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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> >> 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> >> > [email protected] >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Lane Rasberry >> user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia >> 206.801.0814 >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >> > > > > -- > Monika Sengul-Jones > www.monikasengul.com > (206) 715-2320 > > -- Monika Sengul-Jones www.monikasengul.com (206) 715-2320 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
