Newcomb Summer Session 2018 Edit-a-thon edit

Newcomb Summer Session 2018 Edit-a-thon
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When and Where
Date:	Wednesday, June 26, 2018
Time:	1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Location:	Caroline Richardson Building;
City / State:	New Orleans, LA 70118

Newcomb Summer Session is a selective pre-college program in women’s leadership offered by Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University. Students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school will get a preview of the college classroom while forming a community centered on exploring gender and social change. As part of their class work, students will learn how to edit in Wikipedia by working in teams to create or enhance articles on women leaders of New Orleans.

Goals edit

To encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women leaders of New Orleans
To increase awareness of the research resources available through libraries and archives

List of articles to work on edit

New articles edit

Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion edit

Resources for citations edit

Tulane University libraries edit

Research databases and encyclopedias, Tulane University
Library catalog, Tulane University

Additional resources edit

Chloe's presentation
Ten Simple Rules for Creating Women's Biographies
Help:External links and references, a guide to citing sources and adding references.
The Wikipedia Teahouse, a friendly place to ask questions and help new editors get started.

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Wikipedia:Meetup/New Orleans/Newcomb College Institute Summer Session Edit-a-thon 2018

Contents

Newcomb Summer Session 2018 Edit-a-thon edit

Goals edit

List of articles to work on edit

New articles edit

Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion edit

Resources for citations edit

Tulane University libraries edit

Suggested resources for articles edit

Doris Castle edit

Clay Latimer edit

Janet Mary Riley edit

Sylvia Roberts edit

Fannie C. Williams edit

Daisy Young edit

Additional resources edit

Participants - Sign In Here! edit