Wikipedia:GLAM/NHMandSM/8th Month Report

Projects delivered within the past month

• Worked with the Office for National Statistics to add 41 infographics to Wikimedia Commons with more existing graphics and future content to be added.

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  Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 2001-2011
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  Effects of tax and benefits on household income in the UK 2011 - 2012
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  English language proficiency in England and Wales
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  Civil servants employed in the UK in 2013
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  Profile of Wales

• Completed the mammals gallery of the multilingual virtual museum for the Natural History Museum.

• Met with the Royal Society of Chemistry to organise a Women in Chemistry editathon

• Organised a Women in Natural History editathon at London Zoo

A brief outline of how the projects delivered link with the general objectives of the residency, and the Wikimedia UK’s mission

• Understanding of Wikimedia
• The contributions that institutions can make to open licensing and mechanics of doing so
• Teaching people to edit Wikipedia

Projects in development

• Presentation and training event at the Ctrl Alt Change conference.
• Editathon with Imperial students at the Natural History Museum
• Training for Office for National Statistics staff to work with Wikimedia community and to add content to Wikimedia Commons.
• Women in Natural History editathon at London Zoo

Planned projects

• A study on the effect of open licensing at the museum