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{{In a nutshell|title=Wikipedia Editing Workshop for Humanities and Arts Researchers | | {{In a nutshell|title=Wikipedia Editing Workshop for Humanities and Arts Researchers | | ||
*'''Where?:''' [http://drha2014.co.uk/ DRHA 2014 Conference] - Greenwich University, London | *'''Where?:''' [http://drha2014.co.uk/ DRHA 2014 Conference] - Greenwich University, London | ||
*'''When?:''' Sunday 31 August - 2 September 2014 ( | *'''When?:''' Sunday 31 August - 2 September 2014 (Wiki workshop Sunday at 12:30pm) | ||
*'''Who can attend?:''' This event is open to all DRHA 2014 delegates | *'''Who can attend?:''' This event is open to all DRHA 2014 delegates (conference registration required) | ||
*'''Point of contact:''' [[User:Toni Sant (WMUK)|Toni Sant]] | *'''Point of contact:''' [[User:Toni Sant (WMUK)|Toni Sant]] | ||
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Contributing to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects provides researchers valuable skills of information literacy, in particular high quality writing skills, critical evaluation, and citation styles. It can also give students a sense of purpose in their academic work, and creates free content that can be developed by others, rather than merely consumed. Many universities are already assigning students to improve Wikipedia articles for credit, and national cultural institutions such as the British Library, British Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, to name a few, have held a Wikimedian in Residence to ensure enhanced engagement with the world's most popular non-commercial online resource. | Contributing to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects provides researchers valuable skills of information literacy, in particular high quality writing skills, critical evaluation, and citation styles. It can also give students a sense of purpose in their academic work, and creates free content that can be developed by others, rather than merely consumed. Many universities are already assigning students to improve Wikipedia articles for credit, and national cultural institutions such as the British Library, British Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, to name a few, have held a Wikimedian in Residence to ensure enhanced engagement with the world's most popular non-commercial online resource. | ||
This workshop introduces the concept of editing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects to | This workshop introduces the concept of editing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects to DRHA (Digital Resources for Humanities & Arts) conference attendees. The workshop also includes information on common mistakes researchers make when editing Wikipedia, and how to improve articles with illustrations. | ||
The session consists of the following three sections, which roughly last | The session consists of the following three sections, which roughly last 45 minutes each: | ||
* an introductory discussion about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet. | * an introductory discussion about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet. | ||
* practical work based on Basic Wikipedia Training. | * practical work based on Basic Wikipedia Training. | ||
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== Trainers == | == Trainers == | ||
The workshop will be led by [[User:Toni Sant (WMUK)|Dr Toni Sant]]. He will be assisted by WMUK volunteer | The workshop will be led by [[User:Toni Sant (WMUK)|Dr Toni Sant]]. He will be assisted by WMUK volunteer campus ambassador [[User:Raya.Sharbain|Raya Sharbain]] | ||
==Attendees== | ==Attendees== | ||
''A list of attendee usernames will appear here after the event.'' | ''A list of attendee usernames will appear here after the event.'' | ||
[[Category:Events in 2014]] | [[Category:Events in 2014]] | ||
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Contributing to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects provides researchers valuable skills of information literacy, in particular high quality writing skills, critical evaluation, and citation styles. It can also give students a sense of purpose in their academic work, and creates free content that can be developed by others, rather than merely consumed. Many universities are already assigning students to improve Wikipedia articles for credit, and national cultural institutions such as the British Library, British Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, to name a few, have held a Wikimedian in Residence to ensure enhanced engagement with the world's most popular non-commercial online resource.
This workshop introduces the concept of editing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects to DRHA (Digital Resources for Humanities & Arts) conference attendees. The workshop also includes information on common mistakes researchers make when editing Wikipedia, and how to improve articles with illustrations.
The session consists of the following three sections, which roughly last 45 minutes each:
- an introductory discussion about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet.
- practical work based on Basic Wikipedia Training.
- an exploration of ways to contribute to Wikimedia other than by writing encyclopedia articles (e.g. sharing images; rendering structure data in visual form; giving research a suitable licence). This part of the workshop also includes a Q&A and more hands‐on Wikipedia editing.
Trainers
The workshop will be led by Dr Toni Sant. He will be assisted by WMUK volunteer campus ambassador Raya Sharbain
Attendees
A list of attendee usernames will appear here after the event.