[Libs-Or] Join us at the Valley Library in Corvallis for the Wikipedia Editathon: Editing for Equity, April 21, 1-4 pm

[Bridges, Laurie]

https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/books

EDITING FOR EQUITY: IMPROVING WIKIPEDIA COVERAGE OF AWARD-WINNING BOOKS BY BIPOC AUTHORS

Join librarians at Oregon State University on April 21 from 1:00 - 4:00 to create and improve Wikipedia articles about books! We will focus our efforts on improving the coverage of award-winning books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) authors.

Millions of people benefit from information about books across Wikimedia projects. Quality Wikipedia book articles recap plots; summarize professional reviews, literary criticism, and public reception; and list awards received. Among those who benefit are the professions associated with books including authors, librarians, publishers, editors, translators, and booksellers. A quality article minimizes the investigative efforts required by readers and professionals to learn about a book. Librarians benefit when reviews are not behind paywalls, independent booksellers benefit when they can easily find book summaries, and publishers benefit when they can learn how their publications are being received worldwide.

Wikipedia articles about books are read millions of times every year; for example, over the past 90 days in English Wikipedia Their Eyes Were Watching God<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Their_Eyes_Were_Watching_God> was viewed 69,000 times; in Spanish Wikipedia Como agua para chocolate<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_agua_para_chocolate_(novela)> was viewed 25,000 times (Like Water for Chocolate in English: 28,000 times); and in Portuguese Wikipedia O Alquimista<https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Alquimista> was viewed 10,000 times (The Alchemist in English: 198,000 times).

This OSU editathon event, Editing for Equity, is part of a larger Wikimedia campaign taking place in various locations around the world during the month of April. The #EveryBookItsReader campaign<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/07/introducing-everybookitsreader-a-new-wikimedia-campaign/> is focused on improving quality coverage of books, literature, and oral stories in Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia.
Find out more and register here: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/books

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Laurie Bridges, MS, MLIS
Instruction and Outreach Librarian / Professor
Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Corvallis, OR 97330
She/her

Library liaison to:
School of Writing, Literature, and Film
School of Visual, Performing, and Design Arts
School of Communication


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