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''This blog post was initially published by Cancer Research UK as a press release on 16 January 2014''
''This blog post was written by Ally Crockford, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland''


[http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ Cancer Research UK] is to recruit its very own ‘Wikipedian in Residence’ to help ensure the free online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has the most up to date and accurate information on cancer, today (Thursday).
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns%27_Night Burns’ Night] is rapidly approaching and folk around the globe will be celebrating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns Bard] in style and good cheer, but the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish Poetry Library think that we should take a moment to think about the thousands of Scottish poets who won’t be toasted this weekend!


The exciting new role will include teaching Cancer Research UK’s scientists to edit the website as well as researching how cancer patients use the site to access information and helping to make information on its pages as easy as possible to understand. They will also support Wikipedians already editing its cancer science pages.
Local writers and literary enthusiasts alike are invited to come along to the National Library of Scotland (George IV Bridge) from 12pm on Saturday 25 January to celebrate Anybody BUT Burns (before you set to your haggis that evening, of course)! With the support of the Scottish Poetry Library, the NLS will be running a [[Anybody_but_Burns_editathon|Wikipedia editathon]] to share information about Scotland’s incredible poetic legacy with millions of Wikipedia users across the world.


Funded by the [http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/ Wellcome Trust] and supported by Wikimedia UK, the new in-house Wikipedian role will be the first of its kind to be created by a medical research organisation. It is hoped that the project could act as an exemplar for other areas of medical research – ensuring that medical experts are working closely with Wikipedia so that cutting-edge scientific research is freely available to everyone.
[http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anybody-but-burns-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-9727436023?utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=eventurl_text Book your free tickets here!] A free lunch is provided, but please notify the organisers of any dietary requirements in advance. Bring your laptop and your love of verse and we will bring the rest! Help boost the online profile of the poet who inspires you most. If you are a poet yourself, bring along some work and liven up the afternoon with a reading.


Jon Davies, chief executive of Wikimedia UK, said: “This new role would see Wikimedia UK and Cancer Research UK joining forces to build on Wikipedia’s extensive information on cancer. The possibility of recruiting cancer scientists to help edit these important articles is very exciting.”
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