Wikipedia:Meetup/CatherwoodLibrary

On May 1, 2015, the Catherwood Library and the Kheel Center will be holding a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon dedicated to enhancing Wikipedia pages using our digital resources. This part of a nationwide effort by libraries with notable labor-related collections, including:

• Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library
• University of Idaho Special Collections
• University of Maryland
• University of North Carolina Libraries Special Collections
• California Historical Society

When and Where

Friday, May 1, 2015, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Catherwood 233

We will be holding a Wikipedia Workshop on April 21 at 2PM, also in Catherwood 233.

Goals

The Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon will focus on adding references to our digital collections to appropriate articles, or expanding articles using information from our collections.

Please place a Y next to an article to indicate that edits were made; the mark does not mean that all the suggested work for that article was completed.

Requested articles

Articles to create

• American Labor Education Service
• American Association for Labor Legislation
• American Association for Social Security
• Louise Boyle
• Teachers’ Union of the City of New York
• Richard Feiss

Articles to expand

• SEIU1199: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1199SEIU_United_Healthcare_Workers_East. Add reference to Bread and Roses and labor art.
• Jobs with Justice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobs_with_Justice. Add Link to Kheel Center finding aid.
• National Consumers’ League: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Consumers_League. Add reference to Consumers’ League of New York City and a link to Kheel Center finding aid.

Articles to add links to EAD finding aids to

A table listing Kheel Center collections and links to their EAD finding aids is here.

Please check Wikipedia for entries about these Kheel Center collections (searching by name of the individual or organization is the easiest way, rather than by topic). If an entry exists, check the finding aid to see if the Kheel Center's holdings for that individual or organization are substantial. If so, add a link to the collection's online finding aid under the External Links heading in the Wikipedia article. Finally, add the link to the Wikipedia article in Column D of the Google doc. That will help us keep track of which entries have already been enhance.

Basics on editing Wikipedia

• Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
• Editing - The Basics has .pdf handouts and videos
• Wikipedia Training, Includes a one-hour training for newcomers, and more extensive pages for teachers and Wikipedia Ambassadors
• Wikipedia Tutorial is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Wikipedia editing