Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/BU Earth Day 2021
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| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Host | Boston University |
| Time | 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET |
| Address | Virtual: Please register for more information |
| City, State | Boston, Massachusetts (Virtual) |
| Date | April 22, 2021 |
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: BU Earth Day 2021
[edit]As part of Boston University's Earth Week celebrations, the Boston University Libraries are hosting a virtual edit-a-thon on Thursday, April 22, 2021, from 3 - 6 p.m. This year's edit-a-thon will focus on environmental health. Our event will include a presentation by Dr. Diana Ceballos, Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health on Environmental Health in Wikipedia. Please register by April 21 at 3pm ET.
Event Information
[edit]- Date: April 21, 2021
- Time: 3-6 pm ET
- Location: Online through Zoom. We will send a link to Zoom prior to the event. You must register to receive this link.
- Host: Boston University Libraries
- RSVP: Please register by April 21 at 3pm ET.
- Register for a Wikipedia account. Don't have a Wikipedia account? That's ok. Please create one in advance. Wikipedians will be on hand to assist those who need help setting up an account.
Before the event
[edit]We will show you how to edit during the event, but if you'd like learn more on your own:
- Try some self-paced training if you are a first time or returning editor. WikiEdu has many helpful training resources. Here are a few to get started:
- Wikipedia Policies(25 minutes) provides an overview of Wikipedia's policies. Highly recommended.
- How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual Editor(20 minutes) shows the basics of editing. Highly recommended.
- Finding your article (10 minutes)
- Adding citations (10 minutes)
Schedule
[edit]- 3 - 3:30 p.m.: Welcome and technical troubleshooting
- 3:30 - 4 p.m.: Presentation: Environmental Health in Wikipedia, and How You Can Help Your Community, Dr. Diana Ceballos, Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
- 4 - 6 p.m.: Editing, with the option to join breakout 'rooms' for instruction or projects. This will include a brief training for absolute beginners or others interested from 4-4:30.
Track your participation
[edit]We will be using a Wikipedia Dashboard to easily track the edits made during this Edit-a-thon. By logging into the dashboard before you start editing, your edits will be automatically tracked, and we'll be able to collect statistics on the work we've done during this editing event.
- Go to the Dashboard: BU Earth Day 2021.
- Under Actions, click Join Program.
- Enter the passcode we will provide you with your registration.
Participant list/registration
[edit]Please add your Wikipedia username below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day-of.
Confirmed Wikipedians attending:
add your name here:
Xplorecre84give (talk) 19:33, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
TMorata TMorata (talk) 20:01, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
User:Cliomd1 Cliomd1 (talk) 20:03, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
Krugergirl (talk) 20:24, 22 April 2021 (UTC)Krugergirl
Possible Topics for Editing
[edit]Feel free to select from the list below or work on another article.
Articles to Edit
[edit]- Environmental justice Citations needed in South Africa section and improvements needed in Cost barriers section
- Environmental migrant Note in the geographic breakdown by continent, there is currently no section for Africa.
- Exposure science Stub
- Fire retardant
- Indoor mold Citations needed
- International Dark Sky Week
- Kissing the shuttle
- List of parks in Boston More parks can be added.
- Pocket park
- Quincy Bay Stub
- Reservoir Park (Massachusetts) May need updating, wikilinks.
- Right to health For experienced editors, article has a essay-like message template from 2018.
- WikiProject Environment list of deadlinks
- WikiForHumanRights Challenge/List of articles
- Weigh in on the proposed merger of Environmental justice and Global environmental inequality Discussion here: Talk:Environmental_justice#Proposed_merge_of_Global_environmental_inequality_into_Environmental_justice
More topical pages needing improvements, health sections, or updating include:
- Isocyanate
- lead
- Organochloride
- Polybrominated_diphenyl_ethers
- Polychlorinated_biphenyl
- Phthalate
- Solvent
- Volatile_organic_compound
Find More Articles That Need Citations
[edit]- Use the Citation Hunt Tool. Try typing "Wikiproject Environment" or "WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health" into the search box.
- Training on Adding citations (10 minutes)
Tools to Help You Edit
[edit]Wikipedia Editing
[edit]- Steps for Adding Reliable Citations in Wikipedia. Use this guide and the Citation Hunt to fix "citation needed" references.
- Wikitext Cheatsheet
Research Resources
[edit]- Consumer Products Information Database
- Haz-Map: Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Healthy People 2020: Environmental Health
- International Labour Organization: Occupational Safety and Health
- Medline Plus: Environmental Health
- National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- National Environmental Health Association: Topics
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- PubChem the NIH's chemical database, including toxicity information on chemicals
- Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
- WHO: Environmental Health
- WHO: Occupational Health
- World Meteorological Association: Environment
Resources Accessible with a BU Login
[edit]- Greenfile a database of journal articles, government documents, and books on the environment
- Environmental Science Research Guide: News and Commentary