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> On 7 Oct 2014, at 2:40 pm, Keilana <[email protected]> wrote: > > A big big congratulations to Jake! His work is so important to our mission. > > -Emily > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear friends and colleagues, >> >> I am delighted to announce that Jake Orlowitz (User:Ocaasi, User:Ocaasi >> (WMF)) >> is joining the Grantmaking department at WMF to lead The Wikipedia Library >> (TWL)[1], an online resource for Wikipedians to get free access to >> journal subscriptions. >> In the last year, TWL has helped nearly 2000 unique users access 3000 >> accounts of sources like JSTOR, Elsevier, De Gruyter, and Oxford University >> Press,[2] and is now experimenting with community-run branches in Arabic, >> German and other languages. >> >> Jake will be a full-time contractor with part-time support from Alex >> Stinson >> (User:Sadads, User:Astinson (WMF)) for an initial period of six months. >> They are both working with an amazing volunteer team of Wikipedians guided >> by Head of Volunteer Coordination (User:Nikkimaria). We're particularly >> looking forward to seeing how TWL can expand its global (non-English) work, >> and what it can teach us about the best ways to support some of our top >> contributors, and improve content on our projects. >> >> Many of you know Jake well, but for those who don't: Jake (Ocaasi) is a >> long time Wikipedian, with two Individual Engagement Grants from us, and he >> has been on the IEG grants committee for the past two years. Jake works >> remotely from Philadelphia but is frequently in the Bay Area, especially >> during long and dark East Coast winters. Alex has been involved for many >> years with both Education and GLAM outreach. He resides in Kansas where he >> works on Digital Humanities at Kansas State. >> >> You can catch up on all of TWL's new happenings in the latest edition of >> the Books and Bytes newsletter.[7] We're excited to bring The Wikipedia >> Library on board and look forward to its growth and evolution! >> >> Warmly, >> Anasuya >> >> Jake Orlowitz (User:Ocaasi) started editing in 2007 as an ip. Early on he >> worked on articles about religious groups, political movements, >> and alternative health. Around 2010 he shifted focus from editing >> to helping new users, working in the irc-help channel and developing the >> Plain >> and Simple guide for New Editors [3] and its COI counterpart [4]. In 2012 >> Jake began developing projects through the Individual Engagement Grants >> department at WMF. He built The Wikipedia Adventure,[5] a playful >> interactive game to onboard new editors. He also began establishing and >> expanding donation partnerships in The Wikipedia Library to provide free >> research access to top article contributors. He helps out as a board member >> of Wiki Project Med Foundation [6] and gives talks about Wikipedia's role >> in education. Jake grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and studied >> political theory at Wesleyan, before starting a tutoring company in >> Colorado. He currently splits his time between coasts, working >> full-time on Wikipedia >> projects. His contract with WMF will focus on expanding the number and >> global reach of Wikipedia Library partnerships. >> >> Alex Stinson (User:Sadads) is a 9-year editor with over 80,000 >> contributions, >> actively involved in different forms of outreach. He >> is currently a project manager with the The Wikipedia Library, a long time >> volunteer with The Wikipedia Education Program, and supporter of GLAM-Wiki >> outreach. Alex has a Masters degree in English Literature from Kansas State >> University with research focused on cultural studies and the digital >> humanities. He works as a digital humanist at K-State, where he helps >> develop projects and create partnerships with educators and cultural >> institutions. >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library >> [2] >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/The_Wikipedia_Library/Renewal/Final >> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PANDS >> [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PSCOI >> [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure >> [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WPMED >> [7] >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/August-September2014 >> >> -- >> >> >> *Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of GrantmakingWikimedia Foundation* >> >> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in >> the sum of all knowledge. 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