Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Virginia Association of Museums Wikipedia Editing Workshop

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Virginia Association of Museums Wikipedia Editing Workshop

Join museum professionals and fellow members of the Virginia Association of Museums at Gari Melchers Home and Studio for a Wikipedia editing workshop. Learn how to edit and improve Wikipedia articles and engage with museum-focused Wikipedia projects such as GLAM-Wiki, an initiative that helps cultural institutions share their resources with the world through collaborative projects with experienced Wikipedia editors.

Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Lunch will be provided.

This event is open to VAM members, staff and other invited guests. Registration required.

When

Monday, September 23, 2019 10AM-3PM

Where

Gari Melchers Home and Studio

224 Washington Street

Falmouth, VA 22405

Register

This is a closed event.

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This is for use on the day of the event.

1) Select 'Sign in'

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

Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

Presentation

Virginia Association of Museums Editing Workshop 2019 Slides

Safe Space Policy

Safe Space Policy

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

Wikipedia Policies

GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Initiative and Related Projects

Quick Editing Tips

Tools, Resources and WikiProjects

Coordination

TO AVOID EDITING THE SAME ARTICLES AS OTHER ATTENDEES, please use the Etherpad link below to share what you are currently editing. Remember to type 'Done' or 'Finished' when you are through making changes. REMEMBER TO PUBLISH (SAVE) OFTEN.