1Lib1Ref

The #1Lib1Ref campaign is a Wikipedia Library-led effort to involve librarians in editing Wikipedia: the goal is for every participant to add a single reference to Wikipedia during the week of January 15th-23rd. As part of #1Lib1Ref, the Folger will be hosting an edit-a-thon on January 19th, 2016. All Folger staff and readers are welcome to attend.

For more information about the Folger's use of wikis, please see the pages about Wikipedia and Folgerpedia.

What is #1Lib1Ref?

Imagine a world where every librarian added one more reference to Wikipedia.

What is #1Lib1Ref? It is an opportunity to enrich Wikipedia and make it better—all it takes is one librarian or staff member each (1Lib) to change one reference (1Ref)! Wikipedia is often a first stop for researchers, especially those looking to find citations: let's make them better! Libraries and their communities are uniquely well-positioned to improve Wikipedia: we have information sources, and we know how to use them.

The goal of #1Lib1Ref is for each participant to add a SINGLE reference to Wikipedia (although of course, you can go beyond that and add more, if you want). Any citation of a reliable source is a benefit to Wikipedia readers worldwide. When you add the reference to the article, make sure to include the hashtag #1Lib1Ref in the edit summary so that Wikipedia can track participation.

You can read more about #1Lib1Ref on its main page, or follow the hashtag on Twitter.

#1Lib1Ref at the Folger - January 19, 2016

The Folger will host an edit-a-thon in the Board Room on January 19th, 2016, from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. All are are welcome to attend, and no prior experience with Wikipedia is necessary - we will provide a introduction to basic wiki editing at the top of each hour. (If you've edited Folgerpedia in the past, a lot of the basics are also applicable to Wikipedia since both use the MediaWiki platform.)

12:00pm: Introduction to #1Lib1Ref and basic wiki editing

12:15-1:00pm: Drop in with your lunch and laptop for any amount of time to edit, eat, ask questions, and partake in free coffee and tea (and any goodies that may appear!)

1:00pm: Repeat of the Introduction to #1Lib1Ref and basic wiki editing

1:15-2:00pm: Drop in with your lunch and laptop for any amount of time to edit, eat, ask questions, and partake in free coffee and tea (and any remaining goodies).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tools and widgets

• "Forward to libraries" box template (adds box which directs users to library catalogs and performs an automated subject search
• Wikidata games (variety of automated searches which invite user to add lacking information - requires login)
• "Citation Hunt" tool (searches for items with "Citation needed" tag)
• List of Wikipedia articles that need cleanup
• WikipeDPLA extension (auto-searches the DPLA for items related to a Wikipedia article - best with broad topics)
• HotCat extension (auto-suggests possible categories for a page - requires login)

Topics and categories of special interest to the Folger

• Pages of interest compiled by the WikiTeam in summer 2015

Categories on Wikipedia

Some of the categories below also contain subcategories, so they can be a good starting point to browse from.

• Folger Shakespeare Library category
• 16th-century English male actors
• 17th-century English male actors
• 16th-century dramatists and playwrights
• 17th-century dramatists and playwrights
• People of the Elizabethan era
• People from Stratford-upon-Avon
• King's Men (playing company)
• Shakespeare family
• People of the Stuart period
• Early modern period
• Women writers (early modern)
• American Shakespearean actors
• Shakespearean actors
• People associated with Shakespeare
• William Shakespeare
• Shakespeare festivals
• Shakespearean scholarship
• Adaptations of works by William Shakespeare