Getting Some Attention for the International Year of Sound 2020: Millions of Readers

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• Personal Author:
  Montilha AAP ; Morata, Thais C. ; Murphy, William J.
• Description:
  On January 31, 2020, the International Commission on Acoustics held the inaugural ceremony kicking off the International Year of Sound (IYS 2020). This is a global initiative to highlight the importance of sound and related sciences and technologies for all in society. Several events were planned for 2020; many have been postponed or extended to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the activities that is still ongoing is the year-long effort to add sound-related content to the on-line encyclopedia, Wikipedia. The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is actively supporting the campaign. The Hands-on workshop: How you (or your students) can contribute to Wiki4YearOfSound2020 was one of the workshops at the NHCA 2020 annual conference. It introduced participants to an online platform developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to facilitate the improvement of Wikipedia content for all topics related to sound. This makes it possible for individuals as well as organizations to contribute to the campaign. One can participate by promoting the project, suggesting a topic that should be a Wikipedia article, and improving or translating existing articles. Educational programs can count on Wiki Education Foundation tools to train students to contribute high-quality content to Wikipedia as a course assignment. The Wikimedia outreach dashboard allows anyone to contribute and monitor progress. Workshop attendees learned the basics of Wikipedia editing, made changes to Wikipedia articles within their area of expertise, and learned about the Wiki Education Foundation's classroom program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Promotion Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Promotion Information Dissemination Sound
• ISSN:
  1083-7388
• Publisher:
  National Hearing Conservation Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter ; Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16-19
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062067
• Citation:
  Spectrum 2020 May; 37(1):16-19
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Spectrum: the National Hearing Conservation Association newsletter
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225385/cdc_225385_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.30 MB ]