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New Video: "Interview with OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence Max Klein"

 
In this eight-minute video, Senior Program Officer Roy Tennant talks with OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence Max Klein about his plans to help connect researchers with library collections and services using Wikipedia.

Max Klein began working as the OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence last week. OCLC Senior Program Officer Merrilee Proffitt created this three-month position to explore opportunities between libraries and Wikipedia, including working with OCLC staff and libraries to help foster a broader understanding of Wikipedia's practices as well as helping to connect library collections and services to Wikipedia.

More Information

Watch the video
http://youtu.be/OHJm93JQ-lE

Read the news announcement about Max Klein's appointment
http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2012-05-22.htm

Read Merrilee Proffitt's Hangingtogether blog post about Max's appointment
http://hangingtogether.org/?p=1725

Read Wikipedia's definition of a Wikipedian in Residence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Wikipedian_in_Residence

Check out the OCLC Research YouTube Channel to see our other videos
http://www.youtube.com/oclcresearch

Subscribe to the OCLC Research YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=oclcresearch

For more information:

Merrilee Proffitt
Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research
merrilee_proffitt@oclc.org
+1-650-287-2136

Roy Tennant
Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research
tennantr@oclc.org
+1-707-287-5580

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