My comments elsewhere- Add "taxon" pages · Issue #200 · fnielsen/scholia
- Balloon release today in Bosco Student Plaza to kick off Mental Wellness Week
- Standard image ratio selection · Issue #99 · danmichaelo/croptool
- ⚓ T175827 Error messages shown when using defualt behaviour for PD artworks
- Help end the stigma of talking about mental health
Tag Archives: wikipedia
HASLibCamp
Andy Mabbett reviews the recent HASLibCamp (Health & Science Libraries) unconference. Continue reading
Posted in local government, reviews, volunteering
Tagged health, librarianship, libraries, ORCID, pigsonthewing, science, unconference, Wikidata, wikipedia
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An open letter to Rupa Huq, MP, regarding official Parliamentary videos
Andy Mabbett calls for the open licensing of official videos of proceedings in the United Kingdom’s Parliament. Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, Wikipedia
Tagged Charlie Brooker, copyright, House of Commons, hyperlocal, licensing, MP, MPs, open licence, parliament, pigsonthewing, Rupa Huq, video, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Documenting public art, on Wikipedia
Andy Mabbett asks for your help, to compile lists of public art on Wikipedia. Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, hyperlocal, Uncategorized, volunteering, Wikipedia
Tagged art, linked data, linked open data, murals, open data, public art, statues, Wikidata, wikipedia, William Bloye
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United Kingdom parliamentary URL structure: change needed
Andy Mabbett suggests how the United Kingdom parliamentary website’s URL structure for biographies could be improved; and why it should be. Continue reading
HLF licensing requirement considered harmful
Andy Mabbett calls on the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to relax the licensing conditions they impose on grantees Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, Wikipedia
Tagged HLF, lottery fundung, open content, open licence, Sasha Taylor, ThinkTank, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Matching ORCID and other authority control identifiers in Wikidata BEACON
Andy Mabbett, describes a new tool, Wikidata BEACON, which can match authority control and other identifiers, including ORCIDs. Continue reading
Posted in ORCID, Wikipedia
Tagged Andrew Gray, Authority Control, bbc, ChemSpider, IMDb, Magnus Manske, ORCID, Royal Society of Chemistry, VIAF, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Finding ORCID identifiers used in Wikidata & Wikipedia
A brief note from Andy Mabbett, describing a new tool, Resolver, which can find whether an ORCID identifier is used in Wikidata or Wikipedia – in any language. Continue reading
Posted in ORCID, Wikipedia
Tagged Andrew Gray, bbc, BBC Your Paintings, ChemSpider, Magnus Manske, ODNB, ORCID, unique identifiers, VIAF, Wikdiata, wikipedia
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Using AutoHotKey macros to make typing – and life – easier
Andy Mabbett has started using the open-source application AutoHotKey, and recommends it. Continue reading
Posted in about me, reviews, Wikipedia
Tagged AllChars, AutoHotKey, Freeware, macro, macros, open source, review, software, typing, wikipedia, Windows7
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It was twenty years ago today…
Andy Mabbett marks the twentieth anniversary of his on-line presence with a call to protect user’s rights Continue reading
Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of Chemistry
Andy Mabbett has been appointed Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Continue reading