GLAM Wiki 2023/Program/Understanding the Impact of Image Contributions to Commons
 ID: 2242
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Understanding the Impact of Image Contributions to Commons | ||
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| Facilitators/Speakers: Virginia Poundstone, Fiona Romeo | Time block: Afternoon | Beginning: 13:45 | |
| Location: 410 | Duration: 1 hr 45 min | ||
| Description:
Historically, the Wikimedia Foundation has provided minimal support to affiliates and the wider movement for impact data and metrics. This limited support often pushed affiliates and the movement to find their own solutions, with multiple affiliates and volunteers making their own tools, data backups, and visualizations. We now have inconsistent definitions of impact metrics, gaps and errors in the data, and tools that can’t scale or be consistently maintained. These issues have been repeatedly highlighted by the GLAM Wiki community. The absence of reliable tools and data can make it difficult for Wikimedians in Residence, affiliates, and GLAM professionals to access the resources they need to continue, or increase, their contributions to Wikimedia projects. But the Wikimedia movement needs these partnerships in order to address the significant visual knowledge gaps on our projects. In this session, we will come together to build a shared understanding of what metrics matter most for Wikimedia Commons contributors, with a particular focus on culture and heritage. Part I: Three invited perspectives on the need for improved Commons metrics: an affiliate, a partner, and a Wiki Loves campaign organizer Part II: The Foundation’s work-in-progress on Commons metrics Part III: Going beyond views—what are the new metrics you need to understand your impact? (interactive prioritization exercise)
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Experience level: Intermediate | ||
| Keywords: Partnership building (GLAM Wiki collaborations, etc.), Tech, platforms & tools | |||
| Notes: #GLAMWiki232242 | |||
| Next session: Using the Campaign Product Event Registration Tools | |||