https://wikimedia.org.au/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Kerry+Kilner&feedformat=atomWikimedia Australia - User contributions [en]2024-03-19T09:16:50ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.40.1https://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Meeting_talk:2013_SGM&diff=10749Meeting talk:2013 SGM2013-10-15T03:54:51Z<p>Kerry Kilner: contact details correction needed</p>
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== Rename ==<br />
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Can we rename this page to "meeting:2013 SGM" so it is consistent with all the other AGM and SGM pages? [[User:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]] ([[User talk:John Vandenberg|talk]]) 13:31, 13 October 2013 (EST)<br />
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Hi there - there's an error on the contacts page https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l - it has an incorrect member email address. Thought I'd draw it to your attention here as well as on the contacts page. It makes it difficult if someone's trying to get in touch with WMAU... [[User:Kerry Kilner|Kerry Kilner]] ([[User talk:Kerry Kilner|talk]]) 14:54, 15 October 2013 (EST)</div>Kerry Kilnerhttps://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Talk:Contact&diff=10747Talk:Contact2013-10-15T03:53:57Z<p>Kerry Kilner: requrest fro correction</p>
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<div>The education mailing list link gave me a 404 'Not Found - The requested URL /mailman/listinfo/education_lists.wikimedia.org.au was not found on this server.' - so I've removed it for now. Dunno if this is intentional, or a bungle - hence this note. [[User:Privatemusings|Privatemusings]] 13:54, 21 March 2011 (EST)<br />
:I got 'The mailing list archives are currently offline. ' for the general archive link too - so I've removed that for now as well... [[User:Privatemusings|Privatemusings]] 13:55, 21 March 2011 (EST)<br />
::Thank you! (bringing them online is on my todo list..) [[User:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]] 20:18, 21 March 2011 (EST)<br />
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Hi there - the membership email address linked to from the contents page is incorrect. [[User:Kerry Kilner|Kerry Kilner]] ([[User talk:Kerry Kilner|talk]]) 14:53, 15 October 2013 (EST)</div>Kerry Kilnerhttps://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Proposal:WWI_WiR&diff=9025Proposal:WWI WiR2013-02-21T03:53:49Z<p>Kerry Kilner: /* WikiProject liaisons */ typo</p>
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<div>{{proposal|status=approved}}<br />
This is a proposal to support a group of Wikimedians in Residence (WiR) at GLAMs in Australia to focus on the development of Wikimedia coverage of Australia during World War I.<br />
<br />
If you are already a Wikimedia contributor, and wish to express your interest in being a Wikimedian in Residence, please fill in as much information as you feel comfortable providing at http://tinyurl.com/WWIWiRAu , and then tell your friends.<br />
<br />
A second call for candidates will be made in April, and ask for more information from you then. People who haven't contributed to Wikimedia will be able to apply in the second call.<br />
<br />
== Background ==<br />
World War I is topical in Australia due to the 100th anniversary of the war, with the climax of remembrance in Australia to be on 25 April 2015, the centenary of the Gallipoli landing. The [[w:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM sector]] in Australia is dedicating many resources to researching and preparing for remembrance of World War I.<br />
<br />
A survey of Wikipedia content has shown that the coverage of Australia during World War I is primarily focused on its participation in the war overseas. It is expected that this coverage of Australia's military engagements during the war will organically expand where there are gaps. However content regarding the home front and people of the time who stayed at home or participated in non-military roles is not as well developed, and is unlikely to improve much without a strategic push. Most visibly lacking is coverage of Australian women at home and abroad during this period.<br />
<br />
The changing role of women during World War I was not as pronounced as in World War II. Often their increased role was felt more within the local community. More women became recognised in their own right; however their biographies were generally shorter than those of men. To construct complete biographies of these women, local sources need to be tapped into, and gaps in reliable sources need to be identified and fed into new scholarship.<br />
<br />
The lack of information on Wikipedia about women's roles during World War I can be attributed to many factors; however two stand out as significant problems that can be addressed by Wikimedia Australia:<br />
* the 'gender-gap' on English Wikipedia<br />
* the lack of readily available sources<br />
<br />
This is a proposal to partner with the GLAM sector to devote resources to counteracting those issues, and gain a better understanding of the contributing factors.<br />
<br />
== Survey of existing material ==<br />
There is an overview article [[w:Australian women during World War I|Australian women during World War I]]. <br />
<br />
The overview article mentions several organisations in which Australian women had an impact in the war; however those articles either do not exist, or do not mention the Australian branches of those organisations. [[w:Australian Voluntary Hospital|Australian Voluntary Hospital]], [[w:Australian Comforts Fund|Australian Comforts Fund]] and [[w:The Cheer-Up Society|The Cheer-Up Society]] don't have articles. [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachments|Voluntary Aid Detachments]] and [[w:Women's Christian Temperance Union|Women's Christian Temperance Union]] don't mention Australian womens' role in WWI. ''Women's Peace Army'' is a minor part of [[w:Emma Miller|Emma Miller]]. [[w:Australian Women's National League|Australian Women's National League]] is a good overview; however many of the WWI achievements of this organisation are separately notable and should be covered in greater detail.<br />
<br />
The following pages also do not mention Australian women in relation to WWI:<br />
* [[w:Women in World War I|Women in World War I]]<br />
