Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Events and Workshops/Festival of Architecture 2016

University of Edinburgh edit-a-thon

Booking

• If a member of staff or student at Edinburgh University then book via Event Booking here.
• If from outside the university then book through Eventbrite here.

Please make sure you create a Wikipedia account prior to the event and add your Wikipedia username to the bottom of this page using the blue Signup button below.

About the event

Have you ever wondered why the information in Wikipedia is extensive for some topics and scarce for others? The University's Information Services team are running an edit-a-thon to celebrate the Festival of Architecture 2016. Full Wikipedia editing training will be given in the morning before a break for lunch. Thereafter the afternoon's editathon will focus on improving the quality of articles about all things related to architecture!

Working together with liaison librarians, archivists & academic colleagues we will provide training on how to edit and participate in an open knowledge community. Participants will be supported to develop articles covering areas which could stand to be improved.

Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding of architecture!

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Think about what you would like to edit - please prepare some materials to bring with you on the day

Programme

• 3:00pm– 3:15pm Housekeeping and Welcome
• 3:15pm - 4:30pm: Wikipedia editing training.
• 4:30pm - 7pm - Research & editing.
• 7pm - 7.30pm - Transferring to Wikipedia's live space.

We Can Edit

Trainers

Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh

Hit list of articles to be created or improved

Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.

All are welcome to add names to the list which is intended to serve as a basis for creating new articles in this important but somewhat neglected sector on the English Wikipedia.

The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!

Looking for ideas?

1. List of Edinburgh buildings and their architects
2. List of Architects with UK citizenship, grouped by place of education
3. Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Architecture

Articles to be created

• Isi Metzstein - Innovative architect at Gillespie, Kidd & Coia who designed some of the most remarkable and distinguished modern architecture in postwar Britain.
• James Lomax-Simpson - In 1910 he was appointed to take charge of the Architectural Department of Lever Brothers and was made a director in 1917. As Company Architect he undertook work in over twenty-five different countries and was responsible for most of the development of Port Sunlight from 1910 onwards. He also carried out much work for Lever himself, including alterations and additions to Thomton Manor, The Hill at Hampstead and Lewis Castle, Stornoway. Possibly his most important work was Unilever House, London, 1930, with executive architects, Bumet, Tait and Partners. It was opened by the Lord Mayor of London in July 1932 and 'The Morning Post' wrote "Unilever House will delight the eyes and minds of all who appreciate beauty in Architecture".
• Joanna Bacon shortlisted for Women Architect of the Year, 2015
• Irena Bauman urban redevelopment
• Wendy Cheesman (fr), co-founder of Team 4, wife of Norman Foster
• Rachel Haugh partner at Ian Simpson Architects
• Kirsten Lees Woman architect of the year 2014 shortlist
• Adriana Natcheva Woman architect of the year 2014 shortlist
• Jane Parminter
• Mary Parminter late 18th-century cousins who designed a house in Exmouth
• Tatiana von Preussen Emerging Woman Architect of the Year Award
• Nathalie Rozencwajg director of Rare Architecture
• Alison Margaret Smithson (fr)
• Glasgow Institute of Architects

Articles to be improved

• Andy MacMillan - Scottish architect, educator, writer and broadcaster. He served as head of the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow between 1973 and 1994.
• Andrew Whalley - one of the lead architects on he Eden Project, a botanical garden housed under two large domes.
• Eugene Bourdon (architect) - Professor of Architectural Design at the Glasgow School of Art, and was influential in the development of architectural thinking and education in Glasgow in the early 20th century. Died during the Battle of the Somme.
• Tatjana Schneider
• Nasrine Seraji (fr)
• Hilda Mason (1880–1955), designed St Andrew's Church, Felixstowe in reinforced concrete.
• Sadie Morgan HS2 design panel chair
• Norah Aiton (1904–1989), early modernist female architect.
• Jane Wernick - a British construction engineer and the founder of Jane Wernick Associates, a construction engineering firm. Prior to founding Jan Wernick Associates, she worked at Arup (1977–1998). During her career with Arup, and later with Jane Wernick Associates, she was closely involved with projects including Stansted Airport terminal building and the London Eye.

Sources

• Wikipedia is a tertiary resource, which relies upon secondary sources. Wikipedia is not a place for original research.
• For more guidance on the use of sources, see this guide here.
• We will provide a variety of reference books on the day.
• Editors will also have access to some University of Edinburgh e-resources.
• Search for articles on Google Scholar
• Try the Wikipedia Library's list of free resources
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• The Hathi Trust Digital Library - 100s of novels & other assorted texts
• Shareable Images can be found through a Creative Commons search(which includes Google, Flickr & Wikicommons in its search).

Suggested sources:

General

• DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, journals, ejournals and more.

News sources

• Factiva
• British Newspaper Archive
• More at: Edinburgh University Library - Newspaper database

Theses databases

• Edinburgh Research Archive. For theses produced at the University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Research Archive
• Proquest Dissertations
• More at: Edinburgh University Library - Theses database

Outcomes - Content created

• New page created for Isi Metzstein - influential architect at Gillespie, Kidd & Coia.
• Wikidate timeline created for Scottish female architects.

What can I do after the event?

Join us for the event!

You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:

• Video tutorials
• Instructional videos on using Wikipedia

Participants - Sign Up Here!

Prior to the event:

1. RSVP: ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk
2. Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?

   No? Create a Wikipedia account

   Yes? Go to Step #2

3. Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
   

Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!

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