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Commons DB Timeline
PAST STEPS
- We have set up a tool on Toolforge to be able to generate ISCC codes for images and done a test run towards a test instance of the registry.
- Introduction blog post on Diff.
- A larger "test declaration" (100,000 files) to the registry.
- Presentation at GLAM Wiki 2025 - blog post on Diff.
- Presented at Public Domain Day.
- Participated at Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe - blog post on Diff.
CURRENT STEPS
- Running a larger declaration (5,000,000 files) to the registry.
- Improving an upload user script prototype.
- Adding ISCC code (P13150) to structured data on Wikimedia Commons for files that have been declared in the registry.
NEXT STEPS
Shorter term
- Present the project at a Global GLAM call.
- We will investigate, together with you, how CommonsDB provides value for the users on the Wikimedia platforms.
- Wikimedia Hackathon in Milan
- Wikimania Hackathon in Paris
- Together with you, we will find more use cases for the Wikimedia Community. If you want to be a part of this, sign up here!
Longer term
- Implement our findings as useful tools for the community