Pru.mitchell

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I am an education librarian, working on national projects related to libraries, research and education. Based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), I served on the Wikimedia Australia Board from 2013-2023 with terms as President and Treasurer.

Affiliations

• Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers
• Australian Council for Educational Research
• Australian Library and Information Association
• Charles Sturt University

Useful links

• Australian Feminist Art Timeline
• Wikiedu assessment rubric

Wikimedia activity

2024

• ESEAP 2024 Conference, Core Organising Team: Program Subcommittee
• Presenter: Wikidata workshop: Language of Education in the ESEAP Region
• ANZSI Wikimedian in Residence, Mentor
• Know My Name edit-a-thon, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, 10 February 2024 (Program Dashboard)
• Women's Art Register edit-a-thon, 9 March 2024 (Program Dashboard)
• Melbourne Meetup #45, 13 August 2024
• Wiki Workshop for academics, 11 September 2024

2023

• Melbourne Meetup #44, 18 February 2023
• Wikimedia Australia Committee Strategy Sunday, 19 February 2023
• Project Advisory Group, The missing link: Incorporating policy reports into the free knowledge ecosystem [Wikidata project page]
• Art+Feminism Victoria, Richmond Library, 4 March 2023 (Program Dashboard)
• ESEAP Learning Clinic: Guidelines, good practices and learnings related to travel scholarships, 1 April 2023 Video
• Wikimedia Australia AGM 2023, 6 August 2023 - Treasurer's Report
• Wikimania 2023, August 2023
• Knowledge beyond boundaries: Strengthening Wikimedia and Libraries, National Library Board Singapore, 20 August 2023
• Presentation: Making connections via linked data, ANZSI Conference, 20 October 2023
• WikiCon Brisbane, 18 November 2023

2022

• Australian Music Centre online training, January 2022 (Program Dashboard)
• Australian Music Centre Edit-a-thon for The Record Project, 18 February 2022 (Program Dashboard)
• Art+Feminism at Yarra Libraries, 12 March, 2022 (Program Dashboard)
• Facilitator Digital literacy: Teaching students to fact-check, 17 May 2022
• Wikimedia Australia AGM 2022, 7 August 2022 - Treasurer's Report
• Perth Meetup 74, 21 August 2022
• Presenter Symposium: Wikipedia and Education, 16 September 2022
• Facilitator, Online workshop for the WOMEESA and GSA Edit-a-thon, 5 October 2022 (Program Dashboard)
• Advisor, HSTY1023 course, The University of Sydney, Semester 2, 2022 (Program Dashboard)
• Participant, Worlds of Wikimedia 2022 Conference, 17-18 November 2022
• Organising and Program teams, ESEAP 2022, 18-20 November 2022

2021

• Wikipedia 20 Australia/New Zealand celebration, 15 January 2021
• Art+Feminism edit-a-thon Richmond Library, 6 March 2021 [Program Dashboard]
• Presenter, Women in Religion edit-a-thon Mannix Library, 13 March 2021 Program Dashboard]
• Facilitator, Women in Religion online edit-a-thon, 8 June 2021 Dashboard
• Wiki Wednesday, Women's Art Register, 16 June 2021 Program Dashboard
• Wikimedia Australia AGM 2021, 8 August 2021 Treasurer's_Report
• Wikimania 2021, 13-17 August 2021
• Web2Cit Advisory Board
• Paralympics Edit-a-thon, City of Sydney, 25 September 2021 Dashboard
• Automated Decision-Making Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, 27 October 2021 - Program Dashboard

2020

• Melbourne Meetup 39, 5 January 2020
• WikiCite Australasia, Melbourne, 14 February 2020
• Melbourne Meetup 40, 14 February 2020
• Adelaide Meetup 22, 6 March 2020
• Art+Feminism & Know My Name, 7-8 March 2020 [Program Dashboard]
• Elevate your Collections, March-April 2020
• #1Lib1Ref training, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, 14 May 2020
• National Gallery of Australia Volunteer training, WikiClub [Program Dashboard]
• University of Newcastle Missed in History edit-a-thon, 8 September 2020 [Program Dashboard]
• Wikimedia Australia AGM 2020, 13 September 2020 [President's Report]

2019

• Charles Sturt University Residential School, #1Lib1Ref, 8 February 2019
• Geelong & District Historical Association presentation, 9 February 2019
• Information Innovation @ UTS panellist, 4 March 2019
• Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon Women's Art Register, Richmond Library, 9 March 2019 [Event Dashboard]
• Wikimedia Summit, 28-31 March 2019
• London Meetup 151, 14 April 2019
• 1Lib1Ref training, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Mill Park Library, 3 May 2019
• National Trust Public Art Committee, Victorian Public Art, Tasma Terrace, Melbourne 7 May 2019
• History Trust of South Australia, International Museum Day edit-a-thon, Torrens Parade Ground, 18 May 2019 [Event Dashboard]
• Worlds of Wikimedia Conference, 12-14 June 2019
• Wikimedia Australia Community Conference, 15 June 2019
• Winter Wiki edit-a-thon, Women's Art Register Melbourne, 20 July 2019 [Event Dashboard]
• SOCI3047 Shaping the Future, Flinders University, Semester 2, 2019 [Event Dashboard]
• 2431QCA Queensland College of Art, Semester 2, 2019 [Event Dashboard]
• Wikimedia Australia AGM, 25 August 2019 [President's Report]
• WikiCite Workshop Melbourne, RMIT DisruptEd Fringe event, 9 October 2019 [Event Dashboard]
• Wikimedia Australia Committee weekend meeting, 12-13 October 2019
• Melbourne Meetup #38, 17 December 2019
• President, Wikimedia Australia

