GLAM Macedonia User Group/Reports/2020-12

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2020
December


Education activities[edit]

Prizes for activities of Wiki Clubs members: First prize: Jtasevski123

Two second prizes: Petar Barsa and SirGoldenBlade

Three third prizes: Vila Rosa, NPetar14 and Doni12345.

Community activities[edit]

Edit-a-thon was held at 9 December 2020 as part of global editing Women in Climate Change. The project page on mk.wiki: Women in Climate Change. The results are: 27 new articles women biographies related to climate change and global worming, created by 8 participants.

Edit-a-thon was held at 11 December 2020 as part of global Mountain Day. The project page on mk.wiki: International Mountain Day. The results are: 21 new articles about mountains created by 14 participants.

Wiki Clubs[edit]

On 11 December there was an online training for 9 new students, and all become members of Wiki Club in Skopje. Edit-a-thon was held during the weekend 12 and 13 December with new trained members on the topic: Ottoman culture. Four new articles were created:

GLAM activities[edit]

Till the end of the year, GLAM Macedonia members and Wikipedian in Residence managed to edit (new or existing) articles more than 250 articles on specific topics: about insects in North Macedonia, about Macedonian writers and books, and about flora and fauna in Ohrid Lake. Despite the pandemic times, WiRs managed to fulfill their obligations. A new agreements for collaboration were signed with the Institute of Natural Science in Ohrid, the Writers' Association of Macedonia, the Museum of Natural History of North Macedonia, and with the Municipality Veles.

In media[edit]