Wikipedia:Meetup/ARLIS/NA RISS

The Research and Information Services Section of the Art Libraries Society of North America is hosting two online Wikipedia editing trainings on May 29th, 2018 (12pm-1pm PST) and May 31st, 2018 (11am-12pm PST). The sessions will take place on Google Hangouts and will be facilitated by Linden How, Reference & Instruction Librarian at Pacific Northwest College of Art and Co-Moderator of RISS. Email lhow@pnca.edu for details.

This site will serve as a meetup page where we can track participants and edits made.

Details

At the 2018 ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in New York City, the Reference and Information Services Section noted an interest in learning to edit Wikipedia amongst members. Following the example of the Art and Feminism movement, we see Wikipedia as a critical source of information for today's information seekers, and want to harness our research skills in order to improve content. We also recognize that women are underrepresented, both as editors and in content, on Wikipedia and want to participate in closing this gender gap.

Possible topics for editing include:

• Decorative arts and design
• Linking to images in digital collections, or uploading Creative Commons/public domain images
• Articles on librarians, celebrating the profession

Additions to articles include:

• Authority control. This should be included at the foot of every biography: {{Authority control}}. It will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata.
• Categories. Choose applicable. Categories including relevant subcategories of Category:Women.
• If applicable, add a stub template at the foot of an article: {{stub}}.

Additions to article talk pages:

• {{WikiProject Biography| }} or {{WikiProject Biography}}
• {{WikiProject Women}} if born after 1950; or {{WikiProject Women's History}}: if born before 1950.
• {{WikiProject Feminism}}
• {{Image requested|people}}, if it needs a photograph

Participants and Outcomes

Participants

• --MarieInternette (talk) 16:57, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
• --Mackenziesalisbury
• --atvincent87
• --Unionpearl (talk) 19:16, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Articles Improved

• --Avantika Bawa
• --Tirzah Garwood
• --Ruth Finley
• --Zelda Wynn Valdes
• --Letha Wilson

Resources

• Wikipedia's tutorial on learning to edit
• Art + Feminism's tutorials
• Google Doc of RISS Article Ideas
• Printable Student Guide on Evaluating Wikipedia Articles
• Printable Student Guide on Editing Biographies
• Printable Student Guide on Editing Women's Studies Wikipedia Articles
• Wikipedia's tutorial on editing authority control boxes in Wikipedia. But you should really do it in Wikidata