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Are you interested in the history of psychiatry?

Would you like to learn how to edit Wikipedia entries?

 

Join us for our History of Psychiatry Wikipedia Editathon on 11 November 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Wellcome/Events_and_Workshops/Manchester_Miscellany

Time: 10am to 1pm

Location: Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), Room 2.57 in the Simon Building, The University of Manchester

 

About the event

 

Following the HoPSIG Manchester Historical Miscellany Workshop on 10 November, here is an opportunity to learn new skills and bring historical knowledge to an even wider audience via this History of Psychiatry Editathon (you can, of course, attend the editathon without attending the conference on the previous day). At this event, you'll learn to edit Wikipedia using the new and easy-to-use Visual Editor. We’ll then develop articles on the history of psychiatry: there are lots of pages on institutions, groups and individuals (particularly women) that are missing or very brief, so there’s lots of scope for making some exciting improvements!

 

Full training will be provided by Alice White, Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome Library. No previous experience is necessary, though a little digital skill is needed – but if you can use Microsoft Word, you can edit Wikipedia. Participants should bring a laptop or tablet – editing is much easier with a keyboard. If you’ve spotted an article that needs improving, bring along your queries and we’ll see what we can do to help!

 

How do I prepare?

 

·         Sign up for the event! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Wellcome/Events_and_Workshops/Manchester_Miscellany

·         Bring a laptop or a tablet (wifi will be provided), some laptops may be available.

·         Learn about editing if you like: see Visual Editor user guide for more information.

·         Think about what you would like to edit about - you can even prepare some materials to bring with you on the day (to help with verifiability).

·         Check out the notability guidelines and what topics can be written about on Wikipedia.

·         Think about whether you have any conflicts of interest.

 

 

Dr Carsten Timmermann | Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) | Room 2.36 Simon Building | The University of Manchester | Brunswick Street | Manchester | M13 9PL | Tel +44 (0)161 275 7950 | http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/carsten.timmermann/ | @ctimmermann