Wikipedia:Westchester Library System/1lib1ref January 2017
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| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| When: | 18 January, 2017 |
| Time | 9:30 – 11:00 am |
| Where: | Westchester Library System |
| Address: | 570 Taxter Road, Elmsford NY |
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The Westchester Library System is hosting a meeting for librarians to participate in the Wikipedia #1Lib1Ref (one librarian, one reference!) campaign. This is a private event for librarians of the library system, and attendance is by invitation only.
About[edit]
We are getting ready for Wikipedia's #1Lib1Ref campaign. Last year we made a big impact with our call to “Imagine a World where Every Librarian Adds One More Reference to Wikipedia.” Westchester Library System is participating in the event on Wednesday, January 18, 2016 from 9:30 – 11:00 pm. We want your help!
Wikipedia’s strength is in its references, which is the source of Wikipedia's reliability. #1Lib1Ref is the library community coming together to give us a most precious gift: a citation. We hope the experience of #1Lib1Ref can provide tools and experience to help librarians critically integrate Wikipedia into the broader research and information literacy landscape. We are doing the coffee hour!
Agenda[edit]
- At the event
- Create a Wikipedia account, if you do not have one already.
- After creating a Wikipedia account, please register for the event by joining the program
- Use the Citation Hunt tool for ideas
- Add a citation wherever you like
- After the event
- If you wish, take Wikipedia's own 30-minute online training and tour at The Wikipedia Adventure.
- Join any NYC area events listed at WP:Meetup/NYC. There are several events a month.
- slides are online
Beginner guides[edit]
- The Wikipedia Adventure - a 30-minute tutorial for beginners
- Articles for Creation - a guide for a starting a new article
- Wikipedia:Teahouse - a forum to ask any question and get a human response
About this event[edit]
Organizations supporting Wikipedia outreach and providing Wikipedia support for this event include the following:
The Wikipedia trainer at the event is Lane Rasberry, Wikipedian-in-Residence at Consumer Reports, who can be reached regarding matters of consumer outreach and Wikipedia at lrasberry
consumer.org
Links[edit]
- Westchester Library System
- Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
- #1Lib1Ref