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Title:

Main Page

Theme:

Reliability of Information
+ Relationship Building & Support
+ Editor Recruitment & Retention

Type of session:

Presentation

Abstract:

A Health Sciences Librarian at a prominent health sciences university in Canada has been leveraging relationships with experts on campus to improve Wikipedia.

This presentation will discuss initiatives set in motion by a health sciences librarian who seeks to foster a culture of Wikipedia campus-wide. These activities include:

1. Leveraging a relationship with an undergraduate educational program to teach a course that requires students to learn evidence-based practice and critical appraisal skills by editing 1-2 Wikipedia articles over the course of a term 2. Co-Founding a "Wiki Club" based out of the university that invites the entire community to learn how to edit Wikipedia's health information 2. Initiating an annual "Wikipedia + Health" event in 2018 that invites participants to engage in dialogue around Wikipedia has a health information source and encourage professionals to contribute their expertise.

The impact measures of this work will be discussed in addition to a discussion of the challenges and achievements of changing on-campus perceptions of Wikipedia.

Academic Peer Review option:

No

Author name:

Denise Smith

E-mail address:

dsmith@mcmaster,ca

Wikimedia username:

Mcbrarian

Affiliated organization(s):

McMaster University

Estimated time:

20-25

Preferred room size:

=>50

Special requests:

none

Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:

No.

If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)

Yes.




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