The Michigan Wikipedians are a University of Michigan student organization that focuses on transforming Wikipedia readers into Wikipedia editors. At this edit-a-thon participants will be working with the Michigan Wikipedians and newly donated content from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Event Details
Open to the public
Time: 5:00PM, Thursday February 7, 2013
Location: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library on North Campus (1000 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)
Bring: Your laptop, an appetite (pizza will be provided)If you already have a Wikipedia account, sign-up here.
Otherwise, register at the Facebook event page.
"I think the first part is that there are really strong shared values between GLAM institutions, the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia and all the other sibling sites. These are all institutions that, when push comes to shove, they’re about education. They’re about public access. They’re about sharing. They’re about curating collections, curating content, and doing something cool with it." - Michael Barera
Check out the Open.Michigan blog to read the interview with Michael.
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