The Michigan Wikipedians and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library are
hosting an edit-a-thon!
The Michigan
Wikipedians<http://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
Library<http://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
here<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Ann_Arbor/Gerald_R._F…
.
Otherwise, register at the Facebook
event<http://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
Michael<http://open.umich.edu/blog/2013/02/04/the-michigan-wikipedians-a…
.
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Sincerely,
Dave Malicke
Open Education Specialist
open.umich.edu
University of Michigan Medical School
dmalicke(a)umich.edu
(734) 998-7749