Connected Heritage: Leeds City Museum & Wikimedia UK Editathon

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An in-person training event for the staff of Leeds City Museum. Participants will learn Wikipedia basics and make their first edits.

Thoresby Room

This in-person training event is aimed at volunteers and staff of Leeds City Museum. Participants will learn Wikipedia basics and make their first edits. The session is open to all and no prior Wiki experience is required. We hope to see you there!We will support you by showing you how to set up a Wikipedia account and make edits, as well as create new articles and upload images. If you do not have a specific topic you would like to work on, we are happy to provide you with one. Our theme for the day is inspired by the Sport in Leeds project, and we hope you will upload images, add references and identify gaps around that theme. Please bring a laptop and power cable on the day. If you do not have a laptop, please let us know when you register and we will find one for you. We will send supporting information and resources prior to the webinar.TIMETABLE<ul><li>10:15 - 10:30: Join us in the Thoresby Room for a 10:30am start</li><li>10:30 - 10:45: Introduction to Wikipedia</li><li>10:45 - 11:45: Training Session 1</li><li>11.45 - 12:00: Break</li><li>12.00 - 13:00: Training Session 2</li><li>13:00 - 13:30: Lunch</li><li>13.30 - 15:00: Editing (with breaks at your discretion)</li><li>15.00 - 15.30: Sharing, discussion, next steps</li></ul>This event is a part of Wikimedia UK&#x27;s Connected Heritage project, which is funded by DCMS and The National Lottery through The Heritage Fund&#x27;s Digital Skills for Heritage initiative.

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