Wikipedia:Meetup/Connecticut/ArtAndFeminism 2016
Yale Art & Architecture Library 3 October 20, 2008 | |
When and Where | |
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Date | Friday, March 4, 2016 |
Time | 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Address | Yale University Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library 180 York Street |
City, State | New Haven, CT 06511 |
The Yale Art+Feminism Wikipedia Training and Edit-a-thon will take place in the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library on the evening of March 4, 2016. This year's event is open to members of the Yale community.
Event information
edit- Date Friday, March 4, 2016
- Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Location: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University, 180 York Street, New Haven, CT 06511
- Twitter Hashtag: #artandfeminism
- While you are working on an article use #NowEditingAF to tell others what article you’re working on. For example, "Working on the entry for Lorraine O'Grady #NowEditingAF"
Please bring your Yale ID and a laptop with you!
Training sessions
edit- Times: 5:15 pm, 6:15 pm
- Location: Haas 119 (classroom)
Suggestions for goal-setting
editHere is some information to help you set goals for what you would like to accomplish during the event.
If you have 45 minutes: Attend a training session to learn about Wikipedia
If you have 1 hour: Attend a training and add some citations to an existing article. Or, update image metadata on Wikimedia Commons.
If you have 2 hours: Attend a training and add a few well-cited sentences or a paragraph to an existing article. And/or, try adding an image to an article or updating image metadata on Wikimedia Commons.
If you have 3 hours: Create a new article stub and add a well-cited paragraph.
Self-guided resources for editing
editTraining resources
edit- Gender gap resources.
Guides and Tutorials
- Art+Feminism beginner training videos
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- How to Edit a Page
- About the Sandbox
Citations and Style guidelines
Formatting shortcuts
- Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia Commonly-used Wiki markup language, including how to sign your username and add links
- PDF cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia (PDF version of printed handout of commonly-used Wiki markup language)
- Full list of Wiki markup All of the Wiki markup language
- Text Formatting
- Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
- Links
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
- Adding Photos
Creating new articles
- Creating a stub article How to create a new article with minimal information (a "stub")
- Infobox template - person A key element of a new article is the infobox
Not finding what you need here? Try the extensive list of Art+Feminism Editor Resources!
Wikipedia's Policies and Principles
edit- Wikipedia:Five Pillars
- Wikipedia:Assume Good Faith
- Wikipedia:Be Bold
- Verifiability/Reliable Sources
- Notability Guidelines
- Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
Wikipedia Help
editFor help at the event, look for volunteers with blue nametags. Volunteers are Wikipedia enthusiasts, experts, and Reference Librarians!
For virtual help:
Research resources
editYale resources
editThis list includes Yale Library catalogs and subscription databases. Databases are available on-site or via VPN for Yale affiliates.
- Quicksearch Books+ (Orbis, Morris) Yale Library catalog. In Books+, use the Location filter to the left to see books in Haas
- Quicksearch Articles+ (Articles) In Articles+, find articles from a variety of databases, many of which are available as full-text PDFs. Great for newspaper articles, exhibition reviews, and some scholarly articles.
- Oxford Art Online Go-to encyclopedia for art topics (includes Grove Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists]
- Art Source Use Art Source to search for articles, many of which are available as full-text PDFs
- Project MUSE Journal articles and e-books.
- JSTOR Journal articles and e-books.
- Arts Databases Find links to more art-focused databases available at Yale.
Open resources
editList of tasks
editBelow is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon, and a list of image-related tasks. For more suggestions, see: Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Tasks
To see the list of what everyone is working on, look at our Etherpad.
