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<div style="text-align:center; font-family:'Gill Sans'; font-size:220%; color:#006699; padding: 0.5em;">Expeditions & Explorers: Two Centuries of Field Notes<br /><br />An Edit-a-Thon</div>
[[File:SIA Barnstar.PNG|thumb|right|Participate as a [[Wikipedia:GLAM/SIA/Participants|volunteer]] and you could earn the official SIA barnstar!]]
'''[http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/fieldbooks/ The Field Book Project]''', a joint effort of the [[National Museum of Natural History]] and the [[Smithsonian Institution Archives]], welcomes participants to an edit-a-thon on the scientific field diaries held at the Smithsonian. Activities include new editor orientation and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian’s Russell E. Train Africana Collection. Participants will also be invited to preview and test transcribe field book materials using the Smithsonian’s new digital Transcription Center. Coffee and lunch generously provided courtesy of Wikimedia DC.
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; When
: Friday, June 21, 2013
: 10:00am - 5:00pm
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; Who
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; What to bring
: Photo ID and a laptop computer
; Where
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:([https://maps.google.com/maps?q=10th+st.+and+constitution+ave.+nw+washington+dc&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89b7b79bb44d2173:0x8e6f1e2e6c50123b,Constitution+Ave+NW+%26+10th+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20530&gl=us&ei=p4WTUdT1D8i80gHg04DoAQ&ved=0CDEQ8gEwAA View Map]. Enter at the Constitution Ave side and check in with security).
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; '''[[#RSVP|RSVP Required]]'''
: Email [[User:digitaleffie]] at (kapsalise (at) si.edu) or sign up directly below with your name and email address so we can give the guard station the information they need for badging. This event is free of charge, but due to space and security badge requirements, participation is limited to 12 volunteers.
== Goals ==
* To encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
* To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to scientists and expeditions
* To make Smithsonian-held materials more openly linked
* To test a new transcribing tool to make our field books more findable and useful
* To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums
== Schedule ==
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== Questions? Add your own ==
*'''What should I bring?'''
:*Laptop & photo ID. The Archives will provide a small number of laptops for those who don’t have one.
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:* Yes, please feel free to share what you’re working on – in keeping with policies we describe – on your preferred social network using #FBPwiki and invite your friends to join us remotely!
== RSVP ==
=== Attendees ===
[[Image:Smithsonian field notes editathon 102.JPG|thumb|right]]
Due to space constraints, attendance is limited to 12 non-staff attendees and 12 staff attendees. ''Please also email kapsalise(@) si.edu with your full name and email address so we can prepare for badging ahead of time.'' RSVPs beyond the first 12 names in each category should consider themselves to be on the waitlist. Waitlisted individuals will be contacted in the event that a space opens up.
# --Coco Jaco (enthusiastic Wikimedia MeetUp user)
# [[User:Mijotoba|mijotoba]] ([[User talk:Mijotoba|talk]])
# [[User:Okita2|Okita2]]
# [[User:TaraInDC|TaraInDC]] ([[User talk:TaraInDC|talk]])
# [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 12:53, 10 June 2013 (UTC) - I need to use a laptop with a mouse.
# --Friend of Smokey the Bear (enthusiastic Wikimedia MeetUp user) - Google says i'll be there at 11:11...i'm very sorry to be late, but i sooo want to do this...i promise to transcribe and not talk...feel free to re-direct me. ciao now!
#[[User:PandaMomentum|PandaMomentum]]
# [[User:rlhuffine|Richard Huffine]]
# [[User:Duckduckgo|Duckduckgo]] ([[User talk:Duckduckgo|talk]]) 18:11, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
