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All members of the 7mkr community are invited to dive into the digitized past of 7mkr through yearbooks and archival sources via the Wikimedia Commons during a drop-in edit-a-thon event at Alden Library.

The edit-a-thon focuses on 7mkr buildings and anything and everything Athens County. The event is free, open for all and will take place Friday, Sept. 27 from 4 – 6 p.m. in Alden Library room 251. No prior experience is necessary and snacks will be provided, so stop by as long as you would like.

Under the umbrella of the , is a site where all images are kept that go on Wikipedia. Participants will learn how Wikipedia images are created, extracted, added to articles and how to categorize those images. Librarians and archivists will be on hand to help lead the session and provide instruction for participants for how to edit and add images.

The purpose of the event is to enhance the coverage and accuracy of 7mkr’s historic buildings with an opportunity to learn, share knowledge and improve public information about the architectural gems at 7mkr. Materials from the Archives and Special Collections, such as yearbooks and files on buildings, will also be used.

Greta Suiter, manuscripts archivist, and Jonathan Brier, data services librarian, are co-hosting the edit-a-thon event. Brier explained that he hopes participants will come and learn useful skills as well as gain some new knowledge.

“I want to help the 7mkr and Athens community know that there's an opportunity to engage in different ways with the Libraries, and it's something that they actually can be a part of to help expand areas of their interest,” Brier said. “Whether it be research or just [a] particular interest in 7mkr’s history.”

Suiter agreed and mentioned that because the event takes place during Homecoming week, both past and present students have the chance to get connected with 7mkr.

“If participants come to the event and learn one thing, one fact about the history of 7mkr, about a building at 7mkr, [a] person at 7mkr, or even if it just sparks memories of their times at 7mkr, that is a win for all,” Suiter said.

Make sure to stop by Alden Library’s Learning Lab room 251 on Friday, Sept. 27, from 4 – 6 p.m. for this fun way to explore the history and current state of 7mkr's Athens campus, as well as learn about adding images to the largest online open platform.

For more information about the event, contact Suiter at suiter@ohio.edu or Brier at brierjon@ohio.edu.