Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Fordham October 2016 staff training

Fordham 175th Anniversary Editathon
History of Fordham University
When and Where
When:	Tuesday October 18 2016
Time	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where:	William D. Walsh Family Library; Fordham University; Rose Hill Campus; 441 East Fordham Road; Bronx, NY 1045
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Fordham University is organizing a private meeting for staff to participate in Wikipedia training and preparation for the Fordham 175th Anniversary Wikipedia editing event.

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Event information edit

Location: Walsh Library at Fordham University's Rose Hill Campus, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458 40°51′41″N 73°53′21″W / 40.86139°N 73.88917°W / 40.86139; -73.88917
Subway: to Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line)
Bus Bx9, Bx12, Bx15, Bx17, Bx19, Bx22, Bx41, Bx55
Metro North Fordham railway station

Agenda edit

As advance preparation, please bring a reliable source of information to the event. In the event, you will share information from that source in Wikipedia and cite the source. There is a spreadsheet in which people are listing topics and sources.

0:00-0:05 - Intro to Wikipedia, why Wikipedia matters

0:05-0:10 - Overview of content organization in Wikipedia

0:10-0:15 - Wikipedia and organizations, including universities and libraries

0:15-0:20 - How to edit Wikipedia

0:20-0:50 - Questions, discussions, and demos

0:50-1:00 - next steps, action items

1:00-1:45 - attending editing session

1:45-2:00 - check in, and give attendees a chance to leave

2:00-3:00 - more Wikipedia editing or administrative discussion for those staying

Questions? Please contact tmendenhall fordham.edu for more info.

Registration edit

If you do not have one already, create a Wikipedia account
While logged into your Wikipedia account, please register for this event.

Beginner guides edit

The Wikipedia Adventure - a 20-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

Links edit

Fordham University
Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)

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