Wikipedia:Fordham/December 2017 Wikidata orientation

Fordham University is hosting a public meetup to discuss Wikidata, the database service for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. Come as you are, but optionally, bring your laptop to participate in a beginners' training for Wikidata.


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Event information

 * Date: Friday, December 8, 2016
 * Time: 4-6pm
 * Location: Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Quinn Library, Computer Lab, 140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023 40.77164°N, -73.98453°W
 * Subway: to 66th Street – Lincoln Center
 * Bus
 * Slides Introduction to Wikidata
 * Open to the public and the Fordham University communities.
 * This event is hosted by the Fordham University Libraries and Fordham University IT (Instructional Technology Academic Computing).

Agenda
This is a non-technical orientation designed to interest a general audience.


 * 0:00-0:05 - Personal introductions
 * 0:05-0:15 - Introduction to Wikidata and its relationship to Wikipedia
 * 0:15-0:25 - Descriptions of ongoing Wikidata projects and applications
 * 0:25-0:30 - Demonstration of contributing data to Wikidata
 * 0:30-0:35 - Demonstration of SPARQL endpoint, OpenRefine
 * 0:35-0:40 - Demonstration of editing a Wikipedia article on a computer science-related topic
 * 0:40-end - open discussion, group and individual Wikidata editing

Questions? Please contact for more info.

Registration

 * If you do not have one already, create a Wikipedia account

Wikidata introductions

 * Wikidata game
 * 10 cool queries for Wikidata that will blow your mind. Number 7 will shock you.
 * Wikidata entry for Douglas Adams, which is also the recommended example to consider
 * Wikidata Tours

Links

 * Fordham University
 * Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
 * Event registration was at Meetup.com.