* [[w:Women in the workforce|Women in the workforce]]<br />
* [[w:Women's roles in the World Wars|Women's roles in the World Wars]]<br />
<br />
That overview article [[w:Australian women during World War I|Australian women during World War I]] mentions six women being awarded a medal for their involvement, yet only one of those subjects has a biographical article on English Wikipedia. The one that does exist has been approved as a [[w:wp:good article|wp:good article]].<br />
<br />
[[w:Category:Australian military personnel of World War I|Category:Australian military personnel of World War I]] contains hundreds of biographies; however only three have also been categorised as members of [[w:Category:Australian women|Category:Australian women]]. (See [https://toolserver.org/~daniel/WikiSense/CategoryIntersect.php?wikilang=en&wikifam=.wikipedia.org&basecat=Australian+military+personnel+of+World+War+I&basedeep=5&mode=cs&tagcat=Australian+women&tagdeep=5&go=Scan&format=html&userlang=en category intersection])<br />
<br />
The broader category [[w:Category:Australian women of World War I|Australian women of World War I]] contains a total of 11 biographies of Australian women involved in World War I. Some of these articles indicate that their subject was attached to the military; however they are not well sourced. Many obvious omissions exist, such as Karen Tenenbaum, who formed the Australian Red Cross. <br />
<br />
Whereas [[w:Australian home front during World War II|Australian home front during World War II]] does exist, [[w:Australian home front during World War I|Australian home front during World War I]] does not. [[w:Home front during World War I#Australia|Home front during World War I#Australia]] is a very high level overview.<br />
<br />
'''See also''': [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_edit-a-thons/Australia World War I edit-a-thons/Australia]<br />
<br />
== Wikimedians in Residence ==<br />
[[outreach:Wikimedian in Residence|Wikimedian in Residence]] (WiR) is a broad term given to a range of relationships between a GLAM and a Wikimedia contributor.<br />
<br />
This Wikimedian in Residence program will be a '''group''' of Wikimedians in Residence at a broad range of Australian GLAM institutions, working ''together'' in the same topical area (that being "Australia during World War I"). Each of the WiR will have a different focus to be agreed upon between the WiR and their host institution, which will depend on the resources of each institution and the interests of the potential candidates in their region; however they will fall into common themes due to the limited topical area they all share. One of the common themes that will be developed is the role of women in Australian life during World War I. Another way to divide the topical area will be by state of Australia, with each State Library being encouraged to take a leading role in identifying and supporting the development of themes relevant to their state. Having a group of WiR that are working together provides economies of scale for both Wikimedia Australia and the WiR. Any contracts and processes developed for this program can be standardised for all of the WiR, and the ongoing program monitoring by Wikimedia Australia will be simplified as it becomes quickly familiar with the narrow topical area that the WiR are working in.<br />
<br />
Each Wikimedia in Residence (WIR) will be responsible for <br />
* identifying notable topics from the resources of their host institution and other institutions in their region,<br />
* training and supporting Wikimedia contributors in their region,<br />
* coordinating Wikimedia contributors interested in the topics,<br />
* connecting them to content held by local institutions, and<br />
* content uploading, Wikipedia content creation & improvement as needed.<br />
<br />
This Wikimedian in Residence program is intended to be more suitable for Australian women Wikipedia contributors, or Wikimedia contributors who have a strong grounding in topics relating to Australian women and gender studies. It is expected that the broader base of Australian men in the Wikimedia community will support these WiR, which may also increase awareness of the issues that are faced when writing about Australian women and gender issues. The program sets a target of having 75% of the WiR placements being filled by women.<br />
<br />
The decision to have many WiR working on the same topical area is intended to allow these WiR to support and learn from each other. This is designed to enable candidates with a range of skills and wiki-experience levels to feel confident that they can be a useful part of this program, able to draw on the skills and experiences of the other WiR. The WiRs will be able to collaboratively develop a shared set of resources such as reporting templates and workshop presentations.<br />
<br />
The WiR role will be filled by established Wikipedia volunteers where they exist in the region of the participating institutions; however it will also be open to existing volunteers and part time employees of the GLAM sector. <br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia will fund a person (WiR) attached to a participating institution for one day per week at a rate that will be roughly the same across the country. The WiR placements will be for six months over the 2012–13 financial year. This program is being initiated with 15 WiR during this period as the target, providing 2.5 FTE.<br />
<br />
The limit of one paid day per week is geared towards ensuring that the community can fully use their paid time, recognising the Australian reality that there may not be many other existing volunteer Wikimedia contributors in the region of the WiR or particularly interested in the content area that the WiR is focused on. By funding many part-time WiR rather than one or two full time, it is expected that some of the WiR will 'fit in' and have had a high impact for the host institution, thereby allowing management of the host institution to justify employing their WiR as an internal staff member. Funding many part-time WiRs also allows Wikimedia to engage with a broader range of GLAM institutions, and allows participation of Wikimedians in more varied circumstances including those contributors who are employed full time but would be able to work one day a week at times that suit the host institution.<br />
<br />
== WiR coordinator ==<br />
