When is the Wikipedia meetup at ALA? I see from the note, "Saturday Jan 25", but no time / place?
Laura ---------------------------------- Laura Markstein Quilter / [email protected] *Attorney, Geek, Militant Librarian, Teacher* Copyright and Information Policy Librarian University of Massachusetts, Amherst [email protected] Lecturer, Simmons College, GSLIS [email protected] On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is an exciting announcement for those interested in the Wikipedia > Libraries Project. For those of you working in libraries (or anyone wanting > to attend!) we are having a meeting at the American Libraries Association > midwinter meeting in Philadelphia (Saturday January 25th). We have a number > of academic libraries who are interested in supporting Wikipedians in this > novel way. Hopefully a lot more to report in the new year! > > Merrilee > > -----Original Message----- > From: open-glam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Amanda French > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OpenGLAM] Position: Wikipedia Affiliate, Roy Rosenzweig Center > for History and New Media > > Position announcement: Wikipedia Affiliate, Roy Rosenzweig Center for > History and New Media > > (also posted at > > http://chnm.gmu.edu/news/position-announcement-wikipedia-affiliate-roy-rosenzweig-center-for-history-and-new-media/ > ) > > > In conjunction with The Wikipedia Library > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library> project, > the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media > <http://chnm.gmu.edu/> (RRCHNM) at George Mason University is seeking > applicants for a "Wikipedia Affiliate."€ This is an unpaid, year-long, > remote research position beginning March 1, 2014 and ending February 28, > 2015 that entitles the affiliate to full library privileges at George > Mason University <http://library.gmu.edu/>, including proxied access to > all online materials to which the GMU Libraries subscribe: more than 400 > databases, thousands of scholarly journals and mainstream periodicals, > and hundreds of ebooks. The position is designed to give research > library access to a Wikipedia editor who does not currently have such > access or who has only limited access to scholarly resources: the > purpose of the position is to help improve Wikipedia's reliability and > accuracy by providing Wikipedia editors with access to the best > scholarly information resources while providing a model for other > universities to do likewise. > > > Qualifications > > The affiliate will be an experienced Wikipedia editor with at least one > year of regular activity contributing to Wikipedia on historical topics > in any field, region, or period. The affiliate will also be a thorough > researcher who is committed to improving Wikipedia articles by > consulting and citing reliable, scholarly sources and who is a lucid > writer of text for Wikipedia encyclopedia articles on historical topics. > An undergraduate or graduate degree in History, Art History, or a > related discipline is desirable but not required. > > > Position Description and Duties > > During the affiliate year, the affiliate will conduct scholarly research > using the library resources of George Mason University with the aim of > significantly improving the accuracy and reliability of at least 25 > Wikipedia articles on historical topics, preferably articles within a > particular historical scope (for example: modern Russian and Soviet > history, U.S. Civil War history, the history of late imperial China). > Near the end of the affiliate year, the affiliate will write a brief > report listing the Wikipedia articles he or she has contributed to and > improved over the course of the year, describing how his or her access > to GMU library resources has helped increase the reliability of > Wikipedia on this topic and analyzing whether the affiliate program > could serve as a model for other universities. The affiliate will also > be asked to give a brief talk on the same subject to RRCHNM, either in > person or via a remote technology such as Skype. > > > Application Instructions > > To apply, please send the following documents to Dr. Amanda French at > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> by January 20, 2014: > > 1. A standard résumé or curriculum vitae that also includes > > * a link to your Wikipedia profile and > * at least three links to Wikipedia articles on historical topics that > you have contributed to. > > 2. A cover letter that includes > > * a description of your background, including why you contribute to > Wikipedia and what level of historical expertise and interest you > have in which fields, regions, or periods; > * a summary of what access you currently have (or don't have) to > research materials such as databases and scholarly journals; > * an explanation of why you want to become a Wikipedia Affiliate to > RRCHNM; and > * a brief outline of the historical topic(s) and/or specific Wikipedia > articles you would focus on during your affiliate year. > > All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the search by the end > of February 2014. The affiliate year will begin March 1, 2014. > > > About the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media > > Since 1994 under the founding direction of Roy Rosenzweig, the Center > for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason University has used > digital media and computer technology to democratize history, €”to > incorporate multiple voices, reach diverse audiences, and encourage > popular participation in presenting and preserving the past. The center > itself is a democratic, collaborative space where over fifty scholars, > technologists, and researchers work together to advance the state of the > art. > > RRCHNM uses digital media and technology to preserve and present history > online, transform scholarship across the humanities, and advance > historical education and understanding. Each year RRCHNM’s many > project websites receive over 20 million visitors, and over a million > people rely on its digital tools to teach, learn, and conduct research. > > George Mason University is a public research university located > approximately 14 miles from Washington, D.C., with over 30,000 students. > Global education and research are a fundamental part of the > university’s mission to serve its diverse and international student > body. RRCHNM is part of the Department of History and Art History. > > > About The Wikipedia Library > > The Wikipedia Library connects Wikipedia editors with libraries, open > access resources, paywalled databases, and research experts. We are > working together towards 5 big goals that create an open hub for > conducting research: > > * Connect editors with their local library and freely accessible > resources > * Partner to provide free access to paywalled publications, > databases, universities, and libraries > * Build relationships among our community of editors, libraries, and > librarians > * Facilitate research for Wikipedians, helping editors to find and > use sources > * Promote broader open access in publishing and research > > The Wikipedia Affiliate to RRCHNM position is based on the Wikipedia > Visiting Scholar idea suggested by Peter Suber at the Harvard Open > Access Project <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/hoap>. > > -- > > Amanda L. French, Ph.D. > http://amandafrench.net > > Email: [email protected] > Cell: 720-530-7515 > Twitter: @amandafrench > Skype: amandafrenchphd > AIM: habitrailgirl > > _______________________________________________ > open-glam mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-glam > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/open-glam > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries >
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