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LGBTQI+ History Wiki-edit-a-thon – October 6th and 27th

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Machelle Keen

Join us for a discussion about how online learning can improve coverage around LGBTQI education. October 6th is learning how to edit Wiki pages. October 27th is the wrap up… Keep reading

Categories: General News, LGBTQI, Peabody, Uncategorized, Wikipedia, WorkshopsTags: #peabodylibrary, LGBTQI

Art & Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon March 30

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Shore Griffin

Come for the presentation. Stay for the Edit-a-thon. No experience required! Celebrate Women’s History Month by joining the international campaign to make women artists’ lives and their work visible on… Keep reading

Categories: Heard Homepage, Wikipedia

Four-Part Wikipedia Series on Editing for Social Justice: Sharing Nashville’s Story

Posted on March 17, 2021April 21, 2021 by Shore Griffin

Four-Part Wikipedia Series on Editing for Social Justice: Sharing Nashville’s Story Before there were guidebooks, we relied on guides—people in the community you could count on to show you around…. Keep reading

Categories: Heard Homepage, Peabody, WikipediaTags: I'll Take You There, Nashville, social justice

Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: Women of Digital Humanities  |  Wednesday, March 17, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Posted on March 12, 2021March 11, 2021 by Shore Griffin

Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: Women of Digital Humanities  |  Wednesday, March 17, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wikipedia suffers from a well-documented gender bias, but we’re working to correct that imbalance. Prominent… Keep reading

Categories: Heard Homepage, Wikipedia

MLK Day service project enhances Nashville civil rights resources

Posted on January 26, 2021February 1, 2021 by Shore Griffin

For the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. day of service more than a dozen library staff used library resources to expand on 62 Wikipedia articles related to civil rights activism… Keep reading

Categories: General News, Heard Homepage, WikipediaTags: Civil Rights, MLK Day, Nashville

ART+FEMINISM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon March 25 highlights social justice

Posted on February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 by Mary Anne Caton

This year’s ART+FEMINISM theme is activism.  The goal is to correct Wikipedia’s well-known gender imbalance by adding high-quality work to articles about women artists. Join the work at Vanderbilt Visual… Keep reading

Categories: Events, Quarterly Report, WikipediaTags: ART+FEMINISM, libraries, social justice, Wikipedia, Women's History Month

Celebrate Women’s History by Editing Wikipedia at Peabody Learning Commons

Posted on February 19, 2020March 2, 2020 by Mary Anne Caton

Edit women’s stories into Wikipedia at Vanderbilt Libraries during Women’s History Month.  Celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of Women’s suffrage continue on the Peabody Campus in March. Women of Peabody… Keep reading

Categories: Events, Peabody, Quarterly Report, WikipediaTags: ART+FEMINISM, libraries, Peabody, Wikipedia

Medical School Advanced Wikipedia Elective Students Add 209 References; Get 183,000 Total Views during the Month

Posted on December 17, 2019January 22, 2020 by Celia Walker

The VUSM WikiMed AE was a month-long elective focused on improving Wikipedia by contributing high quality medicine-related content. Seven 4th year medical students made major contributions to Wikipedia, while learning… Keep reading

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Categories: Biomedical, Uncategorized, Wikipedia

Ada Lovelace Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Oct 9

Posted on October 4, 2019October 8, 2019 by Mary Anne Caton

Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the contributions of self-identifying women to science, technology, engineering, and math. So to celebrate their achievements, Vanderbilt Libraries and the Wond’ry are gathering at the Wond’ry… Keep reading

Categories: Events, General News, Uncategorized, WikipediaTags: library, STEM, the Wond'ry, Wikipedia, women