writing for wikipedia
DESCRIPTION
Slideshow designed to accompany a talk to a college class on why and how to edit and contribute articles to Wikipedia.TRANSCRIPT
Significance
How Do You Use Wikipedia?
Search terms
Background
Bibliographies
Exams? Hmm…
Best Uses of Wikipedia
http://youtu.be/
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Tagline: “The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.”
Vandalism?
Error rates?
Editor bias?
Britannica
Accuracy & Objectivity
Fewer contributors
Gender imbalance
Topical imbalance
Free and open access
Write like a historian
Giving back
Why We Contribute
The Five Pillars of
Wikipedia
Notability
Neutrality
Verifiability
No original research
Editorial Policies
1) Read a few articles
2) Look over policies
3) Create an account
4) Practice editing
5) Get started soon!
Tech knowledge
Wiki markup
Getting Started
Tips
British Legions
Digital Field Trip
Questions? Comments?
