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50 Years in Beltsville: A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to Celebrate the National Agricultural Library
This edit-a-thon was livestreamed and recorded. You can view the recording on YouTube.
Join us at the National Agricultural Library to help celebrate our 50th anniversary in Beltsville and help improve or create Wikipedia articles about the Library's history and ARS/USDA history.
The National Agricultural Library (NAL), one of the world's largest agricultural research libraries, was established as part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1862 by Abraham Lincoln. The library was originally located at the headquarters building of the USDA until the library was centralized and its vast collections outgrew the Washington, D.C., space. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized an appropriation which enabled the Library to build a 14-story building at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, MD.
The National Agricultural Library invites Wikipedians of all levels of experience to participate in this edit-a-thon. Topics will include past librarians, USDA research discoveries and developments, the evolution of technology in conjunction with libraries, and highlights of notable research and research contributions represented within the library's special collections and stacks holdings.
During the event, people will be able to hear from and meet influential historians within the USDA, librarians, and data science experts. They will also have the opportunity to learn more about resources available through ARS and the National Agricultural Library.
This event is free and open to the public - please bring a government issued ID
Registration is required.
Please visit our Eventbrite page for a link to join remotely via YouTube Live
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Use this PDF of today's slides to follow along with the presentation or review at a later time.
TO AVOID EDITING THE SAME ARTICLES AS OTHER ATTENDEES, please use the Etherpad link below to share what you are currently editing. Remember to type 'Done' or 'Finished' when you are through making changes. REMEMBER TO PUBLISH (SAVE) OFTEN.
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