Wiki-research-l May 2019

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Wikipedia Research policy
by song＠cs.umn.edu 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Pursuant to prior discussions about the need for a research policy on Wikipedia, WikiProject Research is drafting a policy regarding the recruitment of Wikipedia users to participate in studies. At this time, we have a proposed policy, and an accompanying group that would facilitate recruitment of subjects in much the same way that the Bot Approvals Group approves bots. The policy proposal can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Research The Subject Recruitment Approvals Group mentioned in the proposal is being described at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Subject_Recruitment_Approvals_Group Before we move forward with seeking approval from the Wikipedia community, we would like additional input about the proposal, and would welcome additional help improving it. Also, please consider participating in WikiProject Research at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Research -- Bryan Song GroupLens Research University of Minnesota

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Fwd: [OpenAccess] Fwd: Job Posting: Opportunity at the NIH Library: Data Services Informationist
by Pine W 24 May '19

24 May '19

Forwarding a job announcement that may be of interest to some list subscribers. The announced pay range is $69,581 to $128,920 per year. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:55 PM Subject: [OpenAccess] Fwd: Job Posting: Opportunity at the NIH Library: Data Services Informationist To: Wikimedia & Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Open Access discussions <openaccess(a)lists.wikimedia.org> This looks like something where an experienced wikimedian with interest in libraries and/or open access could fit. Federico -------- Messaggio inoltrato -------- Oggetto: [SCHOLCOMM] Job Posting: Opportunity at the NIH Library: Data Services Informationist Data: Thu, 23 May 2019 13:43:48 +0000 Mittente: "Belter, Christopher (NIH/OD/ORS) [E]" The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library is pleased to announce an exciting employment opportunity for an exceptional candidate to serve as an informationist and lead the Library’s data services program. If you have experience providing information and data services in a biomedical library setting and want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the NIH Library team. This is a GS-11/12/13, Technical Information Specialist position. For more information, visit https://www.nihlibrary.nih.gov/services/data. We expect to announce this vacancy on USAJOBS.gov on May 28, 2019, and the application will be open for 10 calendar days. The application period reflects the NIH’s effort to hire talented people quickly. You may preview the draft announcements now at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/534055900/ and https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/534056100/ but you will not be able to apply until May 28th. We encourage you to create or update your USAJOBS.gov account and profile now so you will be ready to apply when this job is announced. As part of the application process, it may be necessary to upload copies of degree transcripts. We also encourage you to set up email notifications for job announcements. Please visit the USAJOBS.gov Help Center at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/ for more information. Thank you for helping spread the word to others who may be interested. Major responsibilities of the position are as follows. Responsibilities • Serves as lead and subject matter expert for the Library’s data services program • Assesses NIH researchers’ training needs in the areas of data management, data visualization, data analysis, and R and Python programming • Develops and delivers graduate-level training to meet identified needs • Provides one-on-one advice and consultations in the areas of data science • Assists NIH researchers in using the NIH Library’s data sciences workstation, which offers a suite of tools for data analysis, processing, and visualization for a variety of different types of data • Consults and collaborates with NIH staff to aid them in locating, accessing, identifying, and managing information • Performs outreach across NIH and HHS to understand users’ information needs and markets library services and resources that meet those needs Contact Margaret McGhee at margaret.mcghee(a)nih.gov or (301) 451-9335 for more information. Chris Belter, MLS _______________________________________________ OpenAccess mailing list OpenAccess(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/openaccess

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Supporting editors in creating new articles with references
by Lucie-Aimée Kaffee 23 May '19

23 May '19

Hello everyone! We are working on the project Scribe http://tinyurl.com/WikipediaScribe that aims to support editors in creating new, high-quality articles with a focus on currently under-resourced Wikipedia communities. To start this project, I would like to ask you for two favours: (1) We have a 5-minute survey, that we would like you to fill to give us an insight into your opinions on the project. The survey can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/WikipediaScribeSurvey (2) We are conducting a set of interviews with editors of different Wikipedias to gain an understanding of how you are currently edit, find references etc. The interviews are conducted remotely via Skype and take around 30 minutes. We would talk about your editing and referencing in Wikipedia. Please contact me if you are available to participate in one of our interviews, it would be highly appreciated! You can also sign up for the interview in our sheet here: https://forms.gle/rwRpKH1EqJGM423Y6 More information about the interviews can be found in the participant information sheet: https://github.com/luciekaffee/Scribe/blob/master/Interviews/participant-in… I am very much looking forward to the start of the project and supporting a new great editing experience! If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to me. Thanks, Lucie -- Lucie-Aimée Kaffee Web and Internet Science Group School of Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton

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International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety, Toronto, Canada; July 19-21, 2019)
by agruzd＠gmail.com 20 May '19

