Submissions:2021/Links, Wikipedia, and Knowledge Gaps

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This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2021.



Title:

Links, Wikipedia, and Knowledge Gaps

Theme:

Global & Local, Depth & Breadth for Newer Editors, Tech & Tools

Type of session:

Presentation

Abstract:

This presentation will cover the latest research and tools that focus on understanding and expanding links on Wikipedia with an emphasis on how links are related to knowledge gaps. For example, this will cover:

Academic Peer Review option:

No

Author name:

Isaac Johnson

E-mail address:

isaac@wikimedia.org

Wikimedia username:

Isaac (WMF)

Affiliated organization(s):

Wikimedia Foundation

Estimated time:

30 minutes (20 presentation; 10 questions/discussion)

Special requests:

None

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

No, though pieces have been presented such as link recommendation for new editors at Wikimania 2021: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Submissions/Editing_with_machine_learning:_a_case_study_on_link_recommendations

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