Wikipedia:GLAM/Lytham

Tagging the Treasures: Wikipedia event in a nutshell:

Where?: Lytham library, 27 Clifton Street, Lytham St Annes, FY8 5EP
When?: Saturday 6 June 2015, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Point of contact: User:Mark L MacDonald (email this user)

6 June Wikipedia event

On 6 June 2015, a Wikipedia event will be held at Lytham library. It will focus on the artists and paintings of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection. The aim to be for the participants to learn how to create or improve articles in Wikipedia, and to learn what is appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia and what is not.

The participants will include volunteers from the Tagging the Treasures project, which aims to catalogue, research, celebrate, and share information about the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, which includes paintings, sculptures, artefacts and furniture.

How do I prepare?

Create a Wikipedia account beforehand - en:Special:UserLogin/signup
Learn about editing if you like: Wikipedia:Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
Think about what specifically you would like to edit or improve; keep in mind the policy Wikipedia:Notability, which explains the threshold for which topics should have their own Wikipedia article

Schedule

The following is a preliminary schedule for the day, although timings are subject to change on the day, depending on what the participants want to do.

10:00 - Welcome and introduction in Lytham library
10:10-11:00 - Presentation about editing Wikipedia (and Wikimedia Commons for uploading images).
11:00 onwards - Editing session by participants, supervised by the Wikipedia experts
15:00 - Suggested end time

Welcome to the lytham St Annes Tagging the Treasure Wikipedia training

Participants

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Mark L MacDonald - Experienced Wikipedia editor
Bazonka - Experienced Wikipedia editor
Andrew Walmsley - Community Heritage Manager, Lancashire County Council
Jacqueline Arundel - Tagging the Treasures Project Manager
User:TaggerRich - Tagging the Treasures Project Coordinator
user:TaggerSue- Sue Cannon, Tagging The treasure resercher
user:Ferryman57- Ged Curley, Tagging The Treasures Researcher
user:backton - Sally Banister,Tagging The Treasures Researcher

6 June Wikipedia event

Schedule

Participants

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