Join the MIT Libraries for our 2018 Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon, focused on artists’ books and the artists who make them. Join us for a talk about artists' books in the MIT Libraries collection. Then learn about how to edit Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopedia, and join a global movement seeking to improve coverage of women artists and art.
For more information, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/MIT_Art%2BFeminism_2018
Schedule:
1:00-1:30pm - settle in, introduction to resources, creating Wikipedia ccounts
1:30-2:00pm - talk by Anna Boutin-Cooper, Librarian for SA+P at MIT about artists’ books in the MIT Libraries collection
2:00pm-2:30pm -- Wikipedia editing training
2:30-4:00pm -- Edit Wikipedia! Assistance from experienced editors will be available.
