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USF Master’s in Museum Studies Student Recaps 8th Annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Gleeson Library

This spring semester, Gleeson Library | Geschke Center, together with faculty and students from USF’s Art History BA and Museums Studies MA programs, held it’s 8th annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. Master’s student Vi Bui wrote an excellent blog post for the Master’s in Museum Studies blog, which we are pleased and grateful to share here … Continue reading USF Master’s in Museum Studies Student Recaps 8th Annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Gleeson Library

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Gleeson Library Hosts 6th Annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

To kick off Women’s History Month, Gleeson Library will host the annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on Tuesday, March 3! Join us in the 2nd Floor Common area from 1-6pm. We will address the gender gap on Wikipedia by communally updating Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. People of all gender identities and … Continue reading Gleeson Library Hosts 6th Annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

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Gleeson to host 4th Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month. Observe this important month with Gleeson by  helping to add reliable resources and information about women, art, and feminism to Wikipedia (a resource that has gender gaps in both participation and content). On March 9th from 10am-4pm, Gleeson will host its fourth annual Art+Feminism* Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. All are welcome. Never … Continue reading Gleeson to host 4th Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month

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2017 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon follow-up!

Earlier this month, Gleeson Library partnered with the Art+Architecture department and Professor Paula Birnbaum’s Museum Studies class to participate in the Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon.  At this year’s event — the third annual one we’ve held at Gleeson — we talked about the gender gap on Wikipedia, we searched for information about women artists in various library resources … Continue reading 2017 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon follow-up!

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Gleeson hosts third annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Gleeson Library/Art+Feminism* 2017 Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

A Women’s History Month Program

Thursday, March 9, 2017
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Gleeson Library 2nd Floor

In conjunction with the New York-based organization Art+Feminism and USF’s Art + Architecture program, Gleeson Library is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon. Continue reading “Gleeson hosts third annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon”

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Wikipedia #1lib1ref citation party!

The Wikipedia  #1lib1ref campaign encourages librarians and others to add one citation to Wikipedia, and they have made it really easy. Here is more information on the #1lib1ref campaign https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref A few Gleeson Library folks are going to have a casual gathering Wednesday, 2/1/17 from 12:00-1:00.  We will be on the second floor of the Gleeson Library … Continue reading Wikipedia #1lib1ref citation party!

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Gleeson Library Celebrates Open Access Week 2016

Open Access is online access to scholarly research free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. In other words Open Access is scholarly research without borders With Open Access more people can interact with the scholarship of others, more people can build upon that scholarship, more people can benefit from the research … Continue reading Gleeson Library Celebrates Open Access Week 2016

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Second Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Held at Gleeson Library

By Janet Carmona and Colette Hayes Last week at Gleeson Library, a group of budding information activists — many of them students in USF’s Art and Architecture Department — considered the coverage of women on the widely used online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.  Past surveys have shown that only 8%-15% of editors on Wikipedia are women, which … Continue reading Second Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Held at Gleeson Library

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Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month: Results!

Last Friday, in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Gleeson Library participated in Art+Feminism’s second annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. Over 70 satellite Edit-A-Thons took place across 17 countries over the weekend  — all with the aim of improving the representation of women and the arts on Wikipedia.  At Gleeson, students, staff, and faculty members … Continue reading Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month: Results!

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Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon For Women’s History Month

Gleeson Library/Art+Feminism* Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon In honor of Women’s History Month, join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to contemporary art and feminism. Friday, March 6th, 2015 [10am-1pm] Gleeson Library, 2nd Floor All are welcome. Bring your laptop, if you have one, and feel free to drop in or stay for the … Continue reading Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon For Women’s History Month