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and related topics highlighting the contributions of African Americans to college activism and the Black Power and Black Arts movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Participants are also welcome to work on topics of their choice in Oakland history and African American history. Beginners are especially
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Optional: If you have a Knowledge account, you can also sign your name by editing this section and typing four tildes ("~~~~") in the list below. If you don't have an account, just write your name below (though it is recommended that you create a user account in advance of the event -
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Pick a sentence that doesn't have a citation. Look up the information to see if you can find an article in a reliable secondary source (newspaper, magazine, book, scholarly journal, etc) that contains the information in the sentence. If you can't, pick another
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Check out the articles in the "Suggestions" list above, especially the articles noted as needing content expansion or additional references. Skim a few, and pick one that sounds interesting to you! Or pick a totally different article - up to
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Read it carefully. Are there any issues with it? Are the sentences too long? Do the paragraphs need consolidating or splitting? Does it need fixing to match the style guide? Does it have a promotional tone that could be
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When a draft has a good intro paragraph, a few paragraphs with at least summary coverage of major themes, and sources for almost all statements, we can review together and decide whether it's ready to convert to a live
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To create a new article, it's best to start in "draft" mode. It's ok if you don't know much about the topic before you begin - you'll learn as you go along. Multiple people can work on a draft together.
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A good way to begin is to draft an outline: what are the titles of the sections going to be? You can look up and read a few references to get an overview of major themes or sections to cover.
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4:15 - 5 pm - Guided explanation of how to edit Knowledge for newcomers, with examples (experienced editors can hang out and edit during this time - we can make a breakout room for you)
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for additional suggestions, resources, and upcoming virtual Knowledge editing events centered on Black history and artists, run by independent groups of editors.
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for a virtual Knowledge Edit-A-Thon focusing on the Black Campus Movement in the Bay Area. Participants will create and edit Knowledge pages for the
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Check out the articles in the "Suggestions" list above and pick one that you find interesting, or find another article that you're interested in.
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Check out the articles in the "Suggestions" list above and pick one that you find interesting, or find another article that you're interested in.
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Evaluate whether there are enough sources to create standalone articles (or just expand coverage of these topics in existing articles):
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Search for the subject within Knowledge. Do any of the articles in the search results mention the subject by name but don't link to it?
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Read the article carefully. Note down any areas that seem like they need improvement, such as awkward sentences or gaps in the story.
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Edit the article. Write a sentence that puts the information in your own words or quotes the source. Add the source as a reference.
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Edit the article to improve it! Refer to the Manual of Style and Neutral Point of View documents to use Knowledge best practices.
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Your collaborators and you can each pick a section to work on, using the "Page expansion and adding references" method above.
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Find a good secondary source that contains information about the subject that is missing from the Knowledge article.
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Read your chosen article and look at the articles it links to. Should any of those articles link back to this one?
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In the "Suggestions" list above, click one of the "Draft" links. If it hasn't been started yet, it's in red.
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The goal here is to help weave the web of Knowledge: link to articles from other relevant articles!
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Once you've found a reference you can add, edit the article and use the "cite" button to add it.
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5 - 7 pm - Open editing time, with breakout rooms for working together on activities of interest
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Save your edits frequently! It's ok to save when it's just a draft outline with a few notes.
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invited! An experienced Knowledge editor will provide training and support for new editors.
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New editors: if you'd like to practice some getting-started steps on your own, see the
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Knowledge has a style guide including punctuation and formatting standards (
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Repeat! That's the whole process of adding content to Knowledge. :D
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You can also explore and add to articles on related topics on the
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to help us track edits and other contributions from this event.
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Books available for digital checkout from AAMLO and OHC
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To add new content, the easiest process is similar:
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Internet Archive - SF State student strike resources
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Online on Zoom, hosted by the Oakland Public Library
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The African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Knowledge:Meetup

The African American Museum & Library at Oakland
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland History Center
Afro-American Association
Register for free to receive the videocall information
Learn more on the Oakland Public Library website
Register to get the Zoom link.
East Bay Yesterday: Afro American Association
Afro American Association on the OPL blog
Overdrive resources of AAMLO
Overdrive resources of OHC
Calisphere materials from AAMLO and OHC
The Berkeley Revolution
The Freedom Archives
Independent Voices
California Digital Newspaper Collection
OPL resources for online research and learning
Internet Archive - SF State student strike resources
James Baldwin speech at Castlemont
Diva, SFSU: student strike
Wikimedia friendly space policy
RSVP
Add yourself to the event dashboard
create one here
Dreamyshade
talk
14:19, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
Pete Forsyth

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