One GLAM will be selected as the WiR coordinator. This institution will task one of its employees with coordinating and supporting the activities of the WiR across the country, threading the work of the WiR together into a cohesive story, and enabling public engagement with the WiR program via social and traditional media. This person will also be required to engage with Wikimedia Australia and the global Wikimedia community throughout the twelve-month period.<br />
<br />
==WikiProject liaisons==<br />
Wikimedia Australia will seek someone involved in [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Military History|WikiProject Military History]] to be a liaison for the WiRs and help develop and coordinate other Wikimedia Australia program activity related to World War I. A call for expressions of interest will be sent out in March and selection made by the Wikimedia Australia committee at the end of May. Candidates for this role may also apply to be a WiR under this program.<br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia may also select liaisons with other relevant WikiProjects to support the WiRs.<br />
<br />
== Budget ==<br />
<br />
The remuneration for each WiR will be AUD$5,000 per six months, or ~$192 per day for one day per week. <br />
<br />
Each WiR will be provided with an operating budget of $5,000 from Wikimedia Australia, to be administrated by the partner institution.<br />
<br />
Each partner institution will be expected to provide a similar amount of their staff time to work with the WiR, and a similar in-kind contribution to support activities of the WiR.<br />
<br />
The target of 15 WiR (2.5 FTE) brings the estimate total budget to $150,000.<br />
<br />
== Process ==<br />
Wikimedia Australia will seek expressions of interest from GLAMs and Wikimedians until 28 February.<br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia will identify where at least one suitable Wikimedian is located in the same location as the GLAMs, and sign a MOU with relevant GLAMs by 7 March. The list of participating GLAMs will be announced to the Wikimedia community.<br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia will include in our FDC request an appropriate amount of funding to cover the number of likely WiRs, and an administrative overhead.<br />
<br />
In April, a second call for Wikimedia contributors will be made. Each GLAM will be responsible for selecting their WiR based on their own selection criteria, with the Wikimedia Australia committee providing basic background information about the candidates existing wiki experience. Each GLAM and WiR will be able to work together to select the period and the hours of their residency.</div>Kerry Kilnerhttps://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Proposal:WWI_WiR&diff=9023Proposal:WWI WiR2013-02-21T03:44:59Z<p>Kerry Kilner: typo corrected</p>
<hr />
<div>{{proposal|status=approved}}<br />
This is a proposal to support a group of Wikimedians in Residence (WiR) at GLAMs in Australia to focus on the development of Wikimedia coverage of Australia during World War I.<br />
<br />
If you are already a Wikimedia contributor, and wish to express your interest in being a Wikimedian in Residence, please fill in as much information as you feel comfortable providing at http://tinyurl.com/WWIWiRAu , and then tell your friends.<br />
<br />
A second call for candidates will be made in April, and ask for more information from you then. People who haven't contributed to Wikimedia will be able to apply in the second call.<br />
<br />
== Background ==<br />
World War I is topical in Australia due to the 100th anniversary of the war, with the climax of remembrance in Australia to be on 25 April 2015, the centenary of the Gallipoli landing. The [[w:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM sector]] in Australia is dedicating many resources to researching and preparing for remembrance of World War I.<br />
<br />
A survey of Wikipedia content has shown that the coverage of Australia during World War I is primarily focused on its participation in the war overseas. It is expected that this coverage of Australia's military engagements during the war will organically expand where there are gaps. However content regarding the home front and people of the time who stayed at home or participated in non-military roles is not as well developed, and is unlikely to improve much without a strategic push. Most visibly lacking is coverage of Australian women at home and abroad during this period.<br />
<br />
The changing role of women during World War I was not as pronounced as in World War II. Often their increased role was felt more within the local community. More women became recognised in their own right; however their biographies were generally shorter than those of men. To construct complete biographies of these women, local sources need to be tapped into, and gaps in reliable sources need to be identified and fed into new scholarship.<br />
<br />
The lack of information on Wikipedia about women's roles during World War I can be attributed to many factors; however two stand out as significant problems that can be addressed by Wikimedia Australia:<br />
* the 'gender-gap' on English Wikipedia<br />
* the lack of readily available sources<br />
<br />
This is a proposal to partner with the GLAM sector to devote resources to counteracting those issues, and gain a better understanding of the contributing factors.<br />
<br />
== Survey of existing material ==<br />
There is an overview article [[w:Australian women during World War I|Australian women during World War I]]. <br />
<br />
The overview article mentions several organisations in which Australian women had an impact in the war; however those articles either do not exist, or do not mention the Australian branches of those organisations. [[w:Australian Voluntary Hospital|Australian Voluntary Hospital]], [[w:Australian Comforts Fund|Australian Comforts Fund]] and [[w:The Cheer-Up Society|The Cheer-Up Society]] don't have articles. [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachments|Voluntary Aid Detachments]] and [[w:Women's Christian Temperance Union|Women's Christian Temperance Union]] don't mention Australian womens' role in WWI. ''Women's Peace Army'' is a minor part of [[w:Emma Miller|Emma Miller]]. [[w:Australian Women's National League|Australian Women's National League]] is a good overview; however many of the WWI achievements of this organisation are separately notable and should be covered in greater detail.<br />
