Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons (Alternative names for this keyword)
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Wikimedia Commons is included as keyword or extra keyword in 1 datasets, 1 tools and 4 publications.

Datasets

Dataset	Size	Language	Description
Wlm-2011-dataset	5 MB	Multilingual	wlm-2011-dataset is a dataset for Wiki Loves Monuments 2011. It contains metadata of all the images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons from September 1 to September 30, 2011, during the Wiki Loves Monuments 2011 photo contest.

Tools

Tool	Operating System(s)	Language(s)	Programming language(s)	License	Description	Image
Catdown	GNU/Linux	English	PHP		Catdown is a tool to download images in Wikimedia Commons categories.

Publications

Title	Author(s)	Published in	Language	DateThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Abstract	R	C
Wiki Loves Monuments 2011: the experience in Spain and reflections regarding the diffusion of cultural heritage	Emilio J. Rodríguez-Posada Ángel González Berdasco Jorge A. Sierra Canduela Santiago Navarro Sanz Tomás Saorín-Pérez	Digithum	Spanish Catalan English	May 2012	Wikipedia came into being in cyberspace. Its early years were marked by asynchronous work by users located all over the world who hardly ever related on a personal level outside the net. With time, some of the volunteers met at what were called wikimeetups, encounters initially aimed at tightening bonds which did not bring about any direct improvement to the project content. Face-to-face initiatives later took place that involved not just volunteers but also cultural entities. The most recent event and the one with the greatest impact was Wiki Loves Monuments 2011, a competition to photograph monuments in 18 European countries, including Spain. The high level of participation led to 160,000 photographs of monuments being taken, with Spain occupying the third place in terms of number of photographs. In this paper we explore the origins, implementation, development and results of Wiki Loves Monuments. The success of the 2011 edition and requests from other countries has led to organization of Wiki Loves Monuments 2012, which will be held at the global level.	3	0
Wikipedia Lover, Not a Hater: Harnessing Wikipedia to Increase the Discoverability of Library Resources	Danielle Elder R. Niccole Westbrook Michele Reilly	Journal of Web Librarianship	English	2012	During the spring of 2010, the University of Houston Libraries Digital Services Department began an initiative to promote existing and upcoming collections in the University of Houston Digital Library and drive traffic to the online repository. Spurred by an OCLC report (De Rosa et al. 2005) that only two percent of college and university students began research by consulting library resources, University of Houston Digital Services staff sought to add content from the University of Houston Digital Library to Wikipedia in order to insert primary source digital materials into the research workflow of students and faculty. As a result, referrals from Wikipedia to the University of Houston Digital Library have increased significantly and the pilot project is now the basis for an ongoing University of Houston Digital Services program. The structure and direction of the pilot project were a collaborative effort between University of Houston Digital Services staff and a University of North Texas Library and Information Science intern participating in the University of Houston Digital Services Digital Library Internship Program. Through this case study the authors cover the evolution of the University of Houston Digital Services Wikipedia pilot project and its growth into a permanent program. The authors also outline the workflows and procedures of the project and describes in detail the challenges and successes of the pilot Wikipedia project at University of Houston Digital Services. Included are lessons learned for libraries and cultural institutions interested in establishing a similar program.	0	1
Bancos de imágenes para proyectos enciclopédicos: el caso de Wikimedia Commons	Tomás Saorín-Pérez Juan-Antonio Pastor-Sánchez	El profesional de la información	Spanish	2011	This paper presents the characteristics and functionalities of the Wikimedia Commons image databank shared by all Wikipedia projects. The process of finding images and ilustrating Wikipedia articles is also explained, along with how to add images to the bank. The role of cultural institutions in promoting free and open cultural heritage content is highlighted. Se presenta la naturaleza y función del banco de imágenes Wikimedia Commons para los proyectos de enciclopedias colaborativas. Se analiza el proceso de localización de imágenes y su uso para ilustrar un artículo en Wikipedia, así como la colaboración incorporando imágenes al banco. Se hace especial referencia a las políticas de liberación de patrimonio cultural desde las instituciones culturales.	5	1
Enriching Wikimedia Commons: A Virtuous Circle	Erik Möller	Wikimedia blog	English Spanish	27 January 2010		0	0