Wikipedia:Meetup/PlantsAndPeople-January2017
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| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date: | January 22, 2017 – January 28, 2017 |
| Participating Institutions: | Various Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries will participate in this edit-a-thon. Thus far participants include – Mt. Cuba Center – The New York Botanical Garden – The University of New Mexico |
The participants affiliated with this initiative will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia. We will modify our editing behavior if any edits conflict with Wikipedia guidelines. Please contact the Project Coordinator, emjackson42 (talk) if any activities appear to go against this statement.
Event details[edit]
- Hosts: Various Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries will participate in this edit-a-thon. Thus far participants include Mt. Cuba Center, The New York Botanical Garden, and The University of New Mexico.
- Date: 01/22/2017--01/28/2017
- Time:
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bronx, NY, Hockessin, Delaware
- Directions:
- Hashtag: #PlantsAndPeople
- Cost: Free
- RSVP:
- What to bring: Please bring your laptop!
- Participants: Open to all!
01/25/2017 The New York Botanical Garden[edit]
More information about the NYBG event, including an RSVP form, can be found here.
- Hosts: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden
- Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017
- Time: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458 40°51′59.5″N 73°52′44.5″W / 40.866528°N 73.879028°W
- Directions: Directions @ NYBG
- Subway:
to Bedford Park Blvd. From the station exit:
- Take the Bx26 bus east to the Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance.
- OR walk eight blocks down the hill on Bedford Park Blvd. (approximately 20 minutes). Turn left onto Southern Blvd. and walk one block to Mosholu Gate entrance.
- Metro-North Railroad:
- Harlem local line to Botanical Garden Station (approximately 20 minutes from Grand Central). Walk across Southern Boulevard to the Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance
- Station link
- Hashtag: #PlantsAndPeople
- Cost: Free
- RSVP: Eventbrite
- What to bring: Please bring your laptop!
- Participants: Open to all!
01/27/2017 Mt. Cuba Center[edit]
- Hosts: Mt. Cuba Center
- Date: Friday, January 27, 2017
- Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Location: Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin, DE 19707
- Directions: Directions to Mt. Cuba Center
- Hashtag: #PlantsAndPeople
- Cost: This event is free but an RSVP is required.
- RSVP: Click here to RSVP
- What to bring: Please bring your laptop!
- Participants: Open to all!
01/27/2017 University of New Mexico[edit]
- Hosts: University Libraries
- Date: Friday, January 27, 2017
- Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Location: Centennial Science and Engineering Library, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Parking:UNM Visitor Parking
- Hashtag: #PlantsAndPeople
- Cost: This event is free but an RSVP is requested.
- RSVP: Click here to RSVP
- What to bring: Please bring your ideas and questions.
- Participants: Open to all!
Topics[edit]
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Women in Plant Science[edit]
- Botanists
- Agronomists
- Bryologists
- Horticulturalists and Gardeners
- Phycologists
- Plant Pathologists
- Plant Collectors
Plants and People[edit]
- Native plants (Land Stewardship)
- Cultivated Plants (e.g. Apples, Grapes, Roses)
- Nursery and Seed catalogs
- Herbs, Spices, Food and Drink
Articles to edit[edit]
Please feel free to add additional names, and keep an eye on this space for changes.
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Articles to create[edit]
Please feel free to add additional names, and keep an eye on this space for changes.
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Resources[edit]
How to cite vertical files
- Much of the content provided for this edit-a-thon comes from the Library's vertical file collection. Here is an example of how these materials should be cited.
- Format:
- Title of item. (date) Folder name, Vertical File collection, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden. Date that items were accessed.
- Example:
- Photograph of Bronx River Waterfall. (1909). Folder Bronx River, NYBG Vertical File, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden. June 14, 2016.
Editing Wikipedia
- Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
- Wikipedia Manual of Style (WP:MOS)
- WP:Notability (people)
- WP:Notability (academics) -- an alternative to Notability (people)
Wikipedia's principles
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NYBG Plants and People Editathon 2017.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York Botanical Garden.
- New York Botanical Gardens
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library at New York Botanical Gardens
- Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
- Wikimedia New York City
- Slides from Intro to Wikipedia Workshop
Regrets[edit]
Attendees[edit]
- That librarian 88 (talk) 15:59, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
- Lfp85 (talk) 16:22, 27 December 2016 (UTC)