Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Fordham/1Lib1Ref and DH

 Histories and Communities of the 5 Boroughs Edit-a-thon 2/4/20

Please join us as we contribute to Wikipedia to celebrate the Histories and Communities of the 5 Boroughs during Digital Humanities Week and the #1Lib1Ref campaign.



This event is open to the public and we welcome people of all gender identities and expressions. No experience with editing Wikipedia is required but it is recommended that you bring a laptop. We will have a limited number of laptops available for those who don't have their own. We will start the edit-a-thon with a brief tutorial to cover the basics and experienced Wikipedians will be around to help out. We will be providing a list of Wikipedia articles to edit but participants are welcome to come with their own editing ideas. The event will be held from 11am to 3pm, stay as long as you'd like but you are not required to stay for the entire event to participate.

We also welcome any one who can speak a second language to translate existing articles on the topic.

Space is limited and refreshments will be served so please 

This event is supported by Wikimedia NYC and all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.



Event Details
Make sure to (passcode:  lcqviwno) before editing at the event!


 * Dates: February 4, 2020
 * Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
 * Location: Fordham University at Rose Hill, New York, New York 10023
 * Note, you will need to show your photo id to security to enter campus.
 * Subway: The subway line stops at Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse, a few blocks from the University.
 * Metro-North Train: From Grand Central: Take the MetroNorth Commuter Railroad to the Fordham Road Station stop. Exit left out of the train station. The Fordham University Third Avenue gate will be a few steps ahead of you, on your left.
 * Building/Room: Keating room 124, view RH Campus Map for directions
 * Accessibility information: coming soon. for questions or assistance, please contact us:  wikipedia [at] fordham [dot] edu.
 * Wifi: There is wifi access on campus, visit www.fordham.edu/wireless for details
 * Hashtags: #WikiFordham, #DHWeek, #1Lib1Ref
 * Who can attend: Open to the public, all levels welcome!
 * What to bring: We will have a limited number of laptops available so we recommend you bring your own if possible
 * Food: Pizza and drinks

How to prepare

 * Bring your laptop: Editing Wikipedia is easier with a keyboard (if you don't have a laptop don't worry, we will provide a limited number of laptops at the event). Also see Access to the Fordham WiFi Network.
 * Bring a published source to cite: You will have access to the internet and Fordham's databases while on campus. If you like, bring an academic paper or other reliable source of information to cite, to support your addition to Wikipedia. You will use Wikipedia to distribute information from this source. Try to bring the highest quality most reputable source you can find for the information.
 * Create a Wikipedia account, if you do not have one already.
 * If you wish, take Wikipedia's own 30-minute online training and tour at The Wikipedia Adventure.
 * Social Media: Tweet, like, comment or follow us on social media. Our hashtags for this event are: #WikiFordham  #DHWeek

About the organizers
Wikipedia for Educators at Fordham Wikipedia for Educatorssupports and promotes the use of Wikipedia in the classroom, organizes edit-a-thons on campus and promotes Wikipedia events in the community. This is an open group made of faculty, staff, and students of Fordham University. Founded in 1841, Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the transmission of Learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality.

Wikimedia NYC is the regional Wikimedia chapter serving the New York metropolitan area. They help promote free access to the world's knowledge in support of Wikipedia and the other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Event Agenda
We will open the area for registration at 10:30 AM, with introductions and the primary training session to start at 11:00 AM. We will have a brief time take a group photo at 2:30 PM and time to share at 2:45 PM. The program will end at 3:00 PM with wrap up to begin 30 minutes before that.

What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is the seventh most visited website on earth (World Economic Forum), and the English language Wikipedia contains nearly 5.8 million articles.[7] (See the statistics page for more information.) It is the most used encyclopedia in history. Every day, thousands of people add or edit information in Wikipedia, yet there are gaps in its coverage. You can help fill those gaps.

