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Leveraging Wikipedia : connecting communities of knowledge / edited by Merrilee Proffitt.

Other author/creatorProffitt, Merrilee, editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Chicago : ALA Editions, the American Library Association, 2018.
Descriptionvii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction: Why Wikipedia and libraries? / Merrilee Proffitt -- What are galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) to the Wikimedia community? / Andrew Lih -- Connecting citizens and the military: the experiences of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library / Theresa A.R. Embrey -- Bringing Wiki(p/m)edians into the conversation at libraries / Alex Stinson, Jason Evans -- Minding the gaps: engaging academic libraries to address content and user imbalances on Wikipedia / Kelly Doyle -- The Wikipedia library: the largest encyclopedia needs a digital library, and we are building it / Jake Orlowitz -- Wikipedia and education: a natural collaboration, supported by libraries / Lianna L. Davis -- Wikipedia and new service models: an exploration / Lily Todorinova, Yu-Hung Lin -- Edit-a-thons and beyond / Sara Snyder -- Embracing Wikipedia at the New York Public Library: a personal view / Bob Kosovsky -- Wikidata and libraries: facilitating open knowledge / Mairelys Lemus-Rojas and Lydia Pintscher -- Wikipedia and Wikidata help search engines understand your organization: using semantic web identity to improve recognition and drive traffic / Kenning Arlitsch and Justin Shanks -- Bringing archival collections to Wikipedia with the Remixing Archival Metadata Project (RAMP) editor / Mairelys Lemus-Rojas and Timothy A. Thompson -- "I'm a librarian on Wikipedia": U.S. public librarianship with Wikipedia / Monika Sengul-Jones -- Becoming a Wikipedian / Merrilee Proffitt.
Abstract "This book takes a fresh look at Wikipedia and considers collaborations that will improve the visibility of library collections and the quality of Wikipedia"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2018003536
ISBN9780838916322 (paperback alkaline paper)
ISBN0838916325 (paperback)
ISBN(electronic publication)
ISBN(electronic book)
ISBN(kindle)
Standard identifier# 40028178195

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Joyner General Stacks Z674.75.W55 L48 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold