(via Marianne Swierenga, Western Michigan University)

Join the Linked Data Users Group of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) for a free, semi-synchronous, week-long virtual event that explores Wikidata. No prior experience is necessary! Project staff will provide you with everything you need to create and edit Wikidata entities. 

This edit-a-thon will take place online the week of April 22-26, Monday-Friday . An opening event on Monday, April 22, will include an introduction to editing Wikidata. A closing event on Friday, April 26, will review and celebrate what we achieved together. A Slack channel will be available to communicate with fellow Wikidata editors throughout the week. 

In this edit-a-thon, we will focus on descriptions of schools and educational organizations, and school buildings. Participants may create Wikidata entries for their local organizations or create and edit entries for organizations provided by the edit-a-thon staff. 

For more information and to sign up, visit the Linked Data Users Group page .

If you have questions, please contact LDUG Steering Committee Chair Marianne Swierenga, at marianne.swierenga@wmich.edu .