Submissions:2019/Leveraging On-Campus Expertise to Improve Wikipedia
This submission has been noted and is pending review for WikiConference North America 2019.
Title:
- Leveraging On-Campus Expertise to Improve Wikipedia
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:
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.