Introduction
editThis page is a meetup for the Music in Canada @ 150 edit-a-thon on October 27th at Laurentian University. This event is great for all levels of Wikipedia and Wikidata knowledge. We will help explain the basics of editing Wikipedia and Wikidata, and talk together about the importance of doing so.
We will be editing articles and adding Wikidata items relating to Canadian music and musicians, with a focus on Northern Lights Festival Boréal. This event is part of the WP:Meetup/Canadian_Music.
Workstations will be available for Laurentian students, staff, and faculty; other members of the community should bring their own laptop if possible.
Event information
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- Date: Friday, October 27, 2017
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm EST
- Location: Laurentian University, J.N. Desmarais Library, Brenda Wallace Computer Room (main Floor)
Articles and items to edit/create
editNLFB
edit- Northern Lights Festival Boréal
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal (Wikidata)
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal 2016 (Wikidata)
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal 2015 (Wikidata)
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal 2017 and all other years!
CANO
edit- CANO (Wikidata)
- CANO (Wikipedia - English)
- CANO (Wikipedia - français)
- Rachel Paiement (Wikidata)
- Rachel Paiement (Wikipedia - English)
- Rachel Paiement (Wikipedia français - n'éxiste pas)
Articles Edited and/or Created During this Edit-a-thon
editArticles Edited
Articles Created
Sources for citations
editThese sources can be useful for providing citations for statements about performers and performances:
Sources for adding authority data
editThese sources are useful for finding identifiers that can be added to Wikidata and will populate the authority control area in Wikipedia articles, no matter the language.
- Virtual International Authority File (VIAF)
- Musicbrainz music encyclopedia
- Discogs
- Soundexchange ISRC search
- Allmusic.com
- International Movie Database (IMDb)
- Library of Congress linked data service
- Library of Congress list of identifiers
Music-specific materials
edit- In-person Workshop on Wikidata and music by Dan Scott was recorded and the video has been made available. Slides and text and have been posted.
- Online tutorial video on Wikidata and music by Dan Scott
- Editing Wikipedia for music biographies: introduction. Slides and notes from a workshop. by Stacy Allison-Cassin User:Smallison
- Editing Wikipedia for music biographies: infoboxes, categories and authorities. Slides and notes from an online tutorial. by Stacy Allison-Cassin User:Smallison
General Training Resources
edit- Adding a citation (video)
- Wikipedia Markup Cheatsheet (Web) (PDF)
- Wikipedia:FAQ
- WikimediaFoundation Youtube channel
- GLAM-Wiki initiative ("galleries, libraries, archives, and museums") Beginners Guide
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Institutional Partnerships with Wikipedia / Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Wikipedia Info Booklet
- This guide has directions on the various Wikipedia projects, and includes a guide for beginners, guides to Wikipedia markup, adding references, and other tasks
Participants - Add Your Name Here!
editPrior to the event:
- Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
- No? Create a Wikipedia account, then sign up below
- Yes? Go to Step #2
- Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
- Finally - sign up