Wikipedia:Meetup/Multi-institution Wikipedia Ag and Life Sciences Editathon

Contributing to the world's knowledge of the life sciences. Multi-institutional editathon spanning the country: Cornell University and the University of Arizona

Event information

 * Date: March 11, 2016
 * Time: Between 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm EST, 10:00 am and 3:30 pm MST
 * Location: Albert R. Mann Libraryand University of Arizona


 * Cost: Free
 * Registration: To register, please complete the form: The Event Registration Form and sign up by adding your Wikipedia username to the Participants sign-up below. The event is capped at 50 participants, so be sure to sign up!
 *  PLEASE NOTE : If you have a dietary restriction, fill out the registration form ASAP as the food order needs to be placed before the event. Thank you!


 * Participants: The event is open to anyone who wishes to expand on articles within the life sciences. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided and editors will be on hand to help with questions.
 * What to bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops, headphones and power cords. If you forget any of these items, you can check them out at the circulation desk in Mann. Lunch, snacks, drinks, coffee and dessert will be provided.
 * Surveys: Pre survey Post survey

Schedule of events

 * 1:00-1:15 Welcome, Lunch, Opening remarks
 * 1:15-1:30 '''Message from Helaine Blumenthal, Program Manager at Wiki Education Foundation
 * 1:30-2:30 Workshop on editing 
 * 2:30-4:30 Collaborative work on articles Research discussion. Individuals work on articles/stubs. Final 15 minutes will be used to create presentation for lightning talks
 * 4:30-5:30 Lightning talks by each group, GODAN Video, Dessert & coffee, Group presentation on article and what they learned

Participants
If you plan to attend this event, please complete this registration form, then enter your details below. If you are a registered Wikipedia editor, you can sign by typing in four tildes (i.e., ~)


 * 1) Saguaromelee (talk) 14:33, 12 February 2016 (UTC) – Librarian –  Edit-a-thon Planner
 * 2) Sciencelibrarian (talk) 15:19, 15 February 2016 (UTC) – Food & Ag Librarian – Edit-a-thon Planner
 * 3) EMJohnsie (talk) 13:30, 11 March 2016 (UTC) – Research Data & Environmental Sciences Librarian – Edit-a-thon Planner
 * 4) Sputink (talk) 17:58, 11 March 2016 (UTC) - Mechanical Engineering
 * 5) Myndwalk (talk) 18:27, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * 6) Spike Wilbury (talk) 18:29, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * 7) IamChenny (talk) 18:31, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * 8) Sensitivsci (talk) 18:32, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * 9) Kgj2 (talk) 18:34, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * 10) StevensonT2010 (talk) 18:43, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
 * 11) DrSalubrious (talk) 18:45, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Articles to edit
For beginning editors it is often best to begin with a stub or start class article. For more experienced editors, feel free to go for the more advanced articles, start a new article, and/or mingle and help other editors dip their toes into the world of Wikipedia

Cornell Specific
Here are a list of articles related to Cornell University. These are just a suggestion of articles to create or expand. Feel free to add more ideas.

Agriculture
The following list of articles were selected based on variety and potential interest to new editors. This is not a comprehensive list but just a small guide to inspire.

Life Sciences
The following list of articles were selected based on variety and potential interest to new editors. This is not a comprehensive list but just a small guide to inspire.

List of resources

 * Institutional Partnerships with Wikipedia / Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Wikipedia Info Booklet
 * This guide has directions on the various Wikipedia projects, and includes a guide for beginners, guides to Wikipedia markup, adding references, and other tasks
 * Editing Workshop
 * Details from Editing workshop for Mann Editathon for Ag and Life Sciences

Best place to start for the new editor

 * Wikipedia training for students easy to use training tutorial that covers all the basics you need to get started!
 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing
 * Community portal the community portal is a great way to find new tasks, projects, help desk, and folks to talk to about editing Wikipedia

Wikipedia basics

 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia this link is useful if you need help with account creation and article editing
 * How to Edit a Page
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
 * Article Development
 * Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Manual of Style
 * Citation templates
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Tutorial another tutorial

To-Do list
Once you have selected an article(s) add it here to the list so we can see what you are working on!

Other Local Meetups
Looking for other ways to participate in Wikipedia in a local, in-person setting?
 * Art+Feminism @ Cornell University (March 5, 2016, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm )