July 2024 +/- | |
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WikiClub Toronto Meetup | July 7, 2024 |
London 206 | July 14, 2024 |
Oxford 102 | July 21, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | July 28, 2024 |
Perth 82 | July 28, 2024 |
San Diego 111 | July 29, 2024 |
Brixton 1 | July 30, 2024 |
Seattle | July 30, 2024 |
August 2024 +/- | |
Christchurch 30 | August 4, 2024 |
NC Triangle Wiknic | August 6, 2024 |
Seattle Wiknic | August 11, 2024 |
London 207 | August 11, 2024 |
San Diego 112 Wiknic | August 17, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | August 25, 2024 |
San Diego 113 | August 26, 2024 |
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DCU Library will host a Wikipedia editathon giving staff and students an introduction to contributing to Wikipedia. An editathon is an “organized event where editors edit and improve a specific topic or type of content, typically including basic editing training for new editor”. Staff and students with all levels of experience with Wikipedia or none are all welcome. Guests from outside the university are also welcome: contact us to arrange access to the library.
Here we will focus on improving and updating pages related to the university: something everyone in DCU knows something about. See our list of suggested articles (and feel free to add to this).
The event organisers will kick things off with an outline of the principles of Wikipedia and will demonstrate some of the basics of contributing to Wikipedia, such as:
We will also discuss Wikipedia's conflict of interest policy and instances where it might not be appropriate for DCU staff and students to edit certain content.
Then everyone can get to work editing, individually or groups - whatever suits. You'll be able to quickly get advise and support from those around you.
We will provide print handouts and links to online tutorials, if needed.
We’ll conclude with an exit discussion on what we’ve learnt and any plans for future work on the pages.
To register:
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. Click on Save Changes. This will add your username to the page.If you're having difficulty with the above steps, email us to register.
It would be great if attendees with experience contributing to Wikipedia could lend a hand informally helping others on the day. No other duties involved. If you'd like to help, then when registering also add your username to the list below using ~~~~
We’ll be using the hashtag #wikidcu
Jack Hyland, jack.hyland@dcu.ie SSCOhA ( talk)