<br />
The following pages also do not mention Australian women in relation to WWI:<br />
* [[w:Women in World War I|Women in World War I]]<br />
* [[w:Women in the workforce|Women in the workforce]]<br />
* [[w:Women's roles in the World Wars|Women's roles in the World Wars]]<br />
<br />
That overview article [[w:Australian women during World War I|Australian women during World War I]] mentions six women being awarded a medal for their involvement, yet only one of those subjects has a biographical article on English Wikipedia. The one that does exist has been approved as a [[w:wp:good article|wp:good article]].<br />
<br />
[[w:Category:Australian military personnel of World War I|Category:Australian military personnel of World War I]] contains hundreds of biographies; however only three have also been categorised as members of [[w:Category:Australian women|Category:Australian women]]. (See [https://toolserver.org/~daniel/WikiSense/CategoryIntersect.php?wikilang=en&wikifam=.wikipedia.org&basecat=Australian+military+personnel+of+World+War+I&basedeep=5&mode=cs&tagcat=Australian+women&tagdeep=5&go=Scan&format=html&userlang=en category intersection])<br />
<br />
The broader category [[w:Category:Australian women of World War I|Australian women of World War I]] contains a total of 11 biographies of Australian women involved in World War I. Some of these articles indicate that their subject was attached to the military; however they are not well sourced. Many obvious omissions exist, such as Karen Tenenbaum, who formed the Australian Red Cross. <br />
<br />
Whereas [[w:Australian home front during World War II|Australian home front during World War II]] does exist, [[w:Australian home front during World War I|Australian home front during World War I]] does not. [[w:Home front during World War I#Australia|Home front during World War I#Australia]] is a very high level overview.<br />
<br />
'''See also''': [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_edit-a-thons/Australia World War I edit-a-thons/Australia]<br />
<br />
== Wikimedians in Residence ==<br />
[[outreach:Wikimedian in Residence|Wikimedian in Residence]] (WiR) is a broad term given to a range of relationships between a GLAM and a Wikimedia contributor.<br />
<br />
This Wikimedian in Residence program will be a '''group''' of Wikimedians in Residence at a broad range of Australian GLAM institutions, working ''together'' in the same topical area (that being "Australia during World War I"). Each of the WiR will have a different focus to be agreed upon between the WiR and their host institution, which will depend on the resources of each institution and the interests of the potential candidates in their region; however they will fall into common themes due to the limited topical area they all share. One of the common themes that will be developed is the role of women in Australian life during World War I. Another way to divide the topical area will be by state of Australia, with each State Library being encouraged to take a leading role in identifying and supporting the development of themes relevant to their state. Having a group of WiR that are working together provides economies of scale for both Wikimedia Australia and the WiR. Any contracts and processes developed for this program can be standardised for all of the WiR, and the ongoing program monitoring by Wikimedia Australia will be simplified as it becomes quickly familiar with the narrow topical area that the WiR are working in.<br />
<br />
Each Wikimedia in Residence (WIR) will be responsible for <br />
* identifying notable topics from the resources of their host institution and other institutions in their region,<br />
* training and supporting Wikimedia contributors in their region,<br />
* coordinating Wikimedia contributors interested in the topics,<br />
* connecting them to content held by local institutions, and<br />
* content uploading, Wikipedia content creation & improvement as needed.<br />
<br />
This Wikimedian in Residence program is intended to be more suitable for Australian women Wikipedia contributors, or Wikimedia contributors who have a strong grounding in topics relating to Australian women and gender studies. It is expected that the broader base of Australian men in the Wikimedia community will support these WiR, which may also increase awareness of the issues that are faced when writing about Australian women and gender issues. The program sets a target of having 75% of the WiR placements being filled by women.<br />
<br />
The decision to have many WiR working on the same topical area is intended to allow these WiR to support and learn from each other. This is designed to enable candidates with a range of skills and wiki-experience levels to feel confident that they can be a useful part of this program, able to draw on the skills and experiences of the other WiR. The WiRs will be able to collaboratively develop a shared set of resources such as reporting templates and workshop presentations.<br />
<br />
The WiR role will be filled by established Wikipedia volunteers where they exist in the region of the participating institutions; however it will also be open to existing volunteers and part time employees of the GLAM sector. <br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia will fund a person (WiR) attached to a participating institution for one day per week at a rate that will be roughly the same across the country. The WiR placements will be for six months over the 2012–13 financial year. This program is being initiated with 15 WiR during this period as the target, providing 2.5 FTE.<br />
<br />
The limit of one paid day per week is geared towards ensuring that the community can fully use their paid time, recognising the Australian reality that there may not be many other existing volunteer Wikimedia contributors in the region of the WiR or particularly interested in the content area that the WiR is focused on. By funding many part-time WiR rather than one or two full time, it is expected that some of the WiR will 'fit in' and have had a high impact for the host institution, thereby allowing management of the host institution to justify employing their WiR as an internal staff member. Funding many part-time WiRs also allows Wikimedia to engage with a broader range of GLAM institutions, and allows participation of Wikimedians in more varied circumstances including those contributors who are employed full time but would be able to work one day a week at times that suit the host institution.<br />
