Using wikipedia to extend digital collections

D-Lib Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages

  Lally, Ann M ^a   Dunford, Carolyn E ^a  

^a University of Washington Libraries   (United States)

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EID: 34250169454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10829873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1045/may2007-lally     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. "Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources: An OCLC Report to the Membership." OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc, 2005. 〈http://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm〉. (Accessed April 22, 2007).
2. Hitwise, "Wikipedia - Where do People Go After Visiting Wikipedia?" 〈http://weblogs.hitwise.com/heather-hopkins/2006/10/ wikipedia_where_do_people_go_a_1.html〉. (Accessed April 22, 2007).
3. Madden, M. & S. Fox. "Riding the Waves of "Web 2.0." Pew Internet & American Life Project, 〈http://www.pewinternet.org/ PPF/r/189/report_display.asp〉. (Accessed April 22, 2007).
4. Morville, P. "How Findability Determines Authority Online: The Wikipedia Phenomenon." 〈http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2005/10/ 17/how_findability_determines_authority_online.htm〉 (Accessed April 22, 2007).
5. For a more detailed discussion see Morville, "How Findability Determines Authority Online: The Wikipedia Phenomenon".
6. As of December 19, 2006.
7. Wikipedia.org. "External links." 〈http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links〈. (Accessed April 22, 2007).
8. There is an ongoing and lively discussion related to the development of guidelines for the use of External links in Wikipedia. A major point of concern in the Wikipedia community is what is known as "external link spamming" - adding links to commercial sites, adding links for search engine optimization purposes, or adding excessive or otherwise inappropriate links.
9. Communication and negotiations with other Wikipedia editors can occur in several places: on article discussion pages, user talk pages, and at the community portal.
10. Wikipedia quickly deals with vandalism through a number of mechanisms including the Counter-vandalism unit and a variety of counter-vandalism tools. For more information on vandalism and Wikipedia see 〈http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism〉. (Accessed April 23, 2007).
11. Rosenzweig, R. "Can History be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past." Center for History and New Media, June 2006, 〈http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/d/42〉. (Accessed April 22, 2007).
12. Bartley, M., et al. "User Needs Assessment of Information Seeking Activities of MIT Students - Spring 2006." SFX/Verde Group, 〈http://macfadden.mit.edu/webgroup/userneeds/userneeds-report. pdf〉. (Accessed April 22, 2007).