Wikipedia:GLAM/New Zealand Wikipedian at Large

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File:Kiwi mark.svgDr Mike Dickison was New Zealand Wikipedian at Large from July 2018 through June 2019, funded by a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation to help New Zealand organisations and the people of New Zealand engage with Wikipedia and open knowledge.

During his term, he was a Wikipedian in Residence for 2–6 weeks in organisations ranging from museums to nature reserves, from Auckland to Dunedin, training staff and helping them use their expertise to improve Wikipedia and make images, text, and video freely usable by the public. He also worked with the volunteer Wikipedia community, organising meetups and running public workshops and edit-a-thons.

Contact him:

Email Mike at {{NoSpam|giantflightlessbirds|gmail.com}}
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Calendar

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2–27 July 2018

|Auckland

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Moving biology type specimens and recently-photographed land vertebrates to Commons
Set up Wiki-PCAP to improve Pacific Island culture articles with photos and audio/video
Sorting out categorisation and linking of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Auckland_Museum Auckland Museum images] in Commons
Running a Commons Wikiblitz for vertebrate images

30 July – 9 Aug, 14–17 Aug 2018

|Auckland

New Zealand Geographic

Negotiating with photographers to release photos to Commons
Wikipedia training for staff and freelance journalists
Improving web archive citation and testing Wikipedia referrals

10–13 Aug 2018

|Wellington

[https://conservationcommunicators.co.nz/programme/ Conservation Communicators] hui at Zealandia

Giving a short talk and workshop on Wikipedia
Organising a Sunday Wikibrunch

18–22 Aug 2018

|Auckland

Auckland Museum Wikiblitz
Kauri Dieback Wikiblitz
[https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/wikipedia-science-workshop-tickets-48863661527 Wikipedia science workshop]

25 Aug – 7 Sept 2018

|Dunedin

Otago Museum
Dodd-Walls Centre

Presenting at SPNHC conference
Public talk, Wikipedians meetup, and presentation to Museum staff on engaging with Wikimedia

8–28 Sept 2018

|Auckland

Landcare Research

Working with entomology and mycology collections staff
Releasing over 1000 Des Helmore images to Commons
NZ Fashion Museum Edit-a-thon and Helmore images Wikiblitz

1–5 Oct 2018

|Northland

Te Hiku Media, Kaitaia
Mission House, Kerikeri

Recording 150+ accurate pronunciations of Te Reo Māori
Public presentation on Wikipedia
Planning meetings with locals including Heritage New Zealand

6 Oct 2018

|Auckland

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Assisting with Art Week Wikipedia Tutorial

8–14 Oct 2018

|Wellington

Antistatic

Assisting with four [http://editforequity.nz/ Edit for Equity] edit-a-thons

16–18 Oct 2018

|Palmerston North

Wikipedia workshop for graduate students
Two presentations to Regional Council staff

19 Oct – 30 Nov 2018

|Wellington

Stout Research Centre for NZ Studies, Victoria University of Wellington

Talks at National Digital Forum and Wellington Archives
Presentations and workshops at Archives New Zealand, BRANZ, Forest & Bird.
Wikibrunch and "Wiki in the Pub" meetups for local Wikipedians

10–14 Nov 2018

|Melbourne

Wikimedia Australia meeting

Presenting on Critter of the Week at Melbourne meetup and Melbourne Museum

3–7 Dec 2018

|Invercargill

Department of Conservation kākāpō/takahē recovery team

Improving kākāpō and takahē articles, putting kākāpō into Wikidata

11–21 Dec 2018

|Wellington

Wellington City Archives

Adding historic public-domain photos to Commons
Completing Commons and Wikidata representation for Mayor of Wellington City
One-to-one staff training

9 Jan – 6 Feb 2019

|Wellington

Wikidata workshop
Wikipedia meetups and drinks
Editing events on threatened species, NZ comics and cartoons, Wellington Botanic Garden
Adding Alexander Turnbull Library authority list to Mix'n'Match

7–9 Feb 2019

|Hanmer Springs

[http://ento.org.nz/conferences/ New Zealand Entomological Society conference]

Conference Wikipedian

10–17 Feb 2019

|Dunedin

Otago Museum

Workshops for arts community on creating NZ artist articles

18–27 Feb 2019

|Wellington

Running public editing events on NZ libraries, threatened species, and adding photos to Commons

28 Feb – 2 Mar 2019

|Auckland

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Critter of the Week editathon

19–21 March 2019

|Palmerston North

Massey University

Talks and editing events for faculty and students

22 March – 8 April 2019

|Wellington

Talks and editing events
BioBlitz in Wellington Botanic Garden

10 April – 8 May 2019

|Dunedin

Otago Museum
University of Otago

Public editing events and public talks
Wikipedia presentations to local GLAM sector, University faculty, and students
Bulk upload of Otago Museum images to Commons

9 May – 9 June 2019

|Christchurch

University of Canterbury, Arts Digital lab
Christchurch Art Gallery

WikiEducation projects with university faculty and students
Presentation and workshops on getting NZ artists and writers into Wikipedia

10–26 June 2019

|Nelson

Nelson Provincial Museum

Public talks and an edit-a-thon
Creative Commons image uploads from the museum collections

28 June – 2 July 2019

|Bangkok, Thailand

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oAkCkklZci_yLLCVACvozxO7po3qRH8hUechul0XjUg/edit ESEAP Strategy Summit]

Regional meetup to discuss coordination of Wikimedia projects

Media

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I'm happy to talk to media for a story about Wikipedia. Email above, bio and background information [http://www.giantflightlessbirds.com/about/ here]. Pick any publicity photos you like from the gallery at Category: Mike Dickison. Note that these photos are free to use, provided you credit the photographer by name (i.e.: not "Wikipedia" or "supplied").

Here's a selection of media coverage: see monthly reports for all.

Ryan, Kathryn. (25 May 2018). "[http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018646467/new-zealand-s-new-wikipedian-at-large New Zealand's New Wikipedian-at-Large]" (audio). RNZ Nine to Noon. (Radio interview.)
Wikimedia GLAM Newsletter (June 2018). [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2018/Contents/New_Zealand_report "New Zealand Report: A New Zealand Wikipedian at Large"].
Easther, Elisabeth. (Sept 2018). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20181020053036/https://www.noted.co.nz/tech/nzs-first-wikipedian-at-large-mike-dickison/ Mr Wiki: Mike Dickison is New Zealand’s first Wikipedian-at-Large]". North and South, p.18
Macdonald, Nikki. (20 Oct 2018). "[https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/107843619/National-Portrait-Mike-Dickison-conservationist-and-Wikipedian National Portrait: Mike Dickison, conservationist and Wikipedian]". Dominion Post, p.C3
Macdonald, Nikki. (10 Nov 2018). "[https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108115313/the-mayoral-mistress-the-streaker-or-the-cat?rm=a Who is Wiki-worthy?]". Dominion Post, p. A8.
Graham-McLay, Charlotte. (17 Nov 2018). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/world/australia/new-zealand-wikipedia-saturday-profile.html From Encyclopedic Collector to ‘Wikipedian-at-Large’ in New Zealand]". New York Times, A6
Ryan, Kathryn. (20 Dec 2018). "[https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018676435/nz-s-wikipedian-is-he-winning-the-battle-for-content NZ's Wikipedian: is he winning the battle for content?]" (audio). RNZ Nine to Noon. (Radio interview.)
Hancock, Farah. (10 July 2019). "[https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/07/10/674920/the-travelling-wikipedia-salesperson# The travelling Wikipedia salesperson.]" Newsroom.