We are excited to invite announce that the Queens College Libraries will be holding a series of virtual edit-a-thons on the week of March 21. This will be our fourth annual edit-a-thon, and the second to be held virtually.
An edit-a-thon is an event where participants come together to edit Wikipedia.
This is for both complete newcomers and experienced Wikipedians. If you’ve never edited an article before, don’t worry! This is a friendly and approachable way to begin. Instruction and assistance are provided; we will teach you how to make edits and how to make your edits stick.
On the week of March 21, the library will host two edit-a-thons; please feel free to attend one or both! Each meeting will have a different theme, but of course, if you have begun to edit an article in the first event, you can always continue it in the second.
The details are as follows:
- QC Wiki-Week: Edit-a-thon Part I (The Civil Rights Movement in New York)
- Monday, March 21
- 4:00-6:00 PM
- QC Wiki-Week: Edit-a-thon Part II (Monuments, Landmarks, and Public Art in Queens)
- Wednesday, March 23
- 12:00-3:00 PM
We hope to see you there! While we can’t offer free refreshments in this online format, we can offer support and good company as we edit and create articles. Anyone from inside or outside the Queens College community is invited – faculty, students, staff, and others.