Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Librarians@Pratt

Librarians @ Pratt: A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon took place on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Pratt Institute's Manhattan campus. The focus of this event was to create and edit pages about Pratt alumni, faculty, and staff who’ve made a significant contribution to the field of Library and Information Science, especially those involved in the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science programs.



Details

 * Hosts: Pratt SILS Student Association (SILSSA) and Beta Phi Mu, Theta Chapter
 * Endorsements: GLAM/Metropolitan New York Library Council
 * Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014
 * Time: 2-5pm (Workshop from 2-2:45pm, Open editing 2:45-5pm)
 * Location: Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science (6th Floor, Room 609)
 * Address: 144 West 14th St, New York, NY 10011
 * Cost: Free
 * What to Bring: Participants should bring laptops and ideas. There will be desktop computers available but only accessible by current Pratt students, faculty, and staff.
 * Participants: Open to Pratt Institute students, faculty, staff, and alumni; plus invited guests.
 * Facilitator: Megs
 * Other contacts: ginamshelton, User:OR drohowa

Articles to Edit

 * Sarah Byrd Askew
 * Morris L. Cohen
 * Zoia Horn
 * Marvin H. Scilken
 * Nasser Sharify
 * William Tubby
 * Mary Elizabeth Wood
 * Pratt SILS
 * Astral Apartments

Articles to Create

 * Pratt Institute Libraries
 * Constance Bement
 * Mary Francis Isom
 * Rhoda Garoogian
 * Isabel Ely Lord
 * Seoud Matta
 * Herman H.B. Meyer
 * Wayne Shirley
 * Edward Francis Stevens
 * Anne Woodsworth

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RSVPs

 * ginamshelton
 * OR drohowa (talk) 12:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Acocciolo (talk) 19:17, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Megs (talk) 20:08, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Coachritzy (talk) 19:17, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Aap1890 (talk) 19:28, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Brooklynnnnn (talk) 19:37, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Anarchyshake (talk) 19:43, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Gingerjar (talk) 19:53, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

In-Person Attendees

 * User:Drhandel
 * User:OR drohowa
 * User:Gingerjar
 * User:Acocciolo
 * User:Aap1890
 * User:Anarchyshake
 * User:wschlect
 * User:Brooklynnnnn
 * User:Prattalumna
 * User:coachritzy
 * User:ginamshelton
 * User:Megs

Report
During this event, attendees participated in a presentation that covered the basics of editing and using Wiki mark-up. Open editing followed, during which time participants edited biographical pages for librarians with a connection to Pratt Institute.

Wikimetrics Bytes contributed: 62254 net sum Edits Made: 73 edits Newly registered accounts: 6 new accounts

Articles Edited

 * Shirley Barker
 * Morris L. Cohen
 * Eleanor Estes
 * Zoia Horn
 * Margot Williams
 * Marvin H. Scilken
 * Nasser Sharify
 * William Tubby
 * Mary Elizabeth Wood
 * Pratt SILS