Wikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 4
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The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 4 (the 16th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 4th Wikipedia meetup held at the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The meetup was on two presentation talk sessions held in conjunction with the 2018 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC 2018) organized by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The meetup was held on:
- Date: Sunday, 26 August 2018
- Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Medium of communication: English
- Entrance fee: Yes, please refer to the official conference website for further information
Topics
[edit]Wikipedia Update: What's Going On, and How Can You Get Involved?
[edit]1:00-1:30 p.m. @ Conference Hall 3
by Dody Ismoyo and MYMMMC
Participants: 55 audiences
Minutes of meeting
[edit]- Introduction of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (WCUGM)
- History of Wikipedia in Malaysia
- Future plan for WCUGM
- Wikipedia for Gallery, Library, Archive and Museum (GLAM)
- Wikipedia-related events for libraries
- Scope of Wikipedia in free knowledge world
Questions and answers session
[edit]- Ways to find contacts (on some particular topics or how to start) in Wikipedia
- How libraries and librarians can introduce themselves to Wikipedia and get more resources
- It was found out that many Wikipedia editors establish the library user groups, but not many of them are librarians
- Ways to ensure everyone (especially in the library) work together to bring Wikipedia mission around the globe
- How to take guided content produced by librarians and integrate with Wikipedia
- Highlight different projects on the GLAM newsletter.
Wikidata and Libraries: An Introduction
[edit]4:00-6:30 p.m. @ Meeting Room 305
by Fuzheado
Participants: 40 audiences
Minutes of meeting
[edit]- History of Wikidata and some other projects of Wikimedia Foundation
- Introduction summary of Wikidata (available at: Wikidata:In one page)
- Challenges in Wikipedia
Questions and answers session
[edit]- How the Wikipedia university works
- Collaboration between libraries and Wikipedia
- Teaching of Wikidata at universities
Transportation
[edit]Public transport
[edit]Self driving
[edit]- Key-in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Waze or Google Map
- Address: Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
- Coordinate: 3°09'13.4"N 101°42'47.4"E
Disability access and additional special facilities
[edit]The meetup venue was located on the third floor with lift and ramp at the ground floor entry for easy wheelchair access, equipped with toilet on the same floor. Translation to other major world languages (e.g. Chinese, French, Spanish etc) was also available upon request.
See also
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