1 / 23

To Wikipedia…and Beyond!

To Wikipedia…and Beyond!. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. Statistics on Wikipedia. Source : http ://stats.wikimedia.org/.

clay
Download Presentation

To Wikipedia…and Beyond!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. To Wikipedia…and Beyond!

  2. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  3. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  4. Statistics on Wikipedia Source : http://stats.wikimedia.org/

  5. Wikimedia Foundation

  6. “The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.” Source: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mission_statement Wikimedia: The Mission

  7. Wikimedia ALA Access Diversity Role of community Intellectual Freedom Source: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill • Freedom • Accessibility • Quality • Independence • Commitment to openness and diversity • Transparency • Community as asset • Source: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Values Wikimediavalues….

  8. Yearly global conference • Extension of mission and values • Ignited interest in Wiki Group picture @ Wikimania 2012 at GWU in D.C. Credit: Wikipedia Wikimania Conference

  9. 2005, the journal Nature discovered that Wikipedia was nearly as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica. • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4530930.stm • 2007 peer-review study found 42% of damage is repaired almost immediately. • http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1316624.1316663 • 2008 study by PC Plus indicated that accuracy was on par with World Book Encyclopedia. • http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/wikipedia-vs-encyclopaedia-a-question-of-trust-316163 • Wikipedia has a Protection Policy for pages that are often vandalized (i.e. religions, political figures) Reliable and Relevant

  10. Articles in 287 Languages Global Collaboration

  11. Original Wiki Site • English Wikipedia: >4m articles • Anyone can add or edit content • Supports 287 languages • 5th most popular site • 500 million/month Credit: Wikipedia Wikipedia: An Overview

  12. 5 Pillars • Encyclopedia • Neutral • Free content • Respect and Civility • No firm rules Credit: Pillars of Creation, NASA Wikipedia (cont’d)

  13. Research • ESL • Writing Credit: Flickr user orangejack Wikipedia: Applications

  14. Public domain, freely licensed provided by users and used in other Wikimedia projects (ex. Wikipedia articles). • Global repository : All images, sound and video files are available in the user’s language. • Wikipedia Loves Monuments : Events aimed at making more freely licensed photos available. • Great way to contribute if you prefer media to writing! Wikimedia Commons

  15. “Library of free text” • Contains novels, documents, and other public domain or license-free materials • >250K texts as of Nov 2011 Wikisource Credit: Wikisource

  16. Wikidata Wikibooks Open content to be used by anyone, edited by anyone. Textbooks + two sub-projects: Wikijunior and Cookbooks Sort by subject, completion status or reading level. • Data in structure form, not articles. • Secondary database so users can access information in any language. • Useful for economics, social statistics, etc. • Launched 2012 by Wikimedia Deutschland Additional Wiki Sites

  17. Contributing to Wikimedia Credit: shawsa.wordpress.com Credit: Wikicommons

  18. Make an account, poke around. Edit something! (Fixing other people’s mistakes feels good.) • Engage in discussion with other users • Wikimedia’s role in free information • Policy changes and influence in online market of information • Check out WikimediaDC.org! • Includes D.C., Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Delaware • Attend editing parties, tours of local museums, or participate in Wiki Loves Monuments/Libraries events. Getting Started

  19. Transcribing Adding Content Creating articles Expanding article stubs Digitizing physical materials • Scanning and uploading documents • Editing and formatting Credit: Flickr user PugnoM Other Ways to Contribute

  20. Editing Virtual Reference Like a library reference desk Covers a variety of subjects Gain new skills! • Removing spelling/grammatical errors • Adding/reviewing citations • Removing inconsistencies, etc. Other Ways to Contribute

  21. 2011 – present • Wiki edit-a-thons hosted in libraries • Encourages collaboration between libraries, Wikipedia community, and general public • Promotes open access • Other activities – meetups, workshops • http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries Credit: Wikicommons Wiki Loves Libraries

  22. Wikimedia is a growing, dynamic organization • Wikipedia quality depends on YOU! • Librarians CAN get involved Wrapping Up Credit: Wikicommons

  23. Questions?

More Related