This is the project page for Wikipedia activities at Smith College

Smith College Alumnae Gym
Smith College Reading Room, Sophia Smith Collection and Smith College Archives, 2007

Upcoming events

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Third Annual Smith Wikipedia-edit-a-thon

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  • Smith College
    When: March 5, 2016, 11:00 am-3:00 pm
    Where: Neilson Library Core and Classroom (first floor)
    Who: All are welcome to come and learn to edit and contribute to articles on women's history and Smith alumnae artists
    Details on the event page here:Wikipedia:Meetup/Smith College/ArtAndFeminism 2016
 
 
Smith College Campus Center

Past Events

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Second Annual Smith Wikipedia-edit-a-thon

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  • Smith College
    When: March 12, 2015, 6-8 pm,
    Where: Hillyer Art Library Classroom (Hillyer 119).


Seven Sisters Wikipedia-edit-a-thon

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Project Aims

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  • Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable American women based on both published and original primary source materials.
  • Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable artists, scholars, researchers, cultural figures, and organizations, especially those from under-represented populations.
  • Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
  • Updating project pages related to GLAM and Smith College Special Collections and Smith College Museum of Art.

Tasks

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Articles to Edit

Articles to Add

Smith Alumnae artist pages to improve

Smith Alumnae artists to add to Wikipedia

Smith-related art and architecture organizations to add to Wikipedia

Resources

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Possible Editing Strategies

  • Research and contribute to the content of Wikipedia articles.
  • Improve citations, link to open journals and databases.
  • Cite archival collections as references or external links.
  • Add links to finding aids or catalog records for archival collections.
  • Embed or link to digitized content

Learning Tools

Participants

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