Event information edit
As trusted knowledge mediators, libraries have a responsibility to help improve the presence of Canadian culture on Wikimedia platforms. In this edit-a-thon, participants will work on ensuring that the 2019 Juno nominees are represented on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia. This event is free and open to everyone.
When: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: The D.B. Weldon Library Atrium (main floor by the entrance)
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Participants edit
What can I work on? edit
Wikipedia - Artists edit
If your artist already has a page you can consider adding further factual information such as:
- Personal Life
- Career
- Honours
- Discography
- Awards
It is important to remember to keep a neutral tone to your writing.
Wikipedia - Update information on Juno Award article edit
- Juno Award article on Wikipedia.
- The end of the article includes a list of nominees and winners. Most lists do not include all genres.
Wikimedia Commons edit
Wikipedia Commons is a repository of digital material. It is primarily made up of images. If you want to illustrate your Wikipedia article, you need to add it to Commons first. A point to remember:
- You must have permission of the rights holder to upload, or the content must be in the public domain or freely licensed.
- You can make Commons:Picture requests
Wikimedia Commons Categories edit
Wikidata edit
Guide to adding and editing libraries on Wikidata
Get your (neighbour's) library on Wikidata edit
To avoid a conflict of interest, you shouldn't work on your own library. But hopefully you're sitting with someone who brought references and media about their library, so that they can work on adding or improving your library's presence on Wikidata, while you work on their library. Quid pro quo, make a friend, etc!
Put the J. N. Desmarais Library on Wikidata edit
To avoid a conflict of interest, Laurentian University has not yet had any of its libraries described on Wikidata. You can fix that! J. N. Desmarais Library references contains a useful reference, some suggested values, and a photo you can upload to Wikimedia Commons.
You can also use the references to add some basic info about the library to the Laurentian University Wikipedia page, where it currently is not mentioned!
General quick wins for artist data edit
If nobody near you has materials ready to help you get their library on Wikidata, there is still a lot of good you can do to help improve the representation of Canadian libraries in Wikidata:
- Add coordinates to these libraries so they will show up on a map
- Specify a more exact type than "library" so we can distinguish between academic and public libraries
- Search for libraries you know and add "country: Canada" if it's missing (we can't list Canadian libraries if we don't know they're in Canada!)
- Add street addresses ("located at street address")
- Add phone numbers
- Add references that support statements (you might find good references in the corresponding Wikipedia article)
Resources for editing edit
- Beginner's guide to editing Wikipedia
- How to maintain a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
- How to avoid conflict of interest
- How to ensure Wikipedia:Verifiability including what does and does not count as a reliable source
- Wikipedia:Notability guidelines
- Citing sources
- General Style ; Links to Wikipedia's general style guidelines
- Biographies Links to Wikipedia's style guidelines for biographies.
- Music Links to Wikipedia's style guidelines for musical articles.
- Using the free citation management software Zotero to cite sources
- How to use images in articles
- Video on adding images to Wikmedia Commons [1]
Music Resources edit
For Authority Data edit
- AllMusic
- Canadiana Authorities
- Discogs
- International Move Database (IMDb)
- Library of Congress Linked Data Service
- Library of Congress Standard Indentifier Schemes
- MusicBrainz
- Soundexchange IRSC search
- Virtual International Authority File
Western's Resources - Databases (requires login) edit
- Music Index Music citation index, begun in 1949; online version indexes 1974-2008, with link-outs to JSTOR, where available. Valuable starting-point for all music disciplines, primarily English-language, the Music Index provides comprehensive coverage of the music field and every aspect of the classical and popular worlds of music. With cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals, this resource is an invaluable resource for both the novice and scholar. (credit: Lisa Philpott)
- CBCA Reference & Current Events CBCA Reference is a key source for Canadian information. It provides in depth access to a wide diversity of Canadian periodicals, ranging from academic titles to special interest publications to general magazines, including those with a focus on lifestyles, arts and culture. (credit: Lisa Philpott)
- Rock's Backpages Rock reviews, articles and interviews from the late 1950s to the present day. (credit: Lisa Philpott)
- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Offers full-text access to major music periodicals such as New Music Express as well as trade publications from other sectors of the entertainment industry (credit: Lisa Philpott)
- Canadian Music Periodical Index Maintained by Library and Archives Canada
Asking for help and resolving disputes edit
- Post a question on the talk page of another Wikipedia User's talk page
- Ask a question to the Wikipedia Teahouse question board
- Resources for resolving disputes: Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, Wikipedia:Etiquette, Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot