{"id":242,"date":"2016-09-16T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T08:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/pplslibrarian\/?p=242"},"modified":"2016-09-16T08:33:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T08:33:20","slug":"ada-lovelace-day-2016-wikipedia-editathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/pplslibrarian\/2016\/09\/16\/ada-lovelace-day-2016-wikipedia-editathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ada Lovelace Day 2016: Wikipedia editathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/pplslibrarian\/files\/2016\/09\/Carpenter_portrait_of_Ada_Lovelace_-_detail-234x300.png\" alt=\"Carpenter_portrait_of_Ada_Lovelace_-_detail\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/pplslibrarian\/files\/2016\/09\/Carpenter_portrait_of_Ada_Lovelace_-_detail-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/pplslibrarian\/files\/2016\/09\/Carpenter_portrait_of_Ada_Lovelace_-_detail.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/>On Tuesday, 11th October 2016 the University&#8217;s Main Library will once again be running a Wikipedia editathon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2016.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0is an <a href=\"http:\/\/findingada.com\">international celebration<\/a> of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The event will commence at 10am\u00a0with presentations from a range of guest speakers, followed by what are described as &#8216;fun technology activities&#8217; from 11am until 1pm.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, full Wikipedia editing training will be on offer from 1-2pm, followed by the editathon itself from 2-5pm.\u00a0This will focus on improving the quality of Wikipedia articles that relate to women in STEM.<\/p>\n<p>For booking purposes, the day is split in two parts: talks &amp; technology activities in the morning and the Women in STEM Wikipedia editathon in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>You can attend both morning and afternoon sessions or just one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To book a place for the morning activities (10am to 1pm)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/edin.ac\/2ckmZAP\"><u>Click here for Ada Lovelace Day &#8211; talks &amp; fun technology activities<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To book a place for the afternoon editathon (1pm to 5pm)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/edin.ac\/2cSzuJc\"><u>Click here for the Women in STEM Wikipedia edit-a-thon<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Library Caf\u00e9 is nearby for a\u00a0spot of lunch\u00a0between the morning and afternoon events.<\/p>\n<p>Suggestions for notable Women in STEM who could\u00a0&#8211; and <em>should<\/em> &#8211; be represented on Wikipedia are most welcome,\u00a0so do feel free to suggest names of notable women we could include as part of this day of celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Full details of the event may be found <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cGapkn\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, 11th October 2016 the University&#8217;s Main Library will once again be running a Wikipedia editathon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2016. 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