Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal/WCNA2017/McGill University

Canadian women (at BAnQ-Vieux Montreal) Data Visualization Studio (at McGill University Library)

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McGill University Library, Data Visualization Studio Edit-a-thon

Data Visualization Room edit-a-thon at University Library hosted by WikiConference North America
Date/time	Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 10:00am - 2:30pm
Location	McGill University Library, McLennan Library Building, Room A - Visualization Studio, 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C9
Facilitator	SuperHamster Gamaliel
Bring	Laptop
Language	Meeting will be bilingual. La rencontre sera bilingue.

Wikiconference North America is hosting an edit-a-thon focused on Data Visualization Room holdings. The Rare Books & Special Collections Reading Room is also available on the 4th floor from 10 am - 6pm.

• The below worklists below should provide inspiration.
• The main goals of the event are:

• to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
• to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
• to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter)

Helpful links

• Room A - Visualization Studio
• McGill Library: Databases A-Z
• About Rare Books and Special Collections

Attendees

1. Rosiestep (talk)
2. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:14, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
3. --Jetam2 (talk) 15:28, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
4. --Quercusechinus (talk) 15:30, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
5. --Charleswfbell
6. --Vizzylane
7. -- MassiveEartha (talk)
8. Reem Al-Kashif (talk) 20:15, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Articles to work on

1. Robert R. (Robert Russell) Reid, 1927- typographic artist, graphic designer

Library of Congress authority file

Book: Type : specimen pages of the type faces at the private press of Robert R. Reid by request in Rare Books & Special Collections

1. Benjamin Frobisher, one of the founders of the North West company
2. Madeleine Parent, activist, feminist, leader in women's labour movement, Quebec women's suffrage

Article : Interview with Madeleine Parent. (March 08, 2016). Studies in Political Economy, 30, 1, 13-36.

Archival Fond : Madeleine Parent Fonds : M.G. 4269.

Basics on editing Wikipedia

• Wikipedia:Five pillars and Wikipedia:Core content policies
• Wikipedia:Your first article
• Help:Getting started
• Cheatsheet for Wiki markup
• Wiki Ed Foundation's online training modules

General Resources

Rare Books and Special Collections

1. Internet archive collection includes manuscripts, books and maps
2. War World posters collection

McGill University Archives

1. Book of Remembrance, Book of Remembrance, 1914-1918 Macdonald College, Book of Remembrance. 1939-1945. Macdonald College & McGill honour roll, 1914-1918
2. McGill Yearbooks (1898-2000)
3. The archival records of McGill University - volume 1, Private papers held at McGill University - volume 2 & volume 3
4. McGill Student publications

Osler Library of the History of Medicine

1. Internet Archive collection
2. Medical Faculty calendars
3. Archival collections

Outcomes

Articles created

1. Robert Russell Reid Q35696504
2. Robert Russell Reid in Arabic

Articles improved

1. Saunders Trades and Technical High School
2. Dominique Demers
3. Lawrence Lande

Categories created

1. Robert Russell Reid's category on Commons