Wikipedia:Meetup/Rowan University

Join Rowan University Libraries for its first Wikipedia Edit-a-thon! Our topic is New Jersey Women's History. When April 6th, 2018 12:30PM-4:00PM

Where It will be located on the third floor of the library in the Digital Scholarship Center.

Why Our goal is to improve the representation of New Jersey women in Wikipedia.

What to Bring You can use a computer in the Digital Scholarship Center by logging in with your Rowan account. However, the number of computers is limited so please bring your own laptop and use the library's WiFi if possible.


 * We welcome first-time Wikipedia users and will provide a brief tutorial and one-on-one assistance.
 * This event is free and open to Rowan University students, staff, and faculty.
 * Refreshments will be provided.

Getting Started
RIT Libraries has an excellent YouTube series on using Wikipedia. Please follow the instructions to create a Wikipedia account before attending. There will be a brief introduction to using Wikipedia at the start of the event and one-on-one help during the session.

Checklist
Add an in-text citation (summarize source in your own words) Add external links/further reading resources Check print reference books for further resources Add links to other Wikipedia articles Create infobox Add categories Check for dead links Create Separate Sections Alphabetize external links/further reading Copy editing (puncuation, spelling, grammar, etc.) Make suggestions for improvement on talk page Assess articles according to WikiProject Women's History's standards (include code on talk page with your categorization) Create a redirect so that users can find an article multiple ways, for example, by searching with or without an individual's middle name

Suggested Resources
Google Google Scholar Check the library's libguide for ideas See Wikipedia's list of free online resources Internet Archive Find a Grave
 * Note: Open access resources are preferred, but not required

Other Resources
Wikipedia's Style Guide

Possible Topics
Articles to Edit Elizabeth Almira Allen Esther Edwards Burr Mary Griffith Josephine Lawrence Nellie Morrow Parker Ellen Clementine Howarth Elizabeth Haddon Lucy McKim Garrison Florence Peshine Eagleton Jennie Tuttle Hobart Mildred Barry Hughes Hetty Goldman Mabel Smith Douglass Adele DeLeeuw Betsey Stockton Mary Philbrook Enid Bell Mary Roebling Marie Hilson Katzenbach Ann Cooper Whitall Agnes Sligh Turnbull Cynthia Westcott Paula Kassell Margaret B. Laird Florence Dwyer Barbara Boggs Jane Grey Burgio Jemima Condict Joy Bright Hancock Ida Cohen Rosenthal Need more stubs? Check WikiProject New Jersey and search for stubs related to NJ women (scroll through by clicking next).

Articles to Create Alberta Gonzalez Ann Klein Antoinette Quinby Scudder Bessie Moore Carrie Cook Sanborn Cordelia Greene Johnson Cornelia Foster Bradford Dorothy Cross Mabel Smith Douglass Dorothy Daggett Eldridge Eleanor Egg Eleanor Marie (Egg) Kratiger Elizabeth Carteret Esther “Hetty” Saunders Hannah Hoyt Hannah Kinney Harriet Lafetra Helen M. Stummer Henriette W. Johnson Ida Mae Hampton Wassell Jannetje Vrelandt Drummond Jennie Precker Jessie D. Read Julia Keese Nelson Colles Juliet Clannon Cushing Katherine Schaub Louisa Maculloch Margaret Bancroft Margaret Tufts Swan Yardley Marian Stephenson Olden Marie Muhler Marilyn Morheuser Marion Thompson Wright Mary Paul Mary Yamashita Nagao Mildred Fairbanks Stone Rachel Lovell Wells Rebecca Buffum Spring Pat Witt Ruth Marcus Patt Sarah Kiersted Sophia Presley Vera Schectman

Results
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