Wikipedia:GLAM/State Library of New South Wales/SLNSW Volunteers Training April 2021
Volunteers introduction to Wiki projects at the State Library[edit]
Thursday 22 and Saturday 24 April 2021
Agenda[edit]
- Acknowledgement of country, welcome and introductions
- Introduction to Wikipedia and Volunteer Projects
- Coffee break
- Getting started
Rationale for Wikimedia and libraries working together[edit]
- English language Wikipedia is the 5th most popular website in the world. (Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-50-most-visited-websites-in-the-world/)
- Wikipedia is available in many languages (currently 310) ... if you have other language skills you can work in those languages.
- Wikipedia has sister projects including Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata
- Wikipedia is an encyclopedia ... libraries are full of facts and references (citations) e.g. 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains;
- There are a lot of Australian and NSW events, people, objects, buildings, etc. that can be included in Wikipedia if we can demonstrate their notability e.g. Sydney punchbowls
Project Page:[edit]
- you are invited to sign up to this blog and choose a project that interests you Current State Library Volunteer Projects
State Library staff who can assist[edit]
Resources[edit]
Getting started[edit]
- If you would like to watch some YouTube videos to help orient yourself to Wikipedia editing here is a playlist from Edinburgh University https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLShfeH51q5EA_z_muUHb4qLjrH-c0vTDV
Setting up your user account[edit]
- How to create a new user account VIDEO TUTORIAL
- Why create an account
- New user account tutorial
- please add the template "this is a new user" to your user page
Turning on visual editor[edit]
There are two different ways to edit Wikipedia, we recommend you start with Visual Editor.
- How to enable the visual editor on Wikipedia VIDEO TUTORIAL
- Introduction to referencing with Visual Editor