Wikipedia:Meetup/Vancouver/LocalWomeninScience

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Science Literacy Week Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

When and Where
Date	Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Address	SFU Burnaby, Bennett Library
Address	UBC Woodward Library
Address	BCIT Library

Join us at the SFU, UBC, BCIT Libraries during Science Literacy Week on Wednesday September 21st, 2016. This inclusive, hands-on, drop-in event will show you how to create your own Wikipedia account and edit articles related to science, and more. The theme is Local Women in Science.

2016 is the Wikipedia Year of Science.

The drop-in event will take place at across three institutions in Metro Vancouver: BCIT, SFU and UBC.

Event information

• Date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 (and continuing through week of Sept 19-25)
• Time: (different at each campus)
• Location: SFU: Bennett Library room 3008 (10:00am-2:00pm), UBC Woodward Library - entrance (11:00am-3:00pm), BCIT Library room 312 (1:00-3:00 pm).
• Participants: No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers as needed throughout the event.
• Twitter hashtags: #Scilit16 #womensciwiki

Please bring a laptop with you! (Please check with each institution about the availability of wireless for non-university guests. If you have EduRoam, that should do the trick!)

For more information, go here: .

Participants

1. KitchnerdHD
2. Jennathomson
3. Bloodredruby
4. Iredred
5. Katherine Miller
6. Erin Fields
7. Will Engle
8. Sally Taylor

What can I work on?

The theme for this Edit-a-Thon is Local Women in Science, and more specifically, female scientists at BCIT, SFU, and UBC. There are a number of ways you can contribute to Wikipedia . You can create or enhance Wikipedia articles, add external links, verify and update citations, provide resources to help those writing articles, and assist with research. Having this research can help people understand the article and realize the need for this Edit-a-Thon. This event feeds into the WikiProject: Women Scientists.

Articles created/improved

List or Wikipedia articles attendees have worked to improve.

1. Lynne Quarmby (SFU Faculty - added info about Sterling Award)
2. Maryam Sadeghi (SFU Alumna) (draft submitted for review)
3. Jennifer Gardy - (SFU Alumna) added some information, including UBC professorship, children's book authorship, etc.
4. Gail Anderson - (SFU Faculty) Added selected publications
5. Marina Elliott (SFU Alumna) (draft submitted for review)
6. Erin Fields (UBC Librarian) Drafting and article in sandbox on Rosemary Redfield
7. Sara Harris (Scientist) (UBC Faculty)
8. Maja Krzic (UBC Faculty) - created article
9. Kathy Martin (scientist) (UBC Faculty) - created article
10. Nadine Caron - added information
11. Drafting and article in sandbox on Nancy Paris
12. Drafting and article in sandbox on Jennie Moore

Resources for Research

Resources for Editing

Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources that have a neutral point of view

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Women in Science.

• Simon Fraser University Library (Wikipedia edit-a-thon being held at Bennett Library, Burnaby campus)
• University of British Columbia Library (Wikipedia edit-a-thon being held at Woodward Library.)
• British Columbia Institute of Technology (Wikipedia edit-a-thon being held at BCIT Library)
• Women in Science