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Début du message transféré : > Expéditeur: Amanda French <ama...@amandafrench.net> > Date: 19 décembre 2013 21:20:53 UTC+1 > Destinataire: open-g...@lists.okfn.org > Objet: [OpenGLAM] Position: Wikipedia Affiliate, Roy Rosenzweig Center for > History and New Media > Répondre à: ama...@amandafrench.net > > 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 > afren...@gmu.edu <mailto:afren...@gmu.edu> 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 RRCHNMâs 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 universityâs 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: ama...@amandafrench.net > Cell: 720-530-7515 > Twitter: @amandafrench > Skype: amandafrenchphd > AIM: habitrailgirl > > _______________________________________________ > open-glam mailing list > open-g...@lists.okfn.org > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-glam > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/open-glam
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