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[[File:Pat Hadley and Stuart Ogilvy discuss Tempest Anderson's Slides.jpg|thumb|200px|Pat Hadley and Stuart Ogilvy looking over the Tempest Anderson slides in the YMT stores]]
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''This post was written by Pat Hadley. [http://www.ymtblog.org.uk/2013/11/07/starting-out-as-the-wikipedian-in-residence/ You can read the original here].''
As I write this, the first Wikimedia Diversity Conference is being held in Berlin. The aims of the conference is to establish a dialogue within the Wikimedia movement. We are here to discuss areas that are not adequately represented within the various projects, share best practices, and come up with ideas on initiatives to improve things for the future.


So, three weeks into my role as York Museums Trust’s (YMT) I already feel like things are more complicated – but more exciting – than I’d imagined they could be.
The lack of female editors and poor coverage of female subjects are well known, and events have been under way in many places to correct this problem. Another area of increasing focus is geographic diversity within the movement. Some of this is societal. To be able to access or contribute to the various projects an internet connection is vital. To that end, initiative such as Wikipedia Zero is helping to address this in developing countries.


I’ve been learning a great deal about the character at the centre of our test collection: Tempest Anderson. Doctor, gentleman, explorer, volcanologist and the owner of York’s first telephone. Dial 1 for Anderson.
My area of focus at this conference is something less commonly known or talked about. Even when we talk about LGBT issues, most of the attention are directed to LGB part of the community. While some of the issues and difficulties facing lesbian, gay and bisexual people are shared by transgender and gender non-conforming people, there are many that are unique to them. When transgender related discussions do occur, many of the participants often demonstrate a critical lack of understanding of thee issues involved.


We will be uploading a few low-resolution scans of Anderson’s fantastic photographs in the near future as a teaser before the main release of ~300. These are being specially cleaned and scanned in the next few weeks.
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All the while, I’ve been at least as excited about the scope for other elements of the project. I attended a meeting with the curators and am beginning to get a feel for the vast and fascinating collections the Trust cares for. Learning this from the expert curators is a real bonus!
 
I’ve been excited to learn that there will be a forthcoming partnership with the [http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home Google Cultural Institute] on the trust’s fantastic [http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/Page/ViewCollection.aspx?CollectionId=7 studio pottery] collections. The images will be uploaded with rich accounts written by curator Helen Walsh that will be great for the public and excellent source material for Wikipedia articles.
 
The Trust is going to be hugely involved in York and Yorkshire’s reflections on 1914 as the centenary comes around. The buzz generated in the run up to the [http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/Page/1914.aspx 1914: When the World Changed Forever] exhibition will be a great help in getting local volunteers and Wikimedians to help connect the trusts excellent [http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/Page/ViewCollection.aspx?CollectionId=1 military history] and [http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/Page/ViewCollection.aspx?CollectionId=9 social history] material to the wider world through Wikimedia projects.
 
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