Wikipedia:GLAM/University of Toronto Libraries/Resources

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The following resources have been compiled by function.

Learning

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=DIY slides=

[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU How to Edit Wikipedia: Full Deck]

  • Content: This deck covers the basics of Wikipedia editing in three parts: Basics, Improve Old Stuff, Write New Stuff
  • Usage: DIY learning and/or Edit-A-Thons
  • License: You may freely share or adapt the material for non-commercial use under the following license: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]

=Exercises=

Editing exercises for Visual Editor

  • Content: A series of exercises (Visual Editor) for practising basic Wikipedia edits, including formatting, linking, citing, and adding an infobox.
  • Usage: DIY learning, teaching, and/or Edit-A-Thons. You may also remix the exercises in your sandbox to suit your instruction needs.

=MOS checklist=

MOS checklist

=Wiki markup=

Wiki markup cheatsheet

  • Content: A basic overview and cheatsheet on Wiki markup (language for Source Editor) broken out by task. Covers formatting, linking, talk page communication, and common documentation tools.
  • Usage: DIY learning and teaching. Reference to edit "back-end pages" which do not enable use of Visual Editor, including some Wikipedia Wikiproject pages and all Wikidata user + Wikiproject pages.

=Wiki markup exercises=

Wiki markup exercises

  • Content: A series of exercises for practising basic Wiki markup functions, including formatting, linking, discussion replies, and templates.
  • Usage: DIY learning and teaching. You may also remix the exercises in your sandbox to suit your instruction needs.

Events

=How to edit: A digest=

{{shortcut|WP:UTL/ET}}

How to edit

  • Content: An accessible, bullet-form introduction to Wikipedia editing suitable for events and projects. It can be transcluded to an event or Wikiproject page.
  • Example: How to edit section in the Editing tab is transcluded.
  • Usage: To transclude (=reproduce), insert {{WP:UTL/ET}} where appropriate in the intended page. It is advisable to append the code directly below the preceding paragraph. A line break is inserted above the transcluded section by default.

=Event page template=

Template:Event docs

  • Content: A template that makes Wikipedia meetup event page creation easy.
  • Example: The template can be used to develop event pages like Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon (February 2021).
  • Usage: Insert {{subst:Event docs}} on a page to produce an editable event page. Refer to template documentation for detailed guidance.

Linking

=Archival records=

Template:Archival records

  • Content: A wikidata-aware template that makes it easy to find archival records associated with a topic.
  • Example: Roxana Ng#External links
  • Usage: Add this template to the top of the External links section of a page to produce a box displaying archival information. The template can both pull in information from Wikidata and display locally entered information. Refer to template documentation for detailed guidance.