I'd bet that Conor Casey is the contact for this since he is the Labor Archivist librarian in special collections, which is the focus for the unpaid Visiting Scholar position at UW.
Monika Sent from my mobile phone possibly using voice control, please pardon errors > On Jul 14, 2015, at 8:12 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Lane, I wasn't aware that this position was planned at all. We have > contacts at the UW libraries and at Wiki Ed but they seem to have planned > this without us being in the loop. That said, I'm glad that UW and Wiki Ed > arranged for this position. Pinging Jake and Sage to see of they will let > us know the contact people for this position at UW and Wiki Ed, off-list if > necessary. > > Thanks, > Pine >> On Jul 14, 2015 7:50 AM, "Lane Rasberry" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Note the UW position- do we know this contact? >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Jake Orlowitz <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2015, 5:28 PM >> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] 5 New Visiting Scholars Positions Open (now under >> Wiki Ed) >> To: [email protected] < >> [email protected]>, [email protected] >> < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> 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. 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