Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Boston College Libraries

Event details
The #1Lib#1Ref (One Librarian, One Reference) Wikipedia campaign is an international event during which librarians are encouraged to add at least one reference to a Wikipedia article. Join us in this effort! We welcome all open knowledge enthusiasts, whether you are a librarian or not. We will introduce you to the basics of editing Wikipedia and walk you through adding citations before moving to an open editing session. We have identified suggested articles to edit, as well as suggested sources, but we encourage you to edit pages that interest you!

About us
The Digital Scholarship Group, part of Boston College Libraries, explores and documents new tools and supports teaching and research in a variety of areas that utilize broad methodologies in the digital humanities. We collaborate with faculty, students, and staff on digital pedagogy and digital scholarship projects.

Logistics

 * Maps and directions to Boston College
 * Connecting to the WiFi network for Boston College affiliates, as well as guests

Schedule
If possible, create a Wikipedia username ahead of time. If you can't, no problem. We will help you!


 * 11:00 am – 11:10 am: Welcome
 * 11:10 am – 11:30 am: Intro to editing Wikipedia
 * 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Add references!

FAQ

 * Should I bring a laptop? A limited number of desktop computers are available to use in the Digital Studio, but you are welcome to bring a laptop and power supply.
 * Will there be food? Refreshments will be provided.
 * How can I learn more? Visit our events page to register and to learn more about other upcoming events!

Participants

 * 1) Akijas1 (talk)
 * 2) Rowellcj (talk)
 * 3) data_crusader (talk)
 * 4) sedelorme
 * 5) cberrius
 * 6) AllisonXu
 * 7) Neuvillestvaast
 * 8) jujubee1405
 * 9) yakokhalas
 * 10) librariansteve

How to participate
 On the day of the event, add your Wikipedia username to the list of attendees above. Don't have a username yet? It's easy to create one.

 Choose an article to list on this page. Want to work on an article that's not on the list? You're welcome to choose any topic you like!

 '''Have questions during the event? Ask them on our event's talk page !''' On each day, a facilitator will monitor the talk page so that your questions and suggestions are addressed in a timely manner!

Edit your first article!

 * 1) Find an article that needs a citation. There are many ways to do this. Here are some strategies:
 * 2) * Fill a "Citation Needed" using Citation Hunt
 * 3) * Find an article with sourcing problems
 * 4) * Select an article while browsing
 * 5) * Cite a source from your collection or research
 * 6) Find a reliable source that can support that article.
 * 7) Add a citation using Wikipedia Style. Learn more about adding citations and editing Wikipedia.
 * 8) Add the project hashtag #1Lib1Ref in the Wikipedia Edit Summary.
 * 9) Share your edit on social media and learn more about libraries and Wikipedia. Grab a userbox for your user page if you're into that sort of thing.

Suggested articles to edit
The items in the bulleted list below are pre-constructed searches for articles in a particular category with at least one "citation needed" tag:


 * Boston College
 * Boston College Eagles
 * Boston College people
 * Christian radicals
 * 19th-century Irish poets
 * 20th-century Irish poets
 * 20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights

You can use these as a starting point, or search in a different category by entering the following string into the Wikipedia search box:

incategory:"[category]" incategory:"All articles with unsourced statements"

In the example search string above, simply replace [category] with the name of the category you want to search.

Suggested sources

 * The Heights (Boston College student newspaper, 1919-2015)
 * Boston College Special Collections Online
 * Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period (subscription db)
 * Cambridge Dictionary of Irish Biography (subscription db)
 * Contemporary Authors Online (subscription db)
 * ATLA Religion Database (subscription db)
 * New Catholic Encyclopedia (subscription db)
 * The Portal to Jesuit Studies(open db of Jesuitica)

Wikipedia's standards

 * What Wikipedia is not
 * Reliable sources
 * Five pillars

Wikipedia's organization and markup

 * Wikipedia tutorial
 * Markup cheatsheet
 * Citation guide
 * Wiki markup quick reference

Outcomes

 * We will track number of edits, articles edited, etc. during our event. To have your contributions included in our outcomes, add your name to the list of participants above.

Resources

 * Hooked on editing Wikipedia? Want to incorporate it into your teaching? Attend Boston Library Consortium's Educating with Wikipedia Half-Day Workshop on February 23, 2018.