Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville/Vanderbilt Edit-A-Thon 2014

The Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University is hosting an Edit-A-Thon titled, "Global Exchanges: Using Wikipedia to Create Worldwide Connections" with Special Collections at Vanderbilt University. Wikipedians of all experience levels and members of the general public are encouraged to participate.

Event Details

WHO: Undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, staff and anyone else who is interested

WHAT: This Edit-a-thon will focus on creating, expanding, and translating Wikipedia articles related to global affairs. Participants will have the opportunity to utilize relevant sources available at Special Collections in their attempts to start, edit, or translate current Wikipedia articles. This event is FREE and lunch and a snack will be provided.

WHEN: Saturday, November 1, 2014, 10:00 AM-4:00 P.M.

WHERE: The edit-a-thon will be held at Vanderbilt University's Special Collections, located on the second floor of Central Library. Directions and Parking Information for Special Collections

OTHER: Wifi and electrical outlets will be provided at Special Collections, but please bring your own laptop for use. It is recommended that you create a Wikipedia account beforehand since Wikipedia has a limit on the number of accounts that can be created in a 24-hour period (currently 6). Please send a message to Nikilada if you have any questions regarding creating an account. This event also has a Facebook page: | Edit-A-Thon 2014

IMPORTANT: Please RSVP by adding your name to the list below because space is limited. Potential participants are also strongly encouraged to create an account prior to the event.

Possible Article Topics

Foreign languages (Chinese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian)-- Howard Boorman, Raymond Poggenburg, German pamphlet collection (Weimar Rep.), Heinrich Meyer (book dealer), Michael Demyashkevich (Russian), Eduardo Rosenzvaig (cartoonist)
Latin America-- Simon Collier (Spanish/Portuguese), Alexander Marchant (Portuguese), Mary Helen Clark (missionary in Brazil)
Art history-- Sol Biderman (Brazil posters), Contini, Lequire, Scholz
Postcard collection (international)
Vanderbilt History-- McTyeire International House
Literature- Dorothy Bethurum Loomis (medieval)
Cuban Travel Journal-- unknown author
Iriarte papers (Colombian embassy worker in Spain during Spanish American War)

How-To's

Resources

Online Vanderbilt Resources

Vanderbilt's GLAM event page
Catalog of sources available at Special Collections sorted by topic
DiscoverArchive, Vanderbilt University's digital repository
Online Vanderbilt Oral Histories
Static Map of Vanderbilt before construction of Commons

Special Collections of the Jean and Alexander Heard Library

The staff members of special collections have combed through the university archives to find original source materials for use during the Edit-A-Thon. There will be boxes of archival materials arranged by topic for participant use. This is a great opportunity to contribute to general knowledge about global affairs through the use of primary source documents.