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 Asia Art Archive in HK | |
| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, March 30 |
| Time | 2:00-7:00pm |
| Address | 43 Remsen Street (Garden Floor)Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
| Transit: | Subway:: 2/3 to Clark Street; 4/5 to Borough Hall; R to Court Street
Bus  : B41, B103 |
The Asia Art Archive in America Editathon 2018 will be held Friday, March 30, 2:00-7:00pm at the Asia Art Archive in America, New York City. Attendees at the event are invited to edit Wikipedia articles about Asian artists, artworks, social issues, or related biographies.
Join Asia Art Archive in America and Wikimedia New York City for a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. This event will also be coordinated internationally in collaboration with Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong. The Edit-a-thon supports participants interested in editing Wikipedia to improve its coverage of women in the arts in Asia, and is part of an ongoing effort to contribute to discussions about the representation of women in open source knowledge platforms.
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Event details
editAll are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will provide research resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics.
- Date: Friday, March 30, 2018
- Time: 2:00-7:00pm
- Location: Asia Art Archive in America in Brooklyn. 43 Remsen Street (Garden Floor), Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA (Between Hicks Street and Montague Terrace)
- What to bring: A laptop and a reliable source of information to cite
- Facebook event page
- Social Media: @AAAinAmerica @WikimediaNYC
Event activities
editThis event invites its attendees to edit Wikipedia articles related to Asian artists in [location]. Since Wikipedia is a summary of what reliable publications have already reported, participants can prepare for the event by identifying information that they wish to share in reliable publications. Wikipedia's standard of reliability matches academic opinions, so if a university librarian would approve of a source, Wikipedia will also!
- Prepare before the event
- Please create a Wikipedia account before the event
- While logged into your Wikipedia account, join the program on the Wikipedia Dashboard
- Outside of Wikipedia, identify a publication which you find interesting and worthwhile to share
- Based on the publication you choose, take your own notes about some individual facts
- During the event
- Only after you have a publication to cite and some facts to share, browse relevant Wikipedia articles to see if this information is present
- If your information is not already in Wikipedia, then click the edit button at the top to add it.
- Be sure to use a citation after every sentence you add!
Note that before the event, your focus for preparation should be the research you do outside of Wikipedia for identifying good sources of information to cite!
Schedule
edit- Presentation: We will have a short ‘how to’ intro on writing and editing Wikipedia entries for new editors.
- Start writing: Stay for as long as suits and start writing/editing in good company and with help at hand.
- Snacks: We will provide snacks as we go.
- Who: We welcome anyone interested in writing more women in the built environment into Wikipedia. No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary. We will start with an overview of writing and editing Wikipedia article. We will also provide assistance throughout the event for Wikipedia newcomers. Experienced Wikipedians are also very welcome – we need as much help as you can offer!
Resources
editTake a look here for the Asia Art Archive in America list of artist entries to work on.
For additional ideas for entries to improve or start:
Support
editOrganizations supporting Wikipedia outreach in New York City and providing Wikipedia support for this event include the following:
Developing Wikipedia is a collaborative effort. Thanks to everyone who contributes to the success of this and other programs.