Thanks Pine! As a general note: the positions are not confined by geography in anyway, unlike the other University Library based opportunity: the Wikipedian in Residence position at West Virginia University: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/WVU
Cheers, Alex Stinson User:Sadads On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding announcement below. > > Pine > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Jake Orlowitz" <[email protected]> > Date: Jul 13, 2015 2:28 PM > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] 5 New Visiting Scholars Positions Open (now under > Wiki Ed) > To: "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Cc: > > The Wikipedia Library <https://enwp.org/wiki/WP:TWL> is pleased to > announce > five new Wikipedia Visiting Scholars > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VS> positions > with US and Canadian universities and research organizations as part of an > program expansion. > > Visiting Scholars are remote, unpaid Wikipedia editors who become > affiliated with top research libraries. They receive full access to the > partner library’s e-resources to expand topics of institutional interest > which also need development on Wikipedia. This marks the second successful > round of institutions participating in the program > <http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/17/wikipedia-research-library/>. > > These new positions will be coordinated and managed by the Wikipedia > Library’s movement partner, the Wiki Education Foundation > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation> (Wiki Ed). > Wiki > Ed will process applications, connect to schools, and drive the growth of > the program in the North American region. They are in an excellent position > to help expand Visiting Scholars because of their extensive existing > connections to universities and desire to support Wikipedia’s best content > creators. > > We invite Wikipedia editors who specialize in content creation, and would > like access to a full research library, to apply for these new unpaid, > remote affiliate positions at the following research libraries: > > - *McMaster University > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMaster_University>* is a public > university in Hamilton, Ontario > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario>, Canada. The > library’s > holdings in their Division of Research Collections and Archives contain > many valuable and unique resources, with emphases in areas such as peace > and war (with a particular emphasis on the Holocaust > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust> and resistance), Bertrand > Russell <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell>, Canadian > literature and popular culture. > - *DePaul University <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DePaul_University>* > is > a private university in Chicago <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago > >, > Illinois. The library is looking for Wikipedians who can focus on > Chicago > history, Catholic social justice studies, and/or Vincentian Studies > (including French history during the Napoleonic Era > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Era>). > - *The Smithsonian Institution > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smithsonian_Institution>*, > established in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” is a > group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of > the > United States. The Warren M. Robbins Library of the National Museum of > African Art > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_African_Art> is > looking for a Wikipedian in Residence that can focus on modern African > art > and artists. > - *The University of Pittsburgh > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh>* (PITT) is a > state-related research university in Pittsburgh > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh>, Pennsylvania. This Visiting > Scholar position will work with PITT’s Archives Service Center, Special > Collections and Center for American Music to focus on: Pittsburgh and > Pennsylvanian history including urban renewal in Pittsburgh, childhood > in > the industrial era of Pittsburgh, music composers of Pittsburgh, > Pittsburgh > theater or significant literary figures from Pittsburgh; Colonial > American > history; historic American songs; or philosophy of science. > - *The University of Washington > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington>* (UW), > commonly > referred to as Washington or, informally, UDub, is a public research > university in Seattle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle>, > Washington. This Visiting Scholar position will work with UW’s Special > Collections and focus on labor and the working classes in the Pacific > Northwest, all aspects of Pacific Northwest history and literature, and > Pacific Northwest architecture. > > > Full application information is available at the Wiki Education Foundation > signup page <http://wikiedu.org/visitingscholars/apply/>.< > http://wikiedu.org/visitingscholars/apply/> > > Wiki Ed also invites editors to apply for a Visiting Scholar placement > pool. The pool will help grow the Visiting Scholar program by creating a > list of willing and interested candidates to offer to new partner > libraries. With the interests and needs of pre-qualified Wikipedians in > hand, Wiki Ed can work to find libraries that match your interests. > > Access to research libraries as part of one of these visiting scholar > positions creates considerable opportunities for Wikipedia editors. It > allows them access to services and tools, including multiple paywalled > databases, integrated search and discovery tools, research collections and > recommendations from specialist librarians, and expert consultation. In > return, editors can begin a conversation with the library, which creates > opportunities for greater understanding and communication between these > universities and the wider Wikipedia community. > > *The Wikipedia Library* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected]> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaus-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l > >
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