<br />
== WiR coordinator ==<br />
One GLAM will be selected as the WiR coordinator. This institution will task one of its employees with coordinating and supporting the activities of the WiR across the country, threading the work of the WiR together into a cohesive story, and enabling public engagement with the WiR program via social and traditional media. This person will also be required to engage with Wikimedia Australia and the global Wikimedia community throughout the twelve-month period.<br />
<br />
==WikiProject liaisons==<br />
Wikimedia Australia will seek someone involved in [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Military History|WikiProject Military History]] to be a liaison for the WiRs and help develop and coordinate other Wikimedia Australia program activity related to World War I. An call for expressions of interest will be sent out in March and selection made by the Wikimedia Australia committee at the end of May. Candidates for this role may also apply to be a WiR under this program.<br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia may also select liaisons with other relevant WikiProjects to support the WiRs.<br />
<br />
== Budget ==<br />
<br />
The remuneration for each WiR will be AUD$5,000 per six months, or ~$192 per day for one day per week. <br />
<br />
Each WiR will be provided with an operating budget of $5,000 from Wikimedia Australia, to be administrated by the partner institution.<br />
<br />
Each partner institution will be expected to provide a similar amount of their staff time to work with the WiR, and a similar in-kind contribution to support activities of the WiR.<br />
<br />
The target of 15 WiR (2.5 FTE) brings the estimate total budget to $150,000.<br />
<br />
== Process ==<br />
Wikimedia Australia will seek expressions of interest from GLAMs and Wikimedians until 28 February.<br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia will identify where at least one suitable Wikimedian is located in the same location as the GLAMs, and sign a MOU with relevant GLAMs by 7 March. The list of participating GLAMs will be announced to the Wikimedia community.<br />
<br />
Wikimedia Australia will include in our FDC request an appropriate amount of funding to cover the number of likely WiRs, and an administrative overhead.<br />
<br />
In April, a second call for Wikimedia contributors will be made. Each GLAM will be responsible for selecting their WiR based on their own selection criteria, with the Wikimedia Australia committee providing basic background information about the candidates existing wiki experience. Each GLAM and WiR will be able to work together to select the period and the hours of their residency.</div>Kerry Kilnerhttps://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Proposal:WWI_WiR&diff=9021Proposal:WWI WiR2013-02-21T03:40:52Z<p>Kerry Kilner: typo correction</p>
<hr />
<div>{{proposal|status=approved}}<br />
This is a proposal to support a group of Wikimedians in Residence (WiR) at GLAMs in Australia to focus on the development of Wikimedia coverage of Australia during World War I.<br />
<br />
If you are already a Wikimedia contributor, and wish to express your interest in being a Wikimedian in Residence, please fill in as much information as you feel comfortable providing at http://tinyurl.com/WWIWiRAu , and then tell your friends.<br />
<br />
A second call for candidates will be made in April, and ask for more information from you then. People who havent contributed to Wikimedia will be able to apply in the second call.<br />
<br />
== Background ==<br />
World War I is topical in Australia due to the 100th anniversary of the war, with the climax of remembrance in Australia to be on 25 April 2015, the centenary of the Gallipoli landing. The [[w:GLAM (industry sector)|GLAM sector]] in Australia is dedicating many resources to researching and preparing for remembrance of World War I.<br />
<br />
A survey of Wikipedia content has shown that the coverage of Australia during World War I is primarily focused on its participation in the war overseas. It is expected that this coverage of Australia's military engagements during the war will organically expand where there are gaps. However content regarding the home front and people of the time who stayed at home or participated in non-military roles is not as well developed, and is unlikely to improve much without a strategic push. Most visibly lacking is coverage of Australian women at home and abroad during this period.<br />
<br />
The changing role of women during World War I was not as pronounced as in World War II. Often their increased role was felt more within the local community. More women became recognised in their own right; however their biographies were generally shorter than those of men. To construct complete biographies of these women, local sources need to be tapped into, and gaps in reliable sources need to be identified and fed into new scholarship.<br />
<br />
The lack of information on Wikipedia about women's roles during World War I can be attributed to many factors; however two stand out as significant problems that can be addressed by Wikimedia Australia:<br />
* the 'gender-gap' on English Wikipedia<br />
* the lack of readily available sources<br />
<br />
This is a proposal to partner with the GLAM sector to devote resources to counteracting those issues, and gain a better understanding of the contributing factors.<br />
<br />
== Survey of existing material ==<br />
There is an overview article [[w:Australian women during World War I|Australian women during World War I]]. <br />
<br />
The overview article mentions several organisations in which Australian women had an impact in the war; however those articles either do not exist, or do not mention the Australian branches of those organisations. [[w:Australian Voluntary Hospital|Australian Voluntary Hospital]], [[w:Australian Comforts Fund|Australian Comforts Fund]] and [[w:The Cheer-Up Society|The Cheer-Up Society]] don't have articles. [[w:Voluntary Aid Detachments|Voluntary Aid Detachments]] and [[w:Women's Christian Temperance Union|Women's Christian Temperance Union]] don't mention Australian womens' role in WWI. ''Women's Peace Army'' is a minor part of [[w:Emma Miller|Emma Miller]]. [[w:Australian Women's National League|Australian Women's National League]] is a good overview; however many of the WWI achievements of this organisation are separately notable and should be covered in greater detail.<br />
