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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue VIII, August 2024

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Czech Republic report

Cooperation between National Library and Wikimedia CR was presented at Wikimania 2024

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Success story: Cooperation between Czech National Library and Wikimedia CR

Klára Joklová and Pavel Bednařík introducing National Library case study

Wikimedia Czech Republic started to cooperate with National Library many years ago. It all started with metadata linked to future wikidata base, which resulted in long partnership covered in 2023 with a signed memorandum. Wikidata partnership starting back in 2006 resulted into educational and community activities, which we organise in partnership every year. National Library also has an „army of wikimedians in residents“ (as we call them: wikiresidents). They have their atributed agenda, which they focus on. And this partnership is and could be a good example for other, full of mutual understanding and human ideas.

Czech contribution at Wikimania 2024 in Katowice

Czech participation in Wikimania 2024 was exceptional. There is no wonder, as Katowice are short distance from most cities and towns in Czech Republic. For many members of the Czech team it was a first full onsite experience with this main WMF event. Apart from National Library partnership, 2 more sessions on media education and 2 lightening talks were presented.

Teach (with) Wiki class was presented by Pavel Bednařík on Wednesday 7th. This session aimed at using Wikipedia and other WM projects in school. Teachers book Teach (with) Wiki prepared by high school teacher and Wikimedian Jaroslav Mašek is unfortunatelly only being published in Czech, but it could serve as a good source for anyone. Participants could join a brief demonstration of the activity "Recognising and writing encyclopaedic text." Different texts about Václav Havel were about to be compared and discussed.

Finally 2 lightening talks by Klára Joklová, executive director of Wikimedia Czech Republic and Lucie Schubert, education manager of WMCZ, were part of the Lightning talks panel. First introduced successfull campaign There's an error, the other brought to light 10 year of senior education programme celebrations.

Presentation on Czech experience with media education featuring Wikimedia projects
Klára Joklová during her lightning talk
Lucie Schubert during her lightning talk