{"id":5824,"date":"2019-09-13T15:51:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T14:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/?p=5824"},"modified":"2019-09-13T15:51:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T14:51:38","slug":"wikipedia-training-session-for-qub-students-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/2019\/09\/13\/wikipedia-training-session-for-qub-students-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikipedia Training Session for QUB Students and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/2019\/09\/13\/wikipedia-training-session-for-qub-students-and-staff\/800px-wikipedia-logo-v2-en-svg_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2019\/09\/800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,919\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2019\/09\/800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2019\/09\/800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5826\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2019\/09\/800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2019\/09\/800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2019\/09\/800px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg_-768x882.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca O&#8217;Neill from Wikimedia Ireland will be in Belfast in October, running a training session on how to get started with editing Wikipedia pages. Rebecca will also outline the process by which Wikipedia editors remove &#8216;fake news&#8217; and vandalism from the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also at the session, Richard Fallis, QUB Subject Librarian, will discuss how to use the Library to find high-quality sources to cite in Wikipedia articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of the session, including a booking link, are below. The session is open to students and staff from all QUB faculties\/schools, and 30 places are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Editing Wikipedia for QUB Students &amp; Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 23rd October 2019, 14:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:  Room 03\/011, Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/a-beginners-guide-to-editing-wikipedia-for-qub-students-staff-tickets-72536315071\"><strong>https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/a-beginners-guide-to-editing-wikipedia-for-qub-students-staff-tickets-72536315071<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any questions? Please email Richard Fallis: r.fallis@qub.ac.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca O&#8217;Neill from Wikimedia Ireland will be in Belfast in October, running a training session on how to get started with editing Wikipedia pages. 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