Wikipedia:GLAM/SLIC/Events/Inverclyde Editathon 07.03.18

Booking
Email Colin.Duncan@inverclyde.gov.uk Programmes & Events Dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Inverclyde_Libraries_and_SLIC/Inverclyde_Editathon_7th_March_2018_(7th_March_2018)

About the event
With 47 million articles in 229 different languages, Wikipedia is now both a well-established force for the democratisation of knowledge, and a key outreach tool, with one recent study showing that the encyclopedia shapes, as well as reflects, scientific thought. However, Wikipedia has many gaps, especially around women's history.

Using the resources available at the Inverclyde Heritage Hub, we'll create new articles and improve existing ones about Greenock and its history. We will be editing and creating articles on such topics as the women’s suffrage movement in the west of Scotland, the history of Greenock, Marie Lamont and the Inverkip witches and the Shaw Stewart baronets.



How do I prepare?

 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
 * Think about what you would like to edit - if there's something on the hit list who particularly catches your eye, feel free to do some research in advance & bring materials with you on the day.

Programme

 * 13:00 - 13:30 Welcome, recap on Wikipedia training
 * 13:30 - 17:00 EDIT!

Trainers
Sara Thomas, Wikimedian in Residence at the Scottish Library and Information Council

Hit list of articles to be created or improved
Helpful updates could be as simple as:
 * Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional
 * Adding new inline citations/references
 * Adding a photo
 * Adding an infobox
 * Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox
 * Creating headings
 * Adding categories; etc.

The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!

Articles to be created

 * Marie Lamont and the Inverkip witches
 * Gourock Castle

Articles to be improved

 * Shaw Stewart baronets

Articles improved

 * Horrible Histories (book series)
 * Gourock Outdoor Pool
 * Temperance movement in the United Kingdom

Draft articles created
These articles were created in draft / sandbox, & will be worked on over future sessions


 * Draft:Marie Lamont
 * John Lamont - article in sandbox

After the event
You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:
 * Video tutorials
 * Instructional videos on using Wikipedia