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#citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thons

Wikipedia’s health topics pages are visited a staggering 7 billion times a year, making it possibly the world’s most popular health information resource. The objective of #citeNLM is to improve the credibility and content of medical and health-related articles on Wikipedia by adding citations and information from National Library of Medicine (NLM) sources.

NLM is actively engaged in reaching a major strategic goal to “reach more people in more ways through enhanced dissemination and engagement pathways.”

By holding #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thons, we can:

Make it easier to get credible, evidence-based health information online
Disseminate NLM sources and increase their reach
Leverage network members’ expertise, experiences, and audiences
Engage NNLM members nationwide

Our NNLM #citeNLM campaigns run twice per year, in the Fall and Spring. Join NNLM staff members and Wikipedians virtually during our twice yearly one-day edit-a-thons or host an event at your institution anytime during the campaign period. Check-out our Organizer’s Guide to learn how.

Spring 2020 #citeNLM Edit-a-thon

The spring #citeNLM campaign period will run from April 1-30, 2020. Host your own event during the campaign period or join us for our virtual #citeNLM Edit-a-thon on Thursday, April 30. Sign-up on our dashboard today to participate!

How to Participate

Step 1: Create a free account on Wikipedia

Step 2: Register on our campaign dashboard

Sign-up to independently participate in our one-day virtual edit-a-thon on April 30, 2020, find an in-person event happening during the campaign period, or host your own event
If you’re a new editor, or new to WikiProject Medicine, complete the training modules on Wikipedia Basics and/or Editing Medical Topics

Step 3: Find an article that needs a citation. Here are some strategies:

Choose one of the pre-selected articles on the program dashboard
Find an article with sourcing or other problems
Select an article while browsing pages related to the campaign theme

Step 4: Cite a source

Find a source from NLM or other reliable website to support the article
Add a citation using Wikipedia Style (learn more about adding citations from 1Lib1Ref)
Add the project hashtag #citeNLM in the Wikipedia Edit Summary

Step 5: Share!

Include the hashtag #citeNLM in your tweets about the event and follow the hashtag to interact with fellow Wikipedians
Drop a pin of your location on our participant map