Event:WMUK Sandbox Sessions/Wikisource Transcribe-a-thon 20.11.25
Wikisource Transcribe-a-thon
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- Date - Thursday 20 November 2025
- Time - 18:00 - 20:00 (UTC)
- Presenter - Dr Martin Poulter
- Location - Zoom, link will be emailed to participants the day before
- How to sign up - Click the Register button above. Please ensure that you have "Allow other users to email me" enabled in your Preferences (under User profile) so that we can send you the Zoom link. If you'd rather not have that enabled, please email sara.thomas@wikimedia.org.uk directly.
About the event
[edit]This event will introduce Wikisource: a community that is building a huge library of freely available texts. Together we will transcribe a pamphlet or paper and explore how 1) contributing to Wikisource can be a rewarding hobby and 2) how transcribe-a-thon events can be part of a campaign to highlight kinds of literature and knowledge.
About the presenter
[edit]Dr. Martin Poulter is a trainer for Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikisource who helps professionals, students, and newcomers to share open knowledge. He has held Wikimedia-related placements at the Khalili Foundation, the Bodleian Libraries and the educational charity Jisc.
About Sandbox Sessions
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Sandbox Sessions are volunteer-led events organised and supported by Wikimedia UK. All are welcome to attend! These workshops are intended to be a chance for our community to learn about different areas of the Wiki-verse, find out something new, and connect with other Wikimedians. They're also an opportunity for our community to share their interests with other Wikimedians!
Safe space policy
[edit]Wikimedia UK's Safe Space Policy applies at this event, and we expect all participants to adhere to the Universal Code of Conduct. A member of Wikimedia UK staff will be present at the event, should you have any concerns, please contact them using private message during the call.