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<noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|From Al-Ahram to Zamalek: Exploring Archives and Art Galleries|By [[User:Sohilaali869|Sohila Elshaaer]]}} ===Digitizing Issues of Al-Ahram Newspaper 1968=== ​Following our World Archives Day project in June, where we documented historic Royal Egyptian Postage Stamps, GLAM team- Wikimedia Egypt launched a new workshop in July to preserve Egypt’s journalistic heritage. ​Organized by Sohila Elshaaer from July 8 to 20, the team hosted an online workshop to digitize 1968 issues of Al-Ahram newspaper. Participants processed archived materials and uploaded 5 complete daily editions in PDF format to Wikimedia Commons, with each issue ranging from 10 to 13 pages. We also focused on digitizing high-resolution images of the front pages to capture their main headlines. ​Moving forward, we are working on building partnerships to help digitize more of Al-Ahram’s extensive historic archive and make it accessible to everyone. ===​Zamalek Art Galleries 2026=== ​Keeping up with GLAM projects isn't always easy. We constantly face challenges like tight schedules and burnout, but our philosophy is all about taking small, steady steps. Rather than rushing for volume, we focus on high-quality, impactful documentation that truly brings value to open knowledge movement. ​Zamalek District has always held a special place in our strategy. Floating as an island in the middle of the Nile, it’s a district rich in heritage—home to historic palaces, public libraries, vibrant art galleries, and cultural centers. As part of our future plan to document this cultural hub for a global audience on Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia projects, the GLAM team- Wikimedia Egypt decided to kick off the journey by focusing on two major contemporary art spaces. ​So on July 23, 2026, Hassan Wahidy and Sherif Al-Yamany, two highly active Egypt Wikimedians User Group members and contributors to our GLAM Activities, led the field visit, documenting: ==== ​By the end of the day, the team successfully uploaded 255 high-quality, freely licensed images to Wikimedia Commons. It’s a solid start to our broader Zamalek documentation plan, proving that consistent, quality-focused efforts by dedicated community members lead to Amazing results. ==More Info== For more information about our core team members and our activities. *[https://w.wiki/S8MV Glam Team Egypt- Wikimedia Egypt]. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=July 2026}}</noinclude> pxxmhqhz0txt497che1abbb0blkhcmp 278035 278034 2026-07-29T00:10:27Z Sohilaali869 56405 278035 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|From Al-Ahram to Zamalek: Exploring Archives and Art Galleries|By [[User:Sohilaali869|Sohila Elshaaer]]}} ===Digitizing Issues of Al-Ahram Newspaper 1968=== ​Following our World Archives Day project in June, where we documented historic Royal Egyptian Postage Stamps, GLAM team- Wikimedia Egypt launched a new workshop in July to preserve Egypt’s journalistic heritage. ​Organized by Sohila Elshaaer from July 8 to 20, the team hosted an online workshop to digitize 1968 issues of Al-Ahram newspaper. Participants processed archived materials and uploaded 5 complete daily editions in PDF format to Wikimedia Commons, with each issue ranging from 10 to 13 pages. We also focused on digitizing high-resolution images of the front pages to capture their main headlines. ​Moving forward, we are working on building partnerships to help digitize more of Al-Ahram’s extensive historic archive and make it accessible to everyone. ===​Zamalek Art Galleries 2026=== ​Keeping up with GLAM projects isn't always easy. We constantly face challenges like tight schedules and burnout, but our philosophy is all about taking small, steady steps. Rather than rushing for volume, we focus on high-quality, impactful documentation that truly brings value to open knowledge movement. ​Zamalek District has always held a special place in our strategy. Floating as an island in the middle of the Nile, it’s a district rich in heritage—home to historic palaces, public libraries, vibrant art galleries, and cultural centers. As part of our future plan to document this cultural hub for a global audience on Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia