Thanks for sending this out :) I'm sad I can't make it in person, but I'll participate remotely using resources available in our libraries.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Audrey Hamelers <[email protected]> wrote: > The Colored Conventions Project, in conjunction with the University of > Delaware Library and the University of Delaware History Media Center, plans > to host a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the University of Delaware on Saturday, > April 26. > > The program will start at 11:00 a.m. with an Intro to Wikipedia Editing > Workshop, led by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, the Wikipedian in Residence at the > Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. Mary will give an overview of > topics including Wikipedia culture, the writing style of Wikipedia, and > nuts-and-bolts how-tos. > > After the Intro Workshop, the Edit-a-thon will begin at 1:15 p.m. > > Attendees are welcome to bring their own interests and data for entry in > Wikipedia. Attendees who do not bring data of their own are invited to use > the biographical and other information resources gathered by the Colored > Conventions project, which covers a neglected, critical period of > African-American history. The biographical information about historically > important men and women of color could help to fill the current deficit of > such information on Wikipedia. > > Eventbrite Signup: > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colored-conventions-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-11100870001 > > Wikipedia Meetup Page: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/University_of_Delaware/April_2014_Colored_Conventions > > —Audrey Hamelers > > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM-US mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us > >
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