* Title of session (the more detailed, the better!): **Wikimedia Commons & Pattypan**
* Session description:
Pattypan is an easy-to-use tool to prepare online and offline photos or videos, add metadata and upload the files in batches to Wikimedia Commons. It's a Java application that makes use of a spreadsheet and allows for a high amount of flexibility when proper, detailed image descriptions are important for the images' reuse on Wikimedia projects, for example when you work at a cultural heritage institution. This is a beginner-level session featuring a step-by-step demonstarion.
* Username for contact: @Wpedzich
* Session duration (30 or 60 min): 30
* Session type (presentation, workshop, discussion, etc.): Presentation
* Language of session (English, Arabic, etc.): English
* Prerequisites (some Python, etc.): No prerequisites
* Any other details to share?:
If you signed up for the [[ https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Hackathon/Visit_to_Singapore_Botanic_Gardens | Botanical garden tour ]], you will be able to use Pattypan and the knowledge gained in this session to easily upload your photos to Commons!
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