wikipedia and libraries
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An overview of Wikipedia, followed by a discussion of the relationship between libraries and Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a really important resource but a lot of people don’t fully understand how it works, and I think it’s particularly important for educators and librarians to do so. This presentation is about what WIkipedia is, how to edit it, and why we can use it as not only a useful source of information but a great information literacy teaching tool.TRANSCRIPT
Wikipedia and libraries
May 2013Stuart Lawson
Anglia Ruskin University
Wikipedia
• collaboratively edited online encyclopaedia• over 4 million articles in English• community driven
Five pillars
• Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia
Five pillars
• Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia• Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view
Five pillars
• Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia• Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view• Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use,
modify and distribute
Five pillars
• Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia• Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view• Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use,
modify and distribute• Editors should interact with each other in a civil and
respectful manner
Five pillars
• Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia• Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view• Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use,
modify and distribute• Editors should interact with each other in a civil and
respectful manner• Wikipedia does not have firm rules
Policies
• neutral point of view• verifiability• no original research
so what?
so what?
• contribute to knowledge
so what?
• contribute to knowledge• size
so what?
• contribute to knowledge• size• shared mission
• “As someone professionally affiliated with an institution in the cultural sector (such as a museum, library, archive, public art gallery or similar) you are a custodian of our cultural heritage, which places you in a unique position to improve Wikipedia. Our goal is to provide access to knowledge freely (gratis and libre), and your expertise and institution's collection are welcome and necessary if we are to achieve that goal.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_the_
cultural_sector (Accessed: 26 March 2013)
Wikipedia and libraries
• Wikipedia loves libraries http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
• Wikipedian in residence http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence
• Library resources box http://everybodyslibraries.com/2013/03/04/from-wikipedia-to-our-libraries/
Information literacy
• critically evaluate information sources• difference between primary and secondary sources• explain difficult concepts• collaborative working• make a contribution
References – Wikipedia pages
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia
Advice for the cultural sector http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_the_cultural_sector
FAQ For Librarianshttp://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ_For_Librarians
Five pillarshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars
Wikipedian in residence http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence
Wikipedia loves libraries http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries
References
Flood, Alison, 2012. Philip Roth’s complaint to Wikipedia. The Guardian [online], 11 September 2011. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/11/philip-roth-wikipedia?INTCMP=SRCH [Accessed: 28 March 2013].
Ockerbloom, John Mark. 2013. From Wikipedia to our libraries. Everybody’s Libraries [online], 4 March 2013. Available at: http://everybodyslibraries.com/2013/03/04/from-wikipedia-to-our-libraries/ [Accessed: 28 March 2013].
by Stuart Lawson
@lawsonstu
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