LibGuides: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: How to Edit in Wikipedia

How to Edit in Wikipedia

This page provides links out to training videos from Wikipedia and from Art+Feminism. You should get a good sense of how to carry out a number of tasks on Wikipedia after watching some of these videos. Also included below is information on what Wikipedia is and how it works.

Don't worry if you can't take the training before the event. You are very welcome to come with no experience at all. Librarians will be at the event to help you.

Sign Up for a Wikipedia Account
Before you can make changes to any Wikipedia entries, you have to sign up for a free account.

Training from Art + Feminism

Art+Feminism Quick Guide for Editing on Wikipedia
A comprehensive but easy-to-read guide to all you need to know about editing on Wikipedia. We highly suggest you read this before coming to the event, if possible.
Art+Feminism Training Videos
Scroll down on this page for 8 short videos that will teach you how to edit in Wikipedia.
Advanced FAQ - Wikipedia Notability Guidelines
A+F training video on Wikipedia's notability standards. "Notability" is a criterion for whether a person warrants being the subject of an article on Wikipedia
Advanced FAQ - Adding Images to Wikimedia Commons
A+F video showing how to add images to Wikipedia articles
Advanced FAQ - Adding Infoboxes to Wikipedia Articles
A+F video on adding infoboxes onto pages on Wikipedia.

Training from Wikipedia

Editing Wikipedia: A guide to improving content on the online encyclopedia
" "Editing Wikipedia" gives you a basic introduction to how to edit Wikipedia. You will learn what Wikipedia is and how it works, how to navigate Wikipedia, how and why you should contribute to Wikipedia, important rules that keep Wikipedia reliable, how to edit with VisualEditor and using wiki markup, how to add content, and etiquette for interacting with other contributors. The "Editing Wikipedia" brochure includes a quick reference that helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands."
Your First Article
A comprehensive review of the steps involved in creating your first article on Wikipedia, including guidelines for acceptance onto the site.
Introduction to Contributing to Wikipedia
How to Add Citations (From the Celebrate Women Initiative)
This link will bring you to instructions for using the Citation Hunt tool in Wikipedia to find entries that require citation help. You can use the "Search for a topic" box to enter "Women Artists." Then, the entries requiring citations will be on women artists.
Finding Images Tutorial
Wikipedia's tutorial on finding images for an article.

Understanding Wikipedia

We all use Wikipedia, but do we know how it works and what it's all about?

Wikipedia has five fundamental principles, or Five Pillars:

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.
Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view.
Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute.
Wikipedia's editors should treat each other with respect and civility.
Wikipedia has no firm rules.

Introduction to Policies and Guidelines
A link to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.