Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/Uganda Society at 100 years
The Uganda Society, established in 1923, was formerly known as the Uganda Literary and Scientific Society and later adopted its current name in 1933. This organization was founded with the primary objectives of promoting literary and scientific knowledge among individuals interested in Uganda and establishing a permanent institution to fulfill this purpose.
The Society celebrated 100 years in October 1923 and GLAM-Wiki will be commemorating this milestone by adding information about its past leaders, publications and images to Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.
Objective
[edit]The project will be carried out 3 phases but at the end, these are the associated aims :
- Increase the information about the Uganda Society on various Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata & Wikipedia ;
- Increase the quality of new and existing content on the said entities on the given platforms ;
- Upskill the contributors in using QuickStatements for mass uploads on Wikidata as well as how to profile cultural organizations and publications on Wikipedia;
- Create visibility for the user group’s GLAM project , the user group in general, the individual contributors and the entities profiled among others ;
- Create a sense of ownership for Ugandan-related content
Day 1 Programme
[edit]| Time | Activities | Lead(s) |
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration and Welcome
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| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Introduction to GLAM-Wiki and the Uganda Society
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| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Training Session 1 - Wikipedia Editing Basics
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| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Morning Break | |
| 10:45 am - 12:15 pm | Training Session 2 - Wikidata and QuickStatements
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| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Hands-on Editing Session 1 - Wikipedia Articles
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| 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Afternoon Break | |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Hands-on Editing Session 2 - Wikidata Uploads
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| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Closing Session
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Day 1 Participants
[edit]| No. | Name | Organisation | Username |
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| 1 | Micheal Kaluba | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Micheal Kaluba |
| 2 | Macholi Chris Benard | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Macholi |
| 3 | Alice Kibombo | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | AKibombo |
| 4 | Margaret Kabanda | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Pine12k |
| 5 | Evalyn Mulungi | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | MEvalyn |
| 6 | Atukwatse Wartson | The Uganda Society | Wartson |
| 7 | Nankinga Caroline | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Cn22760 |
Day 2 Programme
[edit]| Time | Activities | Lead(s) |
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration and Welcome | |
| 8ː30 am - 9ː30 am | Categorization of Wikipedia Articles | |
| 9ː30 am - 10ː30 am | Creating More Wikipedia Articles | |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Morning Break | |
| 10ː45 am - 11ː15 am | Finalizing the Pending Wikipedia Articles | |
| 11ː15 am - 12ː15 am | Cleaning Wikidata and Visualization of the Timeline | |
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1ː15 pm - 2ː30 pm | Publication and Promotional Planning for the Project |
Link to dashboard
[edit]Experience and challenges
[edit]- A number of images were deleted for no not really clear reasons, we feel that the criteria for deletion was applied selectively and the decision not really explained well and yet other images were not deleted (See example 1,example 2, sample response)
- Most of the crucial information could only be obtained verbally as we had to rely on the curator ;
- The age and conditions of some of the sources was not really good and we therefore could not use them.
- We attempted to create new categories as per Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons guidelines but they were contested and this may make finding information a challenge (see communication here)
Achievements
[edit]- Creation of new categories which made finding some information relatively easy (See outcomes below) ;.
- Editors involved were introduced and trained on how to use Quick Statements and mass uploads of data.
- Editors learnt how to use mobile phone photography to take quality images.
- A partnership with a key GLAM-Wiki partner was established.
- The partnership established gave us access to not-easy-to find resources and information.
- Working with a smaller team ensured that we had less administrative work to do ;
Outcomes
[edit]- At least 14 images of past presidents were added to Wikimedia Commons and were used to improve existing articles. Follow this link to Wikimedia Commons Category : The Uganda Society
- At least 10 new articles were created on English Wikipedia while others were improved by adding an image. Follow this link to Wikipedia Category : Presidents of the Uganda Society
- At least 32 unique items were created on Wikidata to satisfy the elected position of president of the Uganda Society. Follow this link to the query for results on Wikidata