Coming Out of the Wikipedia Closet
Sara Marks and Winifred Flint
#MLAWikiP
Who Are We?
Because everyone starts here...
Students
Doctors
It’s a measure of public impact
Our Love / Hate Relationship With Wikipedia
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cc: StayRAW - https://www.flickr.com/photos/24879347@N00
Past and Current Initiatives
cc: x-ray delta one - https://www.flickr.com/photos/40143737@N02
Recess
cc: Arcanta - https://www.flickr.com/photos/30541454@N00
Tour an Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Library_Association
Tour a User Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:NegMawon
Walkthrough: How to Improve an Article
Walkthrough: How to Improve an Article
Walkthrough: How to Improve an Article
5 Pillars of Wikipedia by Guilia Forsythe on flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/21684596874/
Where to Learn More & Ask Questions
Ways to Explore Wikipedia
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexander_von_Humboldt.JPG
By Żeglarz (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ways to Contribute Without Writing an Article
upload photos to the commons
upload quotes to WikiQuotes
link photos to articles
correct grammatical errors (copy editing)
look at list of articles in Projects that need improvement
add links to articles
add citations to articles
answer reference questions at the WR Reference Desk
watch local articles of interest to check for accuracy
lookup Requested Article and begun one of those (WP:RA)
create an Infobox for an article
interview experts on local subject articles and put their comments on the article talk page
Now What?
Citation Hunt!
https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/en?id=1dd745c4&cat=all
When you save, add hashtag #MLAWikiP
Want to chat more? Find us at... all over the place!
Who Are We?
Sara Marks
Username: librarygurl
Email: sara_marks@uml.edu
Win Flint
Username: NegMawon
Email: winifred.flint@gmail.com