Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Librarians@Pratt Part 2

Librarians @ Pratt, Part 2: A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon will take place at Pratt Institute's Manhattan campus on Saturday, April 18, 2015, from 1:00-6:00PM. The focus of this event is 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. This event is a continuation for the Librarians @ Pratt Edit-a-thon that took place November 1, 2014.

Details

 * Hosts: Pratt SILS Student Association (SILSSA)
 * Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
 * Time: 1-6pm: Instruction from 1 - 2, Drop-in editing thereafter until 6
 * 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.
 * Other contacts: ginamshelton, Anarchyshake

Articles to Edit

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

Articles to Create

 * Constance Bement
 * Mary Francis Isom
 * Rhoda Garoogian
 * Seoud Matta
 * Herman H.B. Meyer
 * Wayne Shirley
 * Edward Francis Stevens
 * Anne Woodsworth

Sign-up
If you are planning to attend this event, please fill out this short RSVP form. Additionally, if you have a Wikipedia account, please add your name below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).

RSVPs

 * Anarchyshake (talk) 14:53, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Ginamshelton (talk) 01:05, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Nwhysel (talk) 18:37, 13 April 2015 (UTC) Participating remotely as I have an event at NYPL Morningside that day

In-Person Attendees

 * Drhandel (talk) 17:30, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Aap1890 (talk) 17:31, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Acocciolo (talk) 17:32, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Anarchyshake (talk) 17:33, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Rikki.a.p (talk) 17:51, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Megandearmond (talk) 18:25, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ITIKEagain (talk) 18:31, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Jsrobbins1 (talk) 18:53, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Report
During this event, attendees participated in a presentation that covered the basics of editing and using Wiki mark-up, with a focus on creating biographical pages. Additionally, there was discussion of editing as an educational tool, and citation formatting practices. Open editing followed, during which time participants edited and created biographical pages for librarians with a connection to Pratt Institute.

Wikimetrics Bytes contributed: 9250 net sum Edits Made: 50 edits Newly registered accounts: 4 new accounts

Articles Edited

 * Josephine Adams Rathbone
 * Pratt Institute Libraries
 * Isabel Ely Lord
 * Pratt Institute
 * Astral Apartments
 * Sarah Byrd Askew