SMM Wikipedia Project Editor, Remote

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Agency

Society for Marine Mammalogy

Location

Remote

Job Category

Volunteer Openings

Salary

n/a

Start Date

09/15/2022

Last Date to Apply

06/01/2023

Website

https://marinemammalscience.org/science-and-publications/species-information/facts/become-a-species-fact-sheet-editor/

Description

The Society’s Education Committee updates and monitors the Wikipedia articles for each marine mammal species. The Wikipedia project makes a significant difference in disseminating accurate information about marine mammals to the general public. It also is a great opportunity for students and early career scientists to expand their knowledge. As Wikipedia’s content creation is open to the public, errors in the Wikipedia articles can and will arise from time to time, so our team is doing quarterly updates and reviews of SMM marine mammal pages.

Reviews and updates are thorough and focus on the following:

Is the information accurate?
Is the information current?
Are there any missing citations?
Does the information cover the entire species range? Naturally, there might be more information from one study site or region but data deficiencies or gaps are noted.
Is there relevant information from popular culture or media?
Are there regional or cultural descriptions or interesting anecdotes?
Are there any controversies, legislative (international or national) or international rulings?

Our experts continue to add new species and update existing ones as new information becomes available. We are looking for more students to edit pages, and expert scientists to review students’ edited work. If you would like to participate in this effort, please contact the Education Committee Wikipedia curator at abigail.haddock@dolphins.org.

Qualifications

Necessary skills include : Interest in marine mammals, critical fact checking skills, ability to write succinctly, and attention to detail for checking and writing references.

This project is designed for a wide variety of experience level. Students and early career scientists are welcome to apply as editors. Experts who are interested in reviewing newly edited pages are also welcome.

If you are interested in volunteering for the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s Wikipedia project, please email abigail.haddock@dolphins.org.

Contact Person

Abby Haddock

Contact eMail

abigail.haddock@dolphins.org

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