The GLAM Underground

.ical

10-30, 21:40–21:50 (UTC), Room 2

Exploring the ubiquitous cultural institutions beneath our feet. A look at cemeteries and the historical lives they commemorate, as interpreted through GIS and Wikidata, as well as narrative sister projects.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Cemeteries_User_Group
http://www.cemeteries.wiki/
https://wikispore.wmflabs.org/wiki/Bio_Spore

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Link to notes –

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2021-TheGLAMUnderground

What will the participants take away from this session? –

An understanding of the state of cemeteries on Wikidata, their geographical representation, and the scope of the Wiki Cemeteries User Group, as well as .opportunities for more sister project connections.

Language –

English

Recording –

Yes

Yamen

Wikimedian from Tunisia.
Co-founder of Wikimedia Tunisia
Co-founder and board member of Wiki World Heritage UG.

This speaker also appears in:

• Wikidata a starting point to generate mobile applications for Museums
• From QRPedia to AudioQRPedia : how to improve QRPedia using Wikidata

Richard Knipel (User:Pharos)

Richard Knipel has served as Wikimedian in Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, developing Wikidata and other projects there, as well as various wider GLAM projects through Wikimedia NYC.

This speaker also appears in:

• Improving Women's Biographies through Wikidata - Experiences from Women in Red and the Smithsonian Institution
• Crafting Communities
• The Met Museum's Work with Wikidata and Structured Data on Commons