Wikipedia:Meetup/Michigan State University Libraries/Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, March 15, 2017

In celebration of Women's History Month, Michigan State University Libraries hosted a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in the Main Library on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, from 4 to 6 pm. Our main focus was the creation and improvement of articles about people named to the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.

Event information

• Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
• Time: 4:00-6:00pm EST
• Location: MSU Main Library, Beaumont West Instruction Room (2W)
  • Address and parking information

Registration

1. TimK MSI (talk · contribs)
2. ERMlibrarian (talk · contribs)
3. Amandabtickner (talk · contribs)
4. Ladenson librarian (talk · contribs)

Attendance

15 (6 students, 5 faculty/staff, 4 organizers)

Outcomes

Five new articles created:

• Gladys Beckwith
• Myrtle Craig Mowbray
• Elizabeth Eaglesfield
• Sarah Van Hoosen Jones
• Shirley E. Schwartz

See also

• MSU Libraries Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, April 6, 2017

External links

• MSU Libraries guide to editing and contributing content to Wikipedia