Hello, wikimedia-us-mn! I got an email last night from our esteemed friend James Hare from WMDC, who introduced me to Veronica, who is looking for some experienced Wikipedia editors to help out at an event she's helping to plan in April.
See the details below - I figured some of you would be interested and able to help.
See: http://www.iasummit.org/node/51 See also: http://www.iasummit.org/events/ias2015 Venue: http://minneapolis.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
----- Forwarded message from Veronica Erb veronicaerb@gmail.com ----- IA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
April 25, 2015 from 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Presented by Noreen Whysel
Become an IA Wikipedian and help discover and promote the people, events and history of Information Architecture. Wikipedia is more than just a global, multi-language, linked encyclopedia. It is a community of people committed to accurate and deep discovery of a world of topics. Case studies on recent Wikipedia edit-a-thons, outcomes and controversies will inform the process for participants as they help to improve the accuracy and discoverability of Information Architecture topics on Wikipedia.
What will you learn?
- What really happens behind the scenes of a Wikipedia page. - How Wikipedia is fulfilling Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of a linked, open collection of human knowledge. - How to create an account and start editing Wikipedia pages. - How to appropriately link and cite content within a Wikipedia document. - How to avoid conflicts of interest, so your hard work doesn’t disappear. - How to find information about Information Architecture and fill in gaps, correct errors, suggest new content. - How to run your own Wikipedia edit-a-thon back home.
Session Takeaways
- Appreciation of Wikipedia as a knowledge resource - Appreciation of Wikipedia as a community - How and why to set up a Wikipedia Account - Understanding of Wikipedia Conflict of Interest rules - Understanding of proper citation and linking - Satisfaction of giving back to one's industry - Tools and knowledge to host a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon back home ----- End forwarded message -----