Wikipedia:Meetup/Halifax/Keshen Goodman editathon

The Keshen Goodman Public Library in Halfax and WikiProject Nova Scotia will be hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday, 19 March 2016 focused on creating local articles and Nova Scotia content. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Goals
The Nova Scotia edit-a-thon will offer a selection of prepared projects for attendees to work on:

Details

 * Date: Sunday March 19th, 2016
 * Time: Starting at Noon
 * Location: |Keshen Goodman Public Library on 330 Lacewood Drive; see on Google Maps
 * Event: An edit-a-thon focusing on (but not limited to) Nova Scotia history and local content.
 * What to bring: Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share
 * Facebook: Event page
 * Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, curators, visitors...
 * Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
 * Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use; we will also pull related materials from the Library

Agenda

 * 12:00  Welcome & Introductions
 * 12:15  Talk by Presenter
 * 12:30  Talk/Discussion - library resources, copyright, and proper citations
 * 1:00   Edit-a-thon
 * 2:00   Break & Snacks
 * 2:15   Edit-a-thon
 * 4:30   Wrap-up
 * 4:45   Done for the day!

Attending
JBignell (talk) 13:50, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

Nova Scotia articles:

 * Articles from here

Web access
The Library has public access computers and a wireless guest accounts for participants. Please bring your own laptop. Please make sure you have set up an account before coming to the Library, the IP address is a shared IP and will be blocked by the this site.

Free databases

 * Archive.org
 * Archive Canada
 * Memory NS
 * Virtual Archives

Basics on editing Wikipedia

 * Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
 * Editing - The Basics has .pdf handouts and videos
 * Wikipedia Training, Includes a one-hour training for newcomers, and more extensive pages for teachers and Wikipedia Ambassadors
 * Wikipedia Tutorial is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Wikipedia editing