Congratulations to WMSE On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 12:51 AM Colette Guébo <yao.mariecole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations to the Wikimedia Sverige team. it's super cool. > > Best regards. > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 3:12 PM Rajeeb Dutta <marajoz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Congratulations John and Wikimedia Sverige team!! Looking forward to >> contribute to these amazing projects. >> >> Cheers, >> Rajeeb(Marajozkee) >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On 28-Mar-2019, at 8:28 PM, Lane Rasberry <l...@bluerasberry.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Congratulations. I am excited especially for the "Bibliographical data >> on >> > Wikidata" part, where my university and many other universities around >> the >> > world will join you in collaboration. I expect that what Wikimedia >> > Sverige does in this space will set global precedent for how everyone in >> > research publishes and shares research. This is very good news and I >> will >> > look for an opportunity to collaborate in research and Wikidata content >> > curation. >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 10:12 AM Stacy Allison-Cassin < >> sacas...@yorku.ca> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> To echo everyone else, congratulations! These projects sound amazing >> and >> >> I'm really looking forward to the results. >> >> Stacy >> >> >> >> Stacy Allison-Cassin, MMus, MISt, PhD Cand. >> >> >> >> Associate Librarian >> >> >> >> York University Libraries >> >> >> >> >> >> *York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional >> territory of >> >> many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care >> taken by >> >> the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the >> Huron-Wendat, >> >> and the Métis. It is now home to many Indigenous peoples. We >> acknowledge >> >> the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First >> Nation. >> >> This territory is subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt >> Covenant, >> >> an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.* >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Wikidata <wikidata-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of >> John >> >> Andersson <john.anders...@wikimedia.se> >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:31 AM >> >> *To:* wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org; g...@lists.wikimedia.org; >> >> cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch; wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> *Subject:* [Wikidata] Wikimedia Sverige receives a total of USD 500, >> 000+ >> >> in funding for three new projects, and a cost reduction of USD 30, >> 000/year >> >> >> >> >> >> Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of three new grants >> >> totaling around USD 500,000. We hope to work with many of you as part >> of >> >> these projects. If you are interested in getting involved or receiving >> >> updates please let me know. >> >> >> >> Furthermore, the chapter also has a new heavily subsidized agreement >> for >> >> our office space. >> >> >> >> Project 1: Wikispeech – The Speech Data Collector >> >> >> >> The first project is a continuation of the Wikispeech[1] project, a >> >> text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts written text into speech. >> From >> >> September 2019 to April 2021 we aim to finalize building the MediaWiki >> >> extension and to build tools to collect speech data to add >> pronunciations >> >> to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikidata and to add more languages to the >> >> text-to-speech solution. The tools should also be possible to use for >> oral >> >> citations. >> >> >> >> The work happens in partnership with the Royal Technical Institute, >> STTS >> >> (a language processing company), Mozilla Foundation, Wikimedia >> Deutschland >> >> and the Swedish Dyslexia Association. >> >> >> >> As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): >> >> >> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikispeech_–_Talresursinsamlaren_2019/Ansökan >> >> >> >> Project 2: Wikipedia in Libraries >> >> >> >> From 2019 to 2020 Wikimedia Sverige, together with the National >> Library of >> >> Sweden, will develop an online training module for Swedish librarians >> >> focused around free knowledge and the Wikimedia platforms. This will >> be a >> >> mandatory training for all of Sweden's 5,000 public librarians. Our >> hope is >> >> to give all of them a basic understanding of the Wikimedia projects, as >> >> well as to complement the online training with advanced courses for the >> >> most dedicated. The advanced courses will give them the tools to >> ongoingly >> >> organize activities and events independently at their libraries across >> the >> >> country. >> >> >> >> Furthermore, the librarians will be engaged in the #1Lib1Ref and >> >> FindingGLAMs campaigns. >> >> >> >> There is a great potential to receive continuous funding over the >> coming 3 >> >> years if successful. >> >> >> >> As always, you can find the full application on our wiki (in Swedish): >> >> >> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Wikipedia_i_biblioteken_2019/Ansökan >> >> >> >> Project 3: Bibliographical data on Wikidata >> >> >> >> We continue our work to include bibliographical data on Wikidata. The >> >> project details are still being negotiated with the funder. The project >> >> will start in mid-2019 and last until 2020. >> >> >> >> Cost reduction >> >> >> >> Starting from March 2019 we have a new agreement in place for a heavily >> >> subsidized coworking space office from the Swedish Internet Foundation. >> >> Through the agreement we will save us around USD 30,000 per year >> compared >> >> to when we had an office of our own. >> >> >> >> We have received this generous subsidy because Wikipedia is considered >> so >> >> important for the infrastructure of the Internet. We are very happy >> that >> >> the agreement does not have an end date and that we have the >> possibility to >> >> grow significantly over time as well (while keeping the generous >> subsidy). >> >> >> >> Please contact John Andersson (john.anders...@wikimedia.se) if you >> have >> >> any questions. >> >> >> >> [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> John >> >> >> >> - - - - >> >> >> >> John Andersson >> >> >> >> Executive Director >> >> >> >> Wikimedia Sverige >> >> >> >> Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 >> >> >> >> Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se >> >> >> >> Visiting address: Goto10, Hammarby Kaj 10D, 120 32 Stockholm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikidata mailing list >> >> wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Lane Rasberry >> > user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia >> > 206.801.0814 >> > l...@bluerasberry.com >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GLAM mailing list >> g...@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > -- *Regards,* *Suyash Dwivedi* +91 98260 15410 | +91 70003 72413 *Skype*: suyash.india _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
