Latest Past Events

Introduction to Open Data with Wikidata and Histropedia – the timeline of everything

Room 1.08, Main Library, George Square (Central Area) Edinburgh

Absolutely anyone can use Wikidata for something, so people of all disciplines and walks of life are encouraged to attend this session. Basic knowledge of using the internet will be needed to get involved in the practical activity, but there are no other pre-requisites.
Anyone interested in open knowledge, academic research, application development or data visualisation should come away buzzing with exciting new ideas!

Gif It Up – Advance your Gif making skills

Argyle House, Room EW.10 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh

Build on your Gif making skills and flex your creativity by making clever and graphically fun gifs from openly licensed and public domain, museum, library, and archival materials. This course is best suited to those who have attended the introductory Gif making workshop or who have some basic experience using graphic editing software tools.

Gif It Up – Introduction to Gif making

Argyle House, Room EW.10 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh

In this introductory workshop explore the fun world of gifs and learn how to make your own from openly licensed and public domain, museum, library, and archival materials.  Using free and open online tools.