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UCD Library edit-a-thons: Exploring California food, wine and farming... and more:
Oct 18 - Nov. 2 - Nov. 15
- November 15, 2013
- 10:00am-3:00pm, Shields Library
Want to work on articles that are read by thousands of people? Come learn how to edit Wikipedia! The first part of the session (from 10:00-11:00) will introduce the edit-a-thon and include a short class for new and beginning editors in how Wikipedia works and how to get started (experienced editors should feel free to just start editing). The next part (11:00-3:00) will be a hands-on workshop devoted to improving articles using UC Davis library resources, with a special focus on California food, wine and farming. Bring your Wikipedia questions and topics that you are interested in working on (you don't need to be an expert!). Feel free to come for any part of the session -- just the class, just the edit-a-thon, or drop in anytime during the event. Editors of the Daviswiki are also welcome!
- Introduction (10:00am-10:30am)
- Introduction to the edit-a-thon
- Examples and example projects, introduction to sister projects; account creation
- Experienced editors can just get started
- Workshop: Introduction to editing (10:30-11:00am)
- Introduction to Wikipedia editing
- experienced editors should feel free to edit or explore the library
- Break
- Edit-a-thon: 11:30p-3:00p
- work on articles singly or in groups
- experienced editors and library staff will be available to assist with editing and with using library resources
- If there is interest we will offer tours of library collections
- stay the whole time or as long as you like
- drop in anytime
- Editors of the DavisWiki are also welcome!
- Workshops will be held in the Shields Library Instruction Lab, in the far back corner of the library: [1]
- Here is a map of where Shields is: [2]
- The Shields Instruction Lab is a computer classroom, so you don't need to bring your own. If you want to, however, campus wifi works in the room.
- Both workshops are drop-in: Just show up! All members of the campus and community are welcome.
- Questions? Contact Phoebe Ayers, psayers<at>ucdavis.edu.
- sign up below if you plan on attending by signing your name with four tildes like this: ~~~~, or sign up on Facebook, or email Phoebe to sign up!
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