The Michigan Wikipedians and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library are hosting an edit-a-thon!

The Michigan Wikipedianshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: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 Libraryhttp://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/ .

*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 herehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Ann_Arbor/Gerald_R._Ford_Presidential_Library_Edit-A-Thon . Otherwise, register at the Facebook eventhttp://www.facebook.com/events/330273707082729/ page.

Interview with Michael Barera, Wikipedian in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

*"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 Michaelhttp://open.umich.edu/blog/2013/02/04/the-michigan-wikipedians-an-edit-a-thon-and-an-interview-with-michael-barera/ .