Wikipedia:Fordham/December 2017 Wikidata orientation

Wikidata orientation
When and Where
When:	Friday December 8, 2017
Time	4-6pm
Where:	Fordham University at Lincoln Center, 113 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023
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Fordham University is hosting a public meetup to discuss Wikidata, the database service for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. Come as you are, but optionally, bring your laptop to participate in a beginners' training for Wikidata.

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Event information

Date: Friday, December 8, 2016
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Quinn Library, Computer Lab, 140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023 40°46′17.9″N 73°59′04.3″W / 40.771639°N 73.984528°W / 40.771639; -73.984528
Subway: to 66th Street – Lincoln Center
Bus M7, M11, M66, M104
Slides Introduction to Wikidata
Open to the public and the Fordham University communities.
This event is hosted by the Fordham University Libraries and Fordham University IT (Instructional Technology Academic Computing).

Agenda

This is a non-technical orientation designed to interest a general audience.

0:00-0:05 - Personal introductions

0:05-0:15 - Introduction to Wikidata and its relationship to Wikipedia

0:15-0:25 - Descriptions of ongoing Wikidata projects and applications

0:25-0:30 - Demonstration of contributing data to Wikidata

0:30-0:35 - Demonstration of SPARQL endpoint, OpenRefine

0:35-0:40 - Demonstration of editing a Wikipedia article on a computer science-related topic

0:40-end - open discussion, group and individual Wikidata editing

Questions? Please contact tmendenhallfordham.edu for more info.

Registration

If you do not have one already, create a Wikipedia account

Wikidata introductions

Wikidata game
10 cool queries for Wikidata that will blow your mind. Number 7 will shock you.
Wikidata entry for Douglas Adams, which is also the recommended example to consider
Wikidata Tours

Links

Fordham University
Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
Event registration was at Meetup.com.

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