RussellWBrown

Wikimedia training for librarians

Hello again RussellWBrown! Thanks for attending our Wikimedia training session for Librarians, and for being part of the first phase of the Scottish Library & Information Council's Wikimedia project. Our aim is to “Establish public libraries as quality content creators in the digital sphere, and to provide open access to freely usable content about Scottish culture, derived from our rich library collections", and it's great to have you on board. Now that you've learned the basics, I do encourage you to stay logged in, and have another go at editing. If you don't want to write a new article straight away, then why not try a small edit or two first, add a link, or maybe a picture?

• The project page for the Scottish Library and Information Council Wikimedia project can be found here, and there's further reading specifically for librarians here.

• To keep up to date about Wikimedia events happening throughout Scotland, to learn more about ScotWiki projects, or to publicise your own ScotWiki event or project, join the ScotWiki Mailing List!

I'll put a copy of my slides on Basecamp, however here's some links that you may find useful in the meantime. If you've got any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Important things to remember

• All articles must have a notable subject
• All articles must user reliable sources
• You should avoid conflict of interest

Core content policies

• Verifiability
• Neutral point of view
• Wikipedia is not a place for personal interpretation

Other useful links

• Really good guide to getting started
• Be Bold!
• Don't let grumpy users scare you off.
• Learn from others
• How to write a great article
• A simplified manual of style

If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. See you soon! Lirazelf (talk) 12:59, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Hi Lirazelf, thanks for the message. Currently running an editathon with the Shotts History Society, creating pages for Shotts Ironworks. RussellWBrown (talk) 13:58, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Great stuff Russell! Glad to see the editathons starting to happen :) Lirazelf (talk) 10:41, 20 June 2018 (UTC)