User:MartinPoulter/Oxford

From October 2016 to October 2017 I am working as WIR at the University of Oxford, based in the Bodleian Libraries.

Activity log

December 2016

• 15 December: Meeting with Electronic Enlightenment and Oxford Text Archive staff to plan future work
• 14 December: Meeting with Bryan Ward-Perkins of the Cult of Saints project. Project reporting meeting at IT Services. More work on case study
• 13 December: Writing up case study + work on Voltaire timelines
• 9 December: Communications team away-day
• 8 December: Various work on Voltaire timelines + meeting Robert McNamee of Electronic Enlightenment project
• 7 December: Meeting at Voltaire Foundation to explore possible activities. Meeting Fiona Mackintosh and Claire Kenward of Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama (APGRD)
• 6 December: Various correspondence

November 2016

• 24 November: WIR Summit in London
• 23 November: Meeting Peter McQuilton, OERC about Biosharing. Writing event proposals for Trinity term
• 22 November: Meeting Johnathan Prag, Merton College about two projects. Setting up other meetings
• 21 November: Exploring potential for import from Digital Bodleian
• 17 November: Correspondence about ORA data import & other stuff
• 16 November: Writing session proposal for OER 17 conference; some emails
• 10 November: Meeting about Oxford Collections. Creating briefing and custom query for hillfort images. Preparing and delivering 45-minute presentation for Ritual Modes staff (six attendees). Working on queries for WWI event
• 9 November: Various emails. Meeting to plan activity for IT Learning Programme
• 8 November: Meeting with WMUK for the start of the project
• 4 November: Preparing & delivering talk for Technology Enhanced Learning group. Some reporting, including This Month in GLAM. Setting up more speaking slots.
• 3 November: Meeting about Hillforts Atlas. Setting up meetings with various researchers
• 2 November: Phone call with Andrew F-T about reaching humanities academics; writing introductory message for researchers; more emails to re-establish contact
• 1 November: Writing introductory blog post + various email contacts

October 2016

• 27 October: Working on data mapping for Atlas of Hillforts. Studying existing and recent Wikidata properties.
• 26 October: Rehearse and deliver 1-hour webinar for ALT OERSIG. More emails.
• 25 October: Sign employment contract and officially start work. Emailing contacts to advertise my services.
• 20 October: Prepare slides for webinar next week + test run with moderators
• 15 October: Deliver 1-hour workshop with Ylva Berglund-Prytz at Young Scientists Journal Conference
• 10 October: Prepare workshop materials for YSJ Conference