiki_Club_2017|QWiki Club]], a monthly Wikipedia editing club established to build on the success of the #1lib1ref campaign.
+* In 2017, the [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland/QWiki_Club_2017|QWiki Club]] was initiated, a monthly Wikipedia editing club building on the success of the #1lib1ref campaign.
-* They have also [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_SLQ made contributions to Wikisource].
+* Contributions have been made to Wikisource [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_SLQ (WikiProject_SLQ)].
 == Events ==
 {{event list|where = keywords HOLDS 'State Library of Queensland'}}
-A list of all other SLQ Wikimedia events [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland|can be found here]].
+Find a comprehensive list of all SLQ Wikimedia events [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland|here]].
 == Dashboards ==
+Explore all [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/explore?search=State+Library+of+Queensland Dashboards and Statistics] related to the State Library of Queensland.
-* View all [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/explore?search=State+Library+of+Queensland Dashboards and Statistics]  for the State Library of Queensland.
 == Further Reading ==
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 * [https://wittylama.com/2012/03/18/training-in-the-australian-outback-photo-essay/ Training in the Australian Outback – Photo essay] - 18 March 2012
 * Mulatiningsih, Bekti, Raunik, Anna, & Partridge, Helen L. (2012) [https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54264/ User participation in the categorisation of the State Library of Queensland digital image collections: characteristics, motivations and experiences]. In ''International Conference and Workshop 'Making You Know''', 2012-10-18 - 2012-10-19
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