The Keshen Goodman Public Library in Halfax and WikiProject Nova Scotia will be hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday, 19 March 2016 focused on creating local articles and Nova Scotia content. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.
Goals edit
The Nova Scotia edit-a-thon will offer a selection of prepared projects for attendees to work on:
Details edit
- Date: Sunday March 19th, 2016
- Time: Starting at Noon
- Location: Goodman Public Library on 330 Lacewood Drive; see on Google Maps
- Event: An edit-a-thon focusing on (but not limited to) Nova Scotia history and local content.
- What to bring: Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share
- Facebook: Event page
- Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, curators, visitors...
- Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
- Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use; we will also pull related materials from the Library
Agenda edit
- 12:00 Welcome & Introductions
- 12:15 Talk by Presenter
- 12:30 Talk/Discussion - library resources, copyright, and proper citations
- 1:00 Edit-a-thon
- 2:00 Break & Snacks
- 2:15 Edit-a-thon
- 4:30 Wrap-up
- 4:45 Done for the day!
Attending edit
Articles edit
Nova Scotia articles: edit
Resources edit
Web access edit
The Library has public access computers and a wireless guest accounts for participants. Please bring your own laptop. Please make sure you have set up an account before coming to the Library, the IP address is a shared IP and will be blocked by the this site.
Free databases edit
Paid databases edit
Books Online edit
Archival and manuscript collections edit
Basics on editing Wikipedia edit
- Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
- Editing - The Basics has .pdf handouts and videos
- Wikipedia Training, Includes a one-hour training for newcomers, and more extensive pages for teachers and Wikipedia Ambassadors
- Wikipedia Tutorial is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Wikipedia editing