Wikipedia:GLAM/Lytham

6 June Wikipedia event
On 6 June 2015, a Wikipedia event will be held at Lytham library. It will focus on the artists and paintings of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection. The aim to be for the participants to learn how to create or improve articles in Wikipedia, and to learn what is appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia and what is not.

The participants will include volunteers from the Tagging the Treasures project, which aims to catalogue, research, celebrate, and share information about the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, which includes paintings, sculptures, artefacts and furniture.


 * How do I prepare?
 * Create a Wikipedia account beforehand - en:Special:UserLogin/signup
 * Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
 * Think about what specifically you would like to edit or improve; keep in mind the policy Notability, which explains the threshold for which topics should have their own Wikipedia article

Schedule
The following is a preliminary schedule for the day, although timings are subject to change on the day, depending on what the participants want to do.

Welcome to the lytham St Annes Tagging the Treasure Wikipedia training
 * 10:00 - Welcome and introduction in Lytham library
 * 10:10-11:00 - Presentation about editing Wikipedia (and Wikimedia Commons for uploading images).
 * 11:00 onwards - Editing session by participants, supervised by the Wikipedia experts
 * 15:00 - Suggested end time

Participants

 * Add your name to the list below


 * 1) Mark L MacDonald - Experienced Wikipedia editor
 * 2) Bazonka - Experienced Wikipedia editor
 * 3) Andrew Walmsley - Community Heritage Manager, Lancashire County Council
 * 4) Jacqueline Arundel - Tagging the Treasures Project Manager
 * 5) User:TaggerRich - Tagging the Treasures Project Coordinator
 * 6) user:TaggerSue- Sue Cannon, Tagging The treasure resercher
 * 7) user:Ferryman57- Ged Curley, Tagging The Treasures Researcher
 * 8) user:backton - Sally Banister,Tagging The Treasures Researcher

Suggested articles for improvement

 * Add articles below, as appropriate


 * Lytham St Annes
 * Lytham St Annes Art Collection
 * Henry Fuseli
 * Richard Ansdell