Wikimedian in Residence for the National Library of Scotland | 7/31/2014
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Job details
National Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK are delighted to announce their collaboration to support and host a Wikimedian in Residence at the Library. This is a unique opportunity to help enrich Wikipedia and its sister projects and share with the world the resources and knowledge from the Library’s collections, and to engage with librarians, members of the public and researchers to encourage contributions to the development of Wikipedia articles.
We are seeking applications for a Wikimedian in Residence from outgoing and committed individuals with excellent presentation and organising skills to work at National Library of Scotland for a period of 4 months.
The following range of knowledge, skills and experience are required. Please ensure these are reflected in your application. Short listing for interview will be based on meeting these requirements.
- have the ability to teach and support those learning to use Wikipedia and its sister websites, including organising events and workshops
- good verbal and written communication skills
- communicate in English clearly to a wide variety of audiences and have excellent presentation skills
- have an understanding of and empathy for Wikimedia UK's mission to help people and organisations build and preserve open knowledge to share and use freely
- ideally be an experienced Wikimedian
- have experience of organising meetings and experience of coordinating and leading workshops or similar
- be familiar with office IT packages
- be familiar with libraries or the cultural heritage sector be flexible and adaptable
- commit to the hours required for the duration of the Residency
What you will do
Help the Library explore how its collections and knowledge can be used to broaden content on Wikipedia and sister projects. You will also undertake outreach work to encourage understanding and development of Wikimedia projects.
- work with staff, including librarians and curators, to identify areas of Wikipedia and sister projects that could be enriched with resources and knowledge from the Library’s collections
- organise and host workshops for Library staff to explain how they can directly contribute their knowledge and expertise to develop Wikipedia articles
- explore adding digital resources such as our digitised books, articles, photographs and posters to Wikimedia Commons
- provide training and best-practice guidance on Wikimedia editing and Wikimedia volunteer engagement
- help the Library develop an outreach policy to coordinate contributions from the wider Scottish community to develop Wikipedia in under-represented areas
- help establish relationships with the Scottish Wikimedia community, editors and projects
- help organise and host other Wikimedia related events for members of the public, Wikimedians, researchers and librarians such as workshops, Edit-a-thons, meetups, backstage pass tours17
