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Join University of Victoria Libraries and the Electronic Textual Cultures Laboratory for a wikipedia edit-a-thon and help us contribute to Wikipedia articles on the Social Justice collections from Special Collections and University Archives.

Want to learn more about how to use Wikipedia? Join us, along with librarians, archivists, and UVic Libraries' resident Wikipedian Dr. Christian Vandendorpe, to learn how to use and create Wikipedia entries, particularly as it relates to issues of social justice, and using materials from the University of Victoria's Archives and Special Collections. Free. All welcome!

This event is part of a SSHRC-supported speaker series Unravelling the Code(x): History of the Book, an interdisciplinary series that explores book history scholarship and the creation, circulation, and reception of knowledge.

For more information: uvic.ca/library/codex

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  • Date: Thursday, May 5, 2016. 10:30am - 12pm.
  • Venue: McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning, UVic Libraries
  • Participants: The event is open to everyone
  • What to Bring: The room is equipped with PC desktops accessible with your UVic NetID and Password but we encourage you to BYOD ("bring your own device").
  • Twitter Hashtag: #wikiUVic


Volunteers

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Librarians, Archivists, Postdoctoral Fellows, and the Project Manager of the Transgender Archives will be available to help with questions about sources or wikipedia.

What could I work on?

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There are a number of ways you to contribute to wikipedia . You can create or enhance Wikipedia articles, add external links, verify and update citations, provide resources to help those writing articles, and assist with research. See more at Editing ideas. Interested in working on something not listed below? Let us know and we can help you find a project that matches your interests.

Resources : I need information

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Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources that have a neutral point of view

Special Collections

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University Archives

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Wikipedia editing

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January 2015

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Join University of Victoria Libraries and the Electronic Textual Cultures Laboratory for a wikipedia edit-a-thon and help us contribute to Wikipedia articles on collections from Special Collections and University Archives. We'll have librarians and other volunteers on site to help you with research and editing. Participants will have an opportunity to hear a talk by Honorary Resident Wikipedian Dr. Christian Vandendorpe.

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  • Date: Friday, January 23, 2015. 10am - 3pm.
  • Venue: McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning, UVic Libraries
  • Participants: The event is open to everyone but space is limited. Please RSVP to Special Collections: speccoll [at] uvic.ca.
  • What to Bring: The room is equipped with PC desktops accessible with your UVic NetID and Password but we encourage you to BYOD ("bring your own device").
  • Twitter Hashtag: #wikiUVic

Itinerary

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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Schedule
Time Activity Location Led by
10:00am Welcome and Introductions Room 210, McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning Jonathan Bengtson, University Librarian
10:15am Orientation Room 210, McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning Library Staff
11:00am Edit-a-thon Room 209, McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning Library Staff
12:00pm Lunch and Talk by Honorary Resident Wikipedian Dr. Christian Vandendorpe: "Wikipedia and the Ivory Tower" Room 210, McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning Dr. Christian Vandendorpe
1:00pm Edit-a-thon Room 209, McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning Library Staff
2:00pm Wrap-up Room 209, McPherson Library-Mearns Centre for Learning Library Staff
2:15pm Tour of Special Collections and University Archives Special Collections and University Archives Library Staff
 

Volunteers

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Schedule of Librarian and Archivists that can help with questions about sources or wikipedia.

Name Subject interests Time available
Christine 20th Century Poetry 12pm to 2pm
Heather Special Collections 10am to 2pm
Lara University Archives and Special Collections 10am to 2pm
Matt Modernism, Periodical Studies, Writing for the Web 10am to 2pm

What could I work on?

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There are a number of ways you to contribute to wikipedia . You can create or enhance Wikipedia articles, add external links, verify and update citations, provide resources to help those writing articles, and assist with research. See more at Editing ideas. Interested in working on something not listed below? Let us know and we can help you find a project that matches your interests.

Articles needing expansion, updating and/or cleanup

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Articles needing creation

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If you don't have time to create a full article make sure you mark it as a stub. You can also help out by categorizing existing stub articles. Below are links to descriptions of the archives at UVic Libraries.

Art History:

B.C. History:

Gender and Women's Studies:

Literature:

Military History:

Resources : I need information

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Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources that have a neutral point of view

Special Collections

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University Archives

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Wikipedia editing

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