Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/UWRCWikiLab
Wikipedia Lab at the UW Research Commons
| When: | Weekly on Mondays, starting 10/5/2015 through 11/30/2015, 4:30pm-6:30pm |
| Who: | UW students, faculty, and staff; Seattle community members |
| Where: | UW Research Commons, room Green A |
| Focus: | Women and the Sciences and Pacific Northwest, weekly focuses |
Wikipedia Lab at the UW Libraries Research Commons brings together local Wikipedia experts with University of Washington subject specialists and UW community members to learn about editing Wikipedia. Come contribute vital, local, and corrective content to the world's largest online encyclopedia. Come as you are with questions, ideas, or content knowledge to share!
The Wikipedia Lab will run weekly, every Monday, during fall quarter. The Lab has two thematic focuses: Women in the Sciences and the Pacific Northwest. Each week will feature a special collections librarian content specialist and Wikipedian editors.
Sponsored by the UW Libraries & Cascadia Wikimedians User Group
Weekly Schedule
| Date | Theme | Focus | Presenters | Wikipedians | Starting points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Economics | Librarian: Jessica Jerritt | Monika Sengul-Jones, Pine, Peaceray | #Women and Economics |
| 10/12/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Astronomy | Librarian: Anya Bartelmann (Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Librarian) | Brianhe, Benjamin Mako Hill, Peaceray | #Women and Astronomy |
| 10/19/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Health Sciences | TBA | Pine, Peaceray | #Women and Health Sciences |
| 10/26/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Technology | CrystalRose Hudelson (Guest speaker on women in aviation) | Monika Sengul-Jones, Peaceray | #Women and Technology |
| 11/2/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Hawks & Huskies: Northwest Sports | Hannah Palin, UW Film Archives Specialist | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Northwest Sports |
| 11/9/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Native Americans in the Northwest | TBA | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Native Americans in the Northwest |
| 11/16/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | The Port of Seattle as a Site of Labor | Librarian: Conor Casey (Labor Archivist, Director) User: LaborArchWA | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Port of Seattle |
| 11/23/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Water, Ecology & Sustainability | Librarians: Maureen Nolan and Louise Richards | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Ecology and sustainability |
| 11/30/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Economy of the Pacific Northwest | TBA | Monika Sengul-Jones, Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #PNW economy |
Suggested starting points
Note: Articles created or developed at the lab can be tagged on their talkpage with {{UWRCWikiLab 8}}
Women and Economics
Women and Astronomy
- List of women astronomers
- http://women.nasa.gov - Women at NASA
- http://wia2009.gsfc.nasa.gov - Women in Astronomy 2009 (NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center)
Women and Health Sciences
Women and Technology
Northwest Sports
- Category:Sports in Washington (state)
- List of motorcycle rallies in the Pacific Northwest
- Sports in Seattle
Native Americans in the Northwest
- List of Indian reservations in Washington
- Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
- Coast Salish peoples
Port of Seattle
Ecology and sustainability
- Brightwater sewage treatment plant
- Climate change in Washington
- Elwha Ecosystem Restoration
- Environmental issues in Puget Sound
- King County Metro § History
- Link Light Rail
- Washington State Department of Ecology
PNW economy
- Economy of Washington (state)
- Hollywood North
- List of companies based in Seattle
- Pacific Northwest Economic Region
Recent improvements
Proposed articles to edit
Women and Economics
- Juliet Schor - stubby article, needs major expansion
Women and Astronomy
Women and Health Sciences
Women and Technology
Northwest Sports
- List of rodeos § Washington - 7/8 redlinks
- Draft:Seattle–Portland rivalry
Native Americans in the Northwest
- Draft:Fawn Sharp
- Duwamish Head petroglyphs
- Redmond Town Center archaeological site - recently discovered oldest stone implements in Western Washington
- Tulalip
The Port of Seattle as a Site of Labor
- 1934 West Coast waterfront strike: very little on Seattle in current article
Ecology and sustainability
PNW economy
- Draft:Coupeville grain wharf
- Draft:Evergreen Point Floating Bridge replacement
- Schwabacher's Wharf currently just a redirect to Schwabacher Brothers
- Draft:Kirkland Cannery Building
FYI: Other articles that we might attend to in this edithon are Transportation in Seattle and Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel, which are two of the three Top-importance Seattle articles that are start class, and Alaskan Way Viaduct and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, which are two of the dozen High-importance Seattle articles that are start class, according to this Seattle Start-class article list from Wikipedia Release Version Tools. See the WP:WPUSA quality assessment and WikiProject article quality grading scheme for more info.
Other
- University of Washington Libraries § Libraries and units
- Draft:List of crossings of the Puyallup River
Proposed articles to add
Women and Astronomy
Native Americans in the Northwest
- Naches Trail (currently redir.)
- sources: City of Bonney Lake history
Ecology and sustainability
- Washington State coal train controversy (Gateway Pacific Terminal is a redirect to one paragraph)
- Cycling in Seattle (see Cycling in Portland, Oregon for inspiration)
Women and Technology
- Eve Riskin
- Anna Bogdanowicz (8 March 2010), "Looking at the Gender Gap: Members offer advice on how to close the gender gap in engineering", The Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Kathy Pretz (7 February 2014), "IEEE Fellows Champion the Cause of Women Engineers: These three work to increase the number of women engineers", The Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Katherine Long (October 14, 2013), "UW female professors building a culture for engineering", The Seattle Times
PNW economy
- Commercial fishing in Washington (state) (cf. Commercial fishing in Alaska)
- Tree farming in Washington (state) The first Tree farm was created near Montesano. About 21% of Washington's total area is private timberland.[1]
- Draft:Seattle Department of Transportation
- Olympia Knitting Mills (NRHP listed)
Editing Resources
- Art + Feminism Beginner Training Video Part 1- Making Simple edits on Wikipedia
- Art + Feminism Beginner Training Video Part 2 - Using your sandbox and adding citations
- Art + Feminism Beginner Training Video Part 3 - Best practices and Wikipedia policies
- Art + Feminism Advanced FAQ: Adding Images to Wikimedia Commons
- Art + Feminism Advanced FAQ: Creating New Pages on Wikipedia
- Art + Feminism Advanced FAQ: Talk Pages on Wikipedia
- Art + Feminism Advanced FAQ: Wikipedia Notability Guidelines
- Art + Feminism Advanced FAQ: Adding Infoboxes to Wikipedia Articles
- Art + Feminism Advanced FAQ: Advanced FAQ: Adding Images to Wikipedia Articles
Femtechnet video featuring Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz - one hour
RSVP
- Probably attending
- Brianhe (talk) – to Oct 12 event at least and as many others as possible
- Shameran81 (talk) 23:33, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
- Peaceray (talk) — Assume I will attend each session, unless I specify otherwise.
- SounderBruce – November sessions
- Maybe attending
- I'll make as many of these as I can. - Jmabel | Talk 16:01, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
- Probably not attending