Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Fordham October 2016 staff training

• Location: Walsh Library at Fordham University's Rose Hill Campus, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458 40°51′41″N 73°53′21″W
• Subway: ​ to Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line)
• Bus Bx9, Bx12, Bx15, Bx17, Bx19, Bx22, Bx41, Bx55
• Metro North Fordham railway station

As advance preparation, please bring a reliable source of information to the event. In the event, you will share information from that source in Wikipedia and cite the source. There is a spreadsheet in which people are listing topics and sources.

0:00-0:05 - Intro to Wikipedia, why Wikipedia matters

0:05-0:10 - Overview of content organization in Wikipedia

0:10-0:15 - Wikipedia and organizations, including universities and libraries

0:15-0:20 - How to edit Wikipedia

0:20-0:50 - Questions, discussions, and demos

0:50-1:00 - next steps, action items

1:00-1:45 - attending editing session

1:45-2:00 - check in, and give attendees a chance to leave

2:00-3:00 - more Wikipedia editing or administrative discussion for those staying

Questions? Please contact tmendenhallfordham.edu for more info.

• If you do not have one already, create a Wikipedia account
• While logged into your Wikipedia account, please register for this event.

• The Wikipedia Adventure - a 20-minute tutorial for beginners
• Articles for Creation - a guide for a starting a new article
• Wikipedia:Teahouse - a forum to ask any question and get a human response

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wikimedia New York City.

• Fordham University
• Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)