<br />
The following pages also do not mention Australian women in relation to WWI:<br />
* [[w:Women in World War I|Women in World War I]]<br />
* [[w:Women in the workforce|Women in the workforce]]<br />
* [[w:Women's roles in the World Wars|Women's roles in the World Wars]]<br />
<br />
That overview article [[w:Australian women during World War I|Australian women during World War I]] mentions six women being awarded a medal for their involvement, yet only one of those subjects has a biographical article on English Wikipedia. The one that does exist has been approved as a [[w:wp:good article|wp:good article]].<br />
<br />
[[w:Category:Australian military personnel of World War I|Category:Australian military personnel of World War I]] contains hundreds of biographies; however only three have also been categorised as members of [[w:Category:Australian women|Category:Australian women]]. (See [https://toolserver.org/~daniel/WikiSense/CategoryIntersect.php?wikilang=en&wikifam=.wikipedia.org&basecat=Australian+military+personnel+of+World+War+I&basedeep=5&mode=cs&tagcat=Australian+women&tagdeep=5&go=Scan&format=html&userlang=en category intersection])<br />
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The broader category [[w:Category:Australian women of World War I|Australian women of World War I]] contains a total of 11 biographies of Australian women involved in World War I. Some of these articles indicate that their subject was attached to the military; however they are not well sourced. Many obvious omissions exist, such as Karen Tenenbaum, who formed the Australian Red Cross. <br />
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Whereas [[w:Australian home front during World War II|Australian home front during World War II]] does exist, [[w:Australian home front during World War I|Australian home front during World War I]] does not. [[w:Home front during World War I#Australia|Home front during World War I#Australia]] is a very high level overview.<br />
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'''See also''': [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_edit-a-thons/Australia World War I edit-a-thons/Australia]<br />
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== Wikimedians in Residence ==<br />
[[outreach:Wikimedian in Residence|Wikimedian in Residence]] (WiR) is a broad term given to a range of relationships between a GLAM and a Wikimedia contributor.<br />
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This Wikimedian in Residence program will be a '''group''' of Wikimedians in Residence at a broad range of Australian GLAM institutions, working ''together'' in the same topical area (that being "Australia during World War I"). Each of the WiR will have a different focus to be agreed upon between the WiR and their host institution, which will depend on the resources of each institution and the interests of the potential candidates in their region; however they will fall into common themes due to the limited topical area they all share. One of the common themes that will be developed is the role of women in Australian life during World War I. Another way to divide the topical area will be by state of Australia, with each State Library being encouraged to take a leading role in identifying and supporting the development of themes relevant to their state. Having a group of WiR that are working together provides economies of scale for both Wikimedia Australia and the WiR. Any contracts and processes developed for this program can be standardised for all of the WiR, and the ongoing program monitoring by Wikimedia Australia will be simplified as it becomes quickly familiar with the narrow topical area that the WiR are working in.<br />
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Each Wikimedia in Residence (WIR) will be responsible for <br />
* identifying notable topics from the resources of their host institution and other institutions in their region,<br />
* training and supporting Wikimedia contributors in their region,<br />
* coordinating Wikimedia contributors interested in the topics,<br />
* connecting them to content held by local institutions, and<br />
* content uploading, Wikipedia content creation & improvement as needed.<br />
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This Wikimedian in Residence program is intended to be more suitable for Australian women Wikipedia contributors, or Wikimedia contributors who have a strong grounding in topics relating to Australian women and gender studies. It is expected that the broader base of Australian men in the Wikimedia community will support these WiR, which may also increase awareness of the issues that are faced when writing about Australian women and gender issues. The program sets a target of having 75% of the WiR placements being filled by women.<br />
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The decision to have many WiR working on the same topical area is intended to allow these WiR to support and learn from each other. This is designed to enable candidates with a range of skills and wiki-experience levels to feel confident that they can be a useful part of this program, able to draw on the skills and experiences of the other WiR. The WiRs will be able to collaboratively develop a shared set of resources such as reporting templates and workshop presentations.<br />
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The WiR role will be filled by established Wikipedia volunteers where they exist in the region of the participating institutions; however it will also be open to existing volunteers and part time employees of the GLAM sector. <br />
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Wikimedia Australia will fund a person (WiR) attached to a participating institution for one day per week at a rate that will be roughly the same across the country. The WiR placements will be for six months over the 2012–13 financial year. This program is being initiated with 15 WiR during this period as the target, providing 2.5 FTE.<br />
