Wikimedia's vision is for every human to freely share in all knowledge. They are committed to providing over 15 million free, volunteer-written encyclopedia articles on Wikipedia that are neutral, factual, and community-curated without top-down editorial control. Through reference librarians, user education, archival partnerships and conferences like Wikimania, Wikimedia works to add references, manage risks, and maximize knowledge sharing for all people.
This document discusses making Wikipedia more diverse by addressing biases. It provides an overview of Wikipedia, noting its size but also biases like gender, racial, and cultural representation gaps in coverage and the editor base. It discusses initiatives like WikiProjects, AfroCROWD and Whose Knowledge that aim to broaden representation. The document encourages non-profits to use and contribute to Wikipedia to share knowledge, but notes challenges like biases that organizations could help address by editing, contributing content about underrepresented groups, and collaborating with Wikimedia through outreach.
This document provides an overview of Wikimedia projects for schools. It discusses Wikimedia's mission to provide free access to knowledge and its projects like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikimedia Commons. It addresses common concerns about accuracy and reliability but notes studies have found Wikipedia to be comparable to traditional sources. The document provides tips for school projects involving contributing to Wikimedia sites and ends with contact information and additional resources.
Leveraging Wikipedia and Libraries as Agents of Inclusion and Visibility for ...Michael David MILLER
2018 Anna Norris Distinguished Alumni Series with the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University.
Title: Leveraging Wikipedia and Libraries as Agents of Inclusion and Visibility for Marginalized Communities: Librarians, Drag Queens and the LGBTQ+ Community of Québec
Presentation: http://slidesha.re/T3hFS8
By now you no longer need convincing. Wikipedia is not only a ubiquitous reference platform for our users, but is also home to a thriving, global volunteer community that is eager to distribute the deeper expertise residing in museums. So now what? As a group of Wikipedians who help museums share content, GLAM-Wiki has made great strides in formalizing over the past few years. But how do museum technologists better connect and interface with this resource? How can we work together to more efficiently share our media, research, and expertise?
This presentation shares the current progress of the GLAM-Wiki infrastructure, offering insights into how museums can best connect with the Wikipedia community in order to share cultural resources on the globally accessible platform. The future of GLAM-Wiki will be considered, including a proposed model that will allow museums to support one another in Wikipedia-focused endeavors.
Wikisource is a free online digital library hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. It contains public domain and openly licensed texts that have been scanned, converted to HTML through OCR, and proofread by volunteers. Works include novels, letters, speeches and more. Users can search the catalog, read texts, and discuss or contribute to proofreading efforts. The goal is to make as many important works as freely available and searchable online as possible through this collaborative open knowledge project.
This document discusses wikis and their use in educational settings. It defines wikis as websites that allow for collaborative writing and editing. Wikis are free tools that can be used by students and teachers for research projects, book discussions, and creating a digital learning commons. The document provides examples of how students in 3rd grade, middle school, and high school have used wikis for sports trivia, research on Darfur, and managing a battle of the books competition. It also explains how school librarians can use wikis as a library website or to communicate with other librarians.
Wikimedia's vision is for every human to freely share in all knowledge. They are committed to providing over 15 million free, volunteer-written encyclopedia articles on Wikipedia that are neutral, factual, and community-curated without top-down editorial control. Through reference librarians, user education, archival partnerships and conferences like Wikimania, Wikimedia works to add references, manage risks, and maximize knowledge sharing for all people.
This document discusses making Wikipedia more diverse by addressing biases. It provides an overview of Wikipedia, noting its size but also biases like gender, racial, and cultural representation gaps in coverage and the editor base. It discusses initiatives like WikiProjects, AfroCROWD and Whose Knowledge that aim to broaden representation. The document encourages non-profits to use and contribute to Wikipedia to share knowledge, but notes challenges like biases that organizations could help address by editing, contributing content about underrepresented groups, and collaborating with Wikimedia through outreach.
This document provides an overview of Wikimedia projects for schools. It discusses Wikimedia's mission to provide free access to knowledge and its projects like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikimedia Commons. It addresses common concerns about accuracy and reliability but notes studies have found Wikipedia to be comparable to traditional sources. The document provides tips for school projects involving contributing to Wikimedia sites and ends with contact information and additional resources.
