Camden Local History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Rutgers-Camden Paul Robeson Library will host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for the Rutgers and Camden communities.
Librarian
Samantha Kannegiser
Contact:
Samantha Kannegiser
Student Success Librarian
Paul Robeson Library, Rutgers-Camden
300 N. 4th St.
Camden, NJ 08201
Student Success Librarian
Paul Robeson Library, Rutgers-Camden
300 N. 4th St.
Camden, NJ 08201
856.225.2832
Website
All training and support is provided to you during the edit-a-thon, but the resources on this page are helpful in preparing for the edit-a-thon and continuing to edit afterwards. You may also want to refer to these resources during the event.
Tutorials
The following static tutorials will help you use Wikipedia's Visual Editor, a secondary editing interface which is useful for new editors. You can also learn how to edit Wikipedia using Wiki Markup. The tutorials are in a logical order for you to learn how to edit on Wikipedia.
Cheat Sheets
- Wiki markup cheat sheet (if you aren't using the visual editor)
- References--why, what, and how
- Citing Sources on Wikipedia
- Using Talk Pages: every article has a Talk Page for editors to document and discuss changes
- Choosing an Article Dos and Don'ts
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Polishing your Article (finishing touches)
- Wikipedia Manual of Style