| When: | Weekly on Mondays, starting 10/5/2015 through 11/30/2015, 4:30pm-6:30pm |
| Who: | UW students, faculty, and staff; Seattle community members |
| Where: | UW Research Commons, room Green A |
| Focus: | Women and the Sciences and Pacific Northwest, weekly focuses |
Wikipedia Lab at the UW Libraries Research Commons brings together local Wikipedia experts with University of Washington subject specialists and UW community members to learn about editing Wikipedia. Come contribute vital, local, and corrective content to the world's largest online encyclopedia. Come as you are with questions, ideas, or content knowledge to share!
The Wikipedia Lab will run weekly, every Monday, during fall quarter. The Lab has two thematic focuses: Women in the Sciences and the Pacific Northwest. Each week will feature a special collections librarian content specialist and Wikipedian editors.
Sponsored by the UW Libraries & Cascadia Wikimedians User Group
| Date | Theme | Focus | Presenters | Wikipedians | Starting points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Economics | Librarian: Jessica Jerritt | Monika Sengul-Jones, Pine, Peaceray | #Women and Economics |
| 10/12/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Astronomy | Librarian: Anya Bartelmann (Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Librarian) | Brianhe, Benjamin Mako Hill, Peaceray | #Women and Astronomy |
| 10/19/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Health Sciences | TBA | Pine, Peaceray | #Women and Health Sciences |
| 10/26/2015 | WikipediaLab: Women and the Sciences | Women and Technology | CrystalRose Hudelson (Guest speaker on women in aviation) | Monika Sengul-Jones, Peaceray | #Women and Technology |
| 11/2/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Hawks & Huskies: Northwest Sports | Hannah Palin, UW Film Archives Specialist | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Northwest Sports |
| 11/9/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Native Americans in the Northwest | TBA | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Native Americans in the Northwest |
| 11/16/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | The Port of Seattle as a Site of Labor | Librarian: Conor Casey (Labor Archivist, Director) User: LaborArchWA | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Port of Seattle |
| 11/23/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Water, Ecology & Sustainability | Librarians: Maureen Nolan and Louise Richards | Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #Ecology and sustainability |
| 11/30/2015 | WikipediaLab: Pacific Northwest | Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Economy of the Pacific Northwest | TBA | Monika Sengul-Jones, Pine, Peaceray, SounderBruce | #PNW economy |
Note: Articles created or developed at the lab can be tagged on their talkpage with {{UWRCWikiLab 8}}
FYI: Other articles that we might attend to in this edithon are Transportation in Seattle and Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel, which are two of the three Top-importance Seattle articles that are start class, and Alaskan Way Viaduct and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, which are two of the dozen High-importance Seattle articles that are start class, according to this Seattle Start-class article list from Wikipedia Release Version Tools. See the WP:WPUSA quality assessment and WikiProject article quality grading scheme for more info.
Femtechnet video featuring Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz - one hour
