Wikipedia:GLAM/Naturalis/Meetings

Why Wikipedia@Naturalis?
In recent years this editable internet encyclopedia in many language versions has been widely used as a reference. For example, during last May the articles on Biodiversity on the Spanish and English Wikipedia were consulted  132,009 and 68,517 times, respectively. With Wikipedia and also with Wikispecies, Naturalis can reach many people worldwide.

For researchers and students wishing to share their expertise with the public at large, Wikipedia is an appropriate medium for outreach. You can reach colleagues as well when you write on Wikipedia. However, editors of Wikipedia need to understand the special working principles of this medium.

Course
**THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED** In the short course Wikipedia Workshop (Tuesday 10 November 2015, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, Naturalis Regentenkamer) we can discuss these topics. How should we use Wikipedia, is it reliable? How can we improve Wikipedia by corrections and additions? How can we write new articles, upload photographs, longer texts and other files?

You want to start right away? Please register as an editor (user) of Wikipedia by clicking the Register button in the topmost right corner of any English Wikipedia page. Most users choose a nickname as username. If you like, you can provide your email address. Of course you remain free to contribute or not and you won't be spammed. Extensive information can be found at, for example,
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Best regards, Hansmuller (talk) 10:09, 2 November 2015 (UTC) ''In-house Wikipedian Naturalis, May - November 2015 (Wikipedian in residence). Email: hans.muller at naturalis.nl

I am temporarily with Naturalis to help with a donation of images to Wikipedia and to stimulate experts and students to write about biological and geological themes on Wikipedia.''

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