Hi All,

A reminder that the Metropolitan Library Council is hosting a webinar today at 2pm EST on "Reference and Citation on Wikipedia and the Library," that will be streaming live on Youtube and archived as a Youtube video immediately following. You will find the link to view at METRO's Youtube channel starting at around 1:45pm EST. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTOag7JZ-qrTZDpN4fNwTA

Full announcement below.

Thanks!

Dorothy

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Dorothy Howard, Wikipedian-in-Residence and Open Data Fellow
Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)

Webcast: Reference and Citation on Wikipedia and the Library
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

 

Description: In recent years, Wikipedia has collaborated with libraries to improve the quality of Wikipedia’s reference and citation. Aspects of this engagement include streamlining Wikipedia citation practices; working to increase fully-available open access references to readers; collaborations with libraries to develop Wikipedia library internships; and more. The options available for libraries to engage with Wikipedia have only increased. METRO's upcoming three-part webcast series will explore three areas of interest to librarians with presentations by leaders of current collaborative Wikipedia projects.

On Monday, October 27th, the first webcast series installment will focus on citation and reference on Wikipedia. This session will include presentations from leaders of four different projects to improve Wikipedia’s reference and citation: Andy Mabbett, Wikipedian-in-Residence at ORCID (the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, an authority control) and the Royal Society of Chemistry; Patrick Earley of the Wikipedia Library; Ed Saperia, Project Lead of the Open Access Reader Project; and Daniel Mietchen, biophysicist web projects at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and member of the “WikiProject Open Access/Signaling OA-ness (Open Access).

To access the live program, simply visit METRO's YouTube channel between 2:00 PM and 3:15 PM on Monday, October 27th. Registration is not required. A direct link to the webcast page will also be posted here before the live program. An archived recording will be available following the session.

 

Visit http://metro.org/events/562/ for more information.