Leveraging Wikipedia and Libraries as Agents of Inclusion and Visibility for ...Michael David MILLER
2018 Anna Norris Distinguished Alumni Series with the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University.
Title: Leveraging Wikipedia and Libraries as Agents of Inclusion and Visibility for Marginalized Communities: Librarians, Drag Queens and the LGBTQ+ Community of Québec
Presentation: http://slidesha.re/T3hFS8
By now you no longer need convincing. Wikipedia is not only a ubiquitous reference platform for our users, but is also home to a thriving, global volunteer community that is eager to distribute the deeper expertise residing in museums. So now what? As a group of Wikipedians who help museums share content, GLAM-Wiki has made great strides in formalizing over the past few years. But how do museum technologists better connect and interface with this resource? How can we work together to more efficiently share our media, research, and expertise?
This presentation shares the current progress of the GLAM-Wiki infrastructure, offering insights into how museums can best connect with the Wikipedia community in order to share cultural resources on the globally accessible platform. The future of GLAM-Wiki will be considered, including a proposed model that will allow museums to support one another in Wikipedia-focused endeavors.
Wikisource is a free online digital library hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. It contains public domain and openly licensed texts that have been scanned, converted to HTML through OCR, and proofread by volunteers. Works include novels, letters, speeches and more. Users can search the catalog, read texts, and discuss or contribute to proofreading efforts. The goal is to make as many important works as freely available and searchable online as possible through this collaborative open knowledge project.
This document discusses wikis and their use in educational settings. It defines wikis as websites that allow for collaborative writing and editing. Wikis are free tools that can be used by students and teachers for research projects, book discussions, and creating a digital learning commons. The document provides examples of how students in 3rd grade, middle school, and high school have used wikis for sports trivia, research on Darfur, and managing a battle of the books competition. It also explains how school librarians can use wikis as a library website or to communicate with other librarians.
Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers. It contains over 13 million articles in over 260 languages. Articles can be edited by anyone with internet access, though certain pages require approval. While this open model allows rapid growth and updating, it also leaves the content vulnerable to vandalism and the insertion of biased or inaccurate information. However, Wikipedia has developed robust systems for monitoring changes and correcting errors. It aims to serve as a comprehensive summary of all human knowledge.
Since Wikipedia launched in 2001, librarians have maintained a cautious and, at times, hostile relationship with the online, crowd-sourced encyclopedia. Librarians have largely ignored Wikipedia, citing it as an unreliable and non-authoritative resource, and steering information seekers toward traditional reference materials. While librarians waged this quiet war, Wikipedia has gained increasing dominance as an information resource, and is now the indisputable starting point for most quick research. In this presentation, attendees will learn how to wield the power of Wikipedia in their libraries and embrace Wikipedia as an information resource. Presenters will discuss how to use Wikipedia for reference and instruction, linking online resources, increasing search engine optimization, and creating linked data for the semantic web. Presenters will also discuss the great need for librarians to delve into the world of Wikipedia as researchers and contributors; including the ethics of contributing to Wikipedia. Presenters: Dustin Fife, Rebekah Cummings, Jessica Breiman
Working with Wikipedia: Leveraging the Online Encyclopedia to Serve Your Patr...Don Boozer
For almost fourteen years, Wikipedia has stirred strong emotions among librarians and educators - both pro and con. Regardless of any controversy students, patrons, and - yes - librarians are using Wikipedia, and it remains steadfastly in the top ten most-visited sites on the Internet. If patrons are going to be using Wikipedia, it is in librarians' interest to understand both its strengths and weaknesses and be able to communicate these to local patrons, students, and educators. This presentation will address these concerns and also look at how librarians can use the online encyclopedia to share their expertise and highlight their local resources. Presented at the Ohio Library Council
Wikipedia differs from traditional encyclopedias in that there is no formal review process, articles are not owned by any single person or authority, and anyone with access can edit articles. The diverse global community of Wikipedia editors, called Wikipedians, work collaboratively toward the shared goal of
Wikipedia & Cultural Heritage Institutions: Opportunities for Partnershipdorohoward
This document discusses opportunities for cultural heritage institutions like museums, libraries, and archives to partner with Wikipedia. It outlines Wikipedia's uniqueness as the 5th most visited site worldwide that is volunteer-driven and non-profit. Reasons for institutions to partner include meeting information demands, attracting new audiences, and reviewing publicly available information. Challenges include losing control and prestige as well as rights management issues. The document then provides examples of successful partnerships between institutions and Wikipedia through programs like Wikipedians in Residence. It concludes by discussing challenges and the importance of Wikipedia in furthering the open access movement.
