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The Wikimedia projects can be considered citizen science or community science and they contribute to reinforce citizens' participation and the capacity of research to benefit from the contribution of citizens.
The Wikimedia projects can be considered citizen science or community science and they contribute to reinforce citizens' participation and the capacity of research to benefit from the contribution of citizens.


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== Visualizing participation and impact ==
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File:2021 Wikipedia e la scuola italiana - strumento aggiornato 02.png|[https://itwiki-scuola-italiana.toolforge.org/ Wikipedia e la scuola italiana], a visualization about Wikipedia articles related to topics taught in Italian schools: how they can be improved and how they changed ([[d:Q117279813]])
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File:Empowering Italian GLAMs 54.jpg|[https://data.wikilovesmonuments.it/ Data-driven community engagement for Wiki Loves Monuments], a visualization of images of Italian cultural heritage organised by municipality: what has been done and what is missing ([[d:Q117287812]])
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File:WMCH Map Service 5.png|[https://map.wikimedia.swiss WMCH Map Service], a tool to explore locations, check article coverage and contribute with encyclopaedic content (in the image Swiss archives) ([[d:Q117210027]])
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File:GLAM Cassandra Main.png|[https://stats.wikimedia.swiss/ GLAM stat tool Cassandra], statistics for Galleries, Libraries Archives & Museums ([[d:Q106904684]])
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== Tools to facilitate end support participation ==
== Tools to facilitate and support participation ==
=== Wikipedia ===
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File:Click that edit button.png|Try the edit button!
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File:Paintings depicting frogs - screenshot of Wikidata Query Service as of 2018-09-24.png|[[d:Wikidata:Tools/Query data|Query data on Wikidata]] and [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/queries/examples|Examples of queries]]. A possible query "paintings depicting frogs".
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File:Checking records before uploading on Lingua Libre.png|[https://lingualibre.org Lingua Libre] aims at building a collaborative, multilingual, audiovisual corpus under free licence ([[d:Q60024037]])
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File:ISA home image 01.png|[https://isa.toolforge.org/ ISA Tool] to easily add information about images on Wikimedia Commons ([[d:Q72678452]])
File:Wikipedia - Correct typos in one click 01.png|[https://typos.toolforge.org abc tool] to correct a typo in one click ([[d:Q64847146]])
File:Wikipedia - Correct typos in one click 01.png|[https://typos.toolforge.org abc tool] to correct a typo in one click ([[d:Q64847146]])
File:Wiki2reveal user interface2 1 13.png|Wiki2Reveal to create a presentation from Wikiversity, Wikipedia, WikiBook, Wikionary, WikiQuote, WikiSource ([[d:Q104675261]])
File:Wiki2reveal user interface2 1 13.png|[https://niebert.github.io/Wiki2Reveal/ Wiki2Reveal] to create a presentation from Wikiversity, Wikipedia, WikiBook, Wikionary, WikiQuote, WikiSource ([[d:Q104675261]])
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=== Wikidata ===
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File:Paintings depicting frogs - screenshot of Wikidata Query Service as of 2018-09-24.png|[[d:Wikidata:Tools/Query data|Query data on Wikidata]] and [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/queries/examples|Examples of queries]]. A possible query "paintings depicting frogs".
File:Scholia work profile for A single mutation in chikungunya virus affects vector specificity and epidemic potential - screenshot as of 2018-09-04.png|[https://scholia.toolforge.org/ Scholia] Wikidata service generating scholarly profiles, e.g. for authors, journals, topics, and organizations ([[d:Q45340488]])
File:Scholia work profile for A single mutation in chikungunya virus affects vector specificity and epidemic potential - screenshot as of 2018-09-04.png|[https://scholia.toolforge.org/ Scholia] Wikidata service generating scholarly profiles, e.g. for authors, journals, topics, and organizations ([[d:Q45340488]])
File:Dicare Tools 01.png|[https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/party.php Lexemes Party]
File:Dicare Tools 01.png|[https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/party.php Lexemes Party]
File:Dicare Tools 05.png|[https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php Lexemes Challenge] ([[d:Q109617338]])
File:Dicare Tools 05.png|[https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php Lexemes Challenge] ([[d:Q109617338]])
File:StreetComplete - Solving building levels quest.png|[https://streetcomplete.app/ StreetComplete] app to collect data for OpenSteetMap ([[d:Q56221667]])
File:Ordia compound and derivation graph for the Danish adjective rød.png|[https://ordia.toolforge.org/L2310 Ordia] compound and derivation graph for the Danish adjective rød ([[d:Q63379419]])
[https://hangor.toolforge.org/ Hangor, linguistic profiles of words and phrases in (almost) any language (https://hangor.toolforge.org/lex/de/Luftballon)
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* [[d:Wikidata:Wikidata curricula/Activities|Educational activities on Wikidata]]
* [[d:Wikidata:Wikidata curricula/Activities|Educational activities on Wikidata]]
* Zephyr, Into the Rabbit Hole: A Game of Data, 01/02/2023, CC By-NC 4.0, https://whistlingzephyr.github.io/posts/a-game-of-data/
* Zephyr, Into the Rabbit Hole: A Game of Data, 01/02/2023, CC By-NC 4.0, https://whistlingzephyr.github.io/posts/a-game-of-data/
* [[:commons:File:Documenting our languages with Lexeme.pdf|Documenting our languages with Lexeme]] - introduction to lexemes on Wikidata


