Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women Photojournalists: an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

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POSTPONED - Women Photojournalists: an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Presented by Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress

COVID-19 coronavirus update: The Library of Congress has announced a closure to public visitors from March 13th - April 1st. Therefore this onsite event has been postponed. We will reschedule once the buildings reopen to the public.

Library staff will collaborate with the public to expand and improve information in Wikipedia, the world’s most-used reference source. While we will initially focus on women whose work is represented in Library collections, this event is designed to improve articles about any women photojournalists. Anyone with an interest in learning to use Wikipedia, or in researching women in the arts, is encouraged to attend. Library of Congress staff are excited to share their expertise on Library collections that bring women photojournalists and their work to life.

No experience with Wikipedia is necessary. Training will be provided by a DC area Wikipedian. (We also welcome active Wikipedia editors!)

The event is free, but we ask people to register to help us estimate attendance.

This event is part of the Art+Feminism DC2020 campaign among DC-area arts & culture institutions, which are presented with support from Wikimedia DC.

Additional Information:

Laptop or other networked device required. Laptops are recommended.

Lunch will be on your own.

Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.

Questions can be directed to rbru@loc.gov

When

To Be Determined

Where

Library of Congress

10 First Street SE

Washington, DC 20540

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Safe Space Policy

Safe Space Policy

Coordination

Please use the Etherpad link below to share what you are currently editing. Remember to type 'Done' or 'Finished' when you are through making changes.

Etherpad

Please sign in

This is for use on the day of the event.

1) Select 'Sign in'

2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes' or 'Save changes'.

Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

Presentation

Slides will be added after the edit-a-thon.

Wikimedia

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Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia
Wikimedia Commons, a data repository of media (images, videos and sounds). (See * Wikiproject Wikimedia Commons:GLAM Wikiproject)
Wikidata, a common source of data, also accessible by the other projects
Wiktionary, a dictionary
Wikibooks, educational textbooks
Wikinews, news articles
Wikiquote, a collection of quotations
Wikisource, a library of source texts and documents
Wikiversity, educational material
Wikivoyage, a travel guide
Wikispecies, a taxonomic catalogue of species

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WikiProjects and Resources for GLAM Professionals

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For Wikimedia DC Use

User rights management

Special username creation

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