Wikidata Tour Down Under (2018)/Wikidata and GLAM SLQ

DATE AND TIME

Tue. 11 September 2018 9:00 am – 11:00 am AEST

REGISTER HERE

LOCATION

State Library of Queensland Auditorium 2, level 2 South Brisbane, QLD 4101

PROGRAM

Wikidata is a linked, open, and structured knowledge database that is usable and friendly for both people and computers. Wikidata provides a common source of data in many languages that can be used by anyone, under a public domain license. It contains various data types, for example text, images, quantities, coordinates and dates.

This one-off session brings together leading Wikidata expert Andy Mabbett, visiting our shores from the UK, and an audience of GLAM professionals for an accessible and engaging introduction to Wikidata and its relationship to the GLAMscape. Andy's presentation will cover:

• What is Wikidata?
• Why does the GLAM sector need to know about this?
• Who verifies the quality of Wikidata?
• How can my organisation contribute and how will this data be used?

Date: Tuesday 11 September 2018 Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am

Registration: from 9:00am Presentation: 9:30am - 10:30am Light Refreshments: 10:30 - 11:00am Where: Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland

PRESENTER

Andy Mabbett hails from Birmingham, England, and has been a Wikipedia editor (as User:Pigsonthewing) since 2003 and involved with Wikidata since its inception in 2012. His experience includes Wikimedian in Residence roles with GLAMs such as:

• ORCID (ongoing)
• TED
• The Royal Society of Chemistry
• The Physiological Society
• The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group
• Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum
• Queen Street Mill
• The New Art Gallery Walsall
• Ikon Gallery
• Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service
• Wildscreen/ARKive

Andy has given presentations about Wikimedia projects on five continents. He is also the author of three books on the rock band Pink Floyd. Find Andy on Twitter @pigsonthewing or via his blog Pigsonthewing.

This presentation will be followed by a hands on workshop facilitated by Andy where you can get your hands on Wikidata, learn how to edit and work on improving Queensland datasets. Register for the workshop via Eventbrite.

State Library of Queensland acknowledges Wikimedia Australia for their generous support of this event.

If you are unable to attend this event please advise us via email at discovery@slq.qld.gov.au or phone 07 3842 9327 as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. State Library films, records and photographs events for use in marketing and communications. If you do not wish to be filmed, recorded or photographed please advise State Library staff upon your arrival.

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