Wikipedia-edit-a-thon

When:
October 21, 2019 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
2019-10-21T13:00:00-07:00
2019-10-21T15:30:00-07:00
Where:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library, 3rd Floor
3800 Finnerty Road Victoria
BC V8P 5C2
Cost:
Free

The Electronic Textual Cultures Lab and the University of Victoria Libraries, invite you to join us in a Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon to celebrate Open Access Week at UVic. Students and faculty have a special role to play in ensuring information on Wikipedia is accurate and up-to-date given our access to the world’s best academic resources through UVic Libraries.

We are inviting all members of UVic and the broader community to join us for a workshop and editing session in which you will learn:
1.     How to create a Wikipedia username and profile
2.     How to edit a Wikipedia entry
3.     How to add scholarly sources to Wikipedia entries.
4.     How to use UVic Library resources to verify information in Wikipedia entries.

Instructors: Dr. J Matthew Huculak and Michael Radmacher

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