Concratulations to Lane!
Richard, one of my pet peeves about Wikipedia is the lack of interwiki
links in medical articles. I tried to get some cooperation from the World
Health Organization to have them release their ICD-10 codes and
descriptions in 36 languages, but no luck. Sadly, I think the WHO is deeply
embedded in old, hierarchical organizational structures that don't allow
for an open-access mindset. In this day of high mobility, getting
information to people when they need it in the language they need it may
save lives. That is just one example where wikification might help
organizations to achieve their original mission, but there are many, many
more.
Jane
2012/5/3 rahul sood <rahulsood146(a)gmail.com>
Congratulations to Lane
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 5:23 AM, Leigh Thelmadatter <
osamadre(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations to Lane!
>
> > From: peteforsyth(a)gmail.com
> > Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 15:06:33 -0700
> > To: glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> > Subject: [glam] Wikipedian in Residence appointed
>
> >
> > I am thrilled to share with you that Consumer Reports, a longtime
> and highly respected U.S.-based non-profit, has this week appointed Lane
> Rasberry as its first Wikipedian in Residence, as part of an initiative to
> improve the public's access to accurate information about medical tests and
> procedures. We expect a formal announcement from Consumer Reports within
> the next two weeks; but Lane will be beginning his outreach work to
> Wikipedians and others in the medical field in the meantime.
> >
> > Lane is active in Wikipedia editing and outreach, with a focus on
> clinical research ethics and open science. Lane's skills, experience, and
> passions will be a great asset to both Wikipedia and Consumer Reports;
> please join me in extending a warm welcome to him!
> >
> > (While Consumer Reports is of course not a GLAM, the program drew
> very heavily on GLAM programs, so I think the readers on this list should
> be among the first to know!)
> >
> > -Pete
> >
> > Relevant links:
> > * Blog post about the health initiative:
>
http://wikistrategies.net/consumer-reports-wikipedia-announcement/
> > * Lane's Wikipedia user page:
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bluerasberry
> > * Wikipedian in Residence overview:
>
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence
> >
> > --
> > Pete Forsyth
> > Principal, Wiki Strategies
> > [[User:Peteforsyth]] on English Wikipedia, etc.
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