The document discusses how to effectively work with Wikipedia by understanding its core values of being freely accessible, volunteer-written, community-curated knowledge without top-down control. It encourages readers to imagine a world where all of humanity can freely share knowledge and provides information on how to cite Wikipedia, evaluate articles, become an editor, and add references to help contribute to Wikipedia's goal.
Understanding E-books: A Guide to Current Challenges and Future Possibilities...ALATechSource
This document provides an overview of the history and evolution of ebooks. It outlines several major milestones in ebooks such as the development of ebook reading devices from 1999-2012. It also discusses types of ebooks, key players and sources of ebooks, different business models, and issues in the ebook landscape. Major topics covered include the growth of ebooks in libraries and how demand-driven acquisition models have changed over time.
In June, Campus Manitoba was at The University of Winnipeg to talk to faculty and librarians about open educational resources. We would like to thank The University of Winnipeg community for providing this opportunity.
This document introduces Clicklaw Wikibooks, a wiki platform for collaboratively creating legal information books. It allows numerous legal experts and organizations to jointly edit and publish materials that can be accessed online or in multiple formats like PDF and EPUB. Clicklaw Wikibooks aims to make plain language legal information more findable, up-to-date and accessible for British Columbians. Over 30 legal professionals currently use it to maintain publications, with the most popular receiving over 14,000 monthly views. The platform continues expanding to include more titles, languages and customization options to serve the public.
Slides from a talk given by Stacy Allison-Cassin and William Denton, of York University, at the Ontario Library Association 2009 Super Conference, 29 January 2009.
Available under a Creative Commons license.
http://hdl.handle.net/10315/2501
Makerspaces: A New Wave of Library Service: The Westport (CT) Public LibraryALATechSource
The document outlines an ALA webinar presented by the Westport Library on their MakerSpace. It includes the library director and assistant director as presenters who discuss why they created a MakerSpace, what it is, and how they implemented it. They also cover how the MakerSpace creates opportunities for new connections and some of the challenges it presents. The webinar aims to explain the WHY, WHAT and HOW of the Westport Library MakerSpace.
Dr Martin Poulter, Wikipedia and higher educationmediazoo
This document discusses Wikimedia and its role in education. It provides an overview of Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, describing it as a freely editable online encyclopedia created through volunteer contributions. It outlines Wikimedia's policies of verifiability, neutral point of view, and transparency. The document also addresses potential ways Wikipedia assignments could benefit students through collaboration, but notes they require more planning than traditional assignments. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing contact information about Wikimedia's education programs.
The document discusses reasons for editing Wikipedia, including its high visibility with millions of readers worldwide, its role as a source of information for many, and opportunities to share knowledge, teach, and preserve cultural heritage. Editing Wikipedia can help define what it means to read online, enable collaboration and sharing of scholarly work, and inspire learning in others.
Presented by Samara Carter and Monique Clark at the 2013 Power Up Your Pedagogy Conference held at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
The Author's Drift: scholarship, scale and societyPip Willcox
This document summarizes Pip Willcox's presentation on digital scholarship, scale, and society. Some key points include:
- Digital resources like EEBO and EEBO-TCP enable new forms of distant and close reading of early English texts.
- Projects like the Bodleian First Folio digitization allow global access to important collections and engage new audiences through crowd-funding.
- Initiatives such as ElEPHANT and social editions explore how linking and analyzing texts at scale can lead to new discoveries and ways of sharing knowledge.
Closing Plenary: Museums and the Web AsiaGeorge Oates
George Oates gave a presentation at the Museums and the Web Asia conference in Melbourne, Australia in 2015. He discussed his career experience working with cultural institutions and online platforms. He then analyzed how assumptions, attention, and articulation have changed regarding museum practice in the digital era. Specifically, he examined shifting assumptions about sharing collections online, changing patterns of human attention, and new opportunities for articulating collections. The talk touched on many examples and artworks to conceptualize these changes.
