This event has already taken place. Check out the "Event Outcomes" section to see what we accomplished. Also see the Meetup/UNC page for other past events.
The North Carolina Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting the African Americans in North Carolina Edit-a-thon at UNC, sponsored by the Art & Museum Library and Information Student Society, the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists, and the Information and Library Science Student Association at UNC's School of Information and Library Science.
This is our first-ever Wikipedia edit-a-thon, and our goal is to create and improve Wikipedia articles about African Americans and African American history in North Carolina. No specialized knowledge of the subject is needed; we'll have library resources on hand and a list of suggested topics.
In addition to editing, we'll be giving tours of our host location, UNC's Wilson Library, one of the University's most picturesque buildings. There will be refreshments available, to give you the energy you need for all your research breakthroughs.
We hope you’ll join us!
WHEN: Sunday, April 14, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like.
WHERE: Wilson Library, room 504, on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
WHO: Anyone!
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
WILL THERE BE FOOD? The most important question! Yes, we will provide food and drink.
WILL I HAVE A SOUVENIR OF MY EXPERIENCE? Sure. We've got some free posters for you to take home with historic NC images on them. They will look spiffy on your wall.
We've received a few requests to livestream the edit-a-thon - while we would love to do that, we don't have the staffing and resources available on Sunday afternoon. However, there are ways to participate remotely. We'll be updating the Topic page in real time, with editors signing next to articles they're working on, so anyone with a Wikipedia account can log on and do the same. We'll be available during the event for comments and questions on Twitter @NCCollection. You also can direct message us on Twitter to get the name of the Google chat account we'll be running during the edit-a-thon for reference help. We welcome remote participants, and hope these options will allow you to participate!
The following are topics that North Carolina Collection staff have identified as needing attention, but participants are encouraged to pursue their own interests as well. Hyperlinked topics already have Wikipedia articles, but may need citations, or more information.
Some of these topics are mentioned briefly in other articles, so if you create a new article, try to search for that topic in Wikipedia so that you can create links back to your work.
Sign up for the article you'd like to work on here: Topic page
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Please add your name below if you are planning to attend.
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This event has already taken place. Check out the "Event Outcomes" section to see what we accomplished. Also see the Meetup/UNC page for other past events.
The North Carolina Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting the African Americans in North Carolina Edit-a-thon at UNC, sponsored by the Art & Museum Library and Information Student Society, the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists, and the Information and Library Science Student Association at UNC's School of Information and Library Science.
This is our first-ever Wikipedia edit-a-thon, and our goal is to create and improve Wikipedia articles about African Americans and African American history in North Carolina. No specialized knowledge of the subject is needed; we'll have library resources on hand and a list of suggested topics.
In addition to editing, we'll be giving tours of our host location, UNC's Wilson Library, one of the University's most picturesque buildings. There will be refreshments available, to give you the energy you need for all your research breakthroughs.
We hope you’ll join us!
WHEN: Sunday, April 14, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like.
WHERE: Wilson Library, room 504, on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
WHO: Anyone!
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
WILL THERE BE FOOD? The most important question! Yes, we will provide food and drink.
WILL I HAVE A SOUVENIR OF MY EXPERIENCE? Sure. We've got some free posters for you to take home with historic NC images on them. They will look spiffy on your wall.
We've received a few requests to livestream the edit-a-thon - while we would love to do that, we don't have the staffing and resources available on Sunday afternoon. However, there are ways to participate remotely. We'll be updating the Topic page in real time, with editors signing next to articles they're working on, so anyone with a Wikipedia account can log on and do the same. We'll be available during the event for comments and questions on Twitter @NCCollection. You also can direct message us on Twitter to get the name of the Google chat account we'll be running during the edit-a-thon for reference help. We welcome remote participants, and hope these options will allow you to participate!
The following are topics that North Carolina Collection staff have identified as needing attention, but participants are encouraged to pursue their own interests as well. Hyperlinked topics already have Wikipedia articles, but may need citations, or more information.
Some of these topics are mentioned briefly in other articles, so if you create a new article, try to search for that topic in Wikipedia so that you can create links back to your work.
Sign up for the article you'd like to work on here: Topic page
People
Places
Events
Businesses/Organizations
Colleges, Universities & Schools
Please add your name below if you are planning to attend.
Articles improved:
Articles created: