Editing in more voices
Lack of articles about women seen
The female narrative isn’t always taken into account. Sometimes, there is no narrative at all. To change this and bring about a bit of difference in their own way, the University Art Museum along with the Literacy Department of the University Libraries are hosting an Edit-a-thon on Monday.
The Edit-a-thon is aimed at editing Wikipedia articles on women artists, particularly those related to the University at Albany Fine Art Collections and the University Art Museum’s current and past exhibitions. However, the Edit-a-thon is not restricted to these artists alone. It’s open to the narratives of all women artists, even if some don’t have pages yet.
“Information on Wikipedia is skewed,” said Christine Snyder, office and operations manager at the University Art Museum. “There’s a lack of female editors and a lack of articles about women. So, it’s a way that we can come together and try to work on that. The community can get involved and work on editing, learn how to edit and update articles on Wikipedia if they don’t already know how,”
The event will be virtual and the organizers will provide links to tutorials for the beginners as well as references for information. Information about women artists connected with the University Art Museum will also be available.
Participants can register for the event and will be sent a Zoom link. Individuals and small groups of people will also be able to get personal assistance between 2:30-4:30 p.m. within the Zoom session.
Those interested are also asked to register as Wikipedia editors before the event.
For more information, to find a link to create a Wikipedia account, and to preview the topic suggestions, the University Libraries have offered a Libguide.
To register for the virtual event and receive a Zoom link, visit https://albany.libcal.com/calendar/events/wikipedia