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Canberra - 1 April 2015

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Trainers:

Participants:

Agenda

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  • 9:30-10:45

Fundamental principles of editing Wikipedia
Discussion of libraries and the GLAM-Wiki project
Live edit ALIA page

  • 10:45-11:00

Morning tea

  • 11:00-12:30

Begin editing articles on Wikipedia

  • 12:30-13:15

Lunch

  • 13:15-14:15

Uploading images to Wikimedia Commons

  • 14:15-15:00

Begin creating Wikipedia articles

  • 15:00-15:15

Afternoon tea

  • 15:15-16:30

Showcase of people’s articles
Discussion of future projects

Content

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Content for this workshop includes places and prominent people, and historic newspapers.

Articles to add some info and an image to

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# Wikipedia article Reference source Image to add Allocation
1 Molonglo River Government Records about the Australian Capital Territory File:Electric Power House, Eastlake and weir on Molonglo River.jpg
2 London Circuit Trove article File:London Circuit, Canberra, 1926-1927.jpg
3 Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman ADB File:The cadets being inspected by the Governor-General 12 March 1913.jpg Amarhyllis
4 National Library of Australia History of the Library (list of former Directors) File:National Library building, Kings Avenue.jpg dianaalisonross
5 Manuka, Australian Capital Territory Trove article File:Manuka Swimming Pool, inside.jpg
6 History of Canberra Naming the Federal Capital of Australia File:Crowd scene at Naming of Canberra ceremony 12 March 1913.jpg
7 Mount Ainslie Canberra It's Early Days File:The view from Mount Ainslie, Canberra, 1930s.jpg keefer12
8 Royal Canberra Hospital About Canberra Hospital File:Nursing staff and ward block, Canberra Hospital, 1924.jpg ozladybug
9 Royal visits to Australia Royalty and Australian Society: Records relating to the British Monarchy held in Canberra File:York Park, Canberra, during Royal Visit with aeroplanes overhead, 1927.jpg
10 Old Parliament House, Canberra The Need for a Reconciled Republic File:Sheep near Parliament House, 1940s.jpg montblanc2012

Images to upload

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# Wikipedia article References Image source Allocation
1 Australian Institute of Anatomy Stilled Lives, ADB (Sir William Colin MacKenzie) https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173963216/in/set-72157627731536990 Dianaalisonross
2 Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Trove article https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173974240/in/set-72157627731536990
3 Cotter Dam Cotter Heritage Story https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173964122/in/set-72157627731536990
4 Cotter River ActewAGL: Cotter River, Bendora Dam https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173970284/in/set-72157627731536990
5 Hotel Canberra Hotel Canberra https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173962652/in/set-72157627731536990 Ozladybug
6 Mount Ainslie Trove article (1), Trove article (2) https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173964990/in/set-72157627731536990
7 Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve History https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173965300/in/set-72157627731536990 Montblanc2012
8 National Library of Australia History of the Library https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173437097/in/set-72157627731536990
9 Parliament House, Canberra Australia’s Parliament House—more than 25 years in the making! https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173961482/in/set-72157627731536990 Keefer12
10 Royal Military College, Duntroon History of Duntroon https://www.flickr.com/photos/national_library_of_australia_commons/6173966204/in/set-72157627731536990 Amarhyllis

Articles to create

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Samples: Freddie Timms, George Austin, Ethel Carrick

For other possible articles, see:

Number Topic Related Wikipedia articles References Allocation
1 Roger Kirk Johnson National Capital Authority, University of Canberra ADB, Obituaries Australia, Minutes of Council Meeting No. 66 of 4 August 1999 ozladybug
2 Henrietta Jessie Shaw Daley National Council of Women of Australia ADB, Women Australia bio Dianaalisonross
3 Thomas Mitchell Shakespeare Arthur Shakespeare ADB, NSW Parliament bio, AustLit bio
4 William Bolton Rimmer Ben Gascoigne ADB, Encyclopedia of Australian Science Montblanc2012
5 Robert Nixon Dalkin List of administrative heads of Norfolk Island ADB, AWM Honours and Awards
6 John Cumpston Department of Health (1921–87), CSL Limited ADB, Encyclopedia of Australian Science, article about his death
7 List of native title claims in Australia List of native title claims in South Australia http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/areas-of-law/native-title/priority-cases/finalised
8 Capel Boake Bernard Cronin ADB, AustLit Amarhyllis
9 Australian Women's Book Review Keefer12

ACT newspapers

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  • Newspaper title - should also be the title of the Wikipedia article created for the newspaper
  • Other title - other titles of the newspaper throughout its history, may include titles merged with the newspaper
  • NLA catalogue reference - each newspaper should have a catalogue entry from NLA which can be used to verify publication dates, locations, etc
  • Local library catalogue reference - where the newspaper is also in the collection of its local library, this catalogue record may also be used as a reference
  • Other references - ACT Heritage Library Newspaper Holdings

Procedures for creating articles about newspapers are available here: Newspaper procedures

Newspaper title Other titles (redirect may be needed) NLA catalogue reference Trove reference Other references Allocation
The Canberra Times N/A NLA Trove Archiving the Times
Canberra Illustrated: A Quarterly Magazine N/A NLA Trove
The Federal Capital Pioneer Federal Capital Pioneer NLA, NLA (Magazine) Trove, Trove (Magazine)
The Good Neighbour (newspaper) N/A NLA N/A
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