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Intro to Wikipedia Editing 101
Session Description
January 19, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library’s Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon.
Facilitators:
- Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries
We’re gearing up for a whole month of editing Wikipedia in honour of Black History Month. Please join us for one of our “facilitator prep” sessions if you are interested in helping edit Wikipedia, or helping others to edit Wikipedia. In this session, Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist will provide training for those interested in editing Wikipedia, with a focus on those interested in participating or helping with our February Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-a-Thon!
What we’ll cover:
– Overview and technicalities – making an account – anatomy of a Wikipedia article – navigating Wikipedia (categories, sidebars, Wikiprojects) – common types of edits and how to do them: linking, citing, adding categories/templates.
Learn more about the Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: https://utsc.library.utoronto.ca/join-black-history-wikipedia-edit-thon
