Outreach Wiki outreachwiki https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.48.0-wmf.4 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikimedia Wikimedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Translations Translations talk Topic 0 73382 280285 280185 2026-11-10T14:35:02Z Pigsonthewing 1920 update 280285 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Mughal scientific instruments + Gazette wind-down|By [[User:MartinPoulter|MartinPoulter]] & [[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]}} === Khalili Foundation === [[File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art sci 0045.1.jpg|thumb|right|Celestial globe by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi; one of ten new uploaded images]] '''Raising awareness of Mughal metallurgy, including ten new images''' There are no new articles or translations this month, but a lot of article improvements. There was a very short article about the scientific instrument maker [[:w:en:Muhammad Saleh Thattvi|Muhammad Saleh Thattvi]], which I've expanded five times and put up for DYK review. I made a lot of edits to [[:w:en:Mughal Empire|Mughal Empire]], [[:w:en:History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent|History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent]], [[:w:en:Foreign relations of the Mughal Empire|Foreign relations of the Mughal Empire]], and [[:w:en:List of astronomical instrument makers|List of astronomical instrument makers]] in order to raise awareness of the [[:w:en:Lahore family of astrolabists|Lahore family of astrolabists]], whose article I created in September. Separately, a volunteer added an image of the Khalili astrolabe to the [[:w:en:Subah of Lahore|Subah of Lahore]] article. The articles on [[:w:en:Khalili astrolabe|Khalili astrolabe]] and Lahore family of astrolabists have both passed DYK review but are still waiting to be scheduled for Wikipedia's front page. I have continued to improve both articles, and have nominated Khalili astrolabe for Good Article review. The article on [[:w:en:Amanat Khan Shirazi|Amanat Khan Shirazi]] is also awaiting Good Article review. I discovered that an image of a celestial globe by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi, currently in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, was being used in nine articles on a total of seven language versions of Wikipedia. The image was taken from an auction site, and ''falsely'' claimed as the uploader's own work. Once I realised this was a copyright violation I got the image deleted (along with the uploader's other copyright violations). I then uploaded a Khalili Collections image of the same object and edited English, Italian, Korean, Ukrainian, Tatar, Persian, and Egyptian Arabic Wikipedias to add in the replacement image. To support the above edits, I uploaded ten images of scientific instruments this month, with more to come. I have requested three new pages to be created on the Khalili Collections web site, documenting specific scientific instruments, for the Wikipedia articles to link to. The [https://wikinav.toolforge.org/?language=en WikiNav tool] gives overviews of how readers are reaching Wikipedia articles, using data from September 2026. The [https://wikinav.toolforge.org/?language=en&title=Khalili_Collection_of_Islamic_Art entry for Khalili Collection of Islamic art] shows that about half this article's readers are coming from articles on the Blue Quran, Samarkand Kufic Quran, Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, Musa va 'Uj, and Jami' al-tawarikh. There was an online event about Wikidata querying this month, where I learned that a service I use to find translations of my Wikipedia articles into other languages will no longer be available in early 2027. There will need to be a new software tool to do this. I'm not sure how this can happen but I will put out requests for help from the community. The Commons API reports '''3,459,148 image views''' for October. === ''The Gazette'' === Andy Mabbett's [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/The Gazette|residence at ''The Gazette'']] drew to a close with an [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/The Gazette/Event|online editing event]] on 7 November. A [[:file:Wikimedian in Residence at The Gazette - Summary Report - November 2026 - Andy Mabbett.pdf|summary report]] on the residency has been published. His work in October included [[:en:Wikipedia:Bot requests#Upgrade citations to 'The_Gazette' to use dedicated template|negotiations for a bot operator]] to upgrade bare-link citations; and completing transcription of ''[[:s:Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo|Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo]]''—an index to the painting ''[[:en:Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch|Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch]]''—on Wikisource, which led to a [[:d:Wikidata:Property proposal/Key or index image|proposal for a new Wikidata property]], for linking such index images to the images they describe. He also added 27,609 English descriptions to existing Wikidata items about individual issues of ''The London Gazette'', and made a [https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8893.xml chance discovery] that [[:en:Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin]] read and kept a copy of ''The London Gazette''! A [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/The Gazette/Diary|project diary]] tracks what else he has been up to. === Heading 3 === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=October 2026}}</noinclude> ivxgadcw2bmyhxfyor9jvg6u9m6w1b3 280286 280285 2026-11-10T14:37:01Z Pigsonthewing 1920 c 280286 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Mughal scientific instruments + Gazette wind-down|By [[User:MartinPoulter|MartinPoulter]] & [[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]}} === Khalili Foundation === [[File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art sci 0045.1.jpg|thumb|right|Celestial globe by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi; one of ten new uploaded images]] '''Raising awareness of Mughal