User talk:Mmtlibrary

Dear fellow librarian, (or so I suppose from your username). I was very glad to see your article on Ida Mellen based on the NYPL collections. I added some references, and added links to conform to our usual style. I very much want to encourage  you to   help us by improving our coverage on  with further articles. I'll give you just three pieces of advice, First, be very careful to avoid copying or even Close paraphrase from any web site of previously existing publication, even one from your own organization. , and second, gradually learn our style--see see  our guide to writing Wikipedia articles. For more detailed information, there's the free online version of Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton (also available in print) Third, If you are going to add material from the NYPL collections, you probably should choose another user name, because your name apparently refers to the MidManhattan Library. We have a practice that only individuals can edit. As explained in WP:USER, otherwise you imply that you are editing officially, and have a superior right to edit the page. But that is not the way WP works--all editors are considered equal--and your contributions like those of any editor must be justified by sources. I'm sure you do not intend to give such impression, but that's why we have the rule.

If I can help you further, let me know on my user talk page. I'd also like to tell you about the New York Wikipedia Chapter, []. If you sign up, you;ll receive notices of our meetings.  DGG ( talk ) 00:19, 8 February 2012 (UTC)