Hi Code4Lib!

I'm a recent SILS Graduate at UNC and the current community development
intern at Mozilla Firefox through GNOME's Free and Open Source Software
Outreach for Women Program!  I wanted to bring your attention to a focus
group I'm running about contributing to Mozilla, Free and Open Source
Software, and the Open Web.  The time commitment can be very small, and you
can choose to be as involved as you want.
Otherwise, I'm really happy to make everyone's acquaintance!  I'm new to
this group and I'm so excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the
conference in March. In any case, feel free to reach out to me and say
hello!
Best, Jennie Rose Halperin ([log in to unmask])

Below, find the text of the call for participation:

As librarians and information professionals, it’s important for us to be
involved in open software initiatives, free and open information, and the
open web. For Mozilla, which is a non-profit, open-source project,
librarians can provide incredibly important skills like metadata curation,
organization of information, database expertise, as well as the educational
and managerial expertise that we learn through classes and work in
reference, event programming, and all of the other multitudinous things we
do so capably. Volunteering and contributing to Mozilla can help us develop
the soft skills we need as well as help us bridge the gap between work and
volunteering. Gaining relevant volunteer experience is only part of it—
Mozilla contributors receive tremendous recognition.The Mozilla community
is a fantastic community to be a part of, and we’re so excited to find
LIS/IS professionals who want to collaborate!

*I’m creating a focus group to determine what would motivate information
professionals and paraprofessionals (as well as interested parties and
students) to become contributors and volunteers, and we would love to
invite you to participate. The time commitment can be as large or as small
as you like— we want to invite people in and provide them incentives and
meaningful participation.*

If you want to be a part of it, get back to me by *Friday, January
24th. *Please
forward this call widely!

For more information, go here: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contribute/

or here: http://wiki.mozilla.org/contribute

for information on the Mozilla Manifesto and Mission, go here:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/

For information on my involvement, please go here:
http://www.jennierosehalperin.me