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30 October 2024, Ali Smith.

This month’s news and happenings including the latest research and events.

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News

Happy 12th Birthday, Wikidata! Whether you're a seasoned Wikidata editor or just starting out, we'd love to have you join the conversation! Join us for an online drop in and share what you've learned. Showcase what you're working on and pick up tips and tricks from the community. This is an open invitation for anyone in Australia or New Zealand—your insights and ideas are welcome!

Job Opportunities We are pleased to advise of two short-term contract opportunities as part of an exciting collaboration with the APNIC Foundation in Brisbane/Meanjin. We are looking for a Project Manager and a Digitisation Officer to support and deliver the digital preservation project of the Ian Peter Archive. Applications close 1 November 2024.

Rise of AI-Generated Content: The AI-Wikipedia ouroboros begins to devour itself - or does it?

A recent study estimates that approximately 4.36% of newly created English Wikipedia articles contain significant AI-generated content, a marked increase since the release of GPT-3.5. Read the article

How Australian places are represented on Wikipedia

Australian researchers have identified a notable bias towards urban areas in their recent analysis of over 35,000 Wikipedia entries related to Australian locations. In contrast, rural areas have received minimal coverage. The study also revealed that Wikipedia editors frequently clash over contentious topics, such as place names and historical events, often under-representing Indigenous histories. Read the report

Wikidata and Research Conference

The call for papers for the Wikidata and Research Conference is open. Scheduled for June 5-6, 2025, in Florence, Italy, the conference aims to explore and promote collaboration between academia and Wikimedia projects, with a specific focus on open data, collaborative research infrastructures, and research assessment. The deadline for paper submission is December 9, 2024. Apply now

Upcoming Events

• Online Wikidata Drop-In — Friday 1 November 2024
  Join us in celebrating Wikidata's 12th anniversary! Drop in to engage in exciting discussions about all things Wikidata. Your insights and ideas are welcome!
• Perth Meetup 84 — Saturday 2 November 2024
  A Wikimedia meetup at Maritime Day 2024, Fremantle Harbour.
• Introducing Wikipedia: A free online workshop - November 2024 — Wednesday 6 November 2024
  Learn how Wikipedia content is created
• Drop in and Wiki - November 2024 — Wednesday 6 November 2024
  Join us for a casual drop-in session, edit Wikipedia, and ask us anything!
• The joys and challenges of Wikipedia for Mongolia — Saturday 9 November 2024
  Celebrate Wikipedia Asian Month with Wikimedia Australia
• Online Community Meeting - November 2024 — Wednesday 13 November 2024
  The Australian Wikimedia community meets monthly. Attendance, questions, or discussion points are welcome from anyone!
• WikiCon Australia 2024 - Adelaide — Saturday 23 November 2024
  2024 Australian Wikimedian Conference
• Using Wikiversity and WikiLearn for teaching and learning — Thursday 28 November 2024
  Join us for the latest webinar in our Wiki workshops for educators series.

Other things from around the web

• Public Good Superstars: A Lab-in-the-Field Study of Wikipedia, Stefan Bechtold, The Economic Journal
• Wikimedia data for AI: a review of Wikimedia datasets for NLP tasks and AI-assisted editing - Wikimedia Foundation & Huggingface
• Wikisource for Librarians - LiASA, YouTube
• Don’t be a dinosaur; or, the benefits of open culture - Creative commons
• Photographs on Flickr from the Library of Congress Collections: Flickr Exposure/Impact Report (2024) - Library of Congress
• Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you’re one of these three types - The Conversation