Wikipedian in residence

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community. The diagram represents the stakeholders
and what each stakeholder provides and receives in a typical Wikipedian in residence project.

A Wikipedian in residence or Wikimedian in residence (WiR) is a

editathons
.

Institutions that have hosted a Wikipedian in residence include large institutions like the

Children's Museum of Indianapolis,[8] Consumer Reports,[9][10] the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library,[11] and the National Archives and Records Administration[12]
in the United States.

Role and duties

The primary role of the Wikipedian in Residence (WiR) is often to serve as a liaison between the host institution and the

cultural objects in an organization's collection,[14] or articles in a specific field of knowledge.[15]

Another common form of collaboration involves digital collections.[16] A WiR can provide training on digitization and help upload media (with any existing metadata) to Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia volunteers can then translate, extend, and reverify metadata, categorizing media[17][18][19] and manually transcribing and structuring scanned documents on Wikisource.[20] The description and categorization functions on Wikimedia Commons are sometimes preferred to those of commercial websites[21] and the institution's catalogue software. Media added to Commons are used in Wikipedia, both by the WiRs and by volunteer editors.[17]

A third form of collaboration involves datasets and APIs in their own right; for instance, the Wikimedia Foundation funded a Wikipedian in Residence at OCLC to integrate the OCLC's WorldCat Search API into Wikipedia's citation autocompletion tools, making adding references faster for Wikipedia editors.[22] WiRs have also helped integrate ORCID metadata[23] and rights statement data.[24]

Some WiRs work for only a short period, as little as a few weeks, while others have permanent positions. In the case of short-term positions, it is important that the work to be done be well-planned in advance.[17]

Compensation

While Wikipedia discourages direct

paid compensation for article editing and prohibits undisclosed advocacy, Wikipedians in residence are permitted to be compensated for work on-wiki[25] – either by offering credit, stipend, or salary – through their sponsoring institutions provided that they adhere to strict guidelines against engaging in public relations or marketing
for their institution.

Developing interest

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Interactive map of Wikimedians in residence listed, sorted by year
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Interactive timeline of Wikimedians in residence, sorted by length, 2009-2019

In 2010, Australian Liam Wyatt became the first Wikipedian in residence when he volunteered at the

Derby, England were also early adopters of the idea.[29]

In 2010, the

Simmons College, who was pursuing a master's degree in history and archives management, to work at its Archives II location in College Park, Maryland.[12][33] McDevitt-Parks had been editing Wikipedia since 2004 and was hired for this position by David Ferriero.[33][34][35]

In July 2011

ARKive project.[36] Since then Mabbett has been a Wikipedian in residence at other organisations such as the New Art Gallery Walsall[7] and the Royal Society of Chemistry.[4]

In January 2013, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library became the first presidential library to hire a Wikipedian in residence, when they hired Michael Barera, a master's student at the University of Michigan.[11]

In September 2013, the National Archives and Records Administration became the first organisation to employ a permanent full-time Wikipedian in residence when it hired Dominic McDevitt-Parks to join its Office of Innovation in that capacity.[35]

In March 2014, Harvard University posted a job listing seeking applicants to be their Wikipedian in residence at the Houghton Library.[37]

In October 2014, the University of Victoria Libraries announced that in collaboration with the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL) and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences that Christian Vandendorpe had been named honorary resident Wikipedian in residence for the 2014/2015 academic year.[38] Dr. Constance Crompton took on the role from 2014 to 2016, followed by Dr. Erin Glass from 2019 to 2020 and Silvia Gutiérrez De la Torre from 2020 to 2021.[39]

By 2016, more than 100 Wikipedians had taken part in the role,

Auckland Museum.[40][41]

