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Wikimedia UK is the UK charity for the global Wikimedia movement. Its vision is of a more tolerant, informed and democratic society; committed to open knowledge and free access, not just in the UK but on a global scale. In this resource, Wikimedia UK provides a ‘how to guide’ on Editathons — its tried and tested method of teaching people to edit Wikipedia and upload images to Wikimedia Commons.
The Queer Heritage and Collections Network (QHCN) was founded in May 2020 to increase the understanding of, access to and engagement with LGBTQ+ heritage, and has more than 70 institutional members across the UK. The network has used Google Workspace products — Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Forms — as a remote collaboration tool to help share knowledge, skills, expertise and best practice across the network and to facilitate online activities with a variety of audiences.
In 2022/23 Inverclyde Community Development Trust recruited volunteers to take part in Digital Heritage Research groups across Inverclyde (Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock) to uncover heritage gaps relating to Inverclyde’s history on Wikipedia and/or improve what’s already there. With Wikipedia training from Wikimedia professionals, volunteers had the opportunity to be involved in: research, creating and editing Wikipedia entries and sharing Inverclyde’s stories.
Published: 2023
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