projects, the GLAM team- Wikimedia Egypt decided to kick off the journey by focusing on two major contemporary art spaces which are Ubuntu Gallery and Dai Gallery. ​So on July 23, 2026, Hassan Wahidy and Sherif Al-Yamany, two active Egypt Wikimedians User Group members and contributors to our GLAM Activities. *At '''Ubuntu Art Gallery''', the team spent time across both floors photographing the current setup, which included a mix of contemporary Egyptian paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works. The goal was to get clear, detailed shots showing the different styles and mediums being showcased and to enrich Wikimedia Commons and make the sources available. *​At '''Dai Art Gallery''' (Arab Atelier for Culture and Arts), the focus was on two specific solo shows: Fatma Adel’s exhibition, What Remains of Yesterday, and Ibrahim El-Attar’s The Meaning of the Word "Painting". The team photographed both displays preserving both visual stories for open research and appreciation as well. ====Outcome==== ​By the end of the day, the team successfully uploaded 255 high-quality, freely licensed images to Wikimedia Commons. It’s a solid start to our broader Zamalek documentation plan, proving that consistent, quality-focused efforts by dedicated community members lead to Amazing results. ==More Info== For more information about our core team members and our activities. *[https://w.wiki/S8MV Glam Team Egypt- Wikimedia Egypt]. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=July 2026}}</noinclude> s409a3s549uhsx3mc1f4sjrn0hj9kic 0 72946 278033 278025 2026-07-28T20:49:11Z Wil540 art 27744 updating links 278033 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|GLAM USA Report (Past & Upcoming)|By [[User:Wil540 art]]}} === California === ====San Diego County (Past & Upcoming)==== '''Pre-[[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] edit-a-thon/salon (Past)''' :This event took place on Saturday, July 18th, 2026, 11:30AM-3:30PM, at the [[w:San Diego Public Library|San Diego Public Library's]] [[w:Mission Valley, San Diego|Mission Valley]] branch library: [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/July 2026]]. Hosted by [[w:User:RightCowLeftCoast]] '''Post-[[W:Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/August 2026 Wiknic|2026 potluck/bonfire at Vacation Isle, Mission Bay]] (Past)''' :This [[w:edit-a-thon|edit-a-thon]]/[[w:Salon (gathering)|salon]] took place on Sunday, August 2, 2026 from 1:15PM-4:15PM PDT in [[w:Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista, California]] at the [[Wikidata:Q66375176|Chula Vista Public Library Civic Center Branch]]: [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/August 2026]] Hosted by [[w:User:RightCowLeftCoast]], according to the meet-up page, "this should be the 138th Wikipedia meetup in [[w:San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]." ====Temecula, California (Upcoming)==== The [[meta:Wikimedians of Los Angeles|Wikimedians of Los Angeles]] & [[meta:San Diego Wikimedians User Group|San Diego Wikimedians]] User Group will be partnering with a [[w:Riverside County Library System|Riverside County Library System library]] in Temecula, California to hold a salon/edit-a-thon. All are encouraged to attend: [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Riverside/September 2026]] *Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026 *Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM PDT *Location: 30600 Pauba Road, [[w:Temecula, California|Temecula, CA]] 92592 === Florida === ====Fort Lauderdale (Past)==== This event took place on June 13th 2026 in [[w:Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] hosted by [[w:Wikimedia New York City|Wikimedia New York City]]'s [https://www.wikicurious.org/ Wikicurious] program, along with [[m:WikiLatinos|WikiLatinos]], [[w:AfroCrowd|AfroCrowd,]] and [[m:Wikimedians_of_the_Caribbean_User_Group|Wikimedians of the Caribbean]]. The event, titled: "'''[[W:Event:Wikicurious: Black Broward on Wikipedia|Black Broward on Wikipedia]]'''" took place at the [[w:African-American Research Library and Cultural Center|African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC)]] of the [[w:Broward County Library|Broward County Library]] system. The event drew from local archives, oral histories, and special collections. 