Luiza, Yes! Great initiative. Do look the Research Commons if you're still in a exploratory stage for securing the location. The librarians we've worked with are unfortunately gone. We've hosted a few events there in the past and Wikipedia editing synchronizes well with the goals of the RC specifically. Moreover, they've got great flex spaces, equipment, and lots of plug-ins. In fact, you might be able to reserve one of the classrooms or areas yourself on the RC homepage.
Having a list of things to work on during the event, and handy materials for people to use, will definitely help make the event a success. That, and lots of publicity. It's worth making a few personalized invitations to folks you think would be really great and will recruit their friends. Food, too! Do you plan to have a learn to edit session for newcomers? M On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Joe Mabel <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds good. If Odegaard doesn't come through, the Research Commons at the > Allen Library is also a likely bet. We've done several events there. > > JM > > > > On 1/30/2017 2:12 PM, Lou Wainer wrote: > >> Hi Lane, >> I'm waiting for Odegaard Library at UW to confirm if they can host us - I >> do not know when I'll hear back from them. I've been talking to Indigenous >> scholars and scholars of Indigenous art to come up with a preliminary list >> of names and topics relating to Indigenous women artists that need editing >> so I can start researching and collecting reference materials on them. >> Thanks for the help, >> >> >> Lou Wainer >> MLIS Candidate >> iSchool, University of Washington >> [email protected] | (425) 219 6050 >> >> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Lane Rasberry <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hello, >>> >>> Thanks for writing in. >>> >>> I expect that different people can contribute different parts of this, >>> but >>> to start, are you able to secure a location? When do you expect to >>> confirm >>> one? >>> >>> You say that you are a library student. It helps at these events if >>> someone >>> is able to bring curated information to the event which would be good to >>> share, like books or articles which can be cited. Are you able to >>> collect a >>> few books and papers to recommend for people who need source information >>> to >>> develop articles? If you can do that, then that firms up the theme of the >>> event. >>> >>> Thanks for speaking up. >>> >>> yours, >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Lou Wainer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Cascadian Wikimedians, >>>> >>>> Hi! I recently joined the group and wanted to introduce myself: my name >>>> >>> is >>> >>>> Luiza, I'm a library and information science grad student at the UW in >>>> Seattle. Originally from Brazil, I have a background in Art >>>> Librarianship >>>> and a particular interest in computer-supported collaboration tools >>>> (even >>>> though my Wikipedia editing skills are still very rough). >>>> >>>> I’m planning on organizing an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at the UW in >>>> early >>>> March (the 4th or the 11th, depending on confirmation of the location). >>>> >>> As >>> >>>> a way to make the event salient to our community, the idea is to focus >>>> on >>>> editing entries related to Indigenous art and Indigenous women artists. >>>> >>> I’d >>> >>>> love to enlist your expertise in organizing the event and invite the >>>> >>> group >>> >>>> to be an affiliated sponsor. >>>> >>>> Please let me know if you are interested in getting involved. Any >>>> suggestions and recommendations are more than welcome! >>>> >>>> Warm regards, >>>> >>>> Lou Wainer >>>> MLIS Candidate >>>> iSchool, University of Washington >>>> [email protected] | (425) 219 6050 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lane Rasberry >>> user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia >>> 206.801.0814 >>> [email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > -- Monika Sengul-Jones www.monikasengul.com (206) 715-2320 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