“Librarian 2.0 - New Breed or Just Another Day at the Office?”bridgingworlds2008
The document discusses the concept of "Library 2.0" and the changing role of librarians. It suggests that librarians in the future (called "Library 8.0" from 2005 onwards) will need to adopt a more participatory approach by facilitating user contributions and conversations online and in physical community spaces. Key aspects will include hosting user-generated content, integrating external tools, and collaborating with patrons to build and improve library services and collections. The goal will be engaging communities and transforming libraries into more two-way, conversation-driven institutions.
Introduction to the International Image Interoperability FrameworkIIIF_io
A presentation given at the International Image Interoperability Framework event held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on May 10, 2016.
Tom Cramer
Stanford University Libraries
This document contains a series of random words and phrases with no clear meaning or purpose. It includes the words "FAST, FAST, GOOD, GOOD" repeated multiple times along with references to alcohol, nudity, and growing Twitter usage. The document also includes URLs and photo credits but no coherent paragraphs, sentences or overall message.
Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers. It contains over 13 million articles in over 260 languages. Articles can be edited by anyone with internet access, though certain pages require approval. While this open model allows rapid growth and updating, it also leaves the content vulnerable to vandalism and the insertion of biased or inaccurate information. However, Wikipedia has developed robust systems for monitoring changes and correcting errors. It aims to serve as a comprehensive summary of all human knowledge.
Since Wikipedia launched in 2001, librarians have maintained a cautious and, at times, hostile relationship with the online, crowd-sourced encyclopedia. Librarians have largely ignored Wikipedia, citing it as an unreliable and non-authoritative resource, and steering information seekers toward traditional reference materials. While librarians waged this quiet war, Wikipedia has gained increasing dominance as an information resource, and is now the indisputable starting point for most quick research. In this presentation, attendees will learn how to wield the power of Wikipedia in their libraries and embrace Wikipedia as an information resource. Presenters will discuss how to use Wikipedia for reference and instruction, linking online resources, increasing search engine optimization, and creating linked data for the semantic web. Presenters will also discuss the great need for librarians to delve into the world of Wikipedia as researchers and contributors; including the ethics of contributing to Wikipedia. Presenters: Dustin Fife, Rebekah Cummings, Jessica Breiman
Working with Wikipedia: Leveraging the Online Encyclopedia to Serve Your Patr...Don Boozer
For almost fourteen years, Wikipedia has stirred strong emotions among librarians and educators - both pro and con. Regardless of any controversy students, patrons, and - yes - librarians are using Wikipedia, and it remains steadfastly in the top ten most-visited sites on the Internet. If patrons are going to be using Wikipedia, it is in librarians' interest to understand both its strengths and weaknesses and be able to communicate these to local patrons, students, and educators. This presentation will address these concerns and also look at how librarians can use the online encyclopedia to share their expertise and highlight their local resources. Presented at the Ohio Library Council
Wikipedia differs from traditional encyclopedias in that there is no formal review process, articles are not owned by any single person or authority, and anyone with access can edit articles. The diverse global community of Wikipedia editors, called Wikipedians, work collaboratively toward the shared goal of
Wikipedia & Cultural Heritage Institutions: Opportunities for Partnershipdorohoward
This document discusses opportunities for cultural heritage institutions like museums, libraries, and archives to partner with Wikipedia. It outlines Wikipedia's uniqueness as the 5th most visited site worldwide that is volunteer-driven and non-profit. Reasons for institutions to partner include meeting information demands, attracting new audiences, and reviewing publicly available information. Challenges include losing control and prestige as well as rights management issues. The document then provides examples of successful partnerships between institutions and Wikipedia through programs like Wikipedians in Residence. It concludes by discussing challenges and the importance of Wikipedia in furthering the open access movement.
The document discusses how to effectively work with Wikipedia by understanding its core values of being freely accessible, volunteer-written, community-curated knowledge without top-down control. It encourages readers to imagine a world where all of humanity can freely share knowledge and provides information on how to cite Wikipedia, evaluate articles, become an editor, and add references to help contribute to Wikipedia's goal.
