Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Bible Lectures Edit-a-thon 2018

Pepperdine University Libraries invites interested Pepperdine University community members and Bible Lectures attendees to create and expand existing Wikipedia pages related to the Churches of Christ, with a focus on notable women of the Churches of Christ and Stone-Campbell Movement. Novice and experienced Wikipedia editors welcome! With the help of Pepperdine Librarians, participants will set up individual Wikipedia accounts, learn about the Wikipedian principles of neutrality and the structure of online encyclopedia articles, and then apply this knowledge to create and/or edit Wikipedia articles using Pepperdine Library information resources.

Event information

Date: Wednesday, May 2 & Thursday, May 3, 2018
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm
Who: Interested University community members and Bible Lectures attendees. Novice and experienced Wikipedia editors welcome!
What: Create and expand existing Wikipedia pages related to the Churches of Christ, with a focus on notable women of the Churches of Christ and Stone-Campbell Movement
Where:Pepperdine University, Payson Library

Goals

To encourage and show inexperienced editors how they can contribute to Wikipedia
To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women of the Stone-Campbell Movement and Churches of Christ
To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries and archives

Questions?

Do I need to have any Wikipedia experience to participate? No experience required!
Do I need to have extensive knowledge on this topic? No! Your friendly Pepperdine Librarians will be helping you find information using our library resources.

List of articles we will be working on

Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion

Sarah Shepherd Andrews (Sources)
Sarah Bostick (Sources)
Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell (Sources)
Jennie Everton Clarke (Sources)
Sarah Crank (Sources)
Lillie Cypert (Sources)
Hettie Ewing (Sources)
Clara Hazelrigg (Sources)
Silena Holman (Sources)
Emma Larimore (Sources)
Marinda Lemert (Sources)
Jessie Pounds (Sources)
Jessie Trout (Sources)
Clara Babcock (Sources)

New article requests

Resources for citations

Websites, library catalogs, & databases

Library Catalog, Pepperdine University Libraries
google books citation tool http://reftag.appspot.com/

Additional resources

Useful Templates

Template for biography - see Template:Biography

Adding infoboxes

The template for infoboxes is here:

Template for Infobox person - code to copy & paste

Article under construction template

{{under construction | placedby = | comment = Article in progress, [[Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Pepp_2017]] }}

Block Quote Template

Template for block quote:

Quote text.

—Author, Source

Wikipedia editing resources

Especially for New Editors

The Wikipedia Adventure online game for new editors
Tutorial/Keep In Mind
Wikipedia Manual of Style
Help:Referencing_for_beginners

Training Videos

Images and photos:

Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good

Help after the event

The Wikipedia Teahouse, a friendly place to ask questions and help new editors get started

Results / Outcomes

Articles created

Sarah Shepherd Andrews (Sources)
Sarah Bostick (Sources)
Jennie Everton Clarke (Sources)
Sarah Crank (Sources)
Lillie Cypert (Sources)
Hettie Ewing (Sources)
Clara Hazelrigg (Sources)
Jessie Trout (Sources)
Selina Huntington Bakewell Campbell (Sources)
Marinda Lemert (Sources)
Clara Babcock (Sources)

Articles improved

Jessie Pounds (Sources)