Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NMAH COMM535 2015

National Museum of American History

An Edit-a-Thon

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History, will be working with Wikipedia and American University class COMM535 and journalism professor Andrew Lih

Who: Invited participants from the American University class and Smithsonian Institution. Unfortunately, because of the limited space in the reference library, the general public will be limited. Contact Andrew Lih if you'd like to attend. This gathering is part of a communications/journalism course taught by Andrew Lih at the American University on Wikipedia & Public Knowledge.

Where: National Museum of American History; 14th St and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 (directions here); Fifth floor, reference library

RSVP Required: Please sign up below if you plan on joining us. Space limited due to small venue.

Schedule

**National Museum of American History Edit-a-Thon Schedule**
Time	Activity
2:30-3:00 pm	Early arrivals, tour(?)
3:00-3:05 pm	Welcome by NMAH
3:05-3:20 pm	Presentation and editing tutorial
3:20-5:30 pm	Edit-a-Thon & Discussion

Yes, please feel free to share what you’re working on on your preferred social network using #glamwiki and invite your friends to join us remotely!

What other sensitivities are there when dealing with Native American artifacts and images, that go beyond copyright and legal issues?

One of the charters is that the museum is a "living memorial" which makes it rather unique. Is there a different relationship with

Invite only or contact Andrew Lih

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Flickr Commons, Smithsonian Institution - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/
Smithsonian Institution Archives Collections Search - http://siarchives.si.edu/collections
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Everett, Deborah (2008). Encyclopedia of Native American Artists. Artists of the American mosaic, ISSN 1939-1218. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313337628.