The Wikipedia Hack-A-Thon is a two-part, hybrid event: an expert panel of scholars, followed by a workshop for beginner and veteran hackers.
The Wikipedia Hack-A-Thon is a two-part, hybrid event: an expert panel of scholars whose work involves the editing and analysis of the encyclopedic database, Wikipedia, followed by a workshop for both beginner and veteran "hackers" interested in making tangible interventions in public-facing knowledge production.
The panel will feature UVA scholars Lane Rasberry, Molly Schwartzburg, Alison Booth, and Cherrie Kwok in conversation about Wikipedia best practices, information access, and the ethics of demographic profiling.
After the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to put theory to practice in a "hack-a-thon," during which UVA library materials will be used to edit Wikipedia entries in real time.
Coffee and pastries will be provided!
Please register with Wikipedia to create your account prior to the hack-a-thon if you do not have one already. This will ensure you will be able to use the workshop time to the fullest extent without having to wait for set-up.
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