Gebruiker:Harrrij/template projectpage wildlife editathon BL 2015

Introduction

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Europeana Sounds(1) will organise several sound and music related edit-a-thons throughout Europe in 2015 and 2016. An edit-a-thon about wildlife will be organised on the 7th of November 2015 at the British Library.

General information

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During this edit-a-thon (target audience) and Wikipedians will be invited to enrich Wikipedia with their knowledge and with enriching relevant articles with field recordings of wildlife sounds from the British Library. Next to (learn about) writing articles on Wikipedia, this event is the perfect chance to meet other wildlife and Wikipedia enthusiasts and to learn more about the collection of the British Library.

Goals and target audiences

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Sound hunters, Wikipedians who love wildlife and nature and Wikipedians who like to help guide this event. Knowledge of Wikipedia is not mandatory! This edit-a-thon is a good way to explore the platform.

Location and time

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  • Location: British Library
  • Time: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Register with form this form
  • Participants will need to bring their own laptop
  • Headphones recommended
  • Newcomers to editing will need to create Wikipedia accounts prior to the event

Programme

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  • 10.00-10.30 Arrival and welcome coffee. Log on and computer checks.
  • 10.30-10.45 Introduction to BL, housekeeping. Introduction to Europeana Sounds.
  • 10.45-11.00 Introduction to BL Sounds and Wildlife collection from curator Cheryl Tipp
  • 11.00-11.15 Introduction to Wikimedia
  • 11.15-12.45 Hands on session, editing Wikipedia. Training available throughout.
  • 12.45-13.00 Recap and sharing
  • 13.00-14.00 Lunch
  • 14.00-15.45 Edits continue
  • 15.45-16.00 Recap of the day and work done
  • 16.00 End!

Register

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You can register by filling in this form.

Edit-a-thon information

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Collections and media objects

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Instruction video(s)

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How do you enrich a Wikipedia article with audio?

Mentors

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Participants

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Add your Wikipedia name to the list, if you are signed in to your Wikipedia-account you can also just fill in four tildes (~~~~) to put your name on the list: Attending:

Are you taking photos during the event? Upload these to Wikimedia Commons and put the photos in the category Commons:Category:Edit-a-thon NAME LOCATION, XX Month 201X.

Evaluation of the event (to be filled in at the end of the day)

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Please fill in this survey at the end of the day, in order to help us improve future events.

List of tasks

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Remove the links you're working on, to prevent working on the same task