Understanding E-books: A Guide to Current Challenges and Future Possibilities...ALATechSource
This document provides an overview of the history and evolution of ebooks. It outlines several major milestones in ebooks such as the development of ebook reading devices from 1999-2012. It also discusses types of ebooks, key players and sources of ebooks, different business models, and issues in the ebook landscape. Major topics covered include the growth of ebooks in libraries and how demand-driven acquisition models have changed over time.
In June, Campus Manitoba was at The University of Winnipeg to talk to faculty and librarians about open educational resources. We would like to thank The University of Winnipeg community for providing this opportunity.
This document introduces Clicklaw Wikibooks, a wiki platform for collaboratively creating legal information books. It allows numerous legal experts and organizations to jointly edit and publish materials that can be accessed online or in multiple formats like PDF and EPUB. Clicklaw Wikibooks aims to make plain language legal information more findable, up-to-date and accessible for British Columbians. Over 30 legal professionals currently use it to maintain publications, with the most popular receiving over 14,000 monthly views. The platform continues expanding to include more titles, languages and customization options to serve the public.
Slides from a talk given by Stacy Allison-Cassin and William Denton, of York University, at the Ontario Library Association 2009 Super Conference, 29 January 2009.
Available under a Creative Commons license.
http://hdl.handle.net/10315/2501
Makerspaces: A New Wave of Library Service: The Westport (CT) Public LibraryALATechSource
The document outlines an ALA webinar presented by the Westport Library on their MakerSpace. It includes the library director and assistant director as presenters who discuss why they created a MakerSpace, what it is, and how they implemented it. They also cover how the MakerSpace creates opportunities for new connections and some of the challenges it presents. The webinar aims to explain the WHY, WHAT and HOW of the Westport Library MakerSpace.
Dr Martin Poulter, Wikipedia and higher educationmediazoo
This document discusses Wikimedia and its role in education. It provides an overview of Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, describing it as a freely editable online encyclopedia created through volunteer contributions. It outlines Wikimedia's policies of verifiability, neutral point of view, and transparency. The document also addresses potential ways Wikipedia assignments could benefit students through collaboration, but notes they require more planning than traditional assignments. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing contact information about Wikimedia's education programs.
The document discusses reasons for editing Wikipedia, including its high visibility with millions of readers worldwide, its role as a source of information for many, and opportunities to share knowledge, teach, and preserve cultural heritage. Editing Wikipedia can help define what it means to read online, enable collaboration and sharing of scholarly work, and inspire learning in others.
Presented by Samara Carter and Monique Clark at the 2013 Power Up Your Pedagogy Conference held at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
The Author's Drift: scholarship, scale and societyPip Willcox
This document summarizes Pip Willcox's presentation on digital scholarship, scale, and society. Some key points include:
- Digital resources like EEBO and EEBO-TCP enable new forms of distant and close reading of early English texts.
- Projects like the Bodleian First Folio digitization allow global access to important collections and engage new audiences through crowd-funding.
- Initiatives such as ElEPHANT and social editions explore how linking and analyzing texts at scale can lead to new discoveries and ways of sharing knowledge.
Closing Plenary: Museums and the Web AsiaGeorge Oates
George Oates gave a presentation at the Museums and the Web Asia conference in Melbourne, Australia in 2015. He discussed his career experience working with cultural institutions and online platforms. He then analyzed how assumptions, attention, and articulation have changed regarding museum practice in the digital era. Specifically, he examined shifting assumptions about sharing collections online, changing patterns of human attention, and new opportunities for articulating collections. The talk touched on many examples and artworks to conceptualize these changes.
“Librarian 2.0 - New Breed or Just Another Day at the Office?”bridgingworlds2008
The document discusses the concept of "Library 2.0" and the changing role of librarians. It suggests that librarians in the future (called "Library 8.0" from 2005 onwards) will need to adopt a more participatory approach by facilitating user contributions and conversations online and in physical community spaces. Key aspects will include hosting user-generated content, integrating external tools, and collaborating with patrons to build and improve library services and collections. The goal will be engaging communities and transforming libraries into more two-way, conversation-driven institutions.
