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The Spark of Linked Data and Libraries: OCLC Passage Project White Paper Translation Report: 2025/12/26 In a quiet corner of Daan District, just a few blocks from National Taiwan University, sits LightBox Library—a small non-profit space dedicated to recording,...; Hunghoro 2026-02-13 16:00:00
How The Wikipedia Library supports scientific research in decentralized regions of Argentina: Access to specialized scientific literature remains one of the most persistent structural barriers for editors, early career researchers, and knowledge communities located far from major...; Luis Fernando Flores LAB 2026-02-13 13:00:00
Beyond Speaking: The Art of Writing Dagbani: On 7 February 2026, Dagbani volunteers came together for a timely and impactful training aimed at strengthening one of the most important aspects of language...; Sir Amugi 2026-02-13 11:00:00
Thinking about future of the movement at Wikimedia Futures Lab: Over the past 25 years, our Wikimedia movement has built a repository of free knowledge together with people worldwide. However, times are changing. The rise...; Youngjin 2026-02-13 08:00:00
What we are learning from hub pilots: 1. Executive Summary In late 2024, the Wikimedia Foundation launched the Hub Fund and updated the hub piloting guidelines to support movement-wide experimentation and learning....; JStephenson WMF 2026-02-13 07:00:00
From Baghdad to Frankfurt: Wikimedia Futures Lab 2026: From January 30 to February 1, 2026, I had the opportunity to participate in the Wikimedia Futures Lab in Frankfurt, Germany, implemented by Wikimedia Deutschland...; Alli Khalil 2026-02-12 19:11:11

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Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation (read more...)

Wikipedia Free encyclopedia	Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus	Wikinews Free content news source
Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals	Wikiquote Collection of quotations	Wikisource Free source documents
Wikiversity Free learning tools	Wikispecies Directory of species	Commons Shared media repository

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