Dear Colleagues,
The Getty Research Institute will host our first Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon.
Co-organized with the online magazine East of Borneo
(
http://www.eastofborneo.org/) . The event is part of the magazine’s
Unforgetting L.A. project
(
http://www.eastofborneo.org/unforgetting) , which aims to build a
better online history of art in Southern California.
What: Join other volunteers to create and improve Wikipedia articles
for underrepresented subjects related to architecture and design in Los
Angeles.
When: Saturday, February 21, 2015, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Getty Research Institute Lecture Hall, The Getty Center (free
parking with validation for participants)
Who: Anyone! Beginners welcome! (New user training will be every hour
on the hour)
Details about the event, RSVP link, and information about Wikipedia are
available here:
http://bit.ly/GettyEditaThon
If you have questions please let me know. I hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Sarah Sherman
Reference Librarian
Getty Research Institute
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
310-440-6698
( tel:3104406698)
ssherman(a)getty.edu
www.getty.edu/research
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