48 participants signed up on the [[w:Event:Wikicurious: Black Broward on Wikipedia|event page]]. The event also served as a pilot for the new [https://www.wikilatinoslearn.com/ WikiLatinos Learning Platform], which was tested live with participants for the first time in a session led by [[meta:User:Oscar .|Oscar Costero]] of WikiLatinos. Participants edited the Wikipedia pages of local figures and institutions — [[w:Andrew DeGraffenreidt|Andrew DeGraffenreidt]], [[W:Von Delany Mizell|Von Delany Mizell]], [[w:Eula Johnson|Eula Johnson]], [[w:The Westside Gazette|The Westside Gazette]], and [[w:Westview Community Cemetery|Westview Community Cemetery]]. The event also featured a panel with Derek T. Davis ([https://www.broward.org/Arts/CulturalOrganizations/Pages/organization.aspx?org=1367 Broward County Historic Preservation Board]), Emmanuel George and David Paulo ([https://historyartculture.com/ H.A.C. — history.art.culture].), Erin Purdy (Senior Archivist, AARLCC), and [[wikiquote:Pacita Rudder|Pacita Rudder]] (Executive Director, Wikimedia NYC). <gallery> File:Wikicurious- Black Broward on Wikipedia event graphic.png|Flyer for the Black Broward on Wikipedia event </gallery> === Illinois === ====Chicago (Upcoming)==== * [http://www.Wikicurious.org Wikicurious] in Chicago with [[meta:Wikimedians of Chicago User Group|Wikimedians of Chicago]] on September 19, 2026 === New York === ====New York City (upcoming)==== ====='''[[w:Event:NYC Journalism Edit-a-thon|NYC Journalism Edit-a-thon]]'''===== *When: August 13, 2026 *Where: [[w:Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York|CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism]] ====='''[[Commons:Category:Wikidata's 14th birthday|Wikidata Day]]'''===== *When: October 30, 2026 *Where: [[w:Pratt Institute School of Information|Pratt Institute School of Information]] === Oregon === ====Portland (Past)==== At the [[w:Northwest Library|Northwest Library]] in [[w:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]] on July 25, 2026, a [[w:Event:July 2026 meetup in Portland, Oregon|general Wikipedia meet-up occured]] hosted by [[w:User:TechnoSquirrel69|TechnoSquirrel69]]. 10 participants RSVPed on the [[w:Event:July 2026 meetup in Portland, Oregon|event page]]. [[w:Event:July_2026_meetup_in_Portland,_Oregon#Agenda|The agenda]] included a presentation on the [[w:Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest|Developing Countries WikiContest]], planning a [[w:Wikipedia:Wiknic|Wiknic]], general and specific conversations about editing, fighting vandalism, burnout, and more! === Puerto Rico === ====San Juan (Upcoming)==== * [[w:Event:Wikicurious: Arte y Cultura (Puerto Rico)|Arte y Cultura (Puerto Rico)]] *[http://www.Wikicurious.org Wikicurious] in Puerto Rico with [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLatinos WikiLatinos], [[w:WikiPortraits|WikiPortraits]], and more *When: August 28-29, 2026 *Where: [[w:Museum of Art of Puerto Rico|Museum of Art of Puerto Rico]] <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=August 2026|June 2026}}</noinclude> gqbx4vih36e7psyno5hw7ynzkd5p6c7 0 72949 278029 2026-07-28T12:47:23Z Ainali 206 starting 278029 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|At Wikimania and copyright process|By [[User:Ainali|Ainali]]}} === Wikimania participation === ==== CommonsDB workshop ==== The CommonsDB presented current status ([[:File:Putting CommonsDB into use - Wikimania 2026 Slide Deck.pdf|slides]]) and held a workshop with the participants focusing on generic usefulness on image similarity and managed to [[wikimania:User:Ainali/Notes from Putting CommonsDB into use|come up with some good ideas]]. === Wikimedia Commons copyright management === In the [https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/commonsdb-feasibility-study-part-2-from-design-to-deployment/ second feasibility study of the CommonsDB project] and the Institute for Information Law in Amsterdam had summarized the process Wikimedia Commons uses for copyright management. It is possibly the most comprehensive description collecting information from numerous policies and pages on Commons and might be useful if someone would like a quick but thorough read. [[m:CommonsDB/Wikimedia Commons copyright management|It has also been parallel published onwiki]] to enable even further improvement. