Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Test Event/Volcanoes Editathon 2016

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Booking

To be assured of your place at the event, you can book through Event Booking here.

About the event

Have you ever wondered why the information in Wikipedia is extensive for some topics and scarce for others? On Wednesday 30th November 2016, the University's Information Services team will run an edit-a-thon at The Kings building. Full Wikipedia editing training will be given before the event so everyone can get involved. Thereafter the afternoon's editathon will focus on improving the quality of articles about underwater volcanoes. How exciting.

This is YOUR chance to be a fully fledged Wikipedian!

Working together with Academic Support librarians, archivists & academic colleagues we will provide training on how to edit and participate in an open knowledge community. Participants will be supported to develop articles covering areas which could stand to be improved; including distinguished Edinburgh alumni, historic locations etc.

Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding of the history of veterinary medicine!

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Think about what you would like to edit - please prepare some materials to bring with you on the day

Programme

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Gin and tonic

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• 10:30 am – 10:45 am: Housekeeping and Welcome
• 10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Wikipedia training
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Break for more gin
• 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm: EDIT!

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Trainers

Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh

Hit list of articles to be created or improved

Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.

The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!

All are welcome to add names to the list which is intended to serve as a basis for creating new articles in this important but somewhat neglected sector on the English Wikipedia.

Sources

• Wikipedia is a tertiary resource, which relies upon secondary sources. Wikipedia is not a place for original research.
• For more guidance on the use of sources, see this guide here.
• We will provide a variety of reference books on the day.
• Editors will also have access to some University of Edinburgh e-resources.
• Search for articles on Google Scholar
• Try the Wikipedia Library's list of free resources

Outcomes - New pages created

To be added after the event

What can I do after the event?

You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:

• Video tutorials
• Instructional videos on using Wikipedia