Wikimedia Australia

Latest revision as of 05:09, 26 April 2024

Wikimedia Australia is the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation.
We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.

1Lib1Ref 2024
All it takes is One Librarian, One Reference

What's on!

Upcoming Events:

Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024
Wikipedia content is created and edited worldwide by volunteer contributors - come and learn how
Drop in and Wiki - May 2024 — Wednesday 1 May 2024
Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything!
Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 — Friday 3 May 2024
Happening in Tallinn, Estonia, 3rd to 5th May 2024

See more events. See also the full calendar, and list of past events.

Latest News

WikiCon Australia 2024

19 April 2024

WikiCon Australia is set to come to Adelaide in 2024

ANZSI-CSU SICS-Wikimedia Australia Partner Project Update

16 April 2024

Identifying and filling gaps in library and information science (LIS)-related content on Wikimedia platforms

Wikipedia Citation Needed AI Tool

9 April 2024

A Chrome extension for finding citations in Wikipedia by using ChatGPT

Read more on our News page, or subscribe to our mailing list and follow our social media for updates.

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