Andrew A Lih

Wikimedia Strategist

Andrew A Lih is a qualified expert, who works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art main office of which is in 4. as a Wikimedia Strategist since 2019. This person has earned professional experience in more than 31 positions at various companies. Andrew A Lih went to the Columbia University In the City of New York and received education from 1986 to 1994. This expert has such professional qualifications as Learning Studio Lights and Flash Lighting and Exploring Photography: Finding the Perfect Portrait Lens. Arcadia, California is the city, where the professional was known to be located. The professional's phone and email can be easily accessed through SoftwareOfficial by request.
Name variants:
Andru Lih, Andy Lih, Drew Lih
Last updated Jun 17, 2024

Contact Information

Last Update
Jul 6, 2022
Email
an**@andrewlih.com, an**@gmail.com, ju**@hotmail.com
Location
Arcadia, CA

Workplace

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wikimedia Strategist

New York, NY

Industry

Museums and Institutions, Ret Gifts/Novelties, Museums, Museums and Art Galleries (exc

Work History

Wikimedia Strategist

1000 5Th Ave, New York, NY 10028
I'm working with The Met Museum on their open access initiatives and creating bi-directional linkages for their images and metadata to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. I'll also be crafting a...
from Mar 2019

Principal Investigator

Wiki Art Depiction Explorer is a project between the Wikimedia DC and Smithsonian Institution, funded by the Knight Foundation. Its aim is to investigate the meaningful art depiction metadat...
from Jun 2018

Founder and Principal

Digital sharing strategist, founder and principal at Digimentors
from Jan 2018

Citizen Archivist of the Year 2016

For his outstanding commitment to building a vibrant, participatory culture that spans the National Archives, academia and the Wikimedia community, American University School of Communicatio...
May 2016 — May 2017

Associate Professor

Overseeing digital curriculum, research on Wikipedia and collaborative knowledge creation
2013 — May 2017

Committee Member

Steering committee for the execution of the annual international Wikimania conference
from Jul 2016

Event Organizer

Organize conference for Wikipedia and Wikimedia contributors in US, Mexico and Canada. Organized Wiki Culture Crawl Day with Balboa Park museums in San Diego.
from Apr 2016

Member Board of Directors

Oversee overall direction of the nonprofit that works with student press, and work with executive director
2010 — 2016

Podcast Panelist

Weekly podcast of PBS MediaShift with fellow panelists Monica Guzman, Anna Marie Cox, Mark Glaser
2013 — 2016

Contributor

Columnist/contributor to PBS MediaShift site
2012 — 2016

Prototype Fund Grant Recipient

3515 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
Develop the Wikipedia Space project at the National Archives, a $35,000 grant from the Knight Prototype fund
2014 — 2015

Associate Professor

Los Angeles, CA
Director of new media and associate professor
Jul 2009 — Jun 2013

Advisory Board Member

2013 — 2013

Technology Correspondent

2900 west Alameda Ave, Burbank, CA 91505
Contribute technology segments and commentary to KCET, the largest independent TV station in the United States
2011 — 2013

Speaker

P/O Box, Rockbridge, MO 65741
Talk in 2015 on What Journalists can Learn from Game Design
2012 — 2012

Speaker

2011 — 2011

Commentator

Cnn
2011 — 2011

Technology Correspondent

Technology reviewer for TechRaw and NewsRaw
Oct 2009 — 2010

Speaker

Austin, TX
Keynote talk on Wikipedia's future and survival
2009 — 2010

Local Chapter Board Member

Organized events and helped plan chapter activities
1997 — 2009

Panelist

2009 — 2009

Administrator

1 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104
Help maintain pages and community editing activities
2003 — 2008

Advisor

2007 — 2008

Video Journalist

1211 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10018
Based in China, worked on Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics coverage and stories on migrant workers and the Sichuan earthquake. Reporting and shooting video stories, editing with Final Cut Pro.
2008 — 2008

Author of the Wikipedia Revolution

Author of "The Wikipedia Revolution: How a bunch of nobodies created the world's greatest encyclopedia" release in March 2009.
from 2006

Assistant Professor

2003 — 2006

Wikipedia Administrator

One of less than 1,000 active administrative users on English Wikipedia
from Oct 2003

Director of Technology

2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10002
Started new media program of the J-school in 1995, helped renovate and integrate new technologies in the 1912 building
1995 — 2003

Young Leader

271 Madison Ave SUITE 1403, New York, NY 10016
Selected as an American Young Leader for the American Swiss Foundation, with an exchange trip to Switzerland
Jun 2001 — Jun 2001

Guest Lecturer

6 east 43Rd St, New York, NY 10017
2001 — 2001

Occupations

Professor
School Principal
Investigator
School Administrator
Educational Manager

Skills

New Media
Editing
Storytelling
Multimedia
Social Media
Public Speaking
Blogging
Journalism
Research
Video
Digital Media
Final Cut Pro
Media Relations
Television
Copy Editing
Editorial
Entrepreneurship
Social Media Marketing
Wordpress
Cms
Photographic Lighting
Photography
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