User:Jason.nlw/Wikipedia Visiting Scholar

  Wikipedia Visiting Scholars  

Connecting experienced Wikipedians with academic institutions to improve Wikipedia.

Currently open positions:

• North Dakota State University
• Temple University
• University of New Mexico
• University of North Carolina
• University of San Francisco

In October 2016 the National Library of Wales became the first UK institution to take on a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar. The Wiki Education Foundation has been coordinating Wikipedia Visiting Scholar programs for some time, mainly in the United States.

As part of this project the Wikipedia Visiting Scholar will be given free remote access to National Library of Wales electronic resources along with access to expert advise from staff. The Visiting Scholar will be supported by the Wikimedian in Residence at The National Library.

Important Welsh Women

David Lloyd George with his daughter Megan, who became Wales' first elected female MP

Initially the Visiting Scholar will work on improving English Language Wikipedia Content relating to Important Welsh Women. The Visiting Scholar will tie this work into the Women in Red project

List of possible articles to create/improve

• Gwenllian Morgan
• Gwenllian of Wales
• Martha Hughes Cannon
• Sarah Wesley
• Sarah Jane Rees
• Nest ferch Rhys
• Betsi Cadwaladr
• Lucy Thomas
• Megan Lloyd George
• Margiad Evans
• Augusta Hall
• Angharad Llwyd
• Shani Rhys James
• Margaret Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
• Sarah Jane Rees
• Amy Dillwyn
• Frances Hoggan
• Eleanor de Montfort
• EVANS , MARY ( 1735 - 1789 ), an impostor.

Welsh translation

User:elintomos has volunteered to translate content produced by the Visiting Scholar into Welsh using the Wikipedia Translation tool. See updates here.