Dear fellow WRENs -
Do we have previous cases of WiRs in civil society
organizations/non-governmental organizations or at least
institutionally hosted community archives?
I am co-developing a pilot experimental project in Croatia on Civil
Society archiving and Wikimedia and would love to hear your inputs in
the plans. I can imagine it is not as frequent as these organizations
have far less resources and visibility. I feel it is urgent with the
situation in Croatian Wikipedia even if it gets cleaned from most
toxic admins (again on Meta frontpage 14 November:RfC: Global ban for
Kubura), we need to counterbalance a decade of suppression.
Will try to get sociologist and pioneering peace activist Vesna
Jankovic (fast learning Wiki enthusiast) to become WiR in a very
prominent NGO in the region www.Documenta.hr *(that uses MediaWiki
software internally!). We work a bit against the odds as there is no
local affiliate, so we can only apply for RapidGrants + she has no
Wikimedian reputation, but we submit it as a team of 4 people.
If you like it feel free to endorse
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Piyacitta21/WikiMappin…
Best Z
Hi fellow WRENs,
Join here on Wednesday: https://meet.wmcloud.org/wren
Wed November 25, 12pm – 1pm Eastern Time - New York
(Note that the meeting will be exactly 24 hours after this email was sent.)
Mobile users: Download the Jitsi Meet app first!
Also I wish everyone a good Evacuation Day:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York)
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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From: Cory Lampert <cory.lampert(a)unlv.edu>
Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 2:01 PM
Subject: [Wikidata] Wikidata Project Hiring
To: <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas seeks candidates for the following
paid *temporary
hourly* donor funded position: *Digital Collections Wikimedian-in-Residence*
Description: Work with University Libraries’ Special Collections and
Archives staff in the Digital Collections department on a Library Advisory
Board grant-funded Wikidata pilot. Learn in a hands-on environment
about Wikidata creation and editing, and Wikidata tools while contributing
to a large-scale effort to expose underrepresented materials from UNLV
Special Collections & Archives on the semantic web.
This is a prime opportunity for a candidate interested in exploring the
practical applications of linked data principles using Wikidata to gain
valuable hands-on experience. For additional information on how to apply,
see full job description here: https://t.co/veKQEV5uLH?amp=1
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Cory Lampert
Professor and Head, Digital Collections
University Libraries
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Hi, it's me again!
I am still in residence until December 31 but already planing the future and a new residence.
In 2021, I will have a position with a different mission but in the same structure, and I will be able to supervise an internship. With the impulse of Noé (who pushed for my residence), we built this new project with a very active contributor of Lingua Libre, WikiLucas00.
Lingua Libre is a growing project supported by Wikimédia France, which aims to record pronunciations and signs online. The interface reached a solid v. 2 in 2020 and allows easy massive recording, the uploading of the files to Wikimedia Commons, and a bot integrates the files to a bunch of Wiktionaries.
WikiLucas00 is doing a Master's degree in NLP (linguistics with computers) in Grenoble after a Licence in Lyon. From May to August 2021, he aims to facilitate recording workshops or individual collection by building suggested tasks. He may also challenge the patrol workflow for new recordings.
The full presentation is here: https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Projet:Lingualibriste_en_résidence
Do you think he could be considered as a member of our gang of WiRians?
If you have any thoughts about this project, I'd be glad to read your words!
Sébastien GATHIER
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Wiktionnariste en résidence - Dictionnaire des Francophones
Institut international pour la Francophonie (2IF)
Adresse postale :
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Institut international pour la Francophonie
1C, avenue des Frères Lumière – CS 78242 - 69 372 Lyon cedex 08 – France
ADRESSE PHYSIQUE :
Bâtiment Citroën
24, rue Salomon Reinach – 69 007 Lyon – France
Ligne directe : +33 (0)4 78 78 73 71
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http://2if.universite-lyon.fr<http://2if.universite-lyon.fr/>
L'Université Jean Moulin est membre fondateur de l'Université de Lyon.
Hey folks - I started editing a bit on simple.wikipedia.org as I find
it important entry point for people who have lower level of
understanding written and elaborate English + over-abundance of
information inside of the main and mature Wikipedia articles.
I also want to start encouraging people in my region to consider
applying for the WiR positions (as none have done before me) and also
as I will work with local GLAMs to understand this better in 2021.
However I found WiRs page super short and made first corrections
https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/Wikimedian_in_Residence
What text or media do you think should be added to this?
My impression is it should not go much more than 2-3 extra paragraphs...
It would be ideal for this to be developed with other non-native
speakers and people who recently entered Wikimedia ecosystem (if they
still remember impressions of getting first info and figuring things
out)...than reviewed by native speakers and long-time insiders :-)
Best Z
Dear friends in residence,
Here is an article published by Wikimédia France about the first residence exclusively on the Wiktionnary project.
I suspect that most of you don't speak French, but I wanted to share it with you because I'm very happy about the success of this experience despite this special year 2020.
Here is the article: https://www.wikimedia.fr/un-wiktionnariste-en-residence/
[https://www.wikimedia.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Wiktionnariste-en-resid…]<https://www.wikimedia.fr/un-wiktionnariste-en-residence/>
Un Wiktionnariste en résidence – Wikimédia France<https://www.wikimedia.fr/un-wiktionnariste-en-residence/>
www.wikimedia.fr
En 2020, Wikimédia France expérimente le premier Wiktionnariste en résidence en partenariat avec l’Institut international pour la Francophonie
I wish you an excellent weekend.
Regards,
Sébastien GATHIER
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Wiktionnariste en résidence - Dictionnaire des Francophones
Institut international pour la Francophonie (2IF)
Adresse postale :
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Institut international pour la Francophonie
1C, avenue des Frères Lumière – CS 78242 - 69 372 Lyon cedex 08 – France
ADRESSE PHYSIQUE :
Bâtiment Citroën
24, rue Salomon Reinach – 69 007 Lyon – France
Ligne directe : +33 (0)4 78 78 73 71
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http://2if.universite-lyon.fr<http://2if.universite-lyon.fr/>
L'Université Jean Moulin est membre fondateur de l'Université de Lyon.
