Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Events and Workshops/History of Veterinary Medicine 2017

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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
University of Edinburgh edit-a-thon

Booking[edit]

To be assured of your place at the event, you can book through Event Booking here.

About the event[edit]

Have you ever wondered why the information in Wikipedia is extensive for some topics and scarce for others? On Wednesday 22nd February 2017, the University's Information Services team will run an edit-a-thon at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Full Wikipedia editing training will be given, followed by an editathon that will focus on improving the quality of articles about the history of veterinary medicine.

Working together with Academic Support librarians, archivists & academic colleagues we will provide training on how to edit and participate in an open knowledge community. Participants will be supported to develop articles covering areas which could stand to be improved; including distinguished Edinburgh alumni, historic locations etc.

Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding of the history of veterinary medicine!

We Can Edit

How do I prepare?[edit]

Programme[edit]

  • 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm: Housekeeping and Welcome
  • 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Wikipedia training
  • 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Coffee and Tea
  • 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm: EDIT!

Trainers[edit]

Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh

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!

All are welcome to add names to the list which is intended to serve as a basis for improving existing articles in this important but somewhat neglected sector on the English Wikipedia.

Aleen Cust portrait

Articles to be improved[edit]

Sources[edit]

Suggested sources:[edit]

General[edit]
  • DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, journals, ejournals and more.
News sources[edit]
Theses databases[edit]

Outcomes - New pages created[edit]

To be determined.

What can I do after the event?[edit]

Join us for the event!

You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:

External links[edit]

Participants - Sign Up Here![edit]

Prior to the event:

  1. RSVP: ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk
  2. Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
    No? Create a Wikipedia account
    Yes? Go to Step #2
  3. Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.
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