Wikipedia:Visiting Scholars/Participating institutions/McMaster University

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About McMaster University

McMaster University is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a public, comprehensive, research-intensive university with approximately 30,000 students and a member of the Canadian U15 large public research institutions. For more information about the university, please see About McMaster University.

Overview of library resources

The University Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries and holds approximately two million volumes in its collection; as with libraries of its type and size, it also offers a wide array of electronic resources, including tens of thousands of journals and 600,000 ebooks. Its Division of Research Collections and Archives holds many valuable and unique resources, with emphases in areas such as peace and war (with a particular emphasis on the Holocaust and resistance), Bertrand Russell, Canadian literature and popular culture, among other areas. For more information see the library's About page.

Current Visiting Scholars

Dnllnd

Dnllnd (talk · contribs) was a Visiting Scholar at McMaster University during 2015-16, improving articles about overlooked or underrepresented people and events.

Highlights

Danielle created or improved more than 40 articles on a number of subjects.
Significant work on several biographies like Lady Constance Malleson, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Basil H. Johnston and Marian Engel.
Major contributions to the Canadian Indian residential school system article. After completing her Visiting Scholarship she continued to work on the article, bringing it up to Featured Article.
Creation of William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections page.

Media

Announcing McMaster University’s Visiting Scholar - Wiki Education blog (25 November 2015)
Wikipedia and Archives – Accessibility and the Greater Good - Things I'm Fonds Of (1 August 2016)
Visiting Scholar draws upon her archival expertise to improve Wikipedia - Wiki Education blog (9 January 2018)

Position announcements

McMaster University is not currently accepting applications. Please see Wikipedia:Visiting Scholars/Apply for other options.