Introduction to the International Image Interoperability FrameworkIIIF_io
A presentation given at the International Image Interoperability Framework event held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on May 10, 2016.
Tom Cramer
Stanford University Libraries
This document contains a series of random words and phrases with no clear meaning or purpose. It includes the words "FAST, FAST, GOOD, GOOD" repeated multiple times along with references to alcohol, nudity, and growing Twitter usage. The document also includes URLs and photo credits but no coherent paragraphs, sentences or overall message.
The document discusses using Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom and lists examples of specific tools. It argues that today's technologies are free, flexible, and social compared to older technologies. Web 2.0 tools can enable audience, authorship, and collaboration among students. Examples of tools provided include wikis, blogs, podcasts, video sharing, and social networking sites.
Metrical phonology represents stress patterns with underlying structures of stronger and weaker constituents. Stress patterns in disyllabic words can be displayed as either strong-weak or weak-strong. Syllables consist of a rhyme, which may have an onset and nucleus, sometimes followed by a coda. Stress patterns and syllable structure can be represented on a grid for visual analysis, with more stressed syllables having more grid columns. Experimental phonology combines experimental phonetics, experimental psychology, and phonological theory to better understand language.
New Media & Social Technologies 8 Social Networksethansen
This document provides an overview and history of several major social media platforms:
- MySpace started in 2003 and grew rapidly until being acquired by News Corp in 2005 for $580 million. It launched internationally from 2005-2008.
- Facebook allows users to connect with friends and join niche interest groups. It also partners with companies to advertise through sponsored pages and profiles.
- As social media grew, companies started profiling users and targeting ads based on their interests and activities to monetize the platforms. This introduced both opportunities and risks regarding users' privacy and data.
New Media & Social Technologies 6 Podcastingethansen
Podcasting involves distributing audio or video files online through RSS feeds to be played on devices like iPods. The Daily Source Code was one of the earliest podcasts. The iTunes store directory hosts over 100,000 podcasts and is a major platform for discovering new shows. Podcasters can generate revenue through sponsorships by integrating sponsor messages or promo codes into their shows. When contacting podcasters as a guest or with a story idea, transparency is important along with personalizing the message and participating in their podcast community.
El sitio web The Clinic fue lanzado en septiembre de 2020 y se basa en el periódico impreso del mismo nombre. El sitio utiliza un formato de blog con videos y podcasts, pero tiene pocos contenidos creados específicamente para la web. Recibe alrededor de 110,000 visitas, aunque carece de una interfaz atractiva y una distribución ordenada de la información. Se propone mejorar el diseño, aumentar la participación de los usuarios, y crear más contenidos exclusivos para la plataforma online.
- The document discusses Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects, noting that Wikipedia receives hundreds of millions of visitors each month, making it one of the top 10 most visited websites globally.
- It highlights opportunities for the city of Bristol to contribute content like images, videos, and documents about its history and attractions to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, which could help increase tourism by exposing more people internationally to Bristol.
- The speaker challenges Bristol to coordinate a city-wide effort to contribute content in celebration and recognition of Wikipedia's 10th anniversary, which would establish the city as pioneers in the innovative use of social media.
World Affairs Council, Wikipedia as global collaboration Feb 2010Wikimedia Foundation
The document discusses Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation. It notes that Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in history with over 2 billion words and 14 million articles contributed by volunteers. The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that facilitates and supports Wikipedia and other wiki-based projects through fundraising, programs, administration, technology and usability efforts with a staff of 34 and over 100,000 volunteers. The foundation aims to spread free knowledge throughout the world.
Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It is a free, web-based collaborative multimedia encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia is available in over 240 languages and is one of the largest general reference works on the internet, ranking around 7th among all websites. It can be accessed from desktop and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Wikipedia has become a cultural phenomenon that is often parodied in television and online.
Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It is a free, web-based collaborative multimedia encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia is available in over 240 languages and is one of the largest general reference works on the internet, ranking around 7th among all websites. It can be accessed from desktop and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Wikipedia has become a cultural phenomenon that is often parodied in television and online.
- WikiMedia is a non-profit organization that aims to empower people around the world to collect and develop educational content through various wiki projects like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikisource, and Wikimedia Commons.
