I am a wikipedia editor, dare I say a wikimedian or perhaps a wikipedia librarian. For the last two years I have facilaited training and encouraged and supported staff in my organisation to learn more about wikipedia in particular and … Continue reading →
Category: Thing 10
23 Things: Thing 10 – Wikipedia
I just completed the Wikipedia Adventure. I feel like I know so much more about how to edit Wikipedia, something I knew about in theory but had never done before. I have often used Wikipedia as a jumping off point in my research but have never done any editing to it. I also liked that … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 10 – Wikipedia →
wiki’d
For most of us Wikipedia is the first stop on any research journey, but I have been finding out there is so much more to the wonderful world of Wikimedia. From bucket loads of quotes for when your inspiration takes a dip on Wikiquote, to free to use music on Wikimedia Commons, if I had … Continue reading wiki’d →
Thing 10, Wikimedia
Years ago we, as lecturers, would deride Wikipedia as an unreliable source on the grounds that anyone can write it. However, the ongoing editing, referencing and curating now make Wikipedia a reasonable starting place in my opinion. If I use it myself how can I object to my students doing so? However, I had no idea… Continue reading Thing 10, Wikimedia
Wikimedia
I would have liked to take the Wikipedia adventure but i’m currently working on an iPad so restricted to reading through the wikimedia projects site. I’ve never heard about any of the projects on the wikimedia site apart from Wikipedia so was completely taken by surprise at all the available resources. Some of these projects … Continue reading Wikimedia
23 Things – Thing 10 Wikimedia
On starting out on Thing 10, I had every intention of playing The Wikipedia Adventure and even got as far as creating an account, but I soon realised that to do it justice I would need to spend more time on it than I currently have, and as I’m still running behind schedule with 23 … Continue reading →