Our mission for today
Thanks for coming today and participating in the this edit-a-thon is to increase Wikipedia's coverage on the history and communities of the 5 boroughs as well as increase the number of citations.

Today's mission: Add at least one article, edit, image, or reference to Wikipedia.

Let’s begin:

 * 1) Get your account/ create a username: Please don’t use your real name. If you need help, please ask a Wikimedia coach
 * 2) Add your user name to the event dashboard (link to be posted)
 * 3) Listen to the training or if you are editing from home or online head here for the basics overview. Head here for a simplified tutorial.
 * 4) Browse Editing Ideas below and choose a topic to edit (or if you already have one skip to the next step)
 * 5) Edit: in short - (1) click edit (2) add a sentence (3) provide a citation (4) repeat
 * 6) Ask for help: Don’t worry about perfection, the Wiki Coaches are here to help you.

How to make a citation (bibliographical reference):
1) First, click on the pencil icon on the right to begin using "Visual Editor". Visual editor makes editing easier - like writing a school paper.

2) In Visual Editor, click on the area you want to add the citation. Then click cite. If you have a website as a source, add the website to the blank area.

If you do not have a website source, click manual and follow the prompts. Then click publish. If you have questions, ask a Wikimedia coach or go to Wikipedia:Tutorial/Citing sources.

3) Then click publish.

Editing Ideas

 * Citation Hunt

*Requested Wikipedia articles

 * Exchange Place (Manhattan), New York City, New York. A street in Lower Manhattan.
 * Wyckoff Avenue, New York City, New York. An avenue in Brooklyn and Queens.

Neighborhoods of New York that need some editing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Manhattan_neighborhoods

Missing women from NYC on the Wikiproject: Women in Red
''For more names, visit the Women in Red: Missing articles by nationality (United States) and then use "Ctrl+F" (Windows) or "⌘ Command+F" (Mac) to search the page for women born in NYC. ''
 * Bess Mensendieck (physician)
 * A. J. Khan(actress)
 * Alexandra Turshen(actress)
 * Alexis Fields(actress)
 * Alexis G. Zall(actress)
 * Daphne Hellman (musician)
 * Muriel Havenstein (musician)
 * Denah Lida (university faculty)
 * Reva Urban (painter)
 * Elaine Leighton (musician)
 * Harriet Serr (musician)
 * Liz Diamond (musician)
 * Lois Gibson (screenwriter)
 * Anita Salta (singer, educator)
 * Lee Lawson (actress)
 * L. G. Bass (writer)
 * Kristi Zea (film producer)
 * Merle Rubin (journalist)
 * Nina Tichman (musician, educator)
 * Gillian Scalici (singer, dancer, actress)
 * Michele Hendricks (musician and songwriter)
 * Elizabeth Arthur (writer)
 * Kim Clarke (musician)
 * Doreen De Feis (musician, opera singer)
 * Claire Beckman (actress)
 * Hannah Marcus(musician and songwriter)
 * Caitlin Keats (actress)
 * Jennifer Tung (actress)
 * Maryam Myika Day (actress, film producer, author)
 * Vanessa Johansson (actress)
 * Vivia Ogden (actress)
 * Warda Howard (actress)
 * Wilhelmine Corinth (actress)

Relevant Media

 * Presentation Slides

A/V

 * Slideshow video loop
 * Individual clips
 * Training slides (via Art+Feminism)
 * Knowledge Belongs to All of Us via Wikimedia Foundation on YouTube
 * This is Wikipedia via Wikimedia Foundation on YouTube
 * Wikipedia: #FactsMatter via Wikimedia Foundation on YouTube


 * Music Playlist
 * 50s, 60s, 70s (Oldies but Goodies) via YouTube

Attendees

 * Jim.henderson (talk) 13:35, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Regrets

 * It would be a long commute from Baruch, so this is near impossible for me. Wish I could go, though. epicgenius (talk) 21:11, 3 February 2020 (UTC)