Wikidata Summer Institute | Online, June 2020 | data.wikiedu.org “For professionals in GLAM institutions who wish to embark and break through
traditional information descriptive work, the Wiki Education courses can lead the way.” - Jackie Shieh, Descriptive Data Management Librarian at Smithsonian Libraries Have you been interested in joining our online Wikidata training but don’t have access to professional development funds right now? We’ve extended the registration deadline and opened up financial aid for our 3-week Wikidata course this June! Wiki Education’s financial aid form allows you to select a percentage of our course fee based on a sliding scale. I hope you will join our Wikidata Summer Institute this June 1st-18th and learn how to ... - expand the reach of library collections - reveal new insights about collection data - change your approach to teaching information literacy - build linked data capacity for your institution - and more! Register by Friday May 29th at data.wikiedu.org to join Participants in Wiki Education's online training will meet virtually to learn how to use, as well as contribute to, the global data repository that is Wikidata. Our Summer Institute is an immersive three-week experience and includes two one-hour synchronous sessions with our Wikidata experts each week, as well as access to hands-on support, technical training, and institutional project guidance. We also just announced the dates and times for our July Wikidata Summer Institute: visit data.wikiedu.org to learn more. Cheers, Samantha _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Samantha Weald saman...@wikiedu.org Wiki Education learn.wikiedu.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
