User:MartinPoulter/Bodleian

From April 2015 to March 2016 I am working as WIR in the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford.

9 April: Met Lucy Evans and the rare books team to discuss source material about historical women, maps, and sources about collections. Other induction meetings. Met Sarah Barkla of Oxford University Research Archive. Investigating potential target articles for digital content.
8 April: More meetings with staff. Met Anne Manuel of Somerville College Library to talk about preparations for Ada Lovelace celebration. Edited Wikidata to reflect family relationship of Helen Taylor and Harriet Taylor Mill. Correspondence with Monica Green. Starting survey of Digital Bodleian to identify materials for sharing. Met Christine Madsen to talk about collections and sharing. Writing abstract for staff event.
2 April: Induction continues. Individual meetings with staff. Further edits and links to project page. Found & fixed some links from WP to Bodleian that are broken. Took a mandatory online course. Add this project to list of GLAM projects on WP and WMUK. Monica Green, a US-based historian, has got in touch offering to list women scientists from medieval period: have responded.
1 April: Induction. Getting acquainted with team and building. Get keys, logins, email address, office PC setup. Lots of form filling. Took online Diversity & Equality course. Declaration on Wikipedia & Commons. Start project page on WP. Add self to official list of WIRs.

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