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On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Jodi Schneider <[email protected]>wrote: > Of possible interest -- most useful for someone needing library access. > "Wikipedia > Affiliate" is an unpaid, offsite, year-long position. > > Its aim? > "significantly improving the accuracy and reliability at least 25 > Wikipedia articles on > historical topics, preferably articles within a particular historical scope > (for example: modern Russian and Soviet history, U.S. Civil War history, > the > history of late imperial China)." > > See below -- and contact Amanda French (cc'd) with applications/questions. > > -Jodi > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 8:07 PM > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Job: Wikipedia Affiliate at George Mason University > To: [email protected] > > > Wikipedia Affiliate > George Mason University > Fairfax > > In conjunction with The Wikipedia Library project, the Roy > Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason > University is seeking applicants for a "Wikipedia Affiliate." This is an > unpaid, year-long, remote research position beginning March 1, 2014 and > ending > February 28, 2015 that entitles the affiliate to full library privileges at > George Mason University, including proxied access to all online materials > to > which the GMU Libraries subscribe: more than 400 databases, thousands of > scholarly journals and mainstream periodicals, and hundreds of ebooks. The > position is designed to give research library access to a Wikipedia editor > who > does not currently have such access or who has only limited access to > scholarly resources: the purpose of the position is to help improve > Wikipedia's reliability and accuracy by providing Wikipedia editors with > access to the best scholarly information resources while providing a model > for > other universities to do likewise. > > > Qualifications > > The affiliate will be an experienced Wikipedia editor with at least one > year > of regular activity contributing to Wikipedia on historical topics in any > field, region, or period. The affiliate will also be a thorough researcher > who > is committed to improving Wikipedia articles by consulting and citing > reliable, scholarly sources and who is a lucid writer of text for Wikipedia > encyclopedia articles on historical topics. An undergraduate or graduate > degree in History, Art History, or a related discipline is desirable but > not > required. > > > Position Description and Duties > > During the affiliate year, the affiliate will conduct scholarly research > using > the library resources of George Mason University with the aim of > significantly > improving the accuracy and reliability at least 25 Wikipedia articles on > historical topics, preferably articles within a particular historical scope > (for example: modern Russian and Soviet history, U.S. Civil War history, > the > history of late imperial China). Near the end of the affiliate year, the > affiliate will write a brief report listing the Wikipedia articles he or > she > has contributed to and improved over the course of the year, describing how > his or her access to GMU library resources has helped increase the > reliability > of Wikipedia on this topic and analyzing whether the affiliate program > could > serve as a model for other universities. The affiliate will also be asked > to > give a brief talk on the same subject to RRCHNM, either in person or via a > remote technology such as Skype. > > > Application Instructions > > To apply, please send the following documents to Dr. Amanda French at > [email protected] by January 20, 2014: > > > 1. A standard resume or curriculum vitae that also includes > > > a link to your Wikipedia profile and > > at least three links to Wikipedia articles on historical topics that you > have > contributed to. > > 2. A cover letter that includes > > > a description of your background, including why you contribute to Wikipedia > and what level of historical expertise and interest you have in which > fields, > regions, or periods; > > a summary of what access you currently have (or don't have) to research > materials such as databases and scholarly journals; > > an explanation of why you want to become a Wikipedia Affiliate to RRCHNM; > and > > a brief outline of the historical topic(s) and/or specific Wikipedia > articles > you would focus on during your affiliate year. > > All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the search by the end of > February 2014. The affiliate year will begin March 1, 2014. > > > About the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media > > Since 1994 under the founding direction of Roy Rosenzweig, the Center for > History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason University has used digital > media and computer technology to democratize history--to incorporate > multiple > voices, reach diverse audiences, and encourage popular participation in > presenting and preserving the past. The center itself is a democratic, > collaborative space where over fifty scholars, technologists, and > researchers > work together to advance the state of the art. > > > RRCHNM uses digital media and technology to preserve and present history > online, transform scholarship across the humanities, and advance historical > education and understanding. Each year RRCHNM's many project websites > receive > over 20 million visitors, and over a million people rely on its digital > tools > to teach, learn, and conduct research. > > > George Mason University is a public research university located > approximately > 14 miles from Washington, D.C., with over 30,000 students. Global education > and research are a fundamental part of the university's mission to serve > its > diverse and international student body. RRCHNM is part of the Department of > History and Art History. > > > About The Wikipedia Library > > The Wikipedia Library connects Wikipedia editors with libraries, open > access > resources, paywalled databases, and research experts. We are working > together > towards 5 big goals that create an open hub for conducting research: > > > Connect editors with their local library and freely accessible resources > > Partner to provide free access to paywalled publications, databases, > universities, and libraries > > Build relationships among our community of editors, libraries, and > librarians > > Facilitate research for Wikipedians, helping editors to find and use > sources > > Promote broader open access in publishing and research > > The Wikipedia Affiliate to RRCHNM position is based on the Wikipedia > Visiting > Scholar idea suggested by Peter Suber at the Harvard Open Access Project. > > > > Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/11416/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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