Wikipedian in Residence Programs

By Caroline Winter, Talya Jesperson

Typically, Wikipedians in Residence (WiR) are Wikipedia editors who act as liaisons between the Wikipedia community and an institution, e.g. a university, research organization, or GLAM institution: galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. These…

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Typically, Wikipedians in Residence (WiR) are Wikipedia editors who act as liaisons between the Wikipedia community and an institution, e.g. a university, research organization, or GLAM institution: galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. These positions are sometimes known as Wikimedians in residence—referring to Wikipedia’s parent organization, the Wikimedia Foundation—or Honorary Resident Wikipedians.

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Original publication:Winter, Caroline; Jesperson, Talya. "Wikipedian in Residence Programs." Open Scholarship Policy Observatory, 29 Jan. 2021, https://ospolicyobservatory.uvic.ca/wikipedian-in-residence-programs/.

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