Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Events and Workshops/Wiki Fans

Booking
To be assured of your place at the event, you can 'book through Event Booking and Eventbrite.
 * If a student or staff member of the University of Edinburgh then please  book through MyEd here.
 * If coming from outside the university then please  book through Eventbrite here .

Welcome
Please create an account on Wikipedia if you have not done so as yet.


 * 1) Join the dashboard page for today's workshop.
 * 2) Have a look at our new Histropedia timeline of Women's suffrage in Scotland.
 * 3) Have a look at our Navigation box template we add to the foot of pages about the Scottish suffragettes.
 * 4) There is a draft biography you can look at and use as an exemplar: Jocelyn Bell Burnell or the Mary Blathwayt'''.
 * 5) Would you like to do more editing after today? There is a WikiProject Women in Red you can join to take part in their monthly themed editing events and we hold in-person Wiki Women in Red editing events at the University of Edinburgh too.

About the event
Full Wikipedia editing training will be given, followed by an editathon that will focus on improving the quality of articles about fans of all descriptions, shapes and sizes. We will provide training on how to edit and participate in an open knowledge community. Participants will be supported to develop articles covering areas which could stand to be created and improved.

Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and improve the information available online!



How do I prepare?

 * Sign up for the event
 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Bring a laptop if you like (Desktop PCs and wi-fi will be provided)
 * Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
 * Think about what you would like to edit.

Programme

 * 2:00 pm - 2:05 pm:Welcome from Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence.
 * 2:05 pm – 2:45 pm: Crash course in Wikipedia training from Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence.
 * 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Tea break and deciding what to edit.
 * 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Research and EDIT!
 * 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: PUBLISH! and close.

Trainers
Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh

Hit list of articles to be created or improved
Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.

The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!

Articles to be created and improved
This list will be populated with pages to work on to improve or create. But you are more than welcome to suggest a page yourself.
 * Fan (person) - This article needs additional citations for verification.
 * Fandom - This article needs additional citations for verification.
 * File area network - File Area Network (FAN) redirects to File virtualization and only cites 1 source.
 * Anti-fan - needs additional citations for verification.
 * Fan club - uses only one source for citation. More citations needed.
 * Fan convention - needs additional citations.
 * Fan art - needs additional citations for verification.
 * Fanac - short stub article, needs expanded and more additional citations for verification.
 * Fanzine - short start class article, needs expanded and external links section improved.
 * Shipping_(fandom) - This article has multiple issues.
 * Sercon - short stub article. Can it be improved/expanded?
 * Fan loyalty - This article has multiple issues.
 * Fan film - needs additional citations for verification.
 * Hand fan - This article needs additional citations for verification.
 * Hand_fan - this section of the article on the history of hand fans does not cite any sources!!
 * Japanese war fan - can this article be expanded?
 * Korean fighting fan - This article does not cite any sources.
 * Fan dance - This article needs additional citations for verification, contains original research and may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples. Needs much improved.
 * Fan death - can this article be expanded/improved on?
 * Solar-powered fan - This article needs additional citations for verification.
 * Attic fan - This article needs additional citations for verification.
 * Buchaechum - This Korean fan dance does not cite any sources. Short stub article, can it be expanded?
 * Cariñosa - This fan dance from the Philippines does not cite any sources.
 * Suzume Odori - traditional Japanese fan dance. Article may need created as it currently just directs to Japanese traditional dance.
 * Kuk Sool Won - martial arts system from Korea where a fan is used is as a weapon. Article to be created.
 * Beatallica - mashup tribute band to the Beatles and Metallica - needs additional citations for verification.
 * No Way Sis - the official Oasis tribute band originating from Glasgow, Scotland. Needs additional citations for verification.

Use the PrepBio tool

 * The PrepBio tool is very handy for creating stub entries on Wikipedia using the structured data information in Wikidata.
 * Employed by Edinburgh University list
 * Women educated at the University of Edinburgh with no Wiki article
 * Women born in Edinburgh
 * Women who died in Edinburgh
 * Women employed by Edinburgh University without an article

General

 * DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, journals, ejournals and more.

News sources

 * Factiva
 * British Newspaper Archive
 * More at: Edinburgh University Library - Newspaper database

Theses databases

 * Edinburgh Research Archive. For theses produced at the University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Research Archive
 * Proquest Dissertations
 * More at: Edinburgh University Library - Theses database

Outcomes - New pages created
To be determined.

What can I do after the event?


You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:
 * Video tutorials
 * Instructional videos on using Wikipedia

Participants - Sign Up Here!
Prior to the event: Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
 * 1) RSVP: [mailto:ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk] 
 * 2) Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
 * No? Create a Wikipedia account
 * Yes? Go to Step #2
 * 1) Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page