Interesting! Does this mean there will be a semi-permanent position there?
Hopefully the NARA will groom its employees to all become
Wikipedians-on-site and eventually will no longer need help.
2012/10/22 Lori Phillips <lori.byrd.phillips(a)gmail.com>
Jane, I know this particular HR situation has more to
do with Dominic's
student status than it does with any sort of politics. This is a good
thing, because it means that they are trying to remedy the HR loophole that
Dominic essentially fell into. Unfortunately it means that there's now a
break in his residency.
I'll reiterate Dominic's point about NARA as a Wikimedia ally. It's been
truly inspiring to see how supportive they have been over the past two
years, David Ferriero in particular (I mean, in my opinion the Wikimania
closing plenary will go down in history : ).
I'm selfishly kind of glad Dominic has a few months off to focus on
GLAM-Wiki US stuff—because I'll be putting him to work! (Kidding... but not
really.) : )
Chin up, Dominic! And thanks for sharing the latest with us.
Lori
On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Jane Darnell <jane023(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Dominic,
Congratulations for a job well done! You accomplished a lot for the NARA
and for Wikipedia. I can imagine it seems a bit of an anti-climax to leave
due to Human Resource issues, but it's not surprising. Sharing data is not
the top priority of most cultural institutions these days. Everyone seems
to be scrambling for survival and I can imagine with the elections coming
up, the spending of the NARA as all other US Gov't institutions has to
reflect targets as closely as possible to prove their mandate for the next
administration, whatever it will bring.
Jane
2012/10/21 Dominic McDevitt-Parks <mcdevitd(a)gmail.com>
Hi all,
I just wanted to let you all know that Friday was my last day as
Wikipedian in Residence at the US National Archives. I would like to thank
you all who helped make the project a success. It has been a great year,
and I think we accomplished a lot more than either I or NARA had hoped for
at the start, especially importantly in helping to change the culture of
the institution and gaining several advocates for our cause from the ranks
of NARA's professionals, including David Ferriero himself. I am a little
sad to see it end, but I am grateful to have been given the opportunity.
NARA is not going to be hiring a new Wikipedian in Residence in the
short term—my leaving ultimately came down to human resources issues, not
because I wanted to go or they wanted me to leave. There is a possibility
that they will create a permanent position if they can get approval, but
that may take a long time. In any case, the institution is still quite
Wikipedia-friendly, and I expect them to remain allies in some capacity.
And, of course, I still intend to remain involved in GLAM efforts,
whether it is here in DC or elsewhere. :-)
Dominic
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