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=July 2026}}</noinclude> hz13hvyc1y826o8alkwrp34t9kx7lrb 278030 278029 2026-07-28T12:47:49Z Ainali 206 278030 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|At Wikimania and copyright process|By [[User:Ainali|Ainali]]}} === Wikimania participation === ==== CommonsDB workshop ==== The CommonsDB presented current status ([[:File:Putting CommonsDB into use - Wikimania 2026 Slide Deck.pdf|slides]]) and held a workshop with the participants focusing on generic usefulness on image similarity and managed to [[wikimania:User:Ainali/Notes from Putting CommonsDB into use|come up with some good ideas]]. === Wikimedia Commons copyright management === In the [https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/commonsdb-feasibility-study-part-2-from-design-to-deployment/ second feasibility study of the CommonsDB project] the Institute for Information Law in Amsterdam have summarized the process Wikimedia Commons uses for copyright management. It is possibly the most comprehensive description collecting information from numerous policies and pages on Commons and might be useful if someone would like a quick but thorough read. [[m:CommonsDB/Wikimedia Commons copyright management|It has also been parallel published onwiki]] to enable even further improvement. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=July 2026}}</noinclude> 7ngr07o1orp3t71ay13bscv7itf0gs7 278031 278030 2026-07-28T13:02:18Z Ainali 206 grammar 278031 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|At Wikimania and copyright process|By [[User:Ainali|Ainali]]}} === Wikimania participation === ==== CommonsDB workshop ==== The CommonsDB presented current status ([[:File:Putting CommonsDB into use - Wikimania 2026 Slide Deck.pdf|slides]]) and held a workshop with the participants focusing on generic usefulness on image similarity who managed to [[wikimania:User:Ainali/Notes from Putting CommonsDB into use|come up with some good ideas]]. === Wikimedia Commons copyright management === In the [https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/commonsdb-feasibility-study-part-2-from-design-to-deployment/ second feasibility study of the CommonsDB project] the Institute for Information Law in Amsterdam has summarized the process Wikimedia Commons uses for copyright management. It is possibly the most comprehensive description collecting information from numerous policies and pages on Commons and might be useful if someone would like a quick but thorough read. [[m:CommonsDB/Wikimedia Commons copyright management|It has also been parallel published onwiki]] to enable even further improvement. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=July 2026}}</noinclude> 0z65a9by587llqnjtj8b8zfm8u1k1ej 278036 278031 2026-07-29T08:21:38Z Ainali 206 image and clearer language 278036 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|At Wikimania and copyright process|By [[User:Ainali|Ainali]]}} === Wikimania participation === ==== CommonsDB workshop ==== [[File:Wikimania 2026, program sessions 2.jpg|thumb|Karin Glasemann and Jan Ainali presenting CommonsDB at Wikimania.]] The CommonsDB presented current status ([[:File:Putting CommonsDB into use - Wikimania 2026 Slide Deck.pdf|slides]]) and held a workshop with the participants focusing on generic usefulness on image similarity who managed to [[wikimania:User:Ainali/Notes from Putting CommonsDB into use|come up with some good ideas]]. === Wikimedia Commons copyright management === In the [https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/commonsdb-feasibility-study-part-2-from-design-to-deployment/ second feasibility study of the CommonsDB project] the Institute for Information Law in Amsterdam has summarized the process Wikimedia Commons uses for copyright management. It is possibly the most comprehensive description of that process, collecting information from numerous policies and pages on Commons, and might be useful if someone would like an easy but thorough explanation. [[m:CommonsDB/Wikimedia Commons copyright management|It has also been parallel published onwiki]] to enable even further improvement by the community. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=July 2026}}</noinclude> 4gg1a6nmr325q5ojmlgo7e31h7o1dgj