Dear Colleagues,

The Getty Research Institute will host our first Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon. Co-organized with the online magazine East of Borneo. The event is part of the magazine’s Unforgetting L.A. project, 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

ssherman@getty.edu

 

www.getty.edu/research

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