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Wikipedia:GLAM/Australian libraries and WP/Events/City of Sydney Hands on history

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The City of Sydney Library is hosting this edit-a-thon to increase and improve content relevant to the history of our local area and communities.

Everyone is welcome to register and attend this edit-a-thon, presented in partnership with Wikimedia Australia. It will be led by experienced Wikipedia editors Toby Hudson and Annie Reynolds.

No experience is necessary to join the edit-a-thon.

Register here.

Event details

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Date: Saturday 3 September 2022
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Venue: Darling Square Library, The Exchange, 1 Little Pier Street, Haymarket

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Participants

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If you do not have a Wikipedia account, please create one here first: click here to create your account. When choosing your username, please keep in mind that using your real name as your Wikipedia user name can carry risks - you may like to use a nickname instead.

To add your Wikipedia username, click Edit source (beside the section heading Participants), then type *~~~

This will add your Wikipedia username to a bulleted list.

Facilitators:

Participants:

Content

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Training and support

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Where to begin

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  1. Create your user page (if you don't have one already)
    • New editors - consider adding a line, "Participating in an editathon on 3 September" and linking to this project page - this will let other editors know that you are just starting out
    • More experienced editors are welcome to link to this page too from their user page if they would like to
  2. Open the Google sheet and choose a topic from the list - either an article to edit or an article to create
  3. Edit put your Wikipedia username against the one you have chosen
  4. Consult the resources listed and the resources being provided
  5. If you aren't sure about what to include or how to use a reference, check with the facilitators
  6. Make your changes (remember, you must write in your own words unless adding a cited quotation, and must cite your sources) and save
  7. When you are finished with one article, choose another!

Editing Wikipedia articles

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  • Click Edit, either at the top of the article or at the section heading for the section you would like to work on
  • Enter your text and use the formatting options
  • Remember that you are working on a live article which others may be reading or editing

Creating Wikipedia articles

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  • You may prefer to work in your Sandbox - this will let you save your work as you go. If you do work in your sandbox, speak to Toby or Annie when you are ready to "launch"/publish your article

Tips for biographies

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Resources

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Websites

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Categories

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  • Category:Sydney

WikiProjects

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Help for Wikipedia editing

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