Need a break? Looking to celebrate Earth Day? As part of Boston University’s Online
Earth Day
celebrations<https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-you-can-do/events/ea…l/>,
we will host a Sustainability-themed Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon on Thursday, April 23, 2020,
from 3-6 p.m. (Eastern). We’re particularly interested in topics related to
sustainability, but you can also improve your own favorite topics. Check our meet-up page
for
information<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/BU_Ear…50>!
Thursday, April 23, 2020, from 3-6 p.m. (Eastern). The event will include:
* A presentation by MIT Librarian and Wikipedia expert Phoebe
Ayers<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Phoebe> on the many sustainability and
climate change related initiatives in the Wikimedia Community
* An introduction to Wikipedia editing
* Support and troubleshooting by BU Libraries staff
How to participate:
* Register in
advance.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-earth-day-50…
by April 22 at 3pm (Eastern). We will provide you with a Zoom link prior to the event.
Please contact myself or Laura Jenemann,
ljeneman@bu.edu<https://outlook.office.com/mail/deeplink/compose/ljeneman@bu.edu>,
with questions.
Best wishes,
Rachel Dwyer
African Studies Library
771 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
rdwyer(a)bu.edu