Working with Wikipedia and Wikidata
This workshop is part of the Digital Toolkit series co-presented by the UBC Library Research Commons at UBC-V and UBC-O Library.
For more information about upcoming workshops and to view our open workshop content find us at https://researchcommons.library.ubc.ca.
Goals of this Workshop
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Articulate what Wikipedia and Wikidata are
- Describes ways in which Wikipedia and Wikidata can be used in the academy
- Contribute an edit to Wikipedia or Wikidata
Schedule
| 0:00 | Welcome and using Zoom |
| 0:05 | Introduction |
| 0:10 | Wikipedia |
| 0:25 | Wikidata |
| 0:40 | Demos |
| 1:00 | Activities |
| 1:50 | Wrap-up and Discussion |
Resources
What is this workshop not about?
This workshop is a general introduction to Wikipedia and Wikidata. It will not go deeply into specific project examples, locally hosted instances of Wikis or Wikibase, or unconventional uses of these platforms.