Academic Dress editathon

This page is kept as an archival reference. If you want to raise a point about it, please start a discussion thread on the community forum. This page relates to an event that took place in April 2013

Academic Dress editathon - In a nutshell Where?: Deloitte, 2 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ (near Chancery Lane tube station) When?: Saturday 25 May 2013 11am-4pm, with a break for lunch Point of contact: Harry Mitchell, harry.mitchellwikiconferences.org.uk; Nicholas Jackson, membershipburgon.org.uk Participants: list below

What is it?

We have been contacted by the Burgon Society, an educational charity dedicated to the study of academic dress and related topics. The society was interested in an editathon-style event at which its members could work collaboratively with experienced Wikipedians to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the subject area. Some reference material was available on-hand. The idea was to model the event on 2012 successful Coventry History Editathon (and the report).

Attendees

14 people were present, half without previous editing experience.

1. Harry Mitchell - lead
2. Nicholas Jackson - co organiser
3. Katherine Bavage
4. Toni Sant
5. Paul Coxon
6. Tom Morris
7. John Horton
8. Rock drum
9. Alessio Kolioulis
10. 1 other

Provisionally attending

1. Charles Rupert Tsua
2. Nat Buckley
3. Stephen Spencer
4. 1 other

Outcomes

Please see here and here for reports.

Content that could be improved

• Improving articles related to the history, design and practice of academic dress.
• Creating new articles or improving existing articles about related topics.
• Using photographs or scans of items from the Society's collection to improve coverage of relevant topics.

Relevant articles

These are some suggestions for articles that attendees might like to focus on, or which might provide inspiration for other relevant articles.

• Academic dress
• Academic dress in the United Kingdom
• Academic regalia in the United States
• Chinese academic dress
• Undergraduate gowns in Scotland
• Consistent treatment of articles on the academic dress of individual universities (design and creation of infobox template?)
  • Academic dress of the University of Bristol
  • Academic dress of the University of Cambridge
  • Academic dress of the University of Dublin
  • Academic dress of Durham University
  • Academic dress of the University of East Anglia (article doesn't exist)
  • Academic dress of the University of Edinburgh
  • Academic dress of the University of Exeter
  • Academic dress of the University of Glasgow
  • Academic regalia of Harvard University
  • Academic dress of the University of Hertfordshire (expand into separate article?)
  • Academic dress of Imperial College London
  • Academic dress of the University of Kent
  • Academic dress of the University of Leeds
  • Academic dress of the University of London (photographs of original design hoods?)
  • Academic dress of the University of Manchester
  • Academic dress of McGill University
  • Academic dress of University of Melbourne
  • Academic dress of the University of Nottingham
  • Academic dress of the University of Oxford
  • Academic dress of the University of St Andrews
  • Academic regalia of Stanford University
  • Academic dress of the University of Wales
  • Academic dress of the University of Wales, Lampeter (expand into separate article?)
  • Academic dress of the University of Warwick
• Notable people:
  • George Shaw (academic dress scholar)
  • Charles Franklyn
  • Norman Hargreaves-Mawdsley (article doesn't exist)
• Items of academic dress:
  • Bishop Andrewes cap
  • Chimere
  • Doctoral hat
  • Doctoral ring
  • Gown
  • Honor cords
  • Hood (headgear)
  • Liripipe
  • Square academic cap
  • Tudor bonnet
• Other topics:
  • Burgon Society
  • Groves classification system

Questions and Answers

Written for prospective attendees.

1. Do I have to register to attend, or can I just turn up on the day?

   We'll need your name in advance to ensure that we book a large enough room and order enough sandwiches for lunch. (Also, the Deloitte security desk will want to know who to expect on the day.)

2. Do I need to know how to edit Wikipedia already?

   No. We'll have some experienced editors present to help out, and will also have supplies of editing guides and quick-reference sheets.

3. Should I bring a laptop computer?

   If you've got one then please do. We might have a spare one or two on the day, but if you've got your own then that would be great. But if you don't have one then you're still welcome.

4. Can I bring a camera?

   Yes, please do! We hope to have some items from the Burgon Society's collection available for photographing, and it would also be nice to have a record of the day's events.

5. What about lunch?

   A sandwich lunch will be provided.

6. Do I have to be a member of Wikimedia UK or the Burgon Society?

   No. This event is open to anyone who's interested in attending. But if you'd like to join either the Burgon Society (membership form here) or Wikimedia UK (membership form here) then you're welcome to do so.

7. Are there age requirements to participate in this event?

   No, although those under the age of 18 should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Wikimedia UK education projects

Annual Conference — Campus Ambassadors – Student Societies — Schools — Committee — VLE