20 May '19

***Invitation to Attend*** The organizing committee of the 10th International Conference on Social Media and Society (#SMSociety) invites you to visit vibrant Toronto on July 19-21, 2019. The 2019 conference will be held at the Ted Rogers School of Management and hosted by the Social Media Lab at Ryerson University. This year's theme is on "Rethinking Privacy and Trust in the Social Media Age". Link: https://socialmediaandsociety.org <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/> The conference offers an intensive 3-day program including 8(!) hands-on workshops, full & work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters featuring the latest in social media research (https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2019-schedule/). Our interdisciplinary community brings researchers from a wide variety of disciplines including Communication, Information Science, Management, Sociology, Education, Journalism, Computer Science, Political Science, Health, and other fields. This year, we are honoured to have a highly distinguished scholars as our keynote speakers: * Tarleton Gillespie is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research New England, and an affiliated associate professor in the Department of Communication and Department of Information Science at Cornell University. His new book, Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions that Shape Social Media (Yale University Press) was published in June 2018. * Valerie Steeves is a Full Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa. As the lead researcher of MediaSmarts' Young Canadians in a Wired World research project, she has been tracking young people's use of new media since 2000. She is also the principal investigator of the eQuality Project, a seven-year SSHRC-funded partnership exploring young people's experiences of privacy and equality in networked spaces. We hope you can join us for this exciting event and contribute to this emerging research area! If you have any questions about the conference, please email us at: ask(a)socialmediaandsociety.org <mailto:ask@socialmediaandsociety.org> or visit our website to register https://socialmediaandsociety.org/registration/ --- #SMSociety'19 Organizing Committee https://socialmediaandsociety.org/about/

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Reboot of stat1004--6-7 and notebook1003-4 happening on May 21st (early EU morning)
by Luca Toscano 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hi everybody, the stat1004-6-7 and notebook1003-4 hosts will be rebooted tomorrow morning, May 21st, during the EU morning for security upgrades (Linux kernel upgrades). Please let me or anybody in the Analytics team know if this is problematic for your work so we can schedule a better maintenance window. Thanks! Luca (on behalf of the Analytics team)

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xml dumps of Czech wikis?
by ABEL SERRANO JUSTE 17 May '19

17 May '19

Hi! I'm here at the wikimedia hackathon happening in Prague and I was looking for the XML dumps of the Czech wikimedia wikis, for instance the Czech wikipedia, but I can't see any at https://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html. Where could I get them? -- Regards, *Abel Serrano Juste.*

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Research showcase for May
by Pine W 14 May '19

14 May '19

Hello Research-l, Does anyone know whether there will be a Wikimedia Research Showcase this month? I think that these are usually scheduled for 3rd Wednesdays. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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Propose a Community Growth session at Wikimania before June 1!
by Jonathan Morgan 13 May '19

13 May '19

Hello, The Community Growth <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth> space at Wikimania 2019 is now accepting submissions! The deadline for submission <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Submissions> is June 1. See below for submission topics and session formats. In the Community Growth space, we will come together for discussions, presentations, and workshops that address these questions: - What is and is not working around attracting and retaining newcomers? - How should Wikimedia activities evolve to help communities grow and flourish? - How should our technology and culture evolve to help new populations to come online, participate and become community members? *Recommended topics. *While proposals related to all aspects of community growth and newcomer experience are welcome, organizing team is particularly interested in proposals related to: - Research on recruitment, activation and retention. - Technological approaches - On- and off-wiki engagement strategies - Supporting diversity and cross-cultural newcomer experiences - Lessons learned from beyond Wikimedia, and - The future of newcomers and editing If you are interested in seeing presentations around additional topics, but do not plan to submit a proposal, you can suggest additional topics here <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth#Topics_suggested…>. *Types of session.* We prefer sessions that are participatory, interactive, promote conversations, and give a voice to parts of our movement that are heard less often. We welcome the following session formats: - Roundtable discussion - Panel discussion - Lightning talk - Working session - Teaching session - Conference presentation *Poster submissions.* Posters are also a good way to introduce a topic, or show some results of an action. Please consider submitting one <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Poster_session>! More information about the Community Growth space, topics, and submission formats is available on the proposal page <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Community_Growth>. Sincerely, Jonathan Morgan On behalf of the Community Growth leadership team -- Jonathan T. Morgan Senior Design Researcher Wikimedia Foundation User:Jmorgan (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jmorgan_(WMF)>

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Propose a session about Research for Wikimania 2019!
by Benj. Mako Hill 10 May '19

