Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville/Women-in-Science-2016

The Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University is hosting an Edit-A-Thon focused on developing Wikipedia articles about women in STEM. Join us in learning and writing about the many contributions of talented and influential women scientists living and working throughout history, from the ancient world to the modern day. Wikipedians of all experience levels and members of the general public are encouraged to participate!

Event details

 * Who: We invite Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff, and all Wikipedians in the Nashville area.
 * What: This Edit-A-Thon will focus on creating articles, improving citations, and adding details about women scientists throughout history. University librarians will be on hand to assist in research and proper citation style. This event is FREE and lunch will be provided.
 * When: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
 * Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm CST
 * Where: Vanderbilt University Library, Special Collections 419 21st Ave South, Nashville TN 37240
 * The edit-a-thon will be held in Special Collections. Public parking is available in the Wesley Place Parking Garage at the corner of 21st Ave S and Scarritt Place. There are a limited number of metered parking places next to the library building as well.
 * Other: Please bring your own laptop, if possible. Wifi and electrical outlets will be provided in Special Collections. There will also be a limited number of laptops available for checkout. It is recommended that you create a Wikipedia account beforehand since Wikipedia has a limit on the number of accounts that can be created in a 24-hour period (currently 6). Please send a message to CatonMA if you have any questions regarding creating an account.
 * Twitter: #vandywiki #vandylibraries
 * Important: Please RSVP by adding your name at the bottom of the page. Potential participants are also strongly encouraged to create an account prior to the event.

How-to's

 * Here is a short tutorial for getting started editing Wikipedia
 * Citing sources
 * Your first article
 * Cheatsheet
 * Citation templates
 * GLAM/BeginnersGuide
 * Principles
 * Starting an article
 * Tutorial
 * Your first article - shortcut: WP:YFA
 * Wiki markup quick reference (PDF)

Resources

 * An orientation to the edit-a-thon topic may be found on the Women in Science wikipedia article.


 * Note: Please add resources as you find them!

Other resources

 * GeoLocator - online tool for generating coordinate templates
 * Clifford Anderson's sandbox - sample article
 * Women in Science in the United States - Wikipedia Timeline
 * Female Nobel Laureates
 * L'Oreal UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
 * Nina Byers UCLA Physicist and author of Out of the Shadows: Contributions of Twentieth-Century Women to Physics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521169622.
 * 10 Things You May Not Know About Wikipedia

By the numbers

 * Total attendees: []
 * Usernames created: []
 * Citations provided: []
 * Articles created: [1]
 * Articles edited: []

Articles created
Jansje Gretha Schuiringa, the first woman to hold the title of dentist in the Netherlands.

Articles improved
Alphabetical by first letter

Katherine_Johnson

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Attending

 * Clifford Anderson (talk) 16:01, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Vai2fc (talk) 16:32, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * CatonMA2 (talk) 21:29, 9 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Shelbylmerritt (talk) 17:09, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
 * LibrarianRachel (talk) 17:09, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Ashgracias (talk) 17:14, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Nmckinleyjones (talk) 17:25, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Qinnamiami (talk) 17:30, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Bettyann88 (talk) 17:51, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * BestofThymes (talk) 19:19, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Trout,kilgore (talk) 19:19, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * FriskyWhiskers (talk) 19:19, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Virginiawerewoolf (talk) 19:20, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Charlotte 704 (talk) 19:24, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Likeastreet (talk) 19:24, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Alanna tops (talk) 19:24, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Fprominski13 (talk) 19:25, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Texas2018 (talk) 19:25, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Parisbrussels (talk) 19:25, 15 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Mcasad (talk) 21:27, 15 November 2016 (UTC)