Uicipeid:Gaelic Wikipedian project/Aithisg 2
The Gaelic Wikipedian residency at the National Library of Scotland, supported by Wikimedia UK and Bòrd na Gàidhlig, runs with one part-time post from January 2017 to January 2018.
Activity
deasaichI attended three training workshops to develop skills and knowledge on training and on Wikimedia.
- 9th March: workshop on ‘Materials and Resources’ on creating training materials, National Library of Scotland
- 17th March: workshop on ‘How to run an Edit-a-thon’ with Ewan McAndrew, University of Edinburgh
- 31st March: workshop on ‘Introduction to WikiData’ with Ewan McAndrew, University of Edinburgh
Events
deasaichLanguage Show Live
deasaichI attended the Language Show Live exhibition at the SECC, Glasgow along with Bòrd na Gàidhlig. •collected 6 mailing list contacts for Uicipeid •trained one participant in basic editing of Uicipeid •distributed booklets on Wikimedia
Kate Forbes MSP
deasaichThe National Library hosted a visit from the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Kate Forbes. Kate Forbes is a Gaelic speaker and came to find out more about the Library’s Gaelic-related work. The visit included a presentation on Wikimedia and Uicipeid. Three citations, using NLS digital collections, were added to the Uicipeid page for Inbhir Pheofharain (Dingwall), Ms Forbes’ hometown as part of the demonstration.