Edit-A-Thon Introduction
In honour of National Medical Librarians Month, join us as we improve medical information in Wikipedia. You can edit as little or as much as you'd like. It's a great opportunity to learn new skills and lend your knowledge to this vast encyclopedia.
We invite you to edit the week of October 25-29. LITS will be hosting an Edit-Together on Wednesday October 27. We will have facilitators on hand to answer any questions, do some training or if you're a new editor and are not really sure where or how to start, the Edit-Together is there to support you. Also, for all those that participate, your name will be put into our draw and you will be eligible to win some prizes!
Questions?
Zoom Details
Topic: LITS Wikipedia Edit together session
Time: Oct 27, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82167404486?pwd=UEx6cE1pdW9kVGFoOGpFVGZMMENoQT09
Meeting ID: 821 6740 4486
Passcode: PtMt4m
How to participate
Follow these simple steps to start:
1. Create a free account on Wikipedia, if you already have an account - proceed to step 2.
2. Register on LITS' campaign dashboard
- If you’re a new editor, or new to Wikipedia or WikiProject Medicine, it would be a good idea to complete some training modules, such as Wikipedia Basics and/or Editing Medical Topics. This guide also has a tab filled with additional editing training resources if you need more assistance.
3. Find an article that needs editing.
- You can choose one of the pre-selected articles on the program dashboard or you can find an article with sourcing or other problems. All the pre-selected articles are from WikiProject Medicine, they have been assessed and it has been already been determined what needs to be edited for those articles. I will include the chart from WikiProject Medicine so you will see what each pre-selected article needs.
4. Cite a source.
- Find a source from NLM to support the article. For example: PubMed or MedlinePlus. Add a citation using Wikipedia Style (learn more about adding citations from 1Lib1Ref).
TA DA! You have edited a document and participated in our edit-a-thon. Keep going!