Richard J. Daley Library, UIC

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Join Wikipedia experts to learn how data powers Wikipedia and Wikidata. Discover how your data skills can make an impact. Attend one or both sessions—food is provided!

Please register for each session separately.

Module 1 - GLAM Wiki and the Wikimedia Ecosystem: Commons and Structured Data, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Gain an overview of GLAM-Wiki (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) and its supported projects and insights into the Wikimedia ecosystem and how its components are interconnected. Session also covers Wikimedia Commons, focusing on Structured Data on Commons and its applications.

Register: go.uic.ed/wiki1

Module 2 - Wikidata: Editing, Querying, Citations and GIS Applications,
1 p.m. - 3 pm.
Examine Wikidata including editing, query services and examples of how institutions use Wikidata in their projects. Learn how to add citations on Wikidata and Wikipedia and explore GIS projects and the use of GIS data on Wikipedia. Highlights include projects, opportunities and examples from institutions using Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata to advance global knowledge and institutional missions.

Register: go.uic.edu/wiki2

Part of the Crossroads: Data Science in the Humanities and Humanities in Data Science Conference. For the full program, visit: go.uic.edu/Crossroads

Sponsored by:

University Library, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Institute for the Humanities, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and the Urban Data Visualization Laboratory, Undergraduate Student Government