Wikipedia:Fordham/December 2017 Wikidata orientation
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When and Where | |
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When: | Friday December 8, 2017 |
Time | 4-6pm |
Where: | Fordham University at Lincoln Center, 113 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023 |
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Fordham University is hosting a public meetup to discuss Wikidata, the database service for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. Come as you are, but optionally, bring your laptop to participate in a beginners' training for Wikidata.
Event information
[edit]- Date: Friday, December 8, 2016
- Time: 4-6pm
- Location: Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Quinn Library, Computer Lab, 140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023 40°46′17.9″N 73°59′04.3″W / 40.771639°N 73.984528°W
- Subway:
to 66th Street – Lincoln Center
- Bus M7, M11, M66, M104
- Slides Introduction to Wikidata
- Open to the public and the Fordham University communities.
- This event is hosted by the Fordham University Libraries and Fordham University IT (Instructional Technology Academic Computing).
Agenda
[edit]This is a non-technical orientation designed to interest a general audience.
- 0:00-0:05 - Personal introductions
- 0:05-0:15 - Introduction to Wikidata and its relationship to Wikipedia
- 0:15-0:25 - Descriptions of ongoing Wikidata projects and applications
- 0:25-0:30 - Demonstration of contributing data to Wikidata
- 0:30-0:35 - Demonstration of SPARQL endpoint, OpenRefine
- 0:35-0:40 - Demonstration of editing a Wikipedia article on a computer science-related topic
- 0:40-end - open discussion, group and individual Wikidata editing
Questions? Please contact tmendenhallfordham.edu for more info.
Registration
[edit]- If you do not have one already, create a Wikipedia account
Wikidata introductions
[edit]- Wikidata game
- 10 cool queries for Wikidata that will blow your mind. Number 7 will shock you.
- Wikidata entry for Douglas Adams, which is also the recommended example to consider
- Wikidata Tours
Links
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