User: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.
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Wikimedia activity
2026
- Melbourne Meetup #50, 13 February 2026
- Women's Art Register edit-a-thon, 7 March 2026 (Program Dashboard)
2025
- Melbourne Meetup #47, 8 February 2025
- Women's Art Register edit-a-thon, 8 March 2025 (Program Dashboard)
- Melbourne Meetup #48, 2 June 2025
- Franklin Women edit-a-thon at Gilead, 3 June 2025 (Program Dashboard)
- WikiFest at State Library Victoria, 27 August 2025, Organising team
- Mroczek K, Mitchell P, McSharry BP, Woods A, Spry B, Paustian T and Vanniasinkam T (2025) Development and evaluation of a Wikipedia based group assessment to enhance science communication. Frontiers in Education, 10:1620804.
- GLAM Wiki 2025 Program Committee, Workshop presenter
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 #46, 13 August 2024
- Wiki Workshop for academics, 11 September 2024
- WikiCon 2024 Australia, Adelaide, 22-23 November 2024
- Women in biomechanics edit-a-thon, ABC-ANZORS 14 conference, 1 December 2024 (Program Dashboard)
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
- Melbourne Meetup #45, 8 December 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
- Facilitator, Art+Feminism Melbourne, 7 March 2018
- Participant, WikiD International Women's Day editing workshop[1], Monash University Library, Caulfield
- 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
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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
- 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
2009
- Presented at GLAMWIKI Canberra
2008
2007
- "WikiD – International Women's Day editing - Parlour". Parlour. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-08.