Wikipedia:GLAM/Coventry University
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From June 2019-May 2021, Andy Mabbett, User:Pigsonthewing was Wikimedian in Residence at Coventry University, based in the [https://dmll.org.uk/ Disruptive Media Learning Lab] (DMLL) at the university's Frederick Lanchester Library.
The DMLL, in collaboration with Wikimedia UK, recruited a Wikimedian in Residence (WIR) to:
{{quote|...support an active and creative application of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects (e.g. Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata) into teaching, learning and wider public engagement activities... through a range of activities with staff, students and the public [and to] establish a network of Wikimedia champions (students and staff) on campus [and] help embed digital fluency and open knowledge activities (such as thematic edit-a-thons and subject based projects) into the curriculum and outreach initiatives.}}
Here's the [https://www.coventry.ac.uk/globalassets/media/global/job-descriptions/req006767---jd---wikimedian-in-residence.pdf Job description].
See the project diary.
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