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| ;"There’s a lot of benefit both ways": John Byrne and the Royal Society | | ;Gill Hamilton joins the Wikimedia UK Board of Trustees |
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| ''This post was written by Joe Sutherland''
| | [[File:UK_Wikimedian_of_the_Year_awards_2014_(02).jpg|thumb|right|240px|Gill Hamilton collecting an award at Wikimania]] |
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| [[File:Royal Society - The GLAM-Wiki Revolution.webm|thumb|thumbtime=00:48|[[commons:File:Royal Society - The GLAM-Wiki Revolution.webm|Royal Society video]] (also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU8OPgOlBwI on YouTube])]]
| | Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce that Gill Hamilton has been co-opted to the charity's Board of Trustees. This is the result of a board resolution that was passed on 14 October. She replaces Padmini Ray Murray who recently stepped down from the board to relocate to India. |
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| Established in 1660, the Royal Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting science expertise. From its base in central London, it serves as the United Kingdom’s academy for the sciences, boasting a wide portfolio of fellows from every walk of scientific life.
| | Gill is Digital Access Manager at the National Library of Scotland, in Edinburgh, where she is responsible for the development of access to the Library’s digital collections and services. She has recently led the development of a policy to enable Library resources and metadata to be licensed more openly. Gill maintains a broad range of contacts with national cultural heritage organisations, and brings to the board very valuable direct experience of the national GLAM sector. |
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| Though rooted in tradition, they are very keen to spread their prowess into the digital realm. John Byrne, a Wikipedian since late 2006, jumped at the opportunity to join them as a part-time Wikipedian in Residence for six months in 2014.
| | Gill said: "I'm honoured to become a member of the Wikimedia UK Board of Trustees. As a librarian I've been passionate about access to information all my career. I'm keen to use my experience and skills to contribute further to the work and development of Wikimedia UK and to the wider open knowledge movement." |
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| "The Royal Society sees itself as having the lead in the presentation of science to the general public," John explains, "and that’s a big concern, so it’s very interested in the popularisation of science. They hold lectures, they have book prizes for popular books about science.
| | Gill's term runs for two years and will expire on 13 October 2016. |
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| "It sees Wikipedia in that context. Wikipedia fits very well into that." he adds.
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The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.
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