Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Freer and Sackler
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The Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery welcome participants to its edit-a-thon.
- When
- Tuesday, April 29, 2014
- 2:30 - 5:30pm
- Who
- All volunteers with basic knowledge of editing on Wikipedia are welcome. This gathering is part of a communications/journalism course taught by Andrew Lih at the American University on Wikipedia & Public Knowledge.
- Where
- Freer Gallery of Art
- 1050 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
- Freer Conference Room
- RSVP Required
- Please sign up below if you plan on attending or joining us remotely.
Schedule[edit]
| Time | Activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00-2:30 pm | Arrivals | ||
| 2:40-3:40 pm | Welcome and tour | ||
| 3:50-5:30 pm | Edit-a-Thon & Discussion | ||
Questions? Add your own[edit]
- How do I RSVP?
- Add your name to the list below if you plan on joining us remotely.
- Can I share what I’m doing?
- Yes, please feel free to share what you’re working on on your preferred social network using #glamwiki and invite your friends to join us remotely!
RSVP[edit]
The public is welcome to this event
Yes
- Fuzheado | Talk 15:54, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
- mijotoba (talk) 02:46, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
- Ctufarolo (talk) 21:13, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Llljoyce (talk) 21:23, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Miamiller (talk) 23:45, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Jsomani (talk)
- OkMonika (talk)
- Hufsakamal (talk)
- Xiaweiyang (talk)
- Courtneyocallaghan (talk) 17:18, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
- Duckduckstop (talk)
- Lizcheng (talk)
- --Kippelboy (talk) 19:21, 29 April 2014 (UTC) (remote translations)
- --Davidpar (talk) 19:47, 29 April 2014 (UTC) (remote translations)
- User:ESM (remote)
- --Jey (talk) 23:02, 29 April 2014 (UTC) (remote translations)
Maybe
- Adriel Luis, Smithsonian APAC
- Sara Snyder, AAM
- econterms (talk) 01:35, 29 April 2014 (UTC) -- can't make the start, but hoping to make it by 4
- Ann Vroom
Regrets
- Geraldshields11 (talk) 14:48, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- Digitaleffie (talk) 14:12, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
List of articles we will be working on[edit]
Articles that needs fixes or expansion[edit]
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - needs cleaned up [1], add/edit list of exhibitions[2][[3][4]
- Arthur M. Sackler - needs infobox and picture [5] [6]
- Charles Lang Freer - needs infobox [7]
- Freer Gallery of Art - needs cleaned up; need videos of galleries [8], add/edit list of exhibitions[9][10][11]
- James Abbott McNeill Whistler - add gallery of work [12]
- Parthia - add image(s) of instruments and tools founded on Parthia.
- Ernst Herzfeld, Add image(s) of initial writes founded on Persepolis.
- Abbott Handerson Thayer, Add image of the portrait "Eldest Daughter".
- Kongorikishi
- Kaikei
- Jikoku-ten
Articles to be created[edit]
- Ars Orientalis (publication by the Freer|Sackler Galleries and the University of Michigan’s Department of the History of Art) - Currently mentioned in Freer Gallery of Art article [13] [14] [15]
- Peacock Room - Currently links to and has section on James Abbott McNeill Whistler article, needs to be moved to its own article [16][17]
- Miyagawa Shosun
- Jasmine bud necklace
- Shiva Vinadhara (Holder of the Vina)
- Zocho-ten
- komoku ten
- Tamon-ten
Resources[edit]
Websites, library catalogs, & databases[edit]
- Flickr Commons, Smithsonian Institution - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/
- Freer|Sackler Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/freersackler/
- Freer|Sackler Website - http://asia.si.edu/
- Freer|Sackler Blog - http://bento.si.edu/
- Peacock Room: Exhibiting Freer Bibles - http://asia.si.edu/explore/american/bibles_slideshow.asp
Reference book citations to copy and paste[edit]
Help after the event[edit]
- Wikipedia:Teahouse, a friendly place to help new editors get started
Results and outcomes[edit]
Article creation[edit]
- New articles
- Updated articles
- Translated articles
- Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons
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