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Dear,
With due Respect
I shall see to the best of how I could support in the Topics.
Thank You for the Information
Sincerely
Akogwu Elaigwu
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> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 08:09:42 -0400
> From: Barbara Page <barbarafpage(a)gmail.com>
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> I am proposing a grant to fund a Wikipedian in Residence at the University
> of Pittsburgh to facilitate the transfer of historical content from Pitt's
> archives, collections and library related to women, regional history,
> Native Americans of Western Pennsylvania, immigrants, labor, and other
> topics. Though at this time I am a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, I have
> responded to requests by the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon
> University and the YWCA of Pittsburgh to provide training. As a volunteer
> contributor, I am unable to respond to all requests. There are more
> requests for training that I have time to do.
>
> The grant proposal is here:
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Engaging_Academic_Archivists…
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> Part of the grant-making process requires notification of those who would
> like to support this project.
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> I am the potential grantee and believe that being in the position of
> Wikipedian-in-Residence will create a significant improvement to the topics
> listed above. My editing history already demonstrates my commitment to
> creating content on topics related to women. I understand that I will not
> be creating content as a Wikipedian-in-Residence. Instead, I would be
> training new and experienced contributors. I am experienced in training new
> contributors in adding content to other language wikipedias, Wikidata,
> Wikiquote, Commons and others. This will benefit new contributors since
> their training does not have to be limited to the English Wikipedia.
>
> I know the potential for the improvement and addition of content is great.
> Not only is your support requested but I would be very grateful to any
> other members of library efforts and projects who can provide advice. Thank
> you for your consideration.
> Best Regards,
>
> Barbara Page
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