Expert outreach/Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales/Awaken the Dragon Edit-a-thon
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
  | |
| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, 22 April 2016 |
| Time | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm |
| Address |
National Library of Wales Penglais Rd |
| City | Aberystwyth SY23 3BU, Wales |
Event information
This edit-a-thon will be held as part of the Awaken the Dragon Campaign which is running throughout April. The aim is to improve Wikipedia content relating to Wales. Prizes are on offer for those who wish to take part in the competition to improve the best new content. The event will will focus on making use of the National Library's huge collection of online and physical resources.
- Date: Friday, 10 April 2016
- Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Location: National Library of Wales, Penglais Rd, Aberystwyth SY23 3BU, Wales
- Hosts: National Library of Wales
- Free lunch
Please bring a laptop with you! (or request to borrow one)
Participants - Sign Up Here!
Prior to the event:
- Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
- No? Create a Wikipedia account
- Yes? Add your user name below
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
List of articles to edit
See the Awaken the Dragon campaign page
Resources for editing
Help with editing
- Beginners' Guide to Wikipedia
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia, philosophical guidelines
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard, if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation templates
- Infobox templates
- Bookshelf, additional "getting started" resources