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Wikimedian in Residence at the Bioeconomy Science Institute & Wikiproject NZ Women in Architecture
Supported by Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand, the Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group of the Bioeconomy Science Institute has appointed Siobhan Leachman (Ambrosia10) as their Wikimedian in Residence.
The Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group holds five nationally significant biological collections. These collections play a critical role in furthering the understanding and protection of Aotearoa New Zealand's unique biodiversity as well as supporting sustainable land use. The aims of this WiR are to:
- Develop a strategy for MWLR group engagement with Wiki platforms.
- Develop long-term workflows by identifying ways to integrate Wiki content creation into the process of mobilising specimen data.
- Engage and educate MWLR group staff including facilitating discussions with staff to provide targeted education on the Wikimedia ecosystem, the impact of data reuse, and Wikimedia’s outreach potential.
- Organise or facilitate uploads of appropriate MWLR sourced data into Wikidata
- Organise or facilitate uploads and enrichment of openly licensed MWLR sourced images and documents and create or improve associated structured data in Wikimedia Commons.
This role will commence on the 8th of September and will finish on the 30th of June 2026. More information on this WiR can seen on its project page.
A Trip into the Archives with A+W
As part of the New Zealand Women in Architecture Wikiproject, A+W partnered with Auckland Museum's Wikimedian in Residence, the University of Auckland Cultural Collections team and AUT's School of Future Environments, to host Women in Architecture: A Trip into the Archives & Edit-a-thon.
The day started with a visit to the Cultural Collections of the University of Auckland where attendees viewed archival material relating to the first six women who graduated from the School of Architecture in the 1930s and 1940s. The collections host a variety of materials, including large scale drawings, newspaper clippings from the Sheppard Collection and transcriptions of captivating speeches.
Participants then gathered at AUT's School of Future Environments to take part in an Edit-a-thon to enrich Wikipedia and Wikidata content available about the first six women to graduate from the School of Architecture. Pages for Mary Clemens de Lisle and Dorothy Wills were vastly improved, a page was created for Mary Dorothy Edwards as well as a number of Wikidata items.
Read more here about The Women Who Paved the Way.
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