Wikipedia and images workshop/October 2012

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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.

  • Sha951
  • greenspangle

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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