Resources

Wikimedia Australia support people and organisations in contributing to Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training, and partnerships.

Useful links and resources for training

An Introduction to Wikipedia: A Free Online Course Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. But it can be difficult to know where to start. To help you answer these questions and truly get started, there’s a new online course you can follow at your own pace called An Introduction to Wikipedia.

Wikipedia Training Guides Wikimedia Australia partnered with Franklin Women and The Leadership Film to present More Than A Day, 10 easy-to-follow videos to guide you through creating a Wikipedia account and how to edit your first Wikipedia article.

GLAMR Training Program Wikimedia Australia has developed a special four-part training program for GLAMR organisations in our region. We can either offer this training to your staff or you can download the following resources and either undertake the training yourself or guide your team.

Using Wikidata

How to get started with Wikidata Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. Launched in 2012, Wikidata acts as central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wiktionary, Wikisource, and others.

Using Wikimedia Commons

How to get started with Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making freely licensed media available to everyone. You can upload images, audio, PDF files, and video to Wikimedia Commons, as long as you own them.

Useful links and resources for First Nations

My Experience as First Nations Wikipedian in Residence In 2023, Bianca Valentino undertook the role of First Nations Wikipedian in Residence at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) in collaboration with Wikimedia Australia.

Wikimedia Australia and First Nations Metadata: ATSILIRN Protocols for Description and Access A discussion paper by Kirsten Thorpe, Nathan Sentance, and Lauren Booker, on how the Wikimedia movement could better support First Nations content, data, and contributors on Wikimedia platforms and beyond. ATSILIRN.

First Nations Resources A collection of resources around how to most culturally appropriately write about First Nations content on our platforms.

Wikimedia Australia ICIP and IDSov A partnership to provide Wikimedia Australia, its members, and partners with a clear framework for responsibly engaging with and supporting First Nations Peoples and communities.

Resources for Higher Education Training

Using Wikipedia in Australian Higher Education Wikimedia Australia's partnerships with Australian higher education institutions has supported research into the use of Wikimedia platforms in the sector.

Resources for Researchers and Wikimedians in Residence

Publications Submissions and publications from Wikimedia Australia to advocate for our members, the broader Australian community and partner organisations.

Applying for a Wikimedia in Residence Program Resources for Residencies. Wikimedians can be hosted by universities, research organisations, museums and libraries to work across any Wikimedia platform in a variety of roles.

Resources for Open Access and Copyright

Navigating Copyright When contributing to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons or Wikimedia platforms, Australians must comply with Australian copyright laws as well as international laws.

Open Access Articles, news and events about Wikimedia Australia's work in open access and creation and promotion of Free Cultural Works.

Choosing Creative Commons licenses Creative Commons licences provide a way for copyright owners to grant permission to reuse their creative work