Wikipedia:GLAM/MGS/NTS Intro to Wikipedia

Join us for the event!

About the event

This day is an opportunity for staff to learn about how to edit Wikipedia, and how your organisation can make the most of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Wikimedian in Residence for Museums Galleries Scotland Sara Thomas will provide training in how to create and edit Wikipedia pages. This is a hands-on session where we will create your user page, and also do some direct editing of Wikipedia. By the end of the day you should feel confident to do more editing in a work context, and also understand more about the benefits of open knowledge for museums & heritage organisations.

How do I prepare?

• Create a Wikipedia account - please do not include your organisation's name in your username.
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Think about what kind of material you would like to add to the encyclopedia. Search on Wiki for relevant articles, and please bring reference materials (or links to reference materials) with you on the day. Remember that Wikipedia's policies regarding conflict of interest mean that you should not look to edit an article about yourself, your friends, family, employer or place of work. (An item held in your organisation's collection would be fine, however.)
• Learn about what makes a good article

Programme

• 10:30 - 12:30: Introduction to Editing Wikipedia, creating your userpage, using Visual Editor.
• 12:30 - 13:30: Lunch (not provided)
• 13:30 - 15:30: Finishing off your userpage, using Wiki markup, editing & creating articles.

Content created

10 articles were updated:

• Solomon Joseph Solomon
• Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa
• Scipio Kennedy
• Culzean Castle (factual, non-controversial edit)
• Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis
• Severn-Cotswold tomb
• Devil's Quoits
• Alloway Auld Kirk
• Robert Burns' diamond point engravings
• Tom Maguire (socialist)

1 new article was created:

• Margaret Erskine of Dun

We Can Edit

Should I learn about editing in advance?

If you'd like to learn about editing in advance you can do so here: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia. These resources will tell you about editing in Wiki markup. On the day, you'll be shown how to use a little of this markup, but mostly we'll be using the (much more user-friendly) Visual Editor.