2018

• Adelaide Meetup 20, 19 January 2018
• Research Community Support Day, 12 February 2018
• Technology partner, GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections workshop, Geelong, 27-28 February 2018
  • Video created by Morry Jiang
  • Report for Wikimedia Australia
• Facilitator, Art+Feminism Melbourne, 7 March 2018
  • Dashboard
• Participant, WikiD International Women's Day editing workshop, Monash University Library, Caulfield
  • Hashtag #WikiD
• Wikimedia UK Meetup 129, London Sun 8 April 2018
• Wikimedia Australia delegate, Wikimedia Conference 2018
• Participant, WikiD April edit-a-thon, Monash University Library Caulfield, Sun 29 April 2018
• Technology partner, GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections workshop, Nuriootpa, 17-18 May 2018
• Organiser and presenter, #1Lib1Ref South 2018 Edit-a-thon and Adelaide Meetup 21, Sat 19 May 2018
• Presenter, 'I made the Internet smarter today', Edit-a-thon at University of Melbourne, Fri 31 August 2018
• Organiser, WikiTour Australia with Andy Mabbett, September 2018
• Wikimedia Australia AGM, 8 October 2018 [President's Report]
• Wikimedia Australia and New Zealand Wikimedians Strategic planning weekend with Asaf Bartov, Melbourne 9 - 11 November 2018 - Dashboard
• President, Wikimedia Australia

About me

This library professional added a citation to Wikipedia
#1Lib1Ref

2017

• Technology partner, GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections workshop, 27-28 November 2017
  • Workshop activity tag #digaccess_nsw
• Technology partner, GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections workshop, 16-17 November 2017
  • Workshop activity tag #digaccess_tas
• Presenter, researcHERs @ UoM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, August 2017
  • Project activity tag #UoMWiki
• WikiCite 2017 delegate, May 2017
• Meetup Melbourne 33 as part of Wikimedia at Melbourne Knowledge Week 2017
• Melbourne University students focus group for Global Movement Strategy with WMF CEO, Katherine Maher
• Meetup Perth 35, 7 April 2017
• Pop-up WikiD edit-a-thon Melbourne Art Book Fair
• Coordinator, WM-AU #1Lib1Ref
• Wikipedia in education article in Teacher magazine: Critical thinking tools
• President, Wikimedia Australia

2016

• Mentoring Australian Women Writers edit-a-thon, Melbourne, November 2016
  • Project activity tag #WomenOnWiki
• Presented editing workshop at Bayside Council, Sandringham, August 2016
• Presented Australian School Library Association webinar, Write don’t cite: Wikipedia in Education, May 2016
• Presented Public Libraries Victoria Network editing workshops, April 2016
  • Project activity tag #PLVN
• Coordinated Wikidata tour Australia, February 2016
  • including VALA Conference Bootcamps GLAM-Wiki Bomb presenter
  • Canberra Meetup
• Coordinated Wikipedia 15 celebrations Melbourne, 15 January 2016
• Vice-President, Wikimedia Australia

2015

• Participated in Wikipedia training day for Victorian libraries
• Participated in Wikipedia Meetup Melbourne May 2015 for work on History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia project
• Member of program planning committee, WikiConference Australia, 3-5 October 2015 [cancelled]
• Participated in WikiD: Women, Wikipedia Design project
  • WikiD Melbourne workshop September
  • WikiD Melbourne workshop October
  • WikiD Melbourne workshop November
    • Project activity tag #WikiD
• Mentor for RN WOW project with Melbourne schools, October - November 2015
  • Project activity tag #RNWOW
• Vice-President, Wikimedia Australia

2014

• Participated in Wikimania Future of Education workshop
• Presented ALIA Wikipedia and Libraries Information Evenings, Melbourne
• Participated in THATCamp 2014 at National Library of Australia
• Committee member, Wikimedia Australia

2013

• Attended Wikipedia in Higher Education Symposium, University of Sydney, 5 April 2013
• Committee member, Wikimedia Australia

2011

• Meetup Adelaide for Wikipedia 10th birthday

2009

• Presented at GLAMWIKI Canberra

2008

• Wikimedia Australia Incorporation meeting

2007

• Meetup Adelaide 2