Wikipedia:GLAM/Australian libraries and WP/Events/City of Sydney Library First Nations Editathon

This editathon has been called off as at 19 March 2020.

Participants

If you do not have a Wikipedia account, please create one here first: click here to create your account. When choosing your username, please keep in mind that using your real name as your Wikipedia user name can carry risks - you may like to use a nickname instead.

To add your Wikipedia username, click Edit source (beside the section heading Participants'), then type *~~~~

This will add your Wikipedia username to a bulleted list.

Content

Articles for editing

Article	Notes	Editor	Done?
Redfern, New South Wales - history section could be expanded to include more of the area's Indigenous history	Aboriginal history of Sydney (City of Sydney Library), Redfern oral history, Inner Sydney’s Aboriginal community fear they are being pushed out for ‘white hipsters’, SBS news article
Australian Bicentenary - 1988 protests section could be expanded	Massacres and protest: Australia Day's undeniable history, Guardian Australia article, Indigenous protest badge, in the collection of Museums Victoria, Analysis of the 1988 protests, SBS news
Truganini	University of Tasmania biography, Australian Dictionary of Biography article, Truganini: Ambassador, guerrilla fighter and survivor, ABC Radio Hobard, Aborigines demand that British Museum returns Truganini bust, Guardian Australia article
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative	Barani website profile, Dictionary of Sydney, blog post, about a documentary profiling the cooperative, State Library of NSW exhibition, https://www.daao.org.au/bio/fiona-foley/biography/ biography of Fiona Foley, a founding member], Art Gallery of NSW exhibition
Jack Davis (playwright)	First Nations Australia Writers Network profile, biography, University of Queensland Press author profile

When you are finished - give yourself a Y !! And choose another article.

Articles for creation

Article	Notes	Editor	Done?
First Nations Australia Writers Network	Facebook page for the network (can be linked to in External Links, not recommended as a main source, workshop run by the Network, history of the network, official website
Brisbane Blacks	publisher, Black Nations Rising: self-determination through self-publishing, SBS News, Facebook page (can be linked to in External Links, not recommended as a main source
Ida West	biography, First Nations Australia Writers Network biography, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/497216?c=people Trove search
Norm Newlin	Western Sydney University biography, AustLit list of works, Austlit biography, Issuu, Serving Country biography, Worimi timeline (includes mention of him, Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre
Lester Bostock	First Peoples Disability Network Australia biography, NAIDOC profile, First Nations Australia Writers Network biography, SBS news article, Austlit biography, First Peoples Disability Network Australia Board member profile
Loris Williams	Trove search, State Library of Queensland biography, information about the scholarship named in her honour
Diana Mudgee	AIATSIS collections information, Mudgee museum profile
Tranby Aboriginal College	Official website, Profile

When you are finished - give yourself a Y !! And choose another article.

Training and support

Where to begin

1. Create your user page (if you don't have one already)
   • New editors - consider adding a line, "Participating in an editathon on 21 March" and linking to this project page - this will let other editors know that you are just starting out
   • More experienced editors are welcome to link to this page too from their user page if they would like to
2. Choose a topic from the list - either an article to edit or an article to create
3. Edit the Articles for Creation or Articles for Editing section to put your Wikipedia username against the one you have chosen (talk to Rubicon9bce or another experienced editor if you are having trouble with the table format) and save your changes
4. Consult the resources listed and the resources being provided
   • If you aren't sure about what to include or how to use a reference, check with Rubicon49bce
5. Make your changes (remember, you must write in your own words unless adding a cited quotation, and must cite your sources) and save
6. When you are finished with one article, choose another!

Editing Wikipedia articles

• Click Edit, either at the top of the article or at the section heading for the section you would like to work on
• Enter your text and use the formatting options
• Remember that you are working on a live article which others may be reading or editing

Creating Wikipedia articles

• You may prefer to work in your Sandbox - this will let you save your work as you go. If you do work in your sandbox, speak to Rubicon49bce when you are ready to "launch"/publish your article

Tips for biographies

Do:

• Choose a notable subject
• Use neutral language
• Be aware of guidelines surrounding articles about living people
• Use verifiable, independent sources

Don't

• Promote the subject
• Use unreliable sources

Resources

Websites

• Dictionary of Biography
• Australian Women’s Register
• Trove digitised newspapers, books and the NSW Government Gazette
• Dictionary of Sydney

Categories

• Redfern, New South Wales
• Aborigines in New South Wales
• Indigenous Australian politics
• Indigenous peoples of Australia

Templates

• Template:Indigenous Australians

Newspapers

• Koori Mail, a national fortnightly newspaper, has been digitised by AIATSIS (1991-2019)
• INFOKOORI is an index to the Koori Mail from May 1991 to July 2016. It is also an index to biographical information from various magazines including: Our Aim (1907-1961), Dawn (1952-1969), New Dawn (1970-1975) and Identity (1971-1982)

WikiProjects

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of Australia