Upcoming events
October 3
University of Maryland Disability Awareness Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Thursday, October 3, 2019
Time: 2 PM – 5 PM
WHERE
- University of Maryland: Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center (ESJ), Room 1309
4131 Campus Drive, College Park, MD
Join us to kick off the University of Maryland’s Disability Awareness Month events with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. During this event, we will edit and expand Wikipedia articles related to disability. By contributing to Wikipedia, we can help to ensure that its well-trafficked resources provide comprehensive and accurate representations of disability.
New to editing Wikipedia? Don't worry - training will be provided.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Learn more »
October 5
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A Library of Congress Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Saturday, October 5, 2019
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
WHERE
- Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC
Join us in the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress on October 5 from 10:00AM-1:00PM to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. During this event, we will improve and create Wikipedia articles related to Latinx Heritage, including Women Voting Rights, Latinx Authors, and Latinx history, among many other topics. This Wikipedia Edit-a-thon includes training for first time editors and lunch.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. Learn more »
February 8
American Folklife Center’s Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: Biographical Entries on Women Folklorists, Ethnomusicologists, and Fieldworkers
WHEN
- Saturday, February 8, 2020
Time: 11 AM – 3 PM
WHERE
- American Folklife Center
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC
Join the American Folklife Center on February 8th for a Edit-A-Thon to expand the online presence of women who documented the world. This event is part of its multi-year initiative to highlight, explore, and celebrate the contributions of women as ethnographic fieldworkers and scholars and call attention to the instrumental role of women in establishing many of the seminal collections that now enrich the AFC archive and ethnographic archives throughout the world. During the Edit-A-Thon, we plan to add and/or expand entries for approximately 25-30 women, both historic and contemporary, who documented traditional culture. We will focus of those whose collections are now housed in the AFC archive. Activities will be centered at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, but off-site participation is encouraged. AFC staff will be on hand to assist on-site and off-site researchers and provide archival materials.
No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Lunch will be provided. Learn more »
