Wikipedia:Meetup/Princeton University

Princeton University's Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library is hosting its a series of Edit-A-Thons with the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students for the spring semester. Wikipedians of all experience levels are encouraged to participate.

WHO: Alumni, students, staff and anyone else!

WHAT: Previously we have hosted a number of edit-a-thons within the library on campus. For this next round of editing we are focusing our efforts this time around on expanding the current pages related to Princeton University and engaging the student body.

WHEN:

February 20th, 2013 - 12-2pm

March 27th, 2013 - 12-2

April 17th, 2013 - 12-2

These events are drop-in type sessions. Come and go as you need!

WHERE: Frist Campus Center Seminar Room 114 Campus Map indicating Frist Campus Center Directions to Frist Campus Center

WHY: To continue our efforts to add valuable Princeton related information to Wikipedia.

OTHER: Please bring your laptop since you will be asked to create a Wikipedia account if you do not already have an account (you are not required to have an account before participating) For those traveling to campus, NJ Transit has a connection train, (dinky), with a drop off point within walking distance.

Possible Article Topics

• The Tiger (mascot)
• Princeton University Traditions - Arch Sings, Bonfire, Cane Spree, Class jackets, houseparties, etc. All have only brief descriptions and no full articles.
• Eating Clubs Cannon Club has no page, Colonial_Club, Cap_and_Gown_Club and University_ Cottage_Club need significant additions.
• List_of_Princeton_University_Olympians - Many notable individual pages missing.
• List_of_Princeton_University_people
• English version article creation for Victor Brombert, Princeton University professor http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Brombert
• Coeducation at Princeton University - Female faculty list expansion

How-To's

• Wikipedia:GLAM/BeginnersGuide
• Wikipedia:Principles
• Wikipedia:Tutorial
• Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
• Wikipedia:Article wizard
• Wikipedia:Neutral point of view

Online Resources

• Princeton University Finding Aids -- Guides to our holdings This resource includes some digitized material, but is mostly an online guide to physical holdings at the Mudd Library
• Princeton University Periodicals -- The Daily Princetonian and the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, completely full-text searchable.
• Princeton Alumni Weekly Memorial Index This index covers all alumni for whom obituaries appeared in the Princeton Alumni Weekly and its predecessor, the Alumni Princetonian, between April 1894 and July 2011. The index includes some faculty and honorary class members.
• Digitized Films from the Mudd Library - Athletics This blog includes digitized copies of our films and commentary about them.

Princetoniana Resources Available to Use in Mudd Manuscript Library Reference Room

• Card catalog index to Princeton Alumni Weekly through 1990, and issues of PAW.
• Full runs of Nassau Herald, Freshman Herald and Bric-a-Brac.
• Class reunion books (often contain biographical information).
• Biographies of 18th century Princetonians.
• Printed histories of Princeton in general, as well as specific topics such as women in engineering, sports, etc.
• Published books related to Princeton football and other athletics.

Who's Coming?

Likely attendees

1. ccleeton
2. Anna Gerwel
3. Newyorkbrad (talk) 04:16, 9 March 2013 (UTC)Turns out I have a schedule conflict that day; I'll make the April session instead. Newyorkbrad (talk) 20:31, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Outcomes

Deliverables

• deliverables

By the Numbers

• February 20th
• Total attendees: 2
• Princeton undergraduates: 1
• Usernames created:

Using archive collections to edit

Article Creations

• articles

Learning to use Wikipedia

Article Expansions

Coeducation at Princeton University Female Faculty list created, this list is far from complete.

Social Media

• Twitter hashtag #muddwiki
• blogs