Dear all,

Just a reminder about some virtual events coming up:

* This Friday, Jan 8, MIT Libraries will host a Wikidata edit-a-thon! Join us at 1pm to learn about to edit Wikidata, explore Wikidata items related to MIT, and learn more about Wikidata queries and tools. We'll also introduce some works that are coming into the public domain, and explore editing with these. Learn more here:

and register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/7330070 in order to get the zoom link

* Also on Friday Jan 8, if you want to learn more about the public domain and determining copyright status, my colleague Katie Zimmerman, Director of Copyright Strategy at MIT Libraries, will be offering a workshop on this topic from 3:00-4:30. Register here: https://calendar.mit.edu/event/is_it_in_the_public_domain_2020_intellectual_property_speaker_series_3795 

* Friday, January 15 we will celebrate Wikipedia's 20th birthday! Watch the global celebration from 11-12 and then join us from 12:30-2 for a panel with contributors and editors of the MIT Press book "Wikipedia @20". Then we'll have an informal gettogether and toast at 5pm. 

Find out more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wikipedia_20

Registration is not required to watch the panel, but if you want a reminder email you can register here:

https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/wikipedia20 

* And finally, on Sunday January 17 at 6:30p there will be a public domain day edit-a-thon, details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Public_Domain_Day_2021_%2B_Wikipedia_20th_Anniversary_Celebration

Hope to see you at any or all of these!

Phoebe