Leveraging Wikipedia : connecting communities of knowledge /

Leveraging Wikipedia : connecting communities of knowledge / edited by Merrilee Proffitt. - vii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why Wikipedia and libraries? / What are galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) to the Wikimedia community? / Connecting citizens and the military: the experiences of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library / Bringing Wiki(p/m)edians into the conversation at libraries / Minding the gaps: engaging academic libraries to address content and user imbalances on Wikipedia / The Wikipedia library: the largest encyclopedia needs a digital library, and we are building it / Wikipedia and education: a natural collaboration, supported by libraries / Wikipedia and new service models: an exploration / Edit-a-thons and beyond / Embracing Wikipedia at the New York Public Library: a personal view / Wikidata and libraries: facilitating open knowledge / Wikipedia and Wikidata help search engines understand your organization: using semantic web identity to improve recognition and drive traffic / Bringing archival collections to Wikipedia with the Remixing Archival Metadata Project (RAMP) editor / "I'm a librarian on Wikipedia": U.S. public librarianship with Wikipedia / Becoming a Wikipedian / Merrilee Proffitt -- Andrew Lih -- Theresa A.R. Embrey -- Alex Stinson, Jason Evans -- Kelly Doyle -- Jake Orlowitz -- Lianna L. Davis -- Lily Todorinova, Yu-Hung Lin -- Sara Snyder -- Bob Kosovsky -- Mairelys Lemus-Rojas and Lydia Pintscher -- Kenning Arlitsch and Justin Shanks -- Mairelys Lemus-Rojas and Timothy A. Thompson -- Monika Sengul-Jones -- Merrilee Proffitt. Introduction:

"This book takes a fresh look at Wikipedia and considers collaborations that will improve the visibility of library collections and the quality of Wikipedia"--

9780838916322 0838916325

40028178195

2018003536

GBB912614 bnb

019052810 Uk


Wikipedia.


Wikipedia and libraries.
User-generated content.
Electronic encyclopedias.
Library users--Research.
Information behavior--Research.

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