Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NARA COMM535 2014
= NARA Edit-a-thon, February 25, 2014=
File:NARA-david-ferriero-scanathon-2014.jpg
Work with students, curators, Wikipedia editors to improve articles and scan documents related to the National Archives and Records Administration. This is the second edit-a-thon for the class "Wikipedia and Public Knowledge" class [http://digitalnewsroom.org/wikipedia-knowledge-2014/] and Wikimedia DC.
==When==
: Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Who
: Students from Wikipedia & Public Knowledge (COMM 535), American University (professor Andrew Lih User:Fuzheado)
: Wikimedia DC Community (not open to general public, sorry!)
File:Editathon at national archive.-American University COMM535.JPG
File:Editathon at national archive. -American University COMM535.JPG
File:Ariel Berry and Hufsa Kamal are scanning the files in National Archive..JPG
What to bring
: Laptop computer
Where
: National Archives and Records Administration, Researchers Entrance (north side of the building)
: 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408
: Etherpad notes: http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/NARA-editathon-2014
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Meet, set up, registration | NARA |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Introduction and instruction
| Innovation Hub (Library) | |
| 3:00 - 5:00 | Scanning records | Research room |
RSVP
=Attendees=
=Maybe=
- {{TBD}}
List of articles we will be working on
- {{TBD}}
=Additional articles to be created=
- {{TBD}}
Research resources
= Examples =
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= Databases and websites=
- {{TBD}}
Results / Outcomes
=Articles created=
- {{TBD}}