GLAM/Newsletter/November 2025/Contents/Memory of the World report
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Enriching the data set
This is the fourteenth monthly report of the ongoing work to improve the representation of the UNESCO Memory of the World international register on Wikimedia projects. This is supported and fully funded by the Khalili Foundation, with the involvement of UNESCO and Wikimedia UK.
Progress on data set
Martin and Clara have been working on adding more languages to the Memory of the World inscriptions on Wikidata. For a summary of language data for MoW inscriptions, see this Wikidata-generated bubble chart. Mouse over to see the full name of the language as well as the number of inscriptions.
Some locations are not yet in the data set because the institutions where inscriptions are located are not yet known to Wikidata. These are being added gradually. For the institutions that hold the greatest number of MoW inscriptions, see this Wikidata-generated image gallery.
Clara continued improving the Memory of the World International Register by uploading missing nomination forms and contacting memory institutions to obtain missing images. She also addressed several technical issues, including incorrect map locations on the website, tagging errors, and problems with postal addresses and collection locations.
Publicity
The slides from Martin's talk at the GLAM-Wiki conference have been uploaded to Commons. The video of the session is still being edited by the conference organisers.
UNESCO’s Memory of the World team published an article on the 2025 International Archives Congress in Barcelona and how it can strengthen global capacity to safeguard and promote documentary heritage. The Khalili Foundation also published a news item about the event.
Clara coordinated the mailing of special UNESCO packages to the winners of the September challenge.
Documentation
As the pilot phase comes to an end, Clara has compiled a brochure presenting the project’s core information, including its key objectives, activities, achievements, and milestones.
New articles
- Portuguese: Huangdi Neijing
- Urdu: Aceh Annals
- Toki Pona: Phoenician script
Page and image views
The image views are reported by the GLAMorgan tool as 140 million this month; as with previous reports, this is likely an overestimate. Articles about the Memory of the World International Register itself had 18,883 views across all versions of Wikipedia: a 16% increase over the previous month.
