Intro to Wikipedia 2012
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Basic introduction to Wikipedia, written for educators and students, April 2012
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Working well with Wikipedia
Phoebe AyersWikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
UC Davis Libraries
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Why?
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of
all knowledge.
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Wikimania 2005
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[[user:Walkerma]]
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Bangalore, 2010
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Wikimania, Buenos Aires 2009
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Wikimania, Haifa 2011
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• Free [to use and reuse]
• Volunteer-written
• Supported by readers
• Everyone can participate
• Neutral, encyclopedic, factual
• No top down editorial control:
• Community curated work
Values
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How to cite
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Evaluating an article
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Becoming an editor
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Adding a reference
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