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Join us for Off the Margins: Your Voice Matters - A Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at University of Southern California on Monday, February 1, 2016

This is a Polymathic Pizza Event, free and open to the public

University of Southern California Libraries will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon dedicated to increasing the diversity of Wikipedia editors and content.

This free event is open to the public, but please RSVP! No specialized knowledge of a subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Please bring your laptop and power cord (we will have a few laptops available but not enough for everyone); we will provide WiFi, snacks, pizza and beverages, reference materials and a list of suggested topics.

What: Wikipedia’s diversity gap is well documented; both in article content and editor identity. With Wikipedia being one of the most popular websites accessed around the world to find information, we want to help ensure that the editors and entries are more inclusive and as diverse and representative as its users are. Whether you regularly edit Wikipedia entries or are curious about the editing process, all skill levels are welcome.

When: Monday, February 1, 2016 from 3pm–6pm

At 3pm there will be keynote talk to kick off the edit-a-thon given by Dr. Safiya U. Noble, Assistant Professor of Information Studies at UCLA, and an editor of the forthcoming book, The Intersectional Internet: Race, Sex, and Culture Online.
At 4pm - the communal editing begins and pizza will be delivered

Where: Doheny Library Room 241, University of Southern California, 3550 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Directions and Parking: Doheny Library is located in the center of campus, adjacent to Alumni Park and across from Bovard Auditorium, on Trousdale Avenue. Room 241 is located on the second floor. The closest parking available is at Gate #3 which has an entrance on Figeroa Street at McCarthy Way. There are Metro Expo line stops at Expo Park/USC station, and Jefferson/USC station.

Prior to arrival: Create your Wikipedia account before you arrive. There is a limit to the number of new accounts that can be registered on-site. While you are able to edit anonymously creating an account allows your IP address to remain private and less CAPTCHA entering. PLEASE do this in advance of your attendance!!!

What to bring: Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share.

Please RSVP

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To-Do[edit]

For those new to editing Wikipedia we recommend looking for articles that need references, in-text citations, or stubs that need expanding. For those looking for a challenge try those that need more substantive edits around language, bias, and original research. And for the Wikipedia rockstars we recommend creating an article from scratch.

Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.

You can help by adding to it.
To improve: