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WikiClub: Lunch & Learn
Brought to you by the FIMS Graduate Library, the special library of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at
Western University
Have you ever thought about becoming a Wikipedia editor? The FIMS Graduate Library is hosting a monthly Wikipedia meetup focused on the overlapping connection between information professionals – librarians, journalist, media providers – and Wikipedia editorship.
This is a space for future information professionals (librarians , journalists , etc.) to learn the skills they need to successfully incorporate Wikipedia editorship into their practice.
Food and refreshments provided through a Wikimedia Grant from Wikimedia Canada
Teach Wikipedia and Wikidata editing skills
Inspire a habit of contributing to open information systems among future information professionals
Enrich open information through Wikimedia initiatives
When:
Third Monday of every month (September 16, October 21, November 18)
Who:
All skill levels are welcome
Where:
Join our Dashboard as a participant
TBD
Topic of focus for this meeting is Wikidata.
Introduction to Wikidata
Introduction to Scholia
Concept of data modelling
Exercise in Wikidata using ELIP journal articles
Resources for Wikidata exercise[ edit ]
Scholia for ELIP
Example Item
ELIP articles spreadsheet
Pizza lunch will be served. We will get into it and edit Wikipedia, adding citations to improve the verifiability of open information in the encyclopedia. New members will have 1-1 support in getting started with editing.
The Power of Wikimedia, basics of editing, help with sign up
There are select articles listed on our Dashboard
You may also want to use these tools:
Property
Qualifier
Usage note
Label
The article's title
language = English
Instance of (P31)
Scholarly article (Q13442814)
title (P1476)
The article's title
Language of work or name (P407)
English (Q1860)
publisher (P123)
University of Western Ontario Libraries (Q57939861)
You can add more than one publisher
publication date (P577)
Add the date of publication
published in (P1433)
Emerging Library & Information Perspectives (Q96698145)
Volume (P478)
Enumerating volume information
Issue (P433)
Enumerating issue information
Author name string (P2093) OR Author (P50)
serials ordinal (P1545) needed for name string. If Wikidata item for author exists, its use is preferred
Main subject (P921)
These supply information for the 'topics' section in Scholia
Cites Work (P2860)
can add articles with Wikidata instances that have been cited
DOI (P356)
DOI information for article
copyright status (P6216)
copyrighted (Q50423863)
Here are some open resources to consult while adding references. Please add other open resources to this list.
Notes from FIMS Wiki Club - November 2024
Poster for Wiki Club meeting, October 2024 Notes from FIMS Wiki Club September 2024