Wikipedia:Meetup/New Mexico/May 2016

Wikipedia Thursdays at UNM
Come learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, the world’s largest reference work. May's Wikipedia Thursday at UNM will be highlighting nature in New Mexico.

Consider helping Wikipedia readers around the world: No experience necessary. Bring your questions and ideas for topics to work on. Computers will be available, but participants can also bring their own laptops.
 * locate a key resource –by adding a citation
 * discover new topics and connections –by creating links or organizing articles
 * access information across languages – by translating an article
 * visualize a concept – by adding an image or media and more…

Please RSVP.

Event information

 * Date: May 5, 2016
 * Time: 11:30 -1:30 pm
 * Location: University of New Mexico, Centennial Library, L253 -- Campus Map: http://map.unm.edu/?displaylocation=centenniallibrary

Getting started
Training will be provided. Guides: Cheatsheet, Featured Articles, Policies and guidelines, Help:Getting started, Starting an article

Participant list
Please add your Wikipedia username below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).

Your Wikipedia Account: If you don't have a Wikipedia user account, please try to create one in advance. If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day-of.


 * 1) Quercusechinus (talk) 19:58, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Topic ideas

 * WikiProject New Mexico
 * List of New Mexico state parks--many short articles
 * Citation Hunt--New Mexico

Articles to improve

Articles to add

Resources and reference sources
General
 * UNM University Libraries --Research Guides

Species: General (Animals, Plants)
 * Natural Heritage New Mexico **also includes bibliographic search
 * US Fish & Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System: Endangered Species in New Mexico

Species: Animals, General
 * Macaulay Library, Archive of Natural History Audio, Video, and Photographs
 * New Mexico Game & Fish, New Mexico Wildlife Species Information

Species: Birds
 * Birds of North America Online
 * Handbook of the Birds of the World. See Meetup Organizer for login info'
 * SORA - Searchable Ornithological Research Archive

Species: Plants
 * New Mexico State Forestry: New Mexico Endangered Plant Program
 * USDA Plants Database, State Search
 * SEINet Arizona-New Mexico plant data portal

Natural Areas
 * Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico
 * National Park Service, New Mexico
 * New Mexico State Parks
 * US Forest Service, Southwest Region

Geology
 * New Mexico Geological Society Guidebooks