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Wikipedian-in Residence Assistant (Harvard College Library Houghton Library) Harvard University Cambridge, MA Harvard College Library Houghton Library Supervised by the Curator of Early Modern books andManuscripts, and working with other Houghton subjectsspecialists, expand coverage on Wikipedia of topicsrelevant to Houghton collections. Duties: Adding sources for existing pages and creating new pages onnotable topics. Provide appropriate formatting and metadata(and OCR cleanup in the case of texts) to upload publicdomain content to Wikimedia and Wikisource, and facilitatethe use of such materials by other Wikipedia users. Explorethe creation of WikiProjects related to Houghton holdingsand promote participation in such projects. Qualifications: BA. Candidate must be a registered Wikipedian in goodstanding, with substantial experience in writing andediting Wikipedia articles, and possess knowledge ofWikipedia standards, culture, and rules. Knowledge andexperience working with Special Collections preferred.Attention to detail, good organizational skills, problem-solving ability, ability to work independently andcollaboratively. Demonstrated ability and enjoyment inwriting both clear narrative text and documentation.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Proficiency with Windows-based applications. Salary:$16:00/Hour Closing Date:April 15,2014 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/13002/