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The limit of one paid day per week is geared towards ensuring that the community can fully use their paid time, recognising the Australian reality that there may not be many other existing volunteer Wikimedia contributors in the region of the WiR or particularly interested in the content area that the WiR is focused on. By funding many part-time WiR rather than one or two full time, it is expected that some of the WiR will 'fit in' and have had a high impact for the host institution, thereby allowing management of the host institution to justify employing their WiR as an internal staff member. Funding many part-time WiRs also allows Wikimedia to engage with a broader range of GLAM institutions, and allows participation of Wikimedians in more varied circumstances including those contributors who are employed full time but would be able to work one day a week at times that suit the host institution.<br />
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== WiR coordinator ==<br />
One GLAM will be selected as the WiR coordinator. This institution will task one of its employees with coordinating and supporting the activities of the WiR across the country, threading the work of the WiR together into a cohesive story, and enabling public engagement with the WiR program via social and traditional media. This person will also be required to engage with Wikimedia Australia and the global Wikimedia community throughout the twelve-month period.<br />
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==WikiProject liaisons==<br />
Wikimedia Australia will seek someone involved in [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Military History|WikiProject Military History]] to be a liaison for the WiRs and help develop and coordinate other Wikimedia Australia program activity related to World War I. An call for expressions of interest will be sent out in March and selection made by the Wikimedia Australia committee at the end of May. Candidates for this role may also apply to be a WiR under this program.<br />
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Wikimedia Australia may also select liaisons with other relevant WikiProjects to support the WiRs.<br />
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== Budget ==<br />
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The remuneration for each WiR will be AUD$5,000 per six months, or ~$192 per day for one day per week. <br />
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Each WiR will be provided with an operating budget of $5,000 from Wikimedia Australia, to be administrated by the partner institution.<br />
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Each partner institution will be expected to provide a similar amount of their staff time to work with the WiR, and a similar in-kind contribution to support activities of the WiR.<br />
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The target of 15 WiR (2.5 FTE) brings the estimate total budget to $150,000.<br />
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== Process ==<br />
Wikimedia Australia will seek expressions of interest from GLAMs and Wikimedians until 28 February.<br />
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Wikimedia Australia will identify where at least one suitable Wikimedian is located in the same location as the GLAMs, and sign a MOU with relevant GLAMs by 7 March. The list of participating GLAMs will be announced to the Wikimedia community.<br />
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Wikimedia Australia will include in our FDC request an appropriate amount of funding to cover the number of likely WiRs, and an administrative overhead.<br />
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In April, a second call for Wikimedia contributors will be made. Each GLAM will be responsible for selecting their WiR based on their own selection criteria, with the Wikimedia Australia committee providing basic background information about the candidates existing wiki experience. Each GLAM and WiR will be able to work together to select the period and the hours of their residency.</div>Kerry Kilnerhttps://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Proposal_talk:2013_Wikimedia_in_higher_education_symposium&diff=8921Proposal talk:2013 Wikimedia in higher education symposium2013-01-23T23:57:51Z<p>Kerry Kilner: adding my support to the proposal</p>
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<div>This proposal is a great idea and I would certainly apply to attend if it comes together. I will be using Wikipedia again as a central aspect of my Research Methods in the Digital Age course I teach at UQ in second semester this year so for me it would be great to meet with other teachers who also see the value in incorporating Wikipedia in contemporary teaching. <br />
--[[User:Kerry Kilner|Kerry Kilner]] 10:57, 24 January 2013 (EST)</div>Kerry Kilnerhttps://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Proposal:2013_Wikimedia_in_higher_education_symposium&diff=8911Proposal:2013 Wikimedia in higher education symposium2013-01-23T23:49:50Z<p>Kerry Kilner: Seconding the proposal - Kerry Kilner</p>
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This is a proposal to start on the path towards a Wikipedia Education Program in Australia with a symposium at University of Sydney. This item was included in the [[2013_Annual_Plan#USyd_symposium|2013 Annual Plan]].<br />
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This one day symposium will bring these academics together, along with Australian Wikipedia editors, to discuss best practise for using Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects as a platform for education within the Australian higher education system.<br />
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Frances Di Lauro is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, who has run a unit with approximately 180 students using Wikipedia as part of their learning outcomes. John met with Frances on 11 January 2013, where the date of 5 April was selected for the symposium as it was in the non-teaching week of most Australian universities.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
