Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Librarians@Pratt
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Librarians @ Pratt: A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon took place on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Pratt Institute's Manhattan campus. The focus of this event was to create and edit pages about Pratt alumni, faculty, and staff who’ve made a significant contribution to the field of Library and Information Science, especially those involved in the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science programs.
Details
:* Hosts: [http://twitter.com/silssa Pratt SILS Student Association (SILSSA)] and [http://bpmtheta.org Beta Phi Mu, Theta Chapter]
:* Endorsements: Wikipedia:GLAM/Metropolitan New York Library Council
:* Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014
:* Time: 2-5pm (Workshop from 2-2:45pm, Open editing 2:45-5pm)
:* Location: Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science (6th Floor, Room 609)
:* Address: 144 West 14th St, New York, NY 10011
:* Cost: Free
:* What to Bring: Participants should bring laptops and ideas. There will be desktop computers available but only accessible by current Pratt students, faculty, and staff.
:* Participants: Open to Pratt Institute students, faculty, staff, and alumni; plus invited guests.
:* Facilitator: Megs
:* Other contacts: ginamshelton, User:OR drohowa
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=RSVPs=
- ginamshelton
- OR drohowa (talk) 12:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
- Acocciolo (talk) 19:17, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Megs (talk) 20:08, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
- Coachritzy (talk) 19:17, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Aap1890 (talk) 19:28, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Brooklynnnnn (talk) 19:37, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Anarchyshake (talk) 19:43, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Gingerjar (talk) 19:53, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
=In-Person Attendees=
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During this event, attendees participated in a presentation that covered the basics of editing and using Wiki mark-up. Open editing followed, during which time participants edited biographical pages for librarians with a connection to Pratt Institute.
Wikimetrics
Bytes contributed: 62254 net sum
Edits Made: 73 edits
Newly registered accounts: 6 new accounts