Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2016 GLAM Cafe

 The final 2016 GLAM Café was held on 13 December 2016. For tentative 2017 GLAM Café meetings, see Meetup/Philadelphia. For all Wikipedia activities in the Philadelphia area, see Meetup/Philadelphia.

 Welcome to the 2016 GLAM Caf&eacute;!  The GLAM Café is organized as a Meetup group, held on the second Tuesday of each month, 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. It's an informal gathering for anyone interested in digital humanities, Wikipedia, or GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). Meetings in 2016 will be held in a quarterly rotation at the following locations:



 Look for the GLAM Café at these locations:

What is the GLAM Café?


The GLAM Café is an informal gathering, like an Unconference or ThatCamp, where attendees choose their own agenda and break out into special interest groups for whatever interests them. There's usually no set agenda. Sometimes special events or speakers are planned in advance.

We encourage both experienced Wikipedians and people interested in learning more about Wikipedia to attend the GLAM Café. The concept is similar to DC's WikiSalon. You can discuss Wikimedia and wikis, plan Wikipedia-related events, and collaboratively edit Wikipedia. You don't have to be an expert. We're happy to provide suggestions and help on request.

We provide the space and the snacks; you provide the ideas and the enthusiasm. Feel free to propose a topic for discussion... Ask for feedback... Get together to work on shared ideas... Or curl up in a corner and relax… everyone is welcome.

Where do I find out more?
The GLAM Café is organized by members of PhillyDH, Wikipedians, and people from various hosting institutions. You can get regular announcements and reminders by signing up on the GLAM Café Philadelphia Meetup page. For more information about the organizations and activities involved, you can also see the various hosting organizations.


 * GLAM Café Philadelphia Meetup
 * PhillyDH website
 * Wikipedia events

The GLAM Café is intended to be informal, so you are welcome to drop by without registering. Feel free to bring a friend, or several!

Wikipedia Suggestions
If you want to work on Wikipedia, and would like a suggestion of somewhere to start, here are some resources.

Editing Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons

 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * How to Edit a Page


 * A Guide to Getting Started on Wikimedia Commons
 * Adding Flickr files to Commons
 * Wikimedia Commons Help

Wikipedia's Year of Science
2016 is Wikipedia's Year of Science! Look for their list of monthly editing themes.

Women in Science
See WikiProject Women in Red for monthly initiatives for developing Wikipedia content about women, including women in science.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation has released images of women chemists and scientists on  Wikimedia Commons. Articles from the Chemical Heritage Foundation and other websites may be useful sources of information for Wikipedia articles. Here are some articles that could be edited or added.

Lists of women in science

 * List of women scientists
 * Women in engineering
 * List of women astronomers
 * List of astronomers
 * Women in geology
 * History of women in engineering
 * Women in space
 * Women in mathematics
 * see also Category: Women mathematicians

List of women archivists

 * List of women archivists at SAA WAR Roundtable Edit-a-thon
 * List of articles created or improved about Women Archivists

Women's Suffrage

 * See In Her Own Right Project for topics suggested by the PACSCL "In Her Own Right" Project archivists.