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Wikipedia Edit-aThon

Event Details

Time: October 24, 2018 from 10:30am to 11:30am
Country: United States of America
Street: 6025 Baker
City/Town: Hanover
Website or Map: https://www.dartmouth.edu/~li…
Phone: 6036462132
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Jen Green, Laura Braunstein, and Madeline Miller
Latest Activity: Oct 22, 2018

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Event Description

Why is Wikipedia relevant? Who edits Wikipedia? How can lack of diversity in editors lead to bias? How can you contribute your own writing and expertise to the project? In celebration of Open Access week, the Dartmouth Library is offering 1 hour sessions in which you will learn...

How to create your own edits and have your work globally published
What are the best practices for writing and citing contributions
Why Wikipedia is relevant today, what value it can provide
How underrepresentation of marginalized identities can result in bias in information