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for 2015 by joining a community interested in promoting labor history by editing the popular online encyclopedia
Knowledge (XXG). Part celebration and part workshop, help us build awareness and increase visibility of our labor collections and expand page content for labor subjects, individuals, and
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Our labor collections are comprised of AFL-CIO Department records, trade department records, international union records, union programs, union organizations with allied or affiliate relationships with the AFL-CIO, and personal papers of union leaders. We also have extensive photo documentation of
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Campus Drive runs through the middle of campus and right in front of
Hornbake Library. You can access Campus Drive from the east side of campus by turning off of Baltimore Avenue / Route 1 at the campus main entrance at the intersection of Baltimore Ave., Paint Branch Parkway and Campus Drive. If
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College Park Metro stop is about a mile-and-a-half from the University of Maryland campus. The University provides a shuttle to and from the Metro station that runs every ten minutes. The shuttle is number 104 and it picks up in the circle right at the top of the station escalator. See the
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Library. If you live in Maryland you can get a library card in either of these systems and in most others around the state. If you live in the District of Columbia or Virginia you can get a library card in PG County and some other systems in southern Maryland.
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labor union activities from the 1940s to the present in the photographic negative and digital collections. Additionally, collections of graphic images, over 10,000 audio tapes, several hundred films and videotapes, and over 2,000 artifacts are available for research and study.
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Parking is also available off campus at the
College Park city public parking garage at the corner of at Yale Avenue and Knox Road at a rate of $ .75/hour. The public parking garage is about a ten minute walk from Hornbake Library. See the
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College Park. The Green train stops in College Park all day. The Yellow line only stops in College Park during rush hour service, 6:30 AM-9:00 AM and 3:30 PM-6:00 PM. You can use the
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This Edit-A-Thon will focus on creating and expanding articles for archival collections at the
University of Maryland. Links to collection information and finding aids can be found here:
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Update out-of-date references and citations for the George Meany
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Create and/or expand articles pertaining to archival labor collections from the
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Regents Drive Parking Garage just north of Hornbake Library. Rates are $ 3.00 per hour, with a $ 15.00 per day maximum. See the
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approaching the University from the west side of campus, access Campus Drive at the intersection of University Boulevard East and Adelphi Road.
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next to an article to indicate that edits were made; the mark does not mean that all the suggested work for that article was completed.
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The following University of Maryland subscription databases will be available to those onsite or who have UMD login credentials:
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A reception and tours of The George Meany Memorial AFL-CIO Archive and the Gordon W. Prange Collection start at 4:30 PM.
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Those unable to attend in person are invited to become Knowledge (XXG) editors, and edit pages listed in our goals below.
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and some other newspaper archives on ProQuest can also be accessed with a Maryland Library card.
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is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Knowledge (XXG) editing
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4:30 PM – Reception and refreshments, tours every 15 minutes.
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Please indicate your intention to attend by completing this
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Check out many more events to celebrate the labor movement!
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University of North Carolina Libraries Special Collections
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Cornell University, Catherwood Library & Kheel Center
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Guide to Labor Collections at University of Maryland
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