Wikipedia:GLAM/SLIC/Events/Inverclyde Editathon 07.03.18
 | Inverclyde Editathon 7th March in a nutshell:
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Booking[edit]
Email Colin.Duncan@inverclyde.gov.uk Programmes & Events Dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Inverclyde_Libraries_and_SLIC/Inverclyde_Editathon_7th_March_2018_(7th_March_2018)
About the event[edit]
With 47 million articles in 229 different languages, Wikipedia is now both a well-established force for the democratisation of knowledge, and a key outreach tool, with one recent study showing that the encyclopedia shapes, as well as reflects, scientific thought. However, Wikipedia has many gaps, especially around women's history.
Using the resources available at the Inverclyde Heritage Hub, we'll create new articles and improve existing ones about Greenock and its history. We will be editing and creating articles on such topics as the women’s suffrage movement in the west of Scotland, the history of Greenock, Marie Lamont and the Inverkip witches and the Shaw Stewart baronets.
How do I prepare?[edit]
- Create a Wikipedia account
- Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
- Think about what you would like to edit - if there's something on the hit list who particularly catches your eye, feel free to do some research in advance & bring materials with you on the day.
Programme[edit]
- 13:00 - 13:30 Welcome, recap on Wikipedia training
- 13:30 - 17:00 EDIT!
Trainers[edit]
Sara Thomas, Wikimedian in Residence at the Scottish Library and Information Council
Hit list of articles to be created or improved[edit]
Helpful updates could be as simple as:
- Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional
- Adding new inline citations/references
- Adding a photo
- Adding an infobox
- Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox
- Creating headings
- Adding categories; etc.
The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!
Articles to be created[edit]
- Marie Lamont and the Inverkip witches
- Gourock Castle
Articles to be improved[edit]
Outputs[edit]
Articles improved[edit]
Draft articles created[edit]
These articles were created in draft / sandbox, & will be worked on over future sessions
- Draft:Marie Lamont
- John Lamont - article in sandbox
Sources[edit]
- Wikipedia is a tertiary resource, which relies upon good quality secondary sources and some primary sources. Wikipedia is not a place for fringe theories, untested hypotheses, or personal interpretation.
- For more guidance on the use of sources, see this guide here.
- We will provide a variety of reference materials on the day.
You may also wish to look at:
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Shareable Images can be found through a Creative Commons search(which includes Google, Flickr & Wikicommons in its search).
- Scottish Bibliographies Online
- Scottish Song Index
- Histories of Scottish Families
After the event[edit]
You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing: