Browsing Waterloo Library by Subject "Wikipedia"
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Collaborative archival practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia
(2017-04-28)Based on first-hand experience and concrete examples, the presentation outlines the use of Wikipedia as a tool for community engagement and as a way of improving the discoverability of archival content through collaboration. ... -
Doing the work: Editing Wikipedia as an act of reconciliation
(On Archivy, 2018-08-28)The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action outline the responsibilities of cultural heritage workers to educate both themselves and the general public about the Canadian Indian Residential School ... -
Inevitably Wikipedia
(2019-10-24)Broad overview of editing Wikipedia through an archival lens, including contributing to the Wikimedia Commons. -
Walking the Talk: Editing Wikipedia with Purpose
(2020-03-10)Started nineteen years ago Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites on the Internet, but its popularity is not without issue. Editors are predominantly males from the global north which has led to documented systemic ... -
Wikipedia as an arena for public scholarship
(Centre for Career Action, 2020-10-14)Wikipedia provides scholars with an avenue for meaningfully contributing to the widely used public knowledge platform despite contribution guidelines that restrict the use of original research. This slide-based learning ... -
Wikipedia Edit-a-thons: Thinking Beyond the Warm Fuzzie
(Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2017)Wikipedia edit-a-thons represent a unique and fruitful avenue for galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) to engage with new and existing segments of their user communities. Encompassing information and technical ...