TaPRA Wikipedia Workshop February 2014

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The V&A's Blythe House seen from Hazlitt Road

TaPRA Wikipedia Workshop - In a nutshell Where? V&A Museum Reading Room, Blythe House, 23 Blythe Rd, London W14 0QX When? 1 February 2014 from 10:00am until 4:00pm How? Registration via Eventbrite now open until 27 January 2014 Point of contact: toni.santwikimedia.org.uk

Agenda

This workshop will provide an introduction to writing/editing articles on Wikipedia, as well as other basic training for new Wikipedians.

The day will be divided into two parts:

• An introductory session about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet. This will be followed by a practical session of Basic Wikipedia training.

• Lunch break

• 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 license). This part of the workshop includes a Q&A and more hands‐on Wikipedia editing, which will essentially lead into an editathon of pages relevant to TaPRA members.

How to get there

The event takes place at the V&A Museum Reading Room, Blythe House, 23 Blythe Rd, London W14 0QX. This location is in South Kensington. (map)

Tube

The easiest way to get there is either on the London Underground (Kensington on the District Line) or London Overground (Kensington (Olympia)).

Walk

Blythe House is also within relatively easy walking distance (approx. 15 mins) from the Shepherd's Bush Station (Central Line) or the Hammersmith Station (Circle Line + Hammersmith and City Line) or Baron's Court (Piccadilly Line).

Bus

If you prefer to take the bus, you'll be aiming for High Street Kensington Station on one of the following route numbers: 9, 27, 28, or 10, depending on your point of origin.

Content that could be improved

• Improving articles related to theatre and performance research activities.
• Creating new articles or improving existing articles about related topics.
• Using photographs or scans of items from appropriate collection to improve coverage of relevant topics.

These are some suggestions for articles that attendees might like to focus on, or which might provide inspiration for other relevant articles.

Relevant articles

• Performance studies
• Theatre studies
• National Video Archive of Performance

Notable publications

• Contemporary Theatre Review
• International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media
• New Theatre Quarterly
• Performance Research
• Studies in Theatre and Performance
• The Drama Review

Notable people

• David Bradby
• José Esteban Muñoz
• Glynne Wickham
• Phillip Zarrilli
• Desktop Theater
• Goat Island (performance group)

Notable venues

• Arnolfini
• National Theatre of Scotland
• National Theatre Wales
• Royal National Theatre
• Theatre Museum