Congrats, Monika! Very exciting! -Sage
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Monika Sengul-Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