- The organization's mission is to make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet free of charge in order to address issues like lack of education, poverty, and lack of access to media.
- Teemu Leinonen gave a presentation on WikiMedia and discussed how contributing to Wikimedia projects can help share knowledge and be part of the solution to global problems.
Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It allows collaborative editing of its content by users and receives millions of visitors each day. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia created through collaborative contributions. Anyone can create or edit articles, though reliability of information cannot be guaranteed. It provides millions of articles in over 200 languages on various topics.
The document discusses Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone. It provides details on Wikipedia's history and launch in 2001, its open editing model, the Wikimedia Foundation that supports it, and Wikipedia's success being attributed to its strong mission, shareable values, and ability for anyone to improve its content.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia created collaboratively by volunteers. It has grown to be the largest reference website in the world, containing over 58 million articles in over 300 languages. Wikipedia articles can be edited by anyone with an internet connection as long as they follow policies aimed at ensuring factual accuracy and neutrality. The purpose of Wikipedia is to share knowledge freely and act as a widely accessible educational resource written from a neutral point of view.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone. It operates using wiki software, which allows users to freely edit and compose web page content through a web browser. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers worldwide and provides a quick understanding of various topics, though it should only be used as a starting point for research due to the lack of refereeing of articles. The goal of Wikipedia is to have 250,000 articles in every language spoken by at least 1 million people. It is funded through donations and operates on a non-profit basis.
John Cummings is the Wikimedian in Residence for the Science Museum and Natural History Museum. His role is to educate people about Wikimedia projects, teach people how to contribute, help improve articles related to the museums, and find ways for the museum to use open knowledge projects. Wikipedia is a free, web-based encyclopedia that anyone can edit and is written collaboratively under Creative Commons licensing. It has over 16 million freely usable media files and serves around 500 million people per month. The Wikimedia Foundation oversees various Wikimedia projects including Wikipedia.
This document discusses various efforts to rewrite and improve access to history and knowledge through open collaboration on Wikipedia and related projects. It mentions initiatives like Wikipedia Primary School, which aims to provide information to complete primary education curriculums on Wikipedia. It also discusses the importance of using open licenses to enable collaboration and ensuring content on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects is freely reusable and editable by all. Overall, the document advocates for more contributions of content and translations from diverse communities and institutions to make knowledge on Wikipedia as inclusive and accessible as possible.
Jimmy Wales is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Wikipedia. He started Wikipedia in 2001 with Larry Sanger as a free, open-sourced online encyclopedia that allows anyone to edit its articles. Wikipedia has grown to become one of the largest reference websites worldwide with over 18 million articles across 300 languages written through open collaboration. Wales continues to promote open knowledge and free information through his leadership of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Jimmy Wales is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Wikipedia. He started Wikipedia in 2001 with Larry Sanger as a free, open-sourced online encyclopedia that allows anyone to edit its articles. Wikipedia has grown to become one of the largest reference websites worldwide with over 18 million articles across 300 languages written through open collaboration. Wales continues to promote open knowledge and free information through his leadership of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Connect With Your Users: Communicate Using Social Software ToolsRobFav
NELA presentation delivered at the 113th Vermont Library Conference, May 15, 2007. The presentation explores how libraries are using Blogs, Wikis, and RSS.
Can you imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge? Every day Wikipedia’s audacious vision comes closer to reality, as humans (and other information services) exploit this top-ranking information source.
Here is an opportunity for educators to learn about how Wikipedia works to realise its position as a ‘neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts.’ and consider what information literacy education looks like in 2015, and how Wikipedia projects provide a way to move from a consumer to creator culture of learning.
A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively add, edit, and delete content. Wikis are powered by wiki software that allows users to write content using simplified markup or a rich text editor without needing HTML knowledge. Wiki content has no single owner and structure emerges according to user needs. The largest wiki is Wikipedia, but there are many other types of wikis on various topics. Wikis allow open collaboration but also require managing issues like vandalism, edit wars, and malware.
Learn about the Wikimedia foundation, how to take advantage of Wikipedia as a tool for research, ESL, and writing, and how to contribute to Wikimedia as a librarian. Presented by Monique Clark and Samara Carter at the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference on September 27.
