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Missoula Public Library Wikipedia Workshop

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|data2 = Friday, January 4, 2013

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|data3 = 3:30-5:30pm

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|data4 = Missoula Public Library Main Branch, 301 E. Main Street

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|data5 = Missoula, Montana (59802)

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In conjunction with Wiki Loves Libraries (WLL), an initiative for improved Wikimedia engagement with libraries and archives, the Missoula Public Library will be hosting a Workshop and [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects/Edit-a-thon_How-To edit-athon] on Friday, January 4, 2013 from 3:30-5:30pm at the Missoula Public Library Main Branch in Missoula, Montana.

Goals

  • To teach inexperienced editors how to contribute to Wikipedia
  • To write, edit and improve Wikipedia's entries (specifically National Register of Historic Places listings in Montana), and stubs relating to Montana, past and present,
  • To demonstrate how to upload original photography to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons]
  • To show community members the resources available through the Missoula Public Library system

How to edit: Links and resources for Wikipedians in Montana

=Suggested articles=

  • [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Montana&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=Stub-Class Wikiproject Montana Stub articles] to expand
  • Missoula Public Library

Invitation, RSVP, and press coverage

= Invitation =

  • [http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/events/370-wikipmeetup Missoula Public Library Announcement: Wikipedia Meetup - Free Training Session]

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!bgcolor="#ccccff" |WIKIPEDIA LOVES LIBRARIES: MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY WIKIPEDIA WORKSHOP!
You're invited to participate in Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2013, a workshop and [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects/Edit-a-thon_How-To edit-athon] hosted by Missoula Public Library for the purpose of improving National Register of Historic Places listings in Montana and stubs relating to Montana. No prior experience needed! The event will take place on Friday, January 4, 2013 from 3:30-5:30pm at the [http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/branches/main Missoula Public Library Main Branch] in Missoula, Montana. You can view details about this Wiki Loves Libraries event here. Be sure to RSVP and share the results of your work HERE.

= Press coverage =

  • {{Cite news

| last = Ira Sather-Olson

| title = Shelf life: Eager editors can improve Wikipedia

| work = Missoulian

| accessdate = 2013-01-05

| date = 2012-12-30

| url = http://missoulian.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/shelf-life-eager-editors-can-improve-wikipedia/article_2b0eafd8-510e-11e2-a536-0019bb2963f4.html

}}

  • {{Cite news

| last = Betsy Cohen

| title = Missoula residents offered crash course in Wikipedia editing

| work = Missoulian

| accessdate = 2013-01-05

| date = 2013-01-02

| url = http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/missoula-residents-offered-crash-course-in-wikipedia-editing/article_bb96a0de-5545-11e2-a8d6-001a4bcf887a.html

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= Attending =

  1. Djembayz, of [http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home Wikimedia DC]. Feel free to contact me directly for additional information.
  2. Mttartaruga
  3. Lastchild8
  4. GeoloArch
  5. Ginkgomt
  6. GeoKaplan
  7. Mm3fre (talk) 00:18, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

= Maybe =

  1. Outside2
  2. User:Hyacinth
  3. User:Dlabtot
  4. [Your name or Wikipedia user name here]

= Attending remotely (editing on Montana topics from offsite) =

  1. User:MONGO
  2. Tim1965
  3. Wikidcat (talk) 18:55, 3 January 2013 (UTC)]
  4. Erincasey (talk) 18:57, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
  5. MTKotekan (talk) 18:58, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

= Regrets =

  1. Glacierman (talk) 21:11, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Videos and links for getting a head start on the event

:If you are someone who enjoys learning on your own, this tutorial will make it much easier to start editing.

= Just click edit =

= User names / create an account =

Results / Outcomes

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File:Albert May house Stevensville MT sign 2012.jpg

  1. Nine new users!
  2. Thirty-five attendees!
  3. Satellite event for staff at Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
  4. New article: Albert May House
  5. New article: Great Falls Central High School
  6. New article: Ursuline Academy (Great Falls, Montana)
  7. Copyediting of Bently Spang, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, Cheyenne people
  8. Two new photos uploaded!

See also

  • [http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries Wikipedia Loves Libraries] at Wikimania 2012
  • [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries Wikipedia Loves Libraries portal] at Wikimedia Outreach
  • WikiProject Montana, a project dedicated to improving Montana-related topics on Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia:A Primer for newcomers, an introduction to Wikipedia policies

Missoula, Montana

Category:Wikipedia meetups in Montana