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This Month in GLAM – Volume XV, Issue I, January 2025

Poland report

GLAM-Wiki 2024 in Poland: Achievements, Collaborations, and Impact

Wikimedians in Residence Online Meeting: Summary and Plans for 2025

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On January 24, another online meeting of Wikimedians in Residence took place, organized by Kamila Neuman, Open Culture Manager. These regular meetings provide a space for exchanging experiences, discussing ongoing projects, and planning further collaboration within GLAM-Wiki.

The meeting was attended by Wikimedians in Residence: Wojciech Szczęsny (National Library of Poland), Agata Stadnicka (Czartoryski Library), and Grzegorz Gogacz (Digital Mazovian Library).

The main topics of the meeting included a review of the activities of Wikimedians in Residence in 2024 and plans for 2025. Participants discussed reports on past collaborations, new analytical tools, and methods for measuring the impact of GLAM-Wiki initiatives. The conversation also covered the development of partnerships with cultural institutions, support for partner organizations, and the continued expansion of the collaboration network.

Another key focus was planning upcoming activities, including individual meetings, the development of the GLAM-Wiki guide, and the organization of events related to GLAM-Wiki in 2025.

The meeting concluded with setting priorities for the coming months and emphasizing the importance of collective efforts in increasing the visibility and effectiveness of cooperation with cultural institutions.

Summary of 2024: Wikimedia Contributions of Agata Stadnicka, the National Museum in Krakow

Jan Matejko - Kościuszko at Racławice
Siemiradski Fackeln by Henryk Siermiradzki
Jan Matejko - Ivan the Terrible
Jan Matejko - Polonia 1863 (Poland Enchained)
WikiMatejko at Wikimania 2024

Agata Stadnicka, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Museum in Krakow, has been actively contributing to Wikimedia projects by expanding content related to Polish art and cultural heritage. At the end of 2024, she also began her role as a Wikimedian in Residence at the Czartoryski Library, further strengthening her efforts in the GLAM-Wiki collaboration.

Wikipedia Contributions:

12 new articles created, 10 expanded.
5 articles featured in the Did You Know... section.

Most Viewed Articles:

Jan Matejko – 139,375 views.
Stanisław Wyspiański – 137,306 views.
Tamara Łempicka – 67,982 views.

Most Viewed Articles about the Paintings:

Rejtan – 38,285 views.
Wernyhora – 13,191 views.
Kościuszko pod Racławicami – 12,935 views.

Wikimedia Commons:

Total file views: 41.6 million.

Most viewed images:

Nero’s Torches by Henryk Siemiradzki.
Ivan the Terrible by Jan Matejko.
Polonia – Year 1863 by Jan Matejko.

Editing and Wikidata Contributions:

2,249 edits in Wikidata.
81 new images added to Wikidata items.

Events and Presentations:

Wikimania 2024 Presentation: Delivered a talk in Katowice about the WikiMatejko editing campaign, organized in collaboration with the National Museum in Krakow as part of the GLAM-Wiki partnership.

Summary of 2024: Polona Resources and Wikimedia Contributions

Dobrawa
Boleslaw I Chrobry
Mieszko I
Jan III Sobieski
Anna Jagiellonka

Wojciech Szczęsny, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library in Warsaw, has been actively contributing to Wikimedia projects by integrating valuable cultural resources into the digital space. His efforts have significantly expanded the presence of Polona's collections across Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and other sister projects.

Activity in Wikimedia Projects:

Polish Wikipedia: 1,800 edits, 1,257 images added in 851 articles.
Foreign-language Wikipedias: 2,600 edits, 2,800 images.
Wikidata: 1,750 edits, 1,235 images.
Wikimedia Commons: 11,000 edits (categorization, description improvements).

Illustrations from Polona in Wikimedia Commons:

Number of uploaded files: 161,000.
Inserted illustrations: 5,300 times.
Key collections: Scans of Poczet królów i książąt by Jan Matejko, portraits of writers and artists.
Views of Matejko’s scans: 2.7 million per month (in 80 Wikipedia language versions).

Article Creation and Expansion:

125 articles (15 new, 110 expanded).
Topics: Exhibition at the Palace of the Republic, exhibits, biographies.

Statistics of Files from Polona:

Total in Wikimedia Commons: 1,068,217 files (record among Polish institutions).
Files used in articles: 18,200 (6,100 unique).
Number of illustrated pages: 13,400.
Total views: 72 million.

Growth in Resource Usage:

The monthly number of file views increased 3.5 times (from 3.4 million to 12.2 million) due to a large number of added illustrations and their strategic placement in popular articles across different language versions. Files from Polona are present in about 90 language versions of Wikipedia and related projects. The number of used illustrations more than doubled (from 7,700 to 18,200), as did the number of illustrated articles (from 6,100 to 13,400).

Summary of 2024: Contributions of Wikimedian in Residence Grzegorz Gogacz

Portrait of Józef Bohdan Zaleski
Portrait of Eugenia Kierbedziowa
Portrait of Enrico Ferri

Grzegorz Gogacz, Wikimedian in Residence at the Warsaw Public Library – Central Library of the Masovian Voivodeship, has been actively involved in integrating valuable historical resources into Wikimedia projects. His efforts have focused on expanding the visibility of 19th-century press illustrations of Warsaw, improving metadata, and supporting educational initiatives related to open knowledge.

Collaboration with Wikimedia Commons:

Number of uploaded files from the Warsaw in 19th-Century Press Illustrations collection: 479 files.
Images used in articles: 2,644 articles across 79 language versions of Wikipedia.

Editing Contributions:

650 categories assigned to newly uploaded images.
1,000 edits in Wikidata.

Events and Outreach:

Workshops: Training session for library staff.
Conferences and projects:
- Participation in IMPACT24 - contribution to the Szyfrodziewczyny project – editing Wikipedia entries, promoting the Digital Mazovian Library.
- Presentation on file categorization at Wzlot 2024.

Viewership Statistics: