Wikipedia:GLAM/Wellcome/Events and Workshops/Manchester Miscellany

About the event
Following the HoPSIG Manchester Historical Miscellany Conference, there’ll be an opportunity to learn new skills and bring some of this historical knowledge to an even wider audience via this History of Psychiatry Editathon. At this event, you'll learn to edit Wikipedia using the new and easy-to-use Visual Editor. We’ll then develop articles on the history of psychiatry: there are lots of pages on institutions, groups and individuals (particularly women) that are missing or very brief, so there’s lots of scope for making some exciting improvements!

Full training will be provided by Alice White, Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome Library. No previous experience is necessary, though a little digital skill is needed – but if you can use Microsoft Word, you can edit Wikipedia. Participants should bring a laptop or tablet – editing is much easier with a keyboard. If you’ve spotted an article that needs improving, bring along your queries and we’ll see what we can do to help!

How do I prepare?

 * Sign up for the event!
 * Bring a laptop (wifi will be provided), some laptops may be available.
 * Learn about editing if you like: see Visual Editor user guide for more information.
 * Think about what you would like to edit about - you can even prepare some materials to bring with you on the day (to help with verifiability).
 * Check out the notability guidelines and what topics can be written about on Wikipedia.
 * Think about whether you have any conflicts of interest.

Programme
We'll begin with some training from Alice White, Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome Library. For those who are new to wiki, we will cover everything from the Five Pillars of Wikipedia to creating an account and how to edit. After learning your way around and getting comfortable with editing, you will have the opportunity to improve or create pages on Wikipedia. If you're already familiar with editing, you can dive right in with some pointers towards sources and page features you might not have used.