# Richard O.
# PandaMomementum's +1
# '''''All names beyond 12 should consider themselves on the waitlist; you will be contacted if a space opens up'''''
===Smithsonian staff===
[[File:Smithsonian field notes editathon 2013 06.JPG|thumb|The Triumvirate of Smithsonian field notes editathon 2013]]
# --[[User:Digitaleffie|Digitaleffie]] ([[User talk:Digitaleffie|talk]]) 14:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
# --[[User:Meghaninmotion|Meghaninmotion]] ([[User talk:Meghaninmotion|talk]]) 15:30, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
# --[[User:Carolyn Sheffield|Carolyn Sheffield]] ([[User talk:Carolyn Sheffield|talk]]) 16:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
# --[[User:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]] ([[User talk:Uncommon fritillary|talk]]) 16:05, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
# --[[User:riccaferr|riccaferr]] ([[User talk:riccaferr|talk]]) 11:55, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
# --Sita
#--[[User:Sarasays|Sarasays]] ([[User talk:Sarasays|talk]]) 18:52, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
# --[[User:thekimbos|thekimbos]] ([[User talk:thekimbos|talk]])
#--Robin Everly [[User:Robineverly|Robineverly]] ([[User talk:Robineverly|talk]]) 15:07, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
# [[User:Dominic|Dominic]]·[[User talk:Dominic|t]] 06:17, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
# --'''''All names beyond 12 should consider themselves on the waitlist; you will be contacted if a space opens up'''''
=== Participating remotely ===
# Add your name here
To participate remotely, join our [http://beta.etherpad.org/p/fbpwiki FBPwiki Etherpad].
=== Maybe or can't/won't/regrets ===
* Really wish I could! But can't. [[User:Econterms|Econterms]] ([[User talk:Econterms|talk]]) 13:38, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
* Can't make it-- have to stay off my feet today. [[User:Djembayz|Djembayz]] ([[User talk:Djembayz|talk]]) 12:04, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
== List of articles we will be working on ==
[[File:Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963), sitting at desk with specimens.jpg|thumb|Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963), sitting at desk with specimens]]
The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a starting point for work by edit-a-thon participants.
*[[Mary Agnes Chase]]
*[[Doris Mable Cochran]]
*[[Edgar Alexander Mearns]]
*[[United States and Mexican Boundary Survey]] (1848-1855)
*[[Edmund Heller]]
*[[Cleofé Calderón]]
*[[John Alden Loring]]
*[[James Eike]]
*[[Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition]] (1909-1910)
The '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Field Notes/To-do list| to-do list]]''' features ornithologist [[Edgar Alexander Mearns]] and bird watcher [[James Eike]], botanists [[Mary Agnes Chase]] and [[Cleofé Caldéron]] and field naturalist [[John Alden Loring]]. It also includes herpetologist [[Doris Mable Cochran]] and zoologist [[Edmund Heller]]. Finally, two expeditions are in the mix: [[United States and Mexican Boundary Survey]] (1848-1855) and the [[Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition]] (1909-1910) that included the exploits of Heller, Loring, and Mearns.
Please find a more detailed set of resources, including images and notable achievements, on this '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Field Notes/To-do list| Expeditions & Explorers To-Do List]]'''.
Some of these to-dos are articles that need expanding, while others are ready to be created. There's something for everyone here: from crafting great introductions to uploading and inserting images to wikilinking! Find more details and resources through the to-do list above.
== Resources ==
There are specific resources for each article available in the '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Field Notes/To-do list| To-Do List]]'''. Below are more general resources that may be useful during the edit-a-thon.
=== Websites, library catalogs, & databases ===
* Biodiversity Heritage Library - http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
* Flickr Commons, Smithsonian Institution - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/
* Smithsonian Institution Archives Collections Search http://siarchives.si.edu/collections
=== Useful templates for explorers and expeditions ===
*[[Template:Infobox_scientist| Infobox Scientist]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Teahouse]], a friendly place to help new editors get started
== About the field books ==
[[File:Smithsonian Institution Archives - 535 Image 054.jpg|thumb|Smithsonian Institution Archives - 535 Image 054]]
Field books tell the back story of biodiversity research – the weather and other environmental conditions, scientists’ personal experiences collecting and the impact of current events on their work, and a wealth of data on what was collected and observed. In essence, they tell the story of exploration and discovery. The Smithsonian houses thousands of these records documenting nearly two centuries of biodiversity research.
