Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/secondlowell editathon

Join the Pollard Memorial Library and UMass Lowell Library for a Lowell History Edit-a-thon! We will work to improve Wikipedia's entries about Lowell, MA. We will be using local sources and library resources to bring more of Lowell to Wikipedia.

When: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Where: Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852 Focus: Acre neighborhood of Lowell Snacks? Yes! Snacks in the morning and pizza for lunch. You do not need to be an experienced Wikipedia editor in order to attend, just bring a willingness to learn. We will provide training on how to find resources, how to edit entries, and how to add your personal photos to Wikipedia entries.

Event Details

There is a lot of history in the city of Lowell from the Industrial Revolution and Textile Mills to Jack Kerouac and Mill Girls. So many local residents love studying and sharing this history of the city. We want to take your knowledge and help you improve Wikipedia by locating sources, improving entries and adding photos. This edit-a-thon will focus on buildings and events that connect to the Acre neighborhood of Lowell

Schedule

Please remember to bring a laptop and power supply. Some computers will be available for those who don't have their own laptop.

10:00- 11:30am: breakfast served

11:30am - 1pm: lunch served

3:30-3:45pm: Wrap-up and thank yous

Logistics

• What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Bring any personal photos or sources you think may be helpful.
• Contact the organizers: If you have questions ahead of time, contact sara_marks@uml.edu or. For directions and help finding the building on the day of, call
• Registration and more information;" http://uml.beta.libguides.com/wikipediaeditathons

Sign up

Attending

• Kobuu (talk) 19:30, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
• Dylan620 ^{(I'm all ears)} 18:30, 22 January 2015 (UTC) (Update 02:08, 26 January 2015 (UTC): my edits during this edit-a-thon were done under my account for use on public computers, Dylan620 II (talk · contribs))

Resources

• Amazing resource for People! : Full Text of "History of Lowell and its People"

Wikipedia Help

• GLAM Beginners Guide
• Wikipedia Tutorial
• Starting an Article
• Citation Guide
• Five Pillars of Wikipedia
• Wikipedia Cheatsheet

• Uploading Flickr Files to Wikimedia Commons
• Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons: First steps
• Formatting Shortcuts -
  • Text Formatting
  • Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
  • Links

Results

Articles expanded and improved

• I worked on the entry for Rady Mom --LibraryGurl (talk) 19:53, 27 January 2015 (UTC)