I am very pleased to announce that Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are
working in collaboration to host the first national Wikimedia conference in
the United States!
Here are the details for the conference:
Dates: Friday, May 30, 2014 - Sunday, June 1, 2014
Location: New York Law School (185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013)
Website: http://wikiconferenceusa.org
Email: wikicon(a)wikimedianyc.org
Registration: http://wikiconusa.eventbrite.org/
For more information, please review our official press release below! We
hope you will join us and help us spread the word!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiCon_USA_2014_Press_Release_v1.p…
Thanks,
Richard (User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
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
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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-rose…)
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
afrench5(a)gmu.edu <mailto:afrench5@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>.
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Amanda L. French, Ph.D.
http://amandafrench.net
Email: amanda(a)amandafrench.net
Cell: 720-530-7515
Twitter: @amandafrench
Skype: amandafrenchphd
AIM: habitrailgirl
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Hey folks,
There's a neat event tomorrow in Philadelphia:
LibHack
When: January 24, 2014, 9:30am-5pm.
Where: University of Pennsylvania Special Collections Center
Who: You! Anyone interested in libraries and hacking, beginners and
advanced hackers welcome.
What: LibHack is a library hackathon. It will feature two separate
tracks, one specifically catered to beginners that will work on the
OCLC WorldCat Search API, and the other track will work on the Digital
Public Library of America API (beginners and advanced hackers
welcome). API specialists will be on hand to introduce the APIs and to
assist participants throughout the day. Read more on the About page.
Hope to see you there.
Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi)
Xest Skwekwst!, Hello Kevin,
Congratulations to you and Sarah both!
As you probably know, UC Berkeley has amazing holdings in Native American
and other indigenous languages, and is home to the The Survey of California
and Other Indian Languages. I did a bit of research there back in the day
for some Kuna Indian friends, and they were really happy with what I found
for them.
I've also updated *a bunch* of Wikipedia articles from the UCB site:
http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/Survey/
Native American languages still survive, but you wouldn't necessarily
realize this, as they are a really underrepresented area in US culture
everywhere, including Wikipedia. Can I interest you and Sarah in making the
connections needed at UCB, and taking the lead over at WikiProject
Indigenous languages of California?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indigenous_languages_of…
Congratulations again,
Shey hoy!
Kristin Anderson
User:Djembayz
(a student of Montana Salish)
PS One more thing for Kevin-- Given that you are a relatively young guy,
this makes it *way easier* for you to pick up a Native American language
than it is for a person my age. Ever considered it?
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> Hi all -
>
> I have talked about this in bits and places elsewhere, but as I finally
> have a finalized signed contract in hand, I figured I'd make an actual
> announcement about it. Officially effective today, I am the
> Wikipedian-in-Residence for the American Culture Program at the University
> of California, Berkeley. American Cultures at Berkeley is a program
> centered on the study of race, ethnicity, and culture in the United States
> - a lot of what I will be doing will be centered around very closely
> supervising USEP classes in under-represented areas, but I'll also working
> on other related issues, such as trying to arrange media donations, trying
> to document best practices, etc - as well as tackling other projects that
> have yet to be thought of!
>
> Wikipedians-in-Residence have previously focused almost entirely on GLAM
> institutions, and as far as I know, I'm the first WiR at a University. I'm
> hoping that this will end up being a productive collaboration that sets up
> the groundwork for future WiR positions at other Universities. I know UCB
> will be trying to set up some press later in the month, and I intend to
> meticulously document my residency, make my materials available for reuse,
> etc.
>
> Since my duties aren't set in stone yet, I'd also strongly welcome
> suggestions for additional projects to take on - since I'm based out of the
> AC center, most work I do should be focused on areas that are currently
> under-represented on Wikipedia, but that can cover an awful lot of ground.
>
> Best,
> Kevin Gorman
>
Hi all -
I have talked about this in bits and places elsewhere, but as I finally
have a finalized signed contract in hand, I figured I'd make an actual
announcement about it. Officially effective today, I am the
Wikipedian-in-Residence for the American Culture Program at the University
of California, Berkeley. American Cultures at Berkeley is a program
centered on the study of race, ethnicity, and culture in the United States
- a lot of what I will be doing will be centered around very closely
supervising USEP classes in under-represented areas, but I'll also working
on other related issues, such as trying to arrange media donations, trying
to document best practices, etc - as well as tackling other projects that
have yet to be thought of!
Wikipedians-in-Residence have previously focused almost entirely on GLAM
institutions, and as far as I know, I'm the first WiR at a University. I'm
hoping that this will end up being a productive collaboration that sets up
the groundwork for future WiR positions at other Universities. I know UCB
will be trying to set up some press later in the month, and I intend to
meticulously document my residency, make my materials available for reuse,
etc.
Since my duties aren't set in stone yet, I'd also strongly welcome
suggestions for additional projects to take on - since I'm based out of the
AC center, most work I do should be focused on areas that are currently
under-represented on Wikipedia, but that can cover an awful lot of ground.
Best,
Kevin Gorman
Hi, all,
I'd like to create a couple of Wikipedia templates (one for custom
citations and another for a custom rights statement), and I was wondering
whether anyone here might be available to lend a hand. The templates will
be used by the RAMP (Remixing Archival Metadata Project)
editor<http://demo.rampeditor.info>,
which is a browser-based tool designed to let librarians and archivists
repurpose existing descriptive metadata and contribute it to Wikipedia.
If you have a moment and are available to help, please contact me off list.
Thanks so much,
Tim
--
Tim A. Thompson
Metadata Librarian
University of Miami Libraries
1300 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33124
www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office)
(201) 423-9972 (mobile)
www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson
t.thompson5(a)miami.edu
Hi all,
I just want to make sure everyone knows that there is no GLAMout today. I
think we were all busy with the holidays, and so we weren't able to
organize one for this week. Since December was likely a less active month
anyway, we'll just be skipping this month, and will hold our next GLAMout
on Friday, February 7. I have updated the wiki page, so you can begin
signing up right now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMout
Thanks!
Dominic
I can't begin to tell you how much the black hole of AfC pains me. So many GLAMs have been sucked into it. I believe in the right of new editors to create a stub!
Thanks very much Andy for bringing this to our attention. I expanded the article and added refs myself, and then resubmitted. Hope this will do the trick.
Sara Snyder
Webmaster, Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Institution
(202) 633-7987 | www.aaa.si.edu
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One of you folk might be interested helping the author of this AfC
candidate to get it into a fit state for publication:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi…
and then reaching out to the msueum as a potential GLAM partner.
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