Wikipedia:GLAM/Wikipedians in Special Residence 2013-2014/African Studies Centre
 Invitation Meetings Africa & Wikipedia[edit]Why Wikipedia?[edit]In recent years this editable internet encyclopedia in many language versions (English, French, German, Swahili..) has been widely used as a reference. For example, the article Africa has been consulted 245,518 times in October 2013. For researchers, students, information specialists and amateurs wishing to share their expertise with the public at large, Wikipedia is an appropriate medium. However, editors of Wikipedia need to understand the special working principles of this medium. In the short course Introducing Africa & Wikipedia we discuss these topics. How can we improve Wikipedia by corrections and additions? And by writing new articles, uploading photographs, longer texts and other files? In the Writing session Contributing to African subjects on Wikipedia we get down to work. We invite experts, amateurs and other interested Africa buffs to join us at both meetings. See also this ASC webpage for the rationale behind this project. Please register as an editor (user) of Wikipedia by clicking the Register button in the topmost right corner of any Wikipedia page, especially if you join us at the Writing session. Of course you remain free to contribute or not and you won't be spammed. Extensive information can be found at, e.g., Meetings[edit]Wednesday 11 december 2013 2.00-4.00 PM[edit]ASC Introducing Wikipedia, African Studies Centre, Room 3A.06 Participants[edit]Please add your name and/or Wikipedia user name by clicking the [edit]-link above
Tuesday 17 december 2013 2.00-4.00 PM[edit]ASC Writing session Contributing to Wikipedia, Pieter de la Court Building PC-Room 1A26, with continuation until 5.00 PM if desired. Please register as a Wikipedia User (editor) beforehand, by clicking the button "register" (topmost right corner of a Wikipedia page). Participants[edit]Please add your name and/or Wikipedia user name by clicking the [edit]-link above
Thursday 9 January 2014 10-13 AM[edit]ASC Second Writing session Contributing to Wikipedia, Pieter de la Court Building, PC-Room 1A32, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, tel 071 - 527 3372. Please register as a Wikipedia User (editor) beforehand, by clicking the button "register" (topmost right corner of a Wikipedia page). Participants[edit]Please add your name and/or Wikipedia user name by clicking the [edit]-link above.
Tuesday 21 January 2014 10-13 AM[edit]ASC Third writing session Contributing to Wikipedia Participants[edit]Please register as a Wikipedia user (editor) beforehand, by clicking the button "register" (topmost right corner of a Wikipedia page). You can add your name and/or Wikipedia user name by clicking the [edit]-link above. Articles wanting creation, correction and expansion[edit]Experts, please add your suggestions below.
N.B. A Master student at the ASC (nickname Duikerberry) wrote the article w:en:Amakhosi Theatre. Photographs, sound recordings, presentations and more[edit]Perhaps you are the copyright owner of good photographs, sound recordings or other digital files about African subjects which are underrepresented or lacking quality on Wikimedia Commons, see for instance w:commons:Category:Images by country. If you want to share these files on Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons license (your copyright ownership has to be acknowledged by users of your data), you can upload them into an appropriate category by looking in the lefthand menu of any Wikipedia page and clicking on Tools and then on Upload file. Publication[edit]
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