The strategic plan outlines five priorities for the Wikimedia movement over the next five years: stabilize infrastructure, increase participation, improve quality, increase reach, and encourage innovation. It aims to serve 1 billion people, have 50 million Wikipedia articles, increase high-quality content by 25%, and double female editors to 25% of total editors. The plan was developed through a collaborative year-long process involving over 1,000 contributors from around the world. It articulates the movement's shared vision and goals to further its mission of providing free knowledge to all.
Blogs and wikis are both Library 2.0 applications, but they differ in important ways. Blogs are like online diaries where individuals disseminate information in reverse chronological order and allow comments. Wikis are software that allows collaborative editing of web pages to create shared content. While blogs are good for individuals, wikis empower groups to share ideas. Both have pros and cons, such as risks of vandalism for wikis that require monitoring by the community. Examples show how libraries use blogs to communicate with patrons and wikis to share resources.
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
Reimagining Your Library Space: How to Increase the Vibes in Your Library No ...Diana Rendina
Librarians are leading the way in creating future-ready citizens – now we need to update our spaces to match. In this session, attendees will get inspiration for transforming their library spaces. You’ll learn how to survey students and patrons, create a focus group, and use design thinking to brainstorm ideas for your space. We’ll discuss budget friendly ways to change your space as well as how to find funding. No matter where you’re at, you’ll find ideas for reimagining your space in this session.
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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Wikimania
Wikingenious
Wikinonos
This is a huge part of the explosion of content. We previously explored the world of social
networks where the content primarily focuses on, and is organized around, the individual.
The communities on social networks are similar focused on the individuals within that group.
Wikis are another powerful community platform, but the most clear dierence to me is the
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social networks, the wiki is primarily build by individuals.
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other wikis, including this website, the home of MediaWiki.
Use the links below to explore the site contents. You'll find some content translated into
other languages, but the primary documentation language is English.
For general questions about MediaWiki see the communication page. If you have a question
about this wiki, please visit the forum.
17. MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is
now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many
other wikis, including this website, the home of MediaWiki.
Use the links below to explore the site contents. You'll find some content translated into
other languages, but the primary documentation language is English.
For general questions about MediaWiki see the communication page. If you have a question
about this wiki, please visit the forum.
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Saturday 14 March, 2009
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Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life. So far we have 178,666 taxonomic entries.
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grows out from individuals and the people, places, and things that we care about.
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Fan History is dedicated to documenting the history of fandom. What parts of fandom are
covered? See our fandom index below. Fan History is special, at least compared to other
wikis. We have no notability requirement. Why? Because everything matters when trying to
put together the full picture of what is going on in fandom. What little name authors are
doing can help demonstrate larger trends that might not otherwise show up. We'd love for
you to be involved with our project. No edit is too small. Still have questions? Ask them on
our forums.
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emphasis on function and structure. Editors are invited to upload verifiable, but not
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vintage patterns and find
* links to sellers who have particular patterns in stock
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* links to blog posts about particular patterns
* a wishlist of people who want to buy or trade particular patterns
* searchable 'tags' on patterns (like 'cocktail', 'wrap dress', 'peter pan collar' or whatever).
PLEASE only create articles for OUT OF PRINT patterns: roughly pre-1980.
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the best answer to any question.
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events like concerts, lectures, parties, classes, sporting events, and every other sort of event
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can edit.
We're currently working on 2,337 articles about our favorite Internet cartoon.
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The Star Wars encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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69. mission context: market your value
Copyright 2008 Lockheed Martin Corporation. All rights reserved.
How did we apply Web 2.0 in the context of mission success?
4) Context – Market Your Value
a) Yesterday = White Pages, Today = Personal Space
b) Provide your perspective, join the diversity of thought
70. mission context: create living documentation
Copyright 2008 Lockheed Martin Corporation. All rights reserved.
How did we apply Web 2.0 in the context of mission success?
4) Context – Create Living Documentation
a)
71. mission context: surface opinions, build consensus, find answers
Copyright 2008 Lockheed Martin Corporation. All rights reserved.
72. mission context: publish organizational news
Copyright 2008 Lockheed Martin Corporation. All rights reserved.