Reception

One such advertised post has been reported positively by others as being a "unique opportunity to help enrich Wikipedia and its sister projects and share with the world ... resources and knowledge."[14] Conversely, journalist Andrew Orlowski criticized another advertised post as a waste of government funds.[2] In 2013, a part-time temporary position was advertised by the National Library of Scotland and was noted as being "the first large-scale partnership" between a Scottish institution and Wikimedia UK.[13] This initiative was followed by the University of Edinburgh, where a Wikimedian in residence was appointed in December 2015.[42]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cohen, Noam (5 June 2010). "Venerable British Museum Enlists in the Wikipedia Revolution". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Orlowski, Andrew (16 February 2012). "British Library seeks taxpayer-funded Wikipedia-fiddler". The Register. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cohen, Noam (12 July 2010). "Success may be Wikipedia's biggest challenge". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b Mabbett, Andy (7 September 2015). "A year as Wikimedian in Residence". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ Cockrell, Cathy (30 November 2001). "Berkeley's Wikipedian-in-residence is a first". UC Berkeley. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ^ "GSAS Student News: November 2018". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b Brown, Julie (17 June 2013). "The New Art Gallery Walsall". Museums Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. ^
    Indianapolis, Indiana. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original
    on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Consumer Reports Appoints Lane Rasberry as Wikipedian in Residence". www.consumerreports.org. Retrieved 27 August 2022.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Consumer Reports on the value of a Wikipedian in Residence | Wiki Strategies". wikistrategies.net. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ^
    Booth Newspapers
    . Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  12. ^ a b Baughman, Julie (13 July 2011). "National Archives hires 'Wikipedian in residence'". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  13. ^ a b "National Library of Scotland recruits 'Wikipedian'". BBC News. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  14. ^ a b Woods, Steve (18 April 2013). "National Library of Scotland seeks Wikipedian in residence". Bristol Wireless. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  15. ^ O’Connor, Siobhan; White, Alice; Thomas, Sara; McAndrew, Ewan (24 January 2019). "Editathon – Wikimedian in Residence". Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  16. ^ "GLAM/Model projects - Outreach Wiki". outreach.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  17. ^
    ISSN 2038-1026. Archived from the original
    on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  18. ^ Fawcett, Kirstin (8 February 2017). "Met Museum Makes 375,000 Images Freely Available Online". mentalfloss.com.
  19. ^ Voon, Claire (7 February 2017). "Metropolitan Museum Gives Unrestricted Access to 375,000 Images". Hyperallergic.
  20. ^ King, Mary (1 June 2011). "Meet Our Wikipedian in Residence: Dominic McDevitt-Parks". NARAtions. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  21. ^ Schlosser, Melanie (10 December 2013). "Wikipedian-in-Residence visit". The Libraries, Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  22. ^ "OCLC and Wikipedia Library link citations to millions of library materials, expanding access to quality sources". OCLC. 11 December 2017.
  23. ^ Meadows, Alice (15 January 2016). "Meet our Wikipedian-in-Residence, Andy Mabbett!". orcid.org.
  24. ^ "RightsStatements in Wikidata". rightsstatements.org.
  25. ^ Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#Wikipedians in residence, Wikipedia.
  26. ^ Cohen, Noam (19 March 2014). "Warming Up to the Culture of Wikipedia". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  27. ^ GLAM Château de Versailles project page, Wikipedia.
  28. ^ GLAM Museu Picasso project page, Wikipedia.
  29. ^ GLAM Derby project page, Wikipedia.
  30. ^ Switzer, Cody (28 July 2011). "Wikipedian-in-residence helps share Smithsonian archives". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  31. Smithsonian Magazine
    . Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  32. ^ Gallagher, Paul (10 January 2014). "Wikipedia fires editor who enhanced entries for cash". The Independent.
  33. ^ a b Rein, Lisa (2 June 2011). "National Archives hires first 'Wikipedian'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  34. ^ "National Archives appoints a 'Wikipedian'". Tampa Bay Times. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  35. ^ a b "Breaking New Ground Again". National Archives and Records Administration. 19 September 2013.
  36. Bristol24-7. Archived from the original
    on 14 July 2014.
  37. ^
    Wikimedia
    . Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  38. ^ "Honorary resident Wikipedian: Professor Christian Vandendorpe – Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences". Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  39. ^ ETCL (Electronic Textual Cultures Lab) (2020). "Honorary Resident Wikipedian". ETCL. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  40. Noted. Archived from the original
    on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  41. ^ GLAM New Zealand Wikipedian at large project page, Wikipedia.
  42. ^ Ho, Amanda (13 October 2015). "University of Edinburgh to employ 'Wikimedian in Residence' web editor". The Student. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

Selected bibliography

  • Gutiérrez De la Torre, S. E. (2021). Beyond the Wikipedian-in-Residence, or how to keep the flame burning. In L. M. Bridges, R. Pun, & R. A. Arteaga (Eds.), Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project. Michigan Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11778416.ch12.en
  • Leva, F., & Chemello, M. (2018). The effectiveness of a Wikimedian in permanent residence: The BEIC case study. JLIS.It, 9(3), 141–147. https://doi.org/10.4403/jlis.it-12481
  • Stinson, A., & Evans, J. (2018). Bringing Wiki (p/m) edians into the Conversation at Libraries. In M. Proffitt (Ed.), Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge (pp. 31–54). ALA Editions.

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