The SILS Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is excited to host a Wikipedia edit-a-thon celebrating comics and diversity on March 30, 2017. Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing in the School of Information and Library Science Library.
At the edit-a-thon, which is open to the public, we will create and improve Wikipedia articles for diverse comics creators and characters. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience needed. At 5pm, Ben Bolling and Laurel Foote-Hudson will discuss the portrayal of underrepresented groups in superhero comics in a talk entitled “We Can Be Heroes: Superhero Comics and Diversity." Following the talk, there will be a brief workshop on the basics of Wikipedia editing. We will have library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand to get you started!
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WHEN: Thursday, March 30, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like.
WHERE: School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Library, located on the first floor of Manning Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
WHO: Anyone!
- Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax.).
- UNC faculty, staff, and students.
Participating Remotely edit
We'll be updating the topic list in real time, with editors signing next to articles they're working on, so anyone with a Wikipedia account can log on and do the same. We welcome remote participants, and hope these options will allow you to participate!
Suggested Topics edit
Individual creators pages to improve:
- Kevin Wada (illustrator)
- Phil Jimenez (writer/illustrator)
- Howard Cruse (writer/illustrator)
- Tim Fish (writer/illustrator)
- Allan Heinberg (writer)
- Jim McCann (writer)
- Maddie Blaustein (writer)
- Tim Barela
- Paige Braddock
- Sophie Campbell
- Jennifer Camper - Amber Fulford and Dillon Priester
- Colleen Coover - rebeccahoff7
- Noelle Stevenson - cjshocket
- Dwayne McDuffie
- Denys Cowan
- Yona Harvey
- Felicia D. Henderson (one of two black women writing for DC)
- Angela Robinson (one of two black women writing for DC)
Individual creators pages to create:
Example of a good page:
Online Research Sources edit
- Graphic Novels libguide Contains resources for researching graphic novels, including databases to search for articles.
- Diversity in Graphic Novels and Comics libguide Excellent resource from the Indiana University Southeast Library.
- Ebooks available via the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries Catalog Note: You will need to login to these resources using UNC onyen credentials.
- SILS Library Graphic Novel Collection Search for graphic novels in the SILS Library Collection.
Wikipedia Help edit
- Wikipedia Markup Cheatsheet (Web version)
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Wikipedia:FAQ
- WikimediaFoundation Youtube channel
- GLAM Beginners Guide
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Citation guide
- Formatting Shortcuts -
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Event Outcomes edit
We'll update this section after the event