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*'''Where?:''' Mozilla Spaces, 101 St. Martins Lane, Suite 300, London WC2N 4AZ
*'''Where?:''' Mozilla Spaces, 101 St. Martins Lane, Suite 300, London WC2N 4AZ
*'''When?:''' Thursday 1 September 2012, 2pm-6pm  
*'''When?:''' Monday 1 October 2012, 2pm-6pm  
*'''Point of contact:''' [[User:Daria Cybulska|Daria Cybulska]] or [[User:WereSpielChequers|WereSpielChequers]]. You can also call 0207 065 0994 or email daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk
*'''Point of contact:''' [[User:Daria Cybulska|Daria Cybulska]] or [[User:WereSpielChequers|WereSpielChequers]]. You can also call 0207 065 0994 or email daria.cybulska{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk
*'''How do I sign up?:''' http://wikiphoto-workshop2.eventbrite.co.uk/. Attendance is free, refreshments are included, if you have a laptop it would be helpful to bring it.  
*'''How do I sign up?:''' http://wikiphoto-workshop2.eventbrite.co.uk/. Attendance is free, refreshments are included, if you have a laptop it would be helpful to bring it.  

Revision as of 10:30, 31 August 2012

Wikipedia photo library workshop - In a nutshell

  • Where?: Mozilla Spaces, 101 St. Martins Lane, Suite 300, London WC2N 4AZ
  • When?: Monday 1 October 2012, 2pm-6pm
  • Point of contact: Daria Cybulska or WereSpielChequers. You can also call 0207 065 0994 or email daria.cybulskaatwikimedia.org.uk
  • How do I sign up?: http://wikiphoto-workshop2.eventbrite.co.uk/. Attendance is free, refreshments are included, if you have a laptop it would be helpful to bring it.


Summary of the event

Many Wikipedia articles lack images, even though great images are often available. This is a workshop for people who do not have much experience of editing, but would like to help. Please bring your laptop with you if possible.

What will we learn?

  • What Wikipedia's image library, Wikimedia Commons is.
  • How to organise images on Commons
  • How to add images from Commons onto Wikipedia
  • How to add captions to images
  • When we have lots of relevant images in Commons how to show this in Wikipedia
  • How to add image descriptions for blind people and those using text readers

Attendees

If you are attending, please write your User name below - that will help us provide you with support in the future.

  • your name here


Further help

Contact the trainers present on the day

Contact the Wikimedia UK office

daria.cybulskaatwikimedia.org.uk, 0207 065 0994

Useful links to get you started on Wikimedia Commons

and Wikipedia

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