Wikipedia:GLAM/George Washington University/Events

• Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Wikipedia in Your Library

Wikipedia is the first stop for many of us learning about a new topic, but what do you really know about how information gets there? Is there some way your library can make use of Wikipedia? In this forum we’ll learn from an expert Wikipedian about how to edit pages, and you’ll dive in and get some hands on practice editing Wikipedia articles. We’ll talk about how libraries can get involved in Wikipedia through events or online initiatives. No previous Wikipedia experience necessary! We'll use the Washingtoniana collections in Gelman Library's Special Collections Research Center as an information base for editing articles on DC history, with special emphasis on DC's LGBT history in celebration of June as LGBT Pride Month.

This event includes: a discussion of current and potential Wikipedia uses in academic libraries, the edit-a-thon, and snacks!

When

1:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Where

Room 302, Gelman Library, 2130 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052. GW-affiliated participants must use their GWorld card to enter the library; everyone else will need to sign in and show photo ID.

Organizers

Wikimedia DC, GW Libraries Special Collections Research Center

April 2013

• All Things GW Editathon

March 2013

• Washington D.C. History Editathon

October 2012

• Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Wikipedia Editathon