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Wikipedia:Meetup/UNC/NC Heritage Award Winners 2018

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Join us in the Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on April 12, 2018.

At this fun, collaborative event, we'll create and improve Wikipedia articles about winners of the North Carolina Heritage Award. The edit-a-thon is offered in conjunction with this year's awards ceremony, which will be presented in May by PineCone and the North Carolina Arts Council.

Many thanks to the North Carolina Collection, Southern Folklife Collection, PineCone, North Carolina Arts Council, and North Carolina Folklore Society for their contributions to this event!

All are invited, with no subject expertise or Wikipedia editing experience needed. A brief workshop on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be offered at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Details edit

WHEN: Thursday, April 12, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like.

  • Please arrive at 5:00 pm if you'd like to attend the Wikipedia basics workshop.

WHERE: Wilson Library, Room 504, on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

WHO: Anyone!

  • Experienced or new Wikipedians (We'll provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax.).
  • Amateur historians or research pros (We'll have library materials on hand to help with research).
  • UNC faculty, staff, and students.

WHAT TO BRING: A laptop. We'll help you access the University's wireless network.

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:

  • Enter Wilson Library through the main entrance.
  • There are several parking options within a few blocks of Wilson Library, including the Rams Head Parking Deck (330 Ridge Road), Cobb Deck (on Paul Green Drive) and metered parking along South Road and Country Club Road. Please see the Department of Public Safety’s Map of Visitor and Metered Parking for a complete list of visitor parking on UNC’s campus.
  • For information about disability parking, see the Wilson Library website.

WILL THERE BE FOOD? Yes! We'll have pizza, a few salad options, and soft drinks for participants.

WILL THERE BE FREE STUFF? Yes! We'll have North Carolina-themed posters. We'll also have a button-maker on hand for making your own buttons.

WILL THERE BE PRIZES? Yes again! During the event we'll raffle off prizes related to our theme of traditional North Carolina artists.

How to follow along remotely edit

We'll be available during the event for comments and questions on Twitter @WilsonLibUNC, and we'll be tweeting with the hashtag #wikiNC. You can also direct message us on Twitter with reference questions. We welcome remote participants, and hope these options will allow you to participate!

Suggested Topics edit

1989 edit

1990 edit

1991 edit

1992 edit

1993 edit

1994 edit

1995 edit

1996 edit

1998 edit

2000 edit

2003 edit

2007 edit

2014 edit

2016 edit

2018 edit

Online research sources edit

Wikipedia help edit

Other local edit-a-thons edit

This is one of several edit-a-thons happening in Chapel Hill and Durham in March and April 2018. If you're in the area, please consider participating in the following meet-ups as well!

RSVP edit

Please add your name below if you are planning to attend.

  1. Sodapopinski7 (talk)
  2. 0_breakfasttaco_0
  3. PineConeNC
  4. Atomlattice

Event Outcomes edit

We'll update this page after the event with a list of the articles we worked on.

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