Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Public art/SOS to Wikipedia process: Difference between revisions

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'''Step 1: Consult the Save Outdoor Sculpture! Database'''

* Go to the [http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/ariquickstart.htm SOS Database] to find what public artworks were documented in your community.

**- Click on your state, then city. (Cities may have only one, or hundreds, or none, depending on the size.)

**- Once a list of sculptures is up, go to ''Click here for more information'' for the detailed report on a specific sculpture and possibly more photos.

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'''Step 2: Verify the Save Outdoor Sculpture! Data'''

* Visit the artworks, verifying their current locations, artist, title and date.

**- Photograph and Geolocate each sculpture while you are on-site.

* Create an Excel Doc titled SOS-IN which lists the SOS! sculptures found in the database.

**- Update it with the verified information found while at the sculptures.

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'''Step 3: Find What’s Missing'''

* Identify public artworks that were not surveyed by SOS! or that are new to your community.

* Visit the artworks, documenting their locations, artist, title and date.

**- Photograph and Geolocate each sculpture while you are on-site.

* Create an Excel Doc titled SOS-NOT IN of sculptures found in your community that were not in the SOS! database.

**- Update it with the new information found while at the sculptures.

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'''Step 4: Consult Wikipedia and Prioritize Articles'''

* Using your SOS-IN and SOS-NOT IN documents, search Wikipedia for each sculpture. Search a lot. Consider the various titles the sculpture might have.

**- Is there already a good article on the work?

**- Is there already a “stub” article that needs to be expanded?

**- Is there no article at all?

* Prioritize which articles you want to contribute to, or create.

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'''Step 5: Research and Edit/Create an Article'''

* Consult available resources to research the history of the sculpture.

**- Consider newspaper databases, your local library, historical society or tourism department. Also consider state-level institutions.

**- Research the artist. If they are available to contact, they are often a great source of information.

**- Keep in mind that all information on Wikipedia has to have a source. Original research cannot be included in the article.

* Create or Edit the Wikipedia article for your sculpture.

**- Use the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art/WSPATemplate| WSPA Article Template]] to keep all articles similar in layout.

**- Use the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art/Style Guide| WSPA Style Guide]] for all aspects of article editing.

**- Use the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art/Image Uploader| WSPA Image Upload Guide]] for help with photos.