Submissions:2025/Wikipedia Visiting Scholar
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Title:
- Wikipedia Visiting Scholar
Type of session:
- Lecture (15-30 min)
Session theme(s):
- Missing pieces
Abstract:
In 2017, I became a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University (Boston). This position was facilitated by WikiEdu Foundation who had a relationship with the university, and the university wanting someone in this role with a very specific scope: pre-XX-century trans-Atlantic English language women writers, their works, and reviews about their works. The position gives me access to NEU's online library holdings, which includes sources I might not have easy access to otherwise. So far, I've created 707 new articles; edited 864 articles; total edits, 24.8K; words added, 1.46M; references added, 14.5K. There have been 7.51M article views. Volunteer position.
Author name(s):
Wikimedia username(s):
- Rosiestep
Affiliated organization(s):
- Northeaster University
Estimated length of session
- 30 minutes
Will you be presenting remotely?
- I will present in-person
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
Previously presented?
- No
Special requests:
- No