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| ;We’re looking for Wikimedian in Residence projects! | | ;Wonder Women of Natural History editathon |
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| [[File:Wikipedians in Residence at GLAMcamp London.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Join the institutions that host Wikimedians in Residence]] | | [[File:ZSL_Editathon.jpeg|thumb|right|175px|Guests enjoying the resources of the library]] |
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| Wikimedia UK is looking for UK institutions eager to work with us by hosting Wikimedian in Residence posts. This is one of the most effective ways to explore how your organisation can engage with the 6th most visited website in the world. The resident will add capacity to allow for delivery of open knowledge projects that may not have been possible before. | | ''This post was written by John Cummings (Wikimedia UK volunteer) and Emily Humble (Zoological Society of London)'' |
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| Our budget is limited but there is great scope for flexibility. These posts could be for one day a week, limited term posts, based at home – or full time positions at an institution, like the previous project at the British Library. We are looking for projects that are aiming to deliver big impact to the Wikimedia projects. We will be pleased to see applications from institutions with whom we have already begun a positive relationship – but please do note that the applications have to be from the institutions, rather than individual volunteers. Applicants are strongly recommended to consider how their project will make an impact on the most important content on Wikipedia (such as these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles vital articles]) and on the sister Wikimedia projects.
| | The [[ZSL_Editathon|Wonder Women of Natural History Wikipedia editathon]] was held in the Mappin Pavilion at the [http://www.zsl.org/ Zoological Society of London] on 18 January. This one-day event was dedicated to improving the Wikipedia pages of some of the most remarkable women who have helped shape our understanding of natural history. There has been a big push to raise the profile of women in all fields of science since [http://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/oct/15/medical-research-health last year’s Ada Lovelace Day] and many editathons have been held across the country to facilitate this. |
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| Time is short so we need applications to be received by 5pm on 23rd February. Please contact daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk for an application form. Daria will be convening a panel to make recommendations to the Wikimedia UK board in March. Please also feel free to request more information by emailing Daria or calling Wikimedia UK office on 020 7065 0990.
| | Wikipedia is the most used reference work in the world, receiving 21 billion page views per month. It is therefore vital there is better coverage of historical and current women scientists to help to inspire the next generation of women scientists. [http://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/about-us/wise-resources/uk-statistics-2012 Only 13% of STEM jobs in the UK] are held by women. Last year the UK Government made [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/400-million-will-help-science-and-engineering-students-get-ahead-in-the-global-race-and-encourage-more-women-to-study-these-subjects £400 million available] to encourage more women to study these subjects. |
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| For background information, including who should apply and why, please visit '''[[2014-15 Wikimedians in Residence applications]]'''. You can read about some excellent previous Wikimedian in Residence projects [https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Cultural_partnerships#Wikimedians_in_Residence here].
| | Like in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields, Wikipedia sees quite similar gender divides. The [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editor_Survey_2011 2011 Wikipedia editor survey] shows that less than one in ten Wikipedia editors are women. Many people have spoken about the importance of the gender balance of editors on Wikipedia including [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0NsY48OQdc Mary Gardiner at Wikimania 2012]. Women were particularly encouraged to attend this event to tackle this divide and in fact, all new editors attending were women. |
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