Photographers in the Yale University Art Gallery
editArticles to be created
- Kerstin Adams (see Kerstin Adams in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Roberta Allen (see Roberta Allen in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Merry Alpern (see Merry Alpern in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Joyce Baronio (see Joyce Baronio in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Erica Baum (see Erica Baum in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Linda S. Connor (see Linda S. Connor in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Jan Cunningham (see Jan Cunningham in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Liliane De Cock (see Liliane De Cock in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Debra Heimerdinger (see Debra Heimerdinger in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Betsy K. Karel (see Betsy K. Karel in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Jocelyn Lee (see Jocelyn Lee in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Regina Monfort (see Regina Monfort in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Suzanne Opton (see Suzanne Opton in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Esther Parada (see Esther Parada in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Olivia Parker (see Olivia Parker in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Moira Pernambuco (see Moira Pernambuco in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Karin Rosenthal (see Karin Rosenthal in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Alison Rossiter (see Alison Rossiter in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Carolyn Clark Crossett Rowland (see Carolyn Clark Crossett Rowland in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Lynn Saville (see Lynn Saville in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Angela Strassheim (see Angela Strassheim in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
Articles to be improved
- Lola Alvarez Bravo (see Lola Alvarez Bravo in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Louise Dahl-Wolfe (see Louise Dahl-Wolfe in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Laura Gilpin (see Laura Gilpin in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Jan Groover (see Jan Groover in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Susannah Hays (see Susannah Hays in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Graciela Iturbide (see Graciela Iturbide in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Alma Lavenson (see Alma Lavenson in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Zanele Muholi (see Zanele Muholi in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Catherine Opie (see Catherine Opie in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Judith Joy Ross (see Judith Joy Ross in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Eva Rubinstein (see Eva Rubinstein in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Judith Shea (see Judith Shea in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Doris Ulmann (see Doris Ulmann in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Carrie Mae Weems (see Carrie Mae Weems in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Deborah Willis (see Deborah Willis in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Marion Post Wolcott (see Marion Post Wolcott in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Lorna Simpson (see Lorna Simpson in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
Artists in the Yale University Art Gallery
editArticles to be created
- Sharon Church (artist)
- Merryll Saylan
- Joscelyn Gardner
- Robyn Horn
- Curlee Raven Holton
- Anie Mouroux
- Georgia Russell
- Zoe Sheehan Saldana
- Noriko Ambe
- Robbin Ami Silverberg
- Joan Lyons
- Basia Irland
Articles to be improved
- Alison Saar
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby (see Njideka Akunyli Crosby in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Elizabeth Catlett (see Elizabeth Catlett in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Louise Nevelson (see Louise Nevelson in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Marisol Escobar (see Marisol Escobar in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Judy Pfaff
- Ethel Schwabacher
- Dorothea Lange
- Anne Truitt
- Kara Walker
- Audrey Flack
- Suzanne McClelland
- Diane Arbus
- Lorna Simpson
- Ruth Duckworth
- Julie Mehretu
- Ilonka Karasz
- Michelle Holzapfel
- Idelle Weber
- Vija Celmins
- Suzanne Duchamp
Artists in the Yale Center for British Art
editIf you work on one of these articles, feel free to mention @YaleBritishArt on Twitter!
Articles to be created
- Lucy Jones (artist)
- Mary Smirke
- Phoebe Unwin
- Roma Higgins
- Julie Roberts (artist)
- Bertha Herkomer
- Jessica Landseer
- Carol Rhodes
- Anna Blunden
- Rebecca Salter
Articles to be improved
- Tracey Emin
- Nicola Hicks
- Sandra Blow
- Sophie Ryder
- Winifred Nicholson
- Leonora Carrington
- Constance Stuart Larrabee
- Helen Bradley
- Joanna Boyce Wells
- Tessa Pullan
- Katherine Read
- Mary Benwell
- Catherine Yass
- Anna Zinkeisen
- Angela Conner
- Barbara Bodichon
- Katherine Cameron
- Dorrit Dekk
- Cornelia Parker
- Lady Diana Beauclerk
- Mary Beale
Add images to an existing article May Already find uploaded here
Artists in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
editSee Beinecke Digital Collections.
