Brock Wikipedia Edit‑a‑thon: 40+ visitors improved Niagara pages while building digital‑literacy skills
Brock University Library and the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film hosted a Wikipedia Edit‑a‑thon with Wikimedia Canada. Over 40 visitors contributed to more than a dozen Niagara‑related articles while learning editing, media and archival skills.
Brock University Library and the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film held a Wikipedia Edit‑a‑thon that drew more than 40 visitors. Led by Hannah Clover (Wikimedia Canada), local editor Ben Hartmans and David Sharron (Brock Archives and Special Collections), sessions covered editing, adding photos and using archives. Contributions tracked on the event page enhanced more than a dozen articles, including the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory and Brock’s Monument. Students from Karen Louise Smith’s class took part; fourth‑year student Morgan Jenckes highlighted career‑relevant lessons. Hannah Clover, named Wikimedian of the Year in 2024 at age 21, returned to share her experience.