Vanderbilt Central Library to Host Second Wikipedia 'Edit-a-thon'

Oct 29, 2014 · 1 min read
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Learn how to create, expand and translate Wikipedia articles related to global affairs at Vanderbilt University Central Library on Nov. 1, 2014. This free event, “Global Exchanges: Using Wikipedia to Create Worldwide Connections,” is open to the public.

Edit-a-thon participants will have the opportunity to use relevant sources available in the library’s Special Collections and receive training in writing, editing and translating Wikipedia articles. The event is intended to encourage the creation of Wikipedia articles with internationally-themed subject matter and the translation of existing articles into other languages. Participants at the 2013 edit-a-thon at Vanderbilt focused on creating or updating information about buildings on campus, and many images from Special Collections were uploaded. Read more …

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Clifford B. Anderson
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Clifford B. Anderson
Director of the Divinity Library
My research interests include the study of algorithms as cultural artifacts, computational thinking in the humanities, large-scale textual analysis of narrative data, and the religious dimensions of intellectual property.
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