Wikimedia Brasil/Report/2025/GLAMs and Culture
Report of activities for 2025 - GLAMs and Culture
First semester (Jan - Jun)
Expanding access to scientific memory: the GLAM-Wiki partnership with Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz
In May 2025, through the GLAM-Wiki partnership with Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Wikimedia Brasil began uploading the personal book collection of Oswaldo Cruz to make it freely accessible through the Wikimedia platforms.[1] This collection, focused on the history of science and public health, was digitized by the institution and systematically uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. The initiative directly contributes to expanding access to Brazil's scientific memory, with a total of 122 rare books and nearly 50,000 files made available, alongside the creation of more than 440 structured data items.[1]
This activity aligns with the chapter's strategic goal of fostering and diversifying partnerships for free knowledge in Brazil. It highlights the value of institutional collaboration to preserve and disseminate scientific heritage. Beyond quantitative results, the project strengthened ties with Fiocruz, deepened institutional engagement, and promoted the visibility of reliable historical sources.[2] The effort exemplifies how Wikimedia platforms can support the democratization of access to rare and culturally significant materials.[3]
Operational and General metrics
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| Activity | Metrics | S1 | S2 | Total | References | ||
| Community Sessions | Number of sessions | 3 | - | 3 | [4] [5] [6] | ||
| Number of Wikimedia agencies engaged | 6 | - | 6 | [4] [6] | |||
| Capacity Building | Number of initiatives | 4 | - | 4 | [7] [8] [9] [10] | ||
| Partnerships | Number of new partnership ratifications | 3 | - | 3 | [11] [12] [13] | ||
| Number of activated partnerships | 18 | - | 18 | [14] [15] [9] [16] [5] [17] [8] [6] [2] | |||
| Programs and Campaigns | Number of activities | 1 | - | 1 | [18] | ||
| Communications Deliverables | Number of community publications | 5 | - | 5 | [19] [20] [17] [21] [2] | ||
| Research | Number of new research outputs | 1 | - | 1 | [22] | ||
| Resources | Number of resources | 10 | - | 10 | [23] [4] [24] [10] [5] [1] | ||
| - | Number of participants | 381 | - | 381 | [8] [9] [10] [5] [6] | ||
| Number of editors | 191 | - | 191 | [7] [8] [9] [10] [18] | |||
| Number of editors that continue to participate/retained after activities | 56 | - | 56 | [7] [8] [9] [10] [18] | |||
| Number of organizers | 47 | - | 47 | [25] [19] [26] [22] [23] [27] [14] [15] [11] [28] [7] [4] [29] [8] [13] [12] [20] [30] [24] [9] [10] [16] [5] [17] [21] [6] [18] [2] [1] | |||
| Number of organizers that continue to participate/retained after activities | 23 | - | 23 | [25] [19] [26] [22] [23] [27] [14] [15] [11] [28] [7] [4] [29] [8] [13] [12] [20] [30] [24] [9] [10] [16] [5] [17] [21] [6] [18] [2] [1] | |||
| Feedback from participants on effective strategies for attracting and retaining contributors | 9 | - | 9 | [18] | |||
| Number of pages improved or created on Wikipedia | 306 | - | 306 | [8] [18] | |||
| Number of media files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons | 54904 | - | 54904 | [27] [14] [7] [30] [16] [1] | |||
| Number of items created or improved on Wikidata | 5008 | - | 5008 | [25] [14] [15] [28] [30] [18] [1] | |||
References
- ↑ a b c d e f g Upload of medias and metadata (1, 2, 3 and 4) - Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
- ↑ a b c d e GLAM Newsletter - May
- ↑ video about the partnership and activities with Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
- ↑ a b c d e Inspiring Open: A Journey through Open Wikimedia with Sandra Soster Wiki In Africa: Decolonising knowledge on Wikipedia (slides)
- ↑ a b c d e f Launching of Every Book Its Reader 2025
- ↑ a b c d e f Arquivos, museus e bibliotecas como espaços de produção de conhecimento
- ↑ a b c d e f Photowalk in Ilha de Cotijuba, Pará
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Edit-a-thon Presença Negra no Arquivo
- ↑ a b c d e f g Edit-a-thon Xojobil e os Chiapas na Wiki
- ↑ a b c d e f g Desvendando o Wikibase: Potencializando a Gestão de Acervos de Bibliotecas
- ↑ a b c GLAM-Wiki partnership with Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
- ↑ a b c GLAM-Wiki partnership with Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro
- ↑ a b c GLAM-Wiki partnership with Federação Brasileira de Associações de Bibliotecários, Cientistas de Informação e Instituições
- ↑ a b c d e Upload of medias (1 and 2) and metadata (1, 2, 3 and 4) - Música Brasilis
- ↑ a b c d Upload of metadata (1 and 2) - Fauna of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
- ↑ a b c d Upload of medias - Arquivo Nacional
- ↑ a b c d GLAM Newsletter - March
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Every Book Its Reader 2025 Campaign
- ↑ a b c GLAM Newsletter - January
- ↑ a b c GLAM Newsletter - February
- ↑ a b c Diff post: 'Redenção': Os vencedores do Wiki Loves Monuments 2024
- ↑ a b c Contribuições da comunidade Wikimedia na representatividade do patrimônio edificado dos estados contemplados pela iniciativa Wiki Loves Estado (in print)
- ↑ a b c Parcerias GLAM-Wiki
- ↑ a b c "Parcerias GLAM-Wiki" for potential GLAM partners
- ↑ a b c Assets from the Inventário de azulejos do Maranhão (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11)
- ↑ a b Participation on the Wikimedian Libriaries Conference
- ↑ a b c Upload of medias (1, 2 and 3) - Associação dos Procuradores do Estado de São Paulo
- ↑ a b c Imaterial assets from Maranhão (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
- ↑ a b Participation on the Wikisource Conference
- ↑ a b c d Upload of metadata (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) - Flora of Maranhão