=== Wikimedia Commons ===
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== Visualizing participation and impact ==
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<gallery>
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File:Checking records before uploading on Lingua Libre.png|[https://lingualibre.org Lingua Libre] aims at building a collaborative, multilingual, audiovisual corpus under free licence ([[d:Q60024037]])
File:2021 Wikipedia e la scuola italiana - strumento aggiornato 02.png|Wikipedia e la scuola italiana
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File:ISA home image 01.png|[https://isa.toolforge.org/ ISA Tool] to easily add information about images on Wikimedia Commons ([[d:Q72678452]])
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File:Empowering Italian GLAMs 54.jpg|A visualization of images of Italian cultural heritage organised by municipality: what has been done and what is missing
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File:WMCH Map Service 5.png|[https://map.wikimedia.swiss WMCH Map Service], a tool to explore locations, check article coverage and contribute with encyclopaedic content (in the image Swiss archives) ([[d:Q117210027]])

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File:GLAM Cassandra Main.png|[https://stats.wikimedia.swiss/ GLAM stat tool Cassandra], statistics for Galleries, Libraries Archives & Museums ([[d:Q106904684]])
=== OpenStreetMap ===
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File:StreetComplete - Solving building levels quest.png|[https://streetcomplete.app/ StreetComplete] app to collect data for OpenSteetMap ([[d:Q56221667]])
File:Screenshopt uMap 02.png|[https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/ uMap], a tool to create costumed maps ([[d:Q28502462]])
File:Screenshot Wheelmap.org.png|A map to support accessibility [https://wheelmap.org/search wheelmap] ([[d:Q2566666]])
[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Ddrinking_water The world's largest catalog of drinking water sources]
File:Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team logo and wordmark.svg|[https://www.hotosm.org/ HOT Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team] ([[d:Q27237385]])
File:Map Kibera.png|[https://mapkibera.org/Map Kibera] ([[d:Q117319701]])
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== References ==
== References ==
=== Citizen science and the Wikimedia projects ===
=== Citizen science and the Wikimedia projects ===
* Daniel Mietchen, Citizen Science and Open Science would benefit from closer interaction (ECSA 2018) <nowiki>https://w.wiki/5nDF</nowiki>
* Daniel Mietchen, Citizen Science and Open Science would benefit from closer interaction (ECSA 2018) https://w.wiki/5nDF
* Wikimedia projects and citizen science (2018) <nowiki>https://w.wiki/5nDE</nowiki>
* Wikimedia projects and citizen science (2018) https://w.wiki/5nDE
* A wiki approach to collecting, curating and managing citizen science data (2018) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2560019
* A wiki approach to collecting, curating and managing citizen science data (2018) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2560019
* Wikimedia Projects and Citizen Science (2019) https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.34722
* Wikimedia Projects and Citizen Science (2019) https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.34722

Latest revision as of 16:34, 2 April 2023

Citizen science – or community science – is a relevant topic connected to the Wikimedia projects.

The Wikimedia projects can be considered citizen science or community science and they contribute to reinforce citizens' participation and the capacity of research to benefit from the contribution of citizens.

Visualizing participation and impact[edit]

Tools to facilitate and support participation[edit]

Wikipedia[edit]

Wikidata[edit]

Wikimedia Commons[edit]

OpenStreetMap[edit]

Initiatives[edit]

References[edit]

Citizen science and the Wikimedia projects[edit]

Citizen science and OpenStreetMap[edit]

  • A. Sarretta, M. Minghini, M. Napolitano, A. Kotsev and P. Mooney, OpenStreetMap: an opportunity for Citizen Science, Collection of open conferences in research transport (2020). Vol. 2020, 85 URL https://www.scipedia.com/public/Sarretta_et_al_2020a

Networks[edit]

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