Wikipedia:Westchester Library System/1lib1ref January 2017

The Westchester Library System is hosting a meeting for librarians to participate in the Wikipedia #1Lib1Ref (one librarian, one reference!) campaign. This is a private event for librarians of the library system, and attendance is by invitation only.

About
We are getting ready for Wikipedia's #1Lib1Ref campaign. Last year we made a big impact with our call to “Imagine a World where Every Librarian Adds One More Reference to Wikipedia.” Westchester Library System is participating in the event on Wednesday, January 18, 2016 from 9:30 – 11:00 pm. We want your help!

Wikipedia’s strength is in its references, which is the source of Wikipedia's reliability. #1Lib1Ref is the library community coming together to give us a most precious gift: a citation. We hope the experience of #1Lib1Ref can provide tools and experience to help librarians critically integrate Wikipedia into the broader research and information literacy landscape. We are doing the coffee hour!

Agenda

 * At the event
 * Create a Wikipedia account, if you do not have one already.
 * After creating a Wikipedia account, please register for the event by joining the program
 * Use the Citation Hunt tool for ideas
 * Add a citation wherever you like


 * After the event
 * If you wish, take Wikipedia's own 30-minute online training and tour at The Wikipedia Adventure.
 * Join any NYC area events listed at WP:Meetup/NYC. There are several events a month.
 * slides are online

Beginner guides

 * The Wikipedia Adventure - a 30-minute tutorial for beginners
 * Articles for Creation - a guide for a starting a new article
 * Teahouse - a forum to ask any question and get a human response

About this event
Organizations supporting Wikipedia outreach and providing Wikipedia support for this event include the following:

The Wikipedia trainer at the event is Lane Rasberry, Wikipedian-in-Residence at Consumer Reports, who can be reached regarding matters of consumer outreach and Wikipedia at

Links

 * Westchester Library System
 * Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
 * #1Lib1Ref