10 May '19

Greetings You might have already seen an announcement for Wikimania (the Wikipedia and Wikimedia's community annual conference). It will be hosted in Stockholm this year on August 14-18. This year the conference is broken down into a series of tracks called "spaces." Along with Leila Zia from WMF, I'm helping running a space focused on research. We're interested in talks about research (or about how to do research) on Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, and open collaboration more broadly. I've attached a call for proposals for the Research Space below. The conference is a great way to connect both with other researchers and with the Wikipedia and Wikimedia communities of contributors and leaders. Submit a proposal! Regards, Mako Call for Sessions Proposals about Research @ Wikimania 2019 =========================================================== Wikimania: The Conference of the Wikipedia and Wikimedia Community Stockholm, Sweden | August 14-18, 2019 Submission Deadline: June 1, 2019 Research Space website: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Research General Conference website: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/ About the Conference & Research Space ------------------------------------- Wikimania is the annual conference of the Wikimedia community. In 2019, Wikimedia is being managed as a series of largely independent "spaces" (similar to tracks). This call for papers is only for the Research Space. The Research Space will host talks that showcase research of interest to the broader Wikimedia community as well as tutorials focused on helping people do research in Wikipedia. We are particularly interested in submissions that aim to: - Present actionable research projects by people conducting research on Wikimedia projects and in adjacent spaces (either completed or in-progress); - Provide tutorials to help Wikimedians and researchers learn to use a series of useful tools for collecting and analyzing data from Wikimedia projects; - Provide a space to discuss issues related to doing research in Wikimedia projects. Proposing a Session ------------------- The research space is actively encouraging submissions for three types of sessions: - Presentations of Research - Tutorials - Research Lightning Talks We encourage submissions from researchers studying Wikimedia projects, researchers studying adjacent projects (e.g., peer production projects like OSM, etc), Wikimedia community members, and members of the WMF research team. We are particularly interested in work that touches on issues related to the UNDP SDGs (e.g., quality education, reduced inequalities, industry innovation and infrastructure). Wikimania is a community conference. We will not be publishing a proceedings. We welcome presentation of either completed or in-progress work. The research space welcomes submissions on any topic related to Wikimedia research. Examples of topics we would welcome include: - Participation in Wikimedia communities - Group Dynamics and Organization in Wikipedia and related projects - Readership/Engagement on Wikipedia and related projects - Technical Infrastructure and Design in Wikimedia projects - Evaluating Content of Wikimedia projects - Knowledge Diffusion, Outreach, and work that seeks to generalize beyond Wikimedia projects We also welcome submissions on these or other topics in "adjacent spaces" including free culture, free software, open hardware, open knowledge, and so on. Submissions are due on June 1, 2019. Conference Organization and Questions ----------------------------------------------------- The Research Space leaders are: - Benjamin Mako Hill (University of Washington) — makohill(a)uw.edu - Leila Zia (Wikimedia Foundation) — leila(a)wikimedia.org All questions about submissions should be emailed to space leader or a message can be asked publicly on the public Research Space discussion page which is available at the link above. -- Benjamin Mako Hill https://mako.cc/academic/ Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto

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CICM 2019: Joint Call for Workshop Papers (OpenMath, LML, GVMM, FVPS), Doctoral Programme Submissions & Participation
by serge.autexier＠dfki.de 09 May '19

09 May '19

Joint Call for Workshops Papers (OpenMath, LML, GVMM, FVPS) Doctoral Programme Submissions Participation 12th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics - CICM 2019 - July 8-12, 2019 CIIRC, Prague, Czech Republic http://www.cicm-conference.org/2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital and computational solutions are becoming the prevalent means for the generation, communication, processing, storage and curation of mathematical information. CICM brings together the many separate communities that have developed theoretical and practical solutions for mathematical applications such as computation, deduction, knowledge management, and user interfaces. It offers a venue for discussing problems and solutions in each of these areas and their integration. In addition to the main tracks, CICM 2019 will host the Exploring the Mizar Library tutorial and 4 workshops: Formal Mathematics for Mathematicians (FMM), Formal Verification of Physical Systems (FVPS), Large Mathematical Libraries (LML), 30th OpenMath Workshop. This is a call for submissions and participation to the - 30th OpenMath Workshop - Large Mathematics Libraries Workshop (LML 2019) - 4th workshop on Formal Mathematics for Mathematicians (FVMM 2019) - 2nd Workshop on Formal Verification of Physical Systems (FVPS 2019) - CICM doctoral programm track More details about workshops and the doctoral programm are available from their webpages on the CICM website https://www.cicm-conference.org/2019 * Submissions Deadlines * - OpenMath 2019 continuous until July 1, 2019 - LML 2019 May 13, 2019 - FVMM 2019 May 13, 2019 - FVPS 2019 May 24, 2019 - CICM doctoral programm track May 15, 2019 * Registration * Registration to CICM 2019 and the workshops is open at the CICM website or directly at https://www.cicm-conference.org/2019/cicm.php?event=&menu=registration

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