The [[outreach:Wikipedia Education Program|Wikipedia Education Program]] has had mixed success in the countries where it has been run under the auspices of the Wikimedia Foundation. In India it was plagued with problems; in the United States and Canada it has been mildly successful at engaging students and resulting in new and valued content contributions but has had limited success in converting students to long-term contributors; in Arabic speaking countries there are early signs of the program being considered a success in terms of both content and longer-term contributors.<br />
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There are numerous instances of "Wikipedia in education" course-work already being run in Australia, without incident; however they are either not disclosed or not well advertised, and invariably there has been little opportunity to discuss these in an academic setting within the Australian academic community. There is also a course which has successfully integrated Wikinews into learning outcomes; however there are concerns about the scalability of this idea.<br />
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== Budget ==<br />
;University of Sydney<br />
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The University of Sydney has offered to host the event for an estimated 150 attendees, covering the cash contribution for catering and providing an in-kind contribution of venue and organising staff.<br />
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* Catering: $6000 ($40 pp inclusive of GST x 150 people)<br />
* Conference packs for all participants: TBD<br />
* Project management including communication with speakers/contributors/participants, event running, planning and overseeing schedule on the day<br />
* Conference Registration<br />
* Venue hire <br />
* Facilitators for breakout sessions<br />
* Event evaluation and report<br />
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Catering includes:<br />
* Morning tea<br />
* Lunch<br />
* Afternoon tea<br />
* Refreshments all day<br />
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The contribution from the University of Sydney is estimated to be well above $12,500; however the precise amount will depend on the venue selected, which can also impact the catering price as some venues only permit food provided by preferred caterers.<br />
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The University of Sydney may charge a registration fee; however if that is deemed necessary it will be waived without question for up to fifty people upon request.<br />
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;Wikimedia Australia<br />
As an event hosted at University of Sydney, one of Australia's oldest and highly-respected universities, it is expected that many academics will be able to obtain funding for expenses to attend. However there will be academics who are active in this area and Wikipedians who dont have the ability to obtain funding. To this end, Wikimedia Australia will allocate $10,000 for funding to cover travel expenses of Australian Wikimedians.<br />
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Wikimedia Australia also reserves $2,500 to be available for other expenses, including invited speakers, to be made available only by a separate resolution of the committee.<br />
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== Travel assistance program ==<br />
Registration will include the ability for an applicant to specify that they can attend but require travel assistance.<br />
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The travel assistance program will be managed by the University of Sydney staff, with a selection panel consisting of members of Wikimedia Australia and faculty of University of Sydney, and anyone else that the University of Sydney wishes to include on the panel. Kerry Raymond will represent the Wikimedia Australia committee, and the committee will seek a Sydney based member of Wikimedia Australia to also be on the selection panel.<br />
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The panel will be selecting Australian applicants based on their ability to contribute to the program as educators and/or Wikipedians, and where they are unable to obtain funding from other sources. Preference will be given to those Australian Wikimedians who are using Wikimedia in their classrooms, followed by academics who are planning to utilise Wikimedia in their classroom.<br />
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The panel will initially approve applicants with expenses totalling no more than $10,000, providing the Wikimedia Australia committee with a list of approved applicants and expected budget. The panel may also provide the Wikimedia Australia committee with a list of additional attendees, which the committee may fund using the additional $2,500.<br />
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== Additional meetings at University of Sydney ==<br />
In the lead up to the symposium, Frances Di Lauro will host a few meetings in the Old Teachers College. Wikimedia Australia will advertise these meetings and the symposium to residents of Sydney to allow locals in community to make contact with Frances Di Lauro and other Wikimedians before deciding whether to be involved in the symposium.<br />
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== Outcomes ==<br />
* Engagement of academics who are already using Wikimedia in education.<br />
* Report on the symposium to be provided by USyd. and released as creative commons share-alike to provide :<br />
*# evidence-based recommendations on best-practise for education using English Wikipedia in Australia,<br />
*# suggested list of ways to integrate other Wikimedia projects into higher education,<br />
*# recommendation on how to navigate between commonalities in student confidentiality policies and the disclosure expected by English Wikipedia.<br />
*# summary of other legal issues regarding using Wikimedia projects within Australian higher education,<br />
* At least two journal articles written by attendees about the use of Wikimedia in education to be published in relevant journals/conferences within 2 months<br />
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;Medium term measures of success<br />
* Two well-advertised instances of English Wikipedia being used in the classroom in the second semester of 2013.<br />
* 100 Australian students as new English Wikipedia contributors, with pseudonyms known to by least the Wikimedia Australia membership, and more publicly if legally possible.</div>Kerry Kilner