Wikipedia:Meetup/Champaign/ICQI Digital Tools Edit-a-thon @ Ricker Library, University of Illinois

ICQI Digital Tools Wikihack

Join us in updating the Wikipedia entries related to qualitative research: A Hands-on Experience. You are invited to learn more about Wikipedia and how you, as a qualitative researcher, could participate in the generation, editing, and critique of the information available to the larger world about qualitative inquiry.

Event information

Date: Friday, May 19, 2017
Time: 11am-12:20pm
Location: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Architecture Building, Rooms 205 (2nd floor), 608 E. Lorado Taft Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 / More accessibility information about building can be found here
Cost: Free, but please register (below)
Host: Ricker Library
Please bring a laptop and power cord with you!

What to expect

We will provide tutorials for Wikipedia newcomers and an overview of the resource. Bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. Stop by for a little bit or stay for the whole afternoon. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary!

If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature (by the way, signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).

Resources for editing

Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
Tutorial
How to Edit a Page

Citations and style guidelines

Formatting shortcuts

Editing Brochure Ask organizers for a physical copy.
Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia Commonly-used Wiki markup language, including how to sign your username and add links
PDF cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia (PDF version of printed handout of commonly-used Wiki markup language)
Full list of Wiki markup All of the Wiki markup language
Text Formatting
Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
Links

Images and photos

Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
Adding Photos

Outcomes

Articles improved

List of Wikipedia articles attendees have worked to improve.

Articles created

List of Wikipedia articles attendees have worked to create.

Participants - Sign Up Here!

Prior to the event:

Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
No? Create a Wikipedia account

Yes? Go to Step #2
Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page

Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!