metallurgy, including ten new images''' There are no new articles or translations this month, but a lot of article improvements. There was a very short article about the scientific instrument maker [[:w:en:Muhammad Saleh Thattvi|Muhammad Saleh Thattvi]], which I've expanded five times and put up for DYK review. I made a lot of edits to [[:w:en:Mughal Empire|Mughal Empire]], [[:w:en:History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent|History of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent]], [[:w:en:Foreign relations of the Mughal Empire|Foreign relations of the Mughal Empire]], and [[:w:en:List of astronomical instrument makers|List of astronomical instrument makers]] in order to raise awareness of the [[:w:en:Lahore family of astrolabists|Lahore family of astrolabists]], whose article I created in September. Separately, a volunteer added an image of the Khalili astrolabe to the [[:w:en:Subah of Lahore|Subah of Lahore]] article. The articles on [[:w:en:Khalili astrolabe|Khalili astrolabe]] and Lahore family of astrolabists have both passed DYK review but are still waiting to be scheduled for Wikipedia's front page. I have continued to improve both articles, and have nominated Khalili astrolabe for Good Article review. The article on [[:w:en:Amanat Khan Shirazi|Amanat Khan Shirazi]] is also awaiting Good Article review. I discovered that an image of a celestial globe by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi, currently in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, was being used in nine articles on a total of seven language versions of Wikipedia. The image was taken from an auction site, and ''falsely'' claimed as the uploader's own work. Once I realised this was a copyright violation I got the image deleted (along with the uploader's other copyright violations). I then uploaded a Khalili Collections image of the same object and edited English, Italian, Korean, Ukrainian, Tatar, Persian, and Egyptian Arabic Wikipedias to add in the replacement image. To support the above edits, I uploaded ten images of scientific instruments this month, with more to come. I have requested three new pages to be created on the Khalili Collections web site, documenting specific scientific instruments, for the Wikipedia articles to link to. The [https://wikinav.toolforge.org/?language=en WikiNav tool] gives overviews of how readers are reaching Wikipedia articles, using data from September 2026. The [https://wikinav.toolforge.org/?language=en&title=Khalili_Collection_of_Islamic_Art entry for Khalili Collection of Islamic art] shows that about half this article's readers are coming from articles on the Blue Quran, Samarkand Kufic Quran, Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, Musa va 'Uj, and Jami' al-tawarikh. There was an online event about Wikidata querying this month, where I learned that a service I use to find translations of my Wikipedia articles into other languages will no longer be available in early 2027. There will need to be a new software tool to do this. I'm not sure how this can happen but I will put out requests for help from the community. The Commons API reports '''3,459,148 image views''' for October. === ''The Gazette'' === Andy Mabbett's [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/The Gazette|residence at ''The Gazette'']] drew to a close with an [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/The Gazette/Event|online editing event]] on 7 November. A [[:file:Wikimedian in Residence at The Gazette - Summary Report - November 2026 - Andy Mabbett.pdf|summary report]] on the residency has been published. His work in October included [[:en:Wikipedia:Bot requests#Upgrade citations to 'The_Gazette' to use dedicated template|negotiations for a bot operator]] to upgrade bare-link citations; and completing transcription of ''[[:s:Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo|Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo]]''—an index to the painting ''[[:en:Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch|Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch]]''—on Wikisource, which led to a [[:d:Wikidata:Property proposal/Key or index image|proposal for a new Wikidata property]], for linking such index images to the images they describe. He also added 63,134 English descriptions to existing Wikidata items about individual issues of ''The London Gazette'', and made a [https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8893.xml chance discovery] that [[:en:Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin]] read and kept a copy of ''The London Gazette''! A [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/The Gazette/Diary|project diary]] tracks what else he has been up to. === Heading 3 === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=October 2026}}</noinclude> 0zlpp5f1gnc48crjz2ss0682iucf3bi 0 73409 280299 2026-11-11T03:20:01Z LuisCG11 7370 new page, sorry for the delay of our publication for october. We are currently working on the november issue 280299 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Content Partnerships Hub: October updates and new stories on Diff|By [[User:LuisCG11|LuisCG11]]}} During October 2026, the '''[[m:Content Partnerships Hub|Content Partnerships Hub (CPH)]]''' continued developing our services for the movement. We also published three articles on Diff highlighting different areas of our work. === New on Diff! === * '''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/03/global-glam-calls-a-community-space-for-cultural-heritage-and-wikimedia/ Global GLAM Calls: A community space for cultural heritage and Wikimedia]''' (3 October): Discover how Global GLAM Calls connect Wikimedia contributors and cultural heritage professionals to exchange experiences and ideas. * '''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/12/meet-meow-an-easier-way-to-discover-wikimedia-learning-resources/ Meet MEOW: An easier way to discover Wikimedia learning resources]''' (12 October): Explore MEOW, a tool that makes learning resources catalogued in Metabase easier to find and reuse. * '''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/25/from-an-idea-to-a-content-partnership-discover-the-content-partnerships-hub/ From an idea to a content partnership: Discover the Content Partnerships Hub]''' (25 October): Learn how the Helpdesk connects Wikimedia contributors with expertise, institutional contacts and practical guidance. === Other updates from October === * '''Helpdesk:''' We continued supporting requests involving Wikidata, open licensing and institutional partnerships, including projects addressing historical administrative data and knowledge gaps. * '''Capacity Building and International Partnerships:''' We are still working on the Wikimedian in Residence training programme and ongoing engagement with international organisations. * '''Meta-Wiki and Metabase:''' This month we keep improving documentation, navigation and access to shared resources. * '''Governance:''' The Steering Committee continued reviewing its Terms of Reference, the Helpdesk operating model and the Hub's future priorities. === Looking towards the end of 2026 === As 2026 comes to a close, the '''Content Partnerships Hub is preparing to conclude its pilot phase and undergo its evaluation'''. The team is consolidating results, documenting lessons learned and gathering community feedback to inform the Hub's future development. Visit our '''[[m:Content Partnerships Hub|Meta-Wiki portal]]''' to explore our work, access resources or contact the Helpdesk with your partnership ideas! <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=October 2026}}</noinclude> jcnim5iwnklcepfcr9uyzfj9k9y6wxn 280300 280299 2026-11-11T03:22:09Z LuisCG11 7370 adding image 280300 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Content Partnerships Hub: October updates and new stories on Diff|By [[User:LuisCG11|LuisCG11]]}} [[File:Computer Using Cat.jpg|thumb|[https://meow.toolforge.org/ Meet '''MEOW''']: An easier way to discover Wikimedia learning resources]] During October 2026, the '''[[m:Content Partnerships Hub|Content Partnerships Hub (CPH)]]''' continued developing our services for the movement. We also published three articles on Diff highlighting different areas of our work. === New on Diff! === * '''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/03/global-glam-calls-a-community-space-for-cultural-heritage-and-wikimedia/ Global GLAM Calls: A community space for cultural heritage and Wikimedia]''' (3 October): Discover how Global GLAM Calls connect Wikimedia contributors and cultural heritage professionals to exchange experiences and ideas. * '''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/12/meet-meow-an-easier-way-to-discover-wikimedia-learning-resources/ Meet MEOW: An easier way to discover Wikimedia learning resources]''' (12 October): Explore MEOW, a tool that makes learning resources catalogued in Metabase easier to find and reuse. * '''[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/25/from-an-idea-to-a-content-partnership-discover-the-content-partnerships-hub/ From an idea to a content partnership: Discover the Content Partnerships Hub]''' (25 October): Learn how the Helpdesk connects Wikimedia contributors with expertise, institutional contacts and practical guidance. === Other updates from October === * '''Helpdesk:''' We continued supporting requests involving Wikidata, open licensing and institutional partnerships, including projects addressing historical administrative data and knowledge gaps. * '''Capacity Building and International Partnerships:''' We are still working on the Wikimedian in Residence training programme and ongoing engagement with international organisations. * '''Meta-Wiki and Metabase:''' This month we keep improving documentation, navigation and access to shared resources. * '''Governance:''' The Steering Committee continued reviewing its Terms of Reference, the Helpdesk operating model and the Hub's future priorities. === Looking towards the end of 2026 === As 2026 comes to a close, the '''Content Partnerships Hub is preparing to conclude its pilot phase and undergo its evaluation'''. The team is consolidating results, documenting lessons learned and gathering community feedback to inform the Hub's future development. Visit our '''[[m:Content Partnerships Hub|Meta-Wiki portal]]''' to explore our work, access resources or contact the Helpdesk with your partnership ideas! <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=October 2026}}</noinclude> 9m1tp59zp13imm4a9f1kx0jrowidvhm 0 73416 280309 2026-11-11T11:22:28Z Conbene 53007 Created page with "<noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/{{subst::GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom/Next}}/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Global GLAM Calls and Upcoming Conferences|By [[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|]]}} === Global GLAM Calls === In October, the Global GLAM Call included presentations from Tunisia and Malaysia, about Wikifying conferences, and a new Wikimedian in Residence training program. The [[meta:Event:Global GLAM call 2026-10-27|recording]] is available on Meta-wiki. Co..." 280309 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Global GLAM Calls and Upcoming Conferences|By [[User:Conbene|Conbene]]}} === Global GLAM Calls === In October, the Global GLAM Call included presentations from Tunisia and Malaysia, about Wikifying conferences, and a new Wikimedian in Residence training program. The [[meta:Event:Global GLAM call 2026-10-27|recording]] is available on Meta-wiki. Coming up in November, we will have an update from Egypt, the Content Partnerships Hub evaluation survey, and a new feature in Open Speaks. [[:meta:Event:Global GLAM call 2026-11-24|Register]] now to join on 24 November. === Update: Conference Expression of Interest === Last month a new Conference Committee opened a Call for [[meta:Call for Expression of Interest — Wikimedia Culture, Heritage, and Libraries Conference|Expression of Interest]] to host the next Wikimedia, Culture, Heritage and Libraries conference. There was an incredible result of 19 proposals received. The committee and the host will be announced soon. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=October 2026}}</noinclude> olg1vqbxk6ismq44a0nxio2ttga86qn