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* [http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?view=&dsort=&date.slider=&q=set_name%3A%22James+W.+Eike+papers%2C+1927%2C+1950-1983%22+%22111+field+books%22 James W. Eike papers, 1927, 1950-1983]
== Results
=== Article Creation ===
;New articles
* [[John Alden Loring]]
* [[James Eike]]
* [[Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition]]
* [[Cleofé Caldéron]]
;Updated articles
* [[A. S. Hitchcock]]
* [[Mary Agnes Chase]]
* [[Edward Palmer (botanist)]]
* [[Edgar Alexander Mearns]]
* [[United States and Mexican Boundary Survey]]
* [[Edmund Heller]]
* [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
;Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons
* [[Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition]]
# On Expedition: [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Edgar Alexander Mearns]], [[John Alden Loring]] - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Roosevelt_on_African_Expedition,_Image_ID_SIA2009-1371.jpg]
# On Expedition: [[Kermit Roosevelt]] - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damaliscus_Being_Photographed_by_Kermit_Roosevelt,_Roosevelt_African_Expedition,_1909,_Image_ID_RU7179_box2_folder9_SPI_535_.jpg]
# On Expedition: [[Theodore Roosevelt]] - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Roosevelt,_Image_ID_2002-32244,_c._early_1900s,_1909-1910.tif]
# East African Lion Exhibit - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_African_Lion_Exhibit,_National_Museum_of_Natural_History,_Image_ID_NHB-24881.tif]
# Specimens form the Roosevelt Safari - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taxidermist_at_Work_on_Roosevelt_Safari_Specimens.jpg]
*[[John Alden Loring]]
# John Alden Loring - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Alden_Loring,_NHB-21451,_1909-1910.tif]
*[[Doris Mable Cochran]]
# Doris Mable Cochran - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doris_M._Cochran,_1954,_Image_ID_96-950.tif]
# Doris Mable Cochran with snake - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doris_M._Cochran_with_Snake,_1954,_Image_ID_96-952.tif]
# Doris Mable Cochran working with collections - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doris_M._Cochran_Working_with_Collections,_Image_ID_96-949.tif]
# Doris Mable Cochran holding a frog - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doris_M._Cochran_Holding_Frog,_Image_ID_96-956.tif]
*[[Cleofé Caldéron]]
# Cleofe Calderon and Thomas R. Soderstrom examining bamboo samples - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleofe_Calderon_and_Thomas_R._Soderstrom_Examining_Bamboo_Samples%2C_National_Museum_of_Natural_History.tif]
*[[Mary Agnes Chase]]
# Mary Agnes Chase collecting plants in Brazil - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Agnes_Chase_Collecting_Plants,_Brazil,_Image_ID_96-548.tif]
# Mary Agnes Chase, Clarissa Rolfs and group on Expedition - [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Agnes_Chase,_Clarissa_Rolfs_and_Group_on_Expedition_in_Brazil,_Image_Id_96-543.tif]
=== Specific Edit-a-thon Work ===
*images of this meetup at [[commons:Category:Smithsonian field notes editathon 2013]] by Jim. GeraldShields11 added more photos of this meetup.
*transcribed page 13 Field Notes, beginning with "The Serranos are called"
*worked on [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[Edmund Heller]] articles. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 19:35, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
*worked on [[Edgar Alexander Mearns]], [[Bernard_J._D._Irwin]], [[Leonhard Hess Stejneger]] and [[Charles_Bendire]] articles. [[User:Uncommon fritillary|Uncommon fritillary]] ([[User talk:Uncommon fritillary|talk]]) 20:40, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
*added info scientist box to [[James Eike]] article. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 19:50, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
* added more cite to [[Edgar Alexander Mearns]] article. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 20:03, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
*added scientist info box to [[John Alden Loring]] article. [[User:Geraldshields11|Geraldshields11]] ([[User talk:Geraldshields11|talk]]) 20:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
* worked on [[Edmund Heller]] and [[Mary Agnes Chase]] articles and citations. [[User:Thekimbos|Thekimbos]] ([[User talk:Thekimbos|talk]]) 20:28, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
* worked on [[Mary Agnes Chase]] and [[Albert Spear Hitchcock]] adding links to field book flickr pages and created [[Biological Survey of Panama]] page. [[User:PandaMomentum|PandaMomentum]]
* created the article, and developed content and elements of notability for [[Cleofé Caldéron]] --[[User:Meghaninmotion|Meghaninmotion]] ([[User talk:Meghaninmotion|talk]]) 20:58, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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