Articles to be created
Articles to be improved
Yale School of Art Alumni
editArticles to be created
- Constanza Alarcón Tennen (see Constanza Alarcón Tennen on the web)
- Daniel Klaas Beckwith(see Daniel Klaas Beckwith on the web)
- Margaret Bennett (artist) (see Margaret Bennett on the web)
- Joseph Buckley (see Joseph Buckley on the web)
- Shahrzad Changalvaee (see Shahrzad Changalvaee on the web)
- Lizzy De Vita (see Lizzy De Vita on the web)
- Andy Hawkes (see Andy Hawkes on the web)
- Jonathan Mildenberg (see Jonathan Mildenberg on the web)
- Hans-Jacob Schmidt (see Hans-Jacob Schmidt on the web)
Articles to be improved
- Lisa Kereszi
- Katy Grannan
- Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
- Jessica Helfand
- An-My Le
- Janet Fish
- Nancy Graves
- Jennifer Bartlett
- Ann Hamilton
- Lisa Yuskavage
- Dana Hoey
- Justine Kurland
- Kristin Baker
- Mickalene Thomas (see Mickalene Thomas in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Wangechi Mutu
- Jessica Stockholder
- Roni Horn
- Sarah Anne Johnson
- Mary Reid Kelley
- Lois Conner
Yale College Alumnae
editArticles to be improved
- Eva Hesse
- Sarah Sze
- Sylvia Plimack Mangold (see Sylvia Plimack Mangold in the Yale University Art Gallery's online collection)
- Anoka Faruqee
ENGL 149 / LING 109: History of the English Language
editArticles to be improved
- Louise Bennett-Coverley
- Anne Conway (philosopher)
- Flannery O'Connor
- Allie Brosh (Hyperbole and a Half, webcomic)
- Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant, webcomic)
- Judith Wright
- Zora Cross
- Faith Bandler
- Kate Rusby (folk singer)
- Zora Neale Hurston
Outcomes
editPlease add any articles you worked on to the lists below. Say a few words about what you did and don't forget to sign your username by typing four ~.
Articles improved
editAlphabetical by first letter
- Alma Lavenson -- Acevedo.e.carlos (talk)
- Anoka Faruqee -- Triplingual (talk)
- Carrie Mae Weems -- Artstuffmatters (talk)
- Catherine Opie -- Popcorn20 (talk), Acevedo.e.carlos (talk)
- Catherine Yass -- Acevedo.e.carlos (talk)
- Deborah Willis -- Artstuffmatters (talk)
- Flannery O'Connor -- Ilovelucy1997 (talk)
- Hrotsvitha -- Added citations, fixed grammar -- Samuel.leander (talk)
- Hyperbole and a Half -- Minor edits to grammar -- VanDamocles (talk)
- Jan Groover -- Acevedo.e.carlos (talk)
- Joan of Geneva -- Made minor improvements by adding birth date and citations -- Samuel.leander (talk)
- Judith Wright -- Orkinus (talk)
- Kate Beaton -- Charlie k94 (talk)
- Kate Beaton -- charlie_k94 (talk)
- Lola Alvarez Bravo -- Acevedo.e.carlos (talk)
- Louise Bennett-Coverley -- Emiskell (talk)
- Marcia Lucas -- VanDamocles (talk)
- Susannah Hays -- Acevedo.e.carlos (talk)
- Suzanne Duchamp -- Annabanona5 (talk)
- Tracey Emin -- Njones89 (talk)
- Zora Cross -- Njones89 (talk)
- Zora Neale Hurston -- Ilovelucy1997 (talk)
New articles created
editAlphabetical by first letter
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Safe Space Policy and Resources
editExternal links
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- Aap1890 (talk) 21:22, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
- infocarlos (talk) 22:01, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Annabanona5 (talk) 22:42, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Anne Ekaterina (talk) 22:14, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Charlie k94 (talk) 22:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Deekayarr (talk) 18:14, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- Jehochman Talk 22:41, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
- K mejia c (talk)
- Njones89 (talk) 00:05, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
- Orkinus (talk) 22:10, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Ph1l3br1st (talk) 22:23, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
- Samuel.leander (talk) 23:05, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Triplingual (talk) 20:33, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
- Artstuffmatters (talk)