Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Bmore Historic Unconference Editing Workshop

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Bmore Historic Unconference Editing Workshop

Did you know that Wikipedia is an openly editable resource and that anyone can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia articles?

Join us during the Baltimore Historic Unconference for an introductory Wikipedia Editing Workshop and learn to improve and create Wikipedia content. We will focus on content related to African American and Women architects of Baltimore. No experience necessary.

Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing [email protected].

When

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 9AM-3PM

Where

Baltimore Museum of Industry

1415 Key Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21230

Coordination

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1) Select 'Sign in'

2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Save changes'.

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Presentation

Wikimedia Projects

Wikimedia movement
Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia
Wikimedia Commons, a data repository of media (images, videos and sounds). (See * Wikiproject Wikimedia Commons:GLAM Wikiproject)
Wikidata, a common source of data, also accessible by the other projects
Wiktionary, a dictionary
Wikibooks, educational textbooks
Wikinews, news articles
Wikiquote, a collection of quotations
Wikisource, a library of source texts and documents
Wikiversity, educational material
Wikivoyage, a travel guide
Wikispecies, a taxonomic catalogue of species