Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UW-Madison/Art Librarianship (Spring 2022)

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Course name
Art Librarianship
Institution
UW-Madison
Instructor
Anna Simon
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History/Library Science
Course dates
2022-01-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


LIS 855 equips students with a practical and theoretical understanding of the art library and art librarianship. In this Wiki.edu module students will practice critical art history research skills, outreach and promotion, open-access scholarship, digital communication, peer review and editing, and writing for a public audience.

For this module students will select an art historical topic and enhance its Wikipedia page.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AGuidry57 National Art Library Walking Art
Rsonderman Scottish Colourists National Art Library
Jphansen34 American Impressionism Milwaukee Art Museum
Aaaker National Art Library Dark Horse Comics
Shelbo33 Amanda Conner Dark Horse Comics
Nasnake Art forgery Scottish Colourists
Nbrasch Milwaukee Art Museum American Impressionism
Jdwalker5 Ellis Wilson Scottish Colourists
Lsherman3 Walking Art Ellis Wilson
Athene1963 Tosa Mitsuoki
SunRey451 Dark Horse Comics National Art Library, Amanda Conner

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Assignment - Everyone has a Wikipedia account

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion
Assignment - Exercise

Week 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Women's Studies

Week 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Assignment - Everyone has started writing

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 14

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Assignment - Continue developing article in sandbox + peer review an article

Use this week to catch up, further develop article edits in your sandbox, and offer peer review to a classmate. 

Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 15

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

In class - In-class presentation

The in-class presentation is April 29, not in May as the Wiki dashboard suggests here. FYI! --Anna

Week 16

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.

Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Assignment - Reflective post

Please see the post instructions in Canvas discussions. This will be a ~300 word post, NOT an essay.