Wikimedia_NYC October 2013

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Saturday: "Greenwich Village In The 60s" Wikipedia Editathon
by Pharos 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Join our "Greenwich Village In The 60s" Wikipedia Editathon, aimed at collaboratively expanding Wikipedia articles covering the the history and the communities of Greenwich Village! Location: Jefferson Market Library (425 Avenue of the Americas at 10th Street) Time: Saturday November 2, 10am - 5pm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC ==Details== The Edit-a-thon will help complete Wikipedia articles about Greenwich Village History and the public art, community gardens, and library branches in the area. Editors will have the opportunity to utilize rare books and items from the Greenwich Village Collection, which holds over 150+ books on the history of New York City. Hosted by Jefferson Market Library, Wikimedia NYC and the Metropolitan New York Library Council. This event includes an introduction to Wikipedia images and two duplicate trainings on using Wikipedia held in the morning and afternoon. No special Wiki knowledge is required to participate, just enthusiasm and a love of Greenwich Village! Wikipedians will be on hand to provide basic training on how to edit articles, provide more advanced training for the experienced, and answer any other questions about Wikipedia and the organizational aspects of Wikipedia editing which go on in classrooms libraries, archives, and museums all over the world. Agenda • 10am: Event Begins, space is open for walk-in participation and conversation all day • 10:30: Session 1: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing • 1pm: Session 2: Presentation on Wikipedia Editing • 5pm: Event and Library Close ==Links and sign-up== Event details on the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC You can RSVP on the wiki page, or on meetup / evenbrite: http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/144738212/ http://wikivillage.eventbrite.com/ Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) Wikimedia NYC Chapter

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Tour of Consumer Reports laboratories in Yonkers Sat 19 October 10am...
by Pharos 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

From: Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com> Hello guys, Consumer Reports is having its annual meeting this Saturday 19 October at 10am at the Yonkers facility. Wikipedians are particularly welcome. I setup a meetup page here. < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Consumer_Reports_October… > This is not a regular NYC meetup - it really is just a tour of the labs and a chat on the side of a Consumer Reports open community event. Most people find the laboratories interesting because the organization tests common household products in ways that surprise many people. There are about 150 engineers here doing testing. The tour will cover several labs. If any Wikipedians have cameras I will do my best to get them into more spaces, because while the organization itself is shy about sharing pictures or having its staff share pictures, they are happy to let others take and share pictures. Consumer Reports has sponsored me as their Wikipedian since April 2012. Anyone wishing to learn more about Consumer Reports' interest in Wikipedia could learn more at this event or contact me any time. Thanks for your interest. Write me with any questions or post them on the meetup page. yours, -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com

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GLAM-Wiki NYC
by Dorothy Howard 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Dear Wikimedia NYC, It was great to meet all of you at your last meeting. I'd like to share a few GLAM-Wiki projects I've been working on at METRO. The Metropolitan New York Library GLAM Page<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Metropolitan_New_York_Library_…>is regularly updated. Add your name to the contact list and help out by adding articles about NY GLAM institutions to the To-do list and contributing your editing skills. I've made several GLAM-specific guides to help NY GLAMs become familiar with the movement and editing practices. I give people these links when I'm doing trainings or intros to GLAM-Wiki. * Wikipedia for Libraries, Archives, Museums<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_for_Libraries_Archives_Mu…> * A Wikipedia and Open Data LibGuide <http://libguides.metro.org/content.php?pid=495121> We have two Edit-a-Thons scheduled in the next few months. Please spread the word to your communities and friends. If you plan to come to the events please sign up on the pages so we know how many editors to expect. 1. Jefferson Market Library "Greenwich Village in the 1960s" Saturday November 2, 10am-5pm Materials from the Greenwich Village Rare Book Collection will be available to editors. Details/Annoucements: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Likely_attendees http://metro.org/articles/wikipedia-editathon-greenwich-village-in-the-60s/ http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/39/node/229931?lref=39%2Fcalendar 2. Queens Library, Central Library "Open History: Queens and Wikipedia" Friday December 6, 10am-6pm (time still tenative) No announcement yet, but one coming on Queens Library GLAM Page <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/QueensLibrary> Please contact me at dhoward(a)metro.org for further questions or if you'd like to talk further. Best, Dorothy -- Dorothy Howard, Open Data Fellow Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) 212.228.2320 x127 Web <http://metro.org/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/tweetmetro> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/2197752> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/METRO-Metropolitan-New-York-Library-Council/2…>

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Wikimedia NYC Meetup! Saturday October 5
by Pharos 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

The next Wikimedia NYC Meetup will be held on Saturday October 5, 2013 at Jefferson Market Library (425 Sixth Ave / Avenue of the Americas) in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Discussion will include projects with education, museums, libraries, and planning WikiConference USA, and in general supporting Wikipedia outreach in the wider metropolitan area. We'll start the official meeting at the library from 2 pm to 4:30pm, and afterward we'll walk to a social dinner at 5 pm, probably at the nearby Sammy's Noodle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Agenda You can officially 'sign up' at the wiki page and/or at the meetup.com page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/events/140737902/ Thanks, Richard Knipel (User:Pharos) Wikimedia NYC

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