a wikipedian in residence or wikimedian in residence (wir) is a wikipedia editor, a wikipedian (or wikimedian), who accepts a placement with an institution, typically an art gallery, library, archive, or museum (aka glam cultural institutions), learned society, or institute of higher education (such as a university) to facilitate wikipedia entries related to that institution's mission, encourage and assist it to release material under open licences, and to develop the relationship between the host institution and the wikimedia community. a wikipedian in residence generally helps to coordinate wikipedia-related outreach events between the glam and the general public such as editathons.