Wikipedia:Meetup/Intersect2019

This is the meetup page Wikipedia and Libraries: An interactive workshop.

Event information
Wikipedia and Libraries: An interactive workshop Wikipedia: we all know it, and we all use it. As the 5th most visited website in the world, the English version of Wikipedia was viewed 92 billion times last year. Yet, in its short history, libraries have historically stigmatized this resource for its crowd-sourced editing system and inconsistent source quality. Increasingly, librarians from around the world are collaborating with Wikipedia to improve its authority by linking to open resources, hosting edit-a-thons, and integrating our organizational structures into Wikidata. In this workshop, we will highlight the power of the platform, the overlapping values of libraries and Wikipedia, and how both organizations can benefit from collaboration. We will share some high-impact examples of GLAM-Wiki initiatives, including our own initiatives at Western Libraries in London, Ontario, Canada. The second half of this workshop is an interactive, hands on lesson in adding citations to existing Wikipedia articles.

Presented by Erin Johnson and Alie Visser

October 1, 2019 at Wiki Tuesday

October 4, 2019 at Intersect 2019: the WNYLRC Unconference

Presentation slides

Event user tag
Show that you participated in the Wikipedia and Libraries workshop at Intersect 2019!

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Citation Hunt
Citation Hunt - use this tool to add reputable sources to Wikipedia articles that are lacking them. Simply search for a topic of interest and if a citation is needed, it will appear above the search box. If you have a source to add, select I Got This!

Help with adding citations
Introduction to referencing with Visual Editor - Learn how to add citations using the Visual Editor

Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup - Learn how to add citations using Wiki Markup

Step-by-step instructions for adding citations from 1lib1ref.org

Watch this short video for instructions on how to use the Visual Editor in Wikipedia. Start the video at 3:52

Open resources
Here are some open resources to consult while adding references. Please add other open resources to this list.

Directory of Open Access Journals

Open Textbooks by subject

OpenDOAR by country

List of open-access journals - Wikipedia

You might also try finding information in news sources.

List of top newspapers in the United States

Tools for running 1Lib1Ref at your library
The 1Lib1Ref campaign runs January 15-February 5th. Here are some tools to help you organize a 1Lib1Ref event at your library.

1Lib1Ref resource page - a guide for running 1Lib1Ref. Includes information about how to set up dashboards and how to add references in Wikipedia

1Lib1Ref user tag created by Jessamyn - a fun user tag to share at your event

Wikimedia hashtag tool - Get analytics on hashtags added to Wikipedia edit summaries