Building an Inclusive Future in Data Science: The Carpentries' 2025 Glosario Expansion

Glosario, The Carpentries’ open source multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms, has already made remarkable strides. By late 2024, Glosario included translations in over 26 languages, with significant contributions from our global community. However, as Glosario has grown, we have identified challenges that limit its accessibility and scalability. Contributions to the glossary, currently managed in a YAML format, can be intimidating for newcomers and time-intensive for reviewers. Additionally, we have recognised the need to provide meaningful recognition to contributors, a cornerstone of The Carpentries’ commitment to valuing diverse contributions.

The Path Forward

Thanks to early 2024 support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we updated our Glosario contribution guide, uploaded an English and Spanish guide on YouTube, and made updates to enhance usability and integration to the tool.

In 2025, with further funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we will address the challenges identified with two key goals:

• Enhancing accessibility: a more inclusive and UI/UX-centered approach to Glosario contributions, enhancing accessibility and engagement
• Recognising contributors: a recognition program to acknowledge and celebrate Glosario contributors, highlighting our community’s translations as tangible achievements.

Sustainability and Impact

Glosario will remain an open-source and community-driven resource. These enhancements will expand multilingual support and celebrate the essential contributions of our global community.

We invite you to join us in breaking down barriers in data science. Together, we can build a more inclusive, accessible future. Join our bi-monthly co-working sessions (starting 5 March 2025, 15:00 UTC), Slack channel and follow Carpentries Clippings, Mastodon and Bluesky accounts for the latest updates and events.