Hi Monika,
Congratulations. We've needed a Wikimedian to do outreach in the Seattle area for quite awhile, and I'd be happy to see you doing that as a part of your work with OCLC.
Looking forward to future collaborations,
Pine
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Monika Sengul-Jones < jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Cascadians,
I'm pleased to share that I've got a new hat -- I'm your new Wikipedian-In-Residence with the OCLC. I'll spearhead an outreach program between Wikipedians and public librarians. Hooray! This is such a timely and important project. Thank you Cascadians -- for helping me be a better Wikipedian.
The initiative will get rolling in the next week or so. I anticipate knowledge-sharing and collaborations in our locale and around the U.S. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to get involved. :)
Sincerely, Monika
On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones < jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
This is right up my alley! I will be applying and would be thrilled to take this off the ground. Thanks for the forward, Lane.
I hope everyone is doing well and to connect with you about future Cascadia meet ups, I have my check to be a member for 2017, where should
I
mail it?
Also if you have any questions about the invitation to participate in the Editing as Activism event at UW-Bothell, please let me know. I believe it would be a great partnership and event to have as a Cascadia meet up.
yours
Monika
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Lane Rasberry lane@bluerasberry.com wrote:
Hello,
A few weeks ago wrote about a job opening for a Wikipedian who is based either in Seattle or in Mateo, California. I got some questions so I
will
share what other information I have, all of which is public. The
deadline
for applying is Friday 13 January. I wish that some good candidates
could
come from Seattle.
The hiring organization is OCLC, a long-time partner of Wikipedia. They hired a Wikipedian named Max Klein in 2012 who did a bot and database project that was a precursor to many contemporary Wikidata projects.
Since
then OCLC has sent staff to Wikipedia events regularly, particularly to Wikimania.
Earlier this year OCLC won a grant from the Knight Foundation to do outreach to public libraries. That is the focus of this present job opening. https://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2016/201612dublin.en.html I do not think that they actually got their full funding request, so
this
is not a high-budget project.
The Wikimedia Foundation gave them an additional grant to complement
this
Knight Foundation request. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/A_Wikipedian- in-Residence_to_Engage_500_Librarians_and_their_Communities
In this grant, they say that they are offering compensation and benefits equivalent to 70k/year.
OCLC is a great organization. I do not have inside information on the position or the role but if anyone has any questions about wiki outreach jobs in general then feel free to write me.
Thanks,
On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Lane Rasberry lane@bluerasberry.com wrote:
Hello,
It would be nice if Cascadia could encourage anyone local to apply. http://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/wikipedia-libraries.html
One of the job requirements is living near one of their offices. One
is
in
Seattle.
yours,
-- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 <(206)%20801-0814> lane@bluerasberry.com
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