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;"The institutions that are loved survive": Pat Hadley and the York Museums Trust


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Wikimedia UK is committed to supporting our volunteers. To encourage them to teach others how to edit Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, we are running a weekend training workshop. This will take place on the weekend of 1-2 November in Edinburgh, and we would particularly encourage anyone from Scotland and the north of England to attend.
Pat Hadley was part way through a PhD in archaeology at the University of York in the summer of last year when he decided to leave to explore new areas in which to apply his skillset. A natural scientist with a digital background, he is interested in the "ways in which the public engages with the past". For him, Wikipedia is an ideal platform to investigate this.


The workshop will be delivered by a professional training company and aims to improve delegates’ abilities to deliver any training workshop. It’s especially relevant to anybody who already runs Wikimedia-related training, or is very interested in doing so in near future. The workshop is a chance to:
Since late 2013, he has worked as Wikimedian in Residence at York Museums Trust, helping them to share their collections through Wikipedia and its sister projects. An archaeologist of ten years, and a contributor to Wikipedia since 2011, Pat had been keen to find a museum in York interested in opening up access to their content.


*Get accredited and receive detailed feedback about your presenting and training skills
In September 2013, Wikimedia UK supported the York Museums Trust, and two other institutions, in their search for a Wikimedian in Residence. The YMT is a charitable body which manages three museums, a contemporary art space, and a public gardens in the city.
*Get general trainer skills which you can then apply when e.g. delivering specific Wikipedia workshops
*Share your skills with others
*Help design a training programme that serves Wikimedia UK in the long term.


The course will run from 9:30 am-6:30pm on Saturday and 9am-5pm on Sunday. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. We should also be able to cover travel and accommodation if you let us know in advance.
"[The YMT] is a brilliant test case for the GLAM-Wiki project, because it's almost the most typical set of museums you could possibly imagine, all in one space," Pat explains.  
If you are interested in attending, [https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=117&reset=1 please indicate your commitment by registering on this page] but please note that places are limited.
If you are not able to attend this time but would like to take part in the future, please let us know by email to volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk – we will be offering more sessions in the future.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. We can also put you in touch with past participants who will be able to share their experiences with you.


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Despite his background in academia, he was surprised to land the role. "I heard that the new scheme was going along, but I had no idea it would be me," he says. Through a series of “happy accidents” he found himself looking for a project at the same time that applications were open and ended up with the job. <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/08/pat-hadley-york-museums-trust/<nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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Wikimedia UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports and promotes Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons. Our mission is to help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, and to help provide easy access for all. We do this by supporting volunteer editors and contributors ('Wikimedians'), by working in partnership with cultural and educational institutions, by hosting training sessions and editing events, and by acting to advocate the benefits of open knowledge generally.

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