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Understanding Wikipedia: What it does well, what it does poorly & what we can learn from it Glenbrook Institute Day Mini-Conference, 2009 Kris Jacobson, GBS Library

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Understanding Wikipedia: What it does well, what it does poorly & what we can learn from it

Glenbrook Institute Day Mini-Conference, 2009

Kris Jacobson, GBS Library

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Wikis in Plain English

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“Wikipedia is first and foremost an effort to create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language.”

Jimmy Wales

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Wikipedia’s Success

•Open•Organic•Google•Not an “encyclopedia”

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What’s it good for?

“Our goal has always been Britannica or better quality. We don't always achieve that.”

Jimmy Wales

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What’s it good for?

•Preliminary research on non-controversial topics

•Current events*•Things that young men tend to care about•Popular culture*•Going beyond the “party line” with politics

* with caveats

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Current Events

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Featured Content

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Featured Content

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Featured Content

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Assessing Article Quality

Generally avoid articles with these symbols

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Utilize the discussion tab

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Understand the Assessment Criteria

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Understand the limits of “neutrality”

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Understand the limits of “neutrality”

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Understand Costs & Benefits of Anonymous Editing

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Building on the Wikipedia Model

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Building on the Wikipedia Model

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The End

Thanks to David Jakes for his help.