Wikipedia:Fordham/December 2017 Wikidata orientation

Wikidata orientation
When and Where
When:Friday December 8, 2017
Time4-6pm
Where:Fordham University at Lincoln Center, 113 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023
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Fordham University is hosting a public meetup to discuss Wikidata, the database service for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. Come as you are, but optionally, bring your laptop to participate in a beginners' training for Wikidata.

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This is a non-technical orientation designed to interest a general audience.

0:00-0:05 - Personal introductions
0:05-0:15 - Introduction to Wikidata and its relationship to Wikipedia
0:15-0:25 - Descriptions of ongoing Wikidata projects and applications
0:25-0:30 - Demonstration of contributing data to Wikidata
0:30-0:35 - Demonstration of SPARQL endpoint, OpenRefine
0:35-0:40 - Demonstration of editing a Wikipedia article on a computer science-related topic
